We're in Manila, switch

"Hey...put on that coconut bikini girl!!!...hey...know what I wanna do...go to the beach in a coconut bikini girlll....work all day...work all night...let's get it rockin'...we're in Manila, Switch!"    


...Work all day, work all night...

We arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 5:30 on Monday morning (Happy Chinese New Year!) and the club music was already pumping in the airport.  It is fair to say that Filipinos love music and karaoke, and the opening verse was a play on words to the song We're in Miami, Trick... Our first day was immediately filled with business meetings, organizing our communications (i.e. buying an iPhone, load, and internet access cards) and getting some domestic and office items in place like food and supplies.

Outside the international terminal at the MNL

Jeepney in Makati

This is a familiar sight in Manila, the jeepney, a workhorse of public transportation.  

 "How many  Filipinos can fit in a jeepney?" 

 "How many?" 

 "Oh, one more."