Muhammed Ali said it first, "Killa and a Thrilla and a Chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila" in reference to his boxing match with Joe Frazier in 1975. There wasn't any boxing or gorillas but it was thrilling to be there.
We spent about three weeks in Manila and did a variety of fun things. I think the best part was that we were able to rent an apartment in the same building as Elaine's parents. It was like being home for a few weeks. Consequently that made it hard on us when it came time to leave. Even though it was hard to leave Manila our stay was very recuperative. Being there with them gave us a little recharge for the final quarter of our trip.
We did lots of fun things: went to the temple, went island hopping, went snorkeling, went dancing (!), went touring, ate, ate, ate, enjoyed a few nights at a resort, visited the US Memorial Cemetery and Memorial, toured historical World War II island Corregidor, and visited several memorials to a Philippine national hero from the 1800s (José Rizal).
Since I'm the technology guy I'll write about our Internet connection. The apartment we rented didn't have an Internet connection and so we relied exclusively on our mobile hotspot. The first day we were there we went to the mall that was connected to our apartment building and got outfitted with a SIM card and unlimited Internet access for $40. That's a pretty amazing price for unlimited Internet access. The quality of the connection was generally pretty good. Something about it made us reset the hotspot every couple of hours. I wondered if we had abused the hotspot and it got overwhelmed or confused. There were often 5 devices pounding on it.
In Manila being with Elaine's parents was definitely the highlight. A close second was the day we spent island hopping and snorkeling. And a close third was watching Sam, Seth, and Joe all dance with girls older but shorter than them at the Institute Preference Ball.
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| The family at the Manila Temple. |
We spent about three weeks in Manila and did a variety of fun things. I think the best part was that we were able to rent an apartment in the same building as Elaine's parents. It was like being home for a few weeks. Consequently that made it hard on us when it came time to leave. Even though it was hard to leave Manila our stay was very recuperative. Being there with them gave us a little recharge for the final quarter of our trip.
We did lots of fun things: went to the temple, went island hopping, went snorkeling, went dancing (!), went touring, ate, ate, ate, enjoyed a few nights at a resort, visited the US Memorial Cemetery and Memorial, toured historical World War II island Corregidor, and visited several memorials to a Philippine national hero from the 1800s (José Rizal).
Since I'm the technology guy I'll write about our Internet connection. The apartment we rented didn't have an Internet connection and so we relied exclusively on our mobile hotspot. The first day we were there we went to the mall that was connected to our apartment building and got outfitted with a SIM card and unlimited Internet access for $40. That's a pretty amazing price for unlimited Internet access. The quality of the connection was generally pretty good. Something about it made us reset the hotspot every couple of hours. I wondered if we had abused the hotspot and it got overwhelmed or confused. There were often 5 devices pounding on it.
In Manila being with Elaine's parents was definitely the highlight. A close second was the day we spent island hopping and snorkeling. And a close third was watching Sam, Seth, and Joe all dance with girls older but shorter than them at the Institute Preference Ball.
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