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second day at the East Cam tech, Dong-In factory in the Marivalies?, Bataan, Philippines. looking forward to a tour of the factories. Manila was interesting, stayed at the Renaissance hotel in Makati, Manila is more of a huge metro area split into large districts, than a city. the drive in from the airport was exciting. traffic laws are all but absent, vehicular anarchy. heavy security at the hotel, bomb sniffing dogs, armed security guards, metal detectors. hotel was nice! good size pool(+25yards) too bad i left my speedo at home, sauna and steam room in the well equipped gym. like the district of makati, the hotel was super clean and nice. the makati area is groomed for the "elite" of Manila, you can find all your top international luxury brands at the large greenbelt mall(s). not exactly my scene but there were some cool restaurants that served local fare, the adobo was of course the best; but still not as good as tristin's. the ferry to Bataan from Manila is no longer, so we drove for 3 hours to get here. most of the way was on a relatively new toll road that was smooth and fast. getting out of Manila was interesting. some spots of heavy traffic, but a nice glimpse of the street life that seems to exist in its own world outside of my experience moving through it. i love to see how different people exist. how they adapt and move through their world. very different experience than mine. the country side is beautiful. a lot of rice fields. rice fields always remind me of pheasant hunting in the rain with WWII surplus outfits and rubber boots, stuck with 20 lbs of mud....."...Derek you go and walk down to the end of this check and then come back up the side of the drainage ditch and flush the birds out, kyle, you on the other side.....". no pheasant, but a bunch of water buffalo. enjoy the pictures, more to come