Thread: Topper Visits Thailand - Part Deau, does, song, whatever...

^well, Topper did say that it was a "workcation", so I'm not surprised that he's not gallivanting around the touristy areas in BKK and taking pics. We're lucky that we got a burger review and a nice looking resto with white & blue chairs. (I liked the chairs.)

Originally Posted by katie23

Topper did say that it was a "workcation"

Yes he did but the title encourages the unwary into thinking they might be in for a little more. Even a daily blow by blow account of his man flu, which flavour noodles I had today or how lax the maid was ....

Looks good, such a variety of IPAs and craft beers available in Thailand these days.

Originally Posted by Topper

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Looks good.

What is it you find particularly appealing?

^^^ take pics of your Mexican meal. Bon apetit and buen viaje!

Originally Posted by katie23

AFAIK exit clearance is only needed if you've stayed longer than 6 months in PH. Also, I think yours (as a PR) is different from ordinary tourists. There's exit clearance A & B, forgot which is for tourists & which is for PRs.

ECC-A is issued to departing foreign nationals to prove that they have no derogatory records in the country and have no pending obligations with the government at the time of the issuance. It may be secured at the BI Main Office or in selected District Offices, Satellite Offices, Field Offices, One-Stop-Shop Offices and Extension Offices. In particular, foreign nationals falling into the following categories should secure an ECC-A prior to their departure:

1. Holders of Temporary Visitor Visa (also referred to as tourist visa) who have stayed in the Philippines for six (6) months or more;
2. Holders of expired or downgraded Immigrant or Non-Immigrant Visas;
3. Holders of valid Immigrant or Non-Immigrant Visas but are leaving for good;
4. Philippine-born foreign nationals who will depart from the Philippines for the first time;
5. Holders of Temporary Visitor Visa with Orders to Leave;
6. Bona fide seafarers who have stayed in the Philippines for 30 days or more and has a duly approved discharge from BI.


Meanwhile, ECC-B is issued to departing holders of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant visas with valid ACR I-cards and are leaving the country temporarily. It is a single-use receipt issued to evidence their Special Return Certificate (SRC) (for Non-Immigrants) or Re-entry Permit (RP) which is valid for one (1) year. It may be secured at the BI Main Office or in the airport upon departure.

I'm going to have to put you on the " short-list katie

Originally Posted by TizMe

Here we are at a christening... can you spot me in the crowd ?

That gave me a laugh!

Originally Posted by katie23

take pics of your Mexican meal. Bon apetit and buen viaje!

Sadly, no Mexican, Pizza Company and lechon from a place here...the skin was nice a crispy but the meat was essentially flavorless accompanied by lumpia Shanghai that was so greasy that even my fat self couldn't enjoy them.

I do love my family though and it was nice hanging out with them!

^if the lumpia was homemade, they probably didn't "rest" them on paper towels so that the oil would be decreased. I dislike greasy food too - I seldom eat fried stuff nowadays.

@tizme - at 5'6", your partner is quite tall for a Filipina. I remember her cousin - I think she was in your vid - the hike to Mt Gulugod Baboy. She seemed to be very jolly. So she has twins now - congrats to the happy couple!

@BLD - yep, I'm short by Western standards but for Filipino height, I'm average. I've got short genes - mom is 5' and dad was 5'4", so me at 5'2" was an improvement!

btw, from memory Mrs BLD and I were of similar height. Is your eldest son as tall as you now?

Originally Posted by katie23

I'm 5'2"

^Thanks for that, Mr. Norton. I didn't know the song, so had a listen. It reminds me of 40s to 50s movies, WW2 era & hair like Marilyn Monroe or Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

But I'm 5 foot 2 and eyes of brown.

My daughter is 5ft 7 at 18
My sons are 5ft 10 at 19 and 14.
The youngest will be 6ft at least the rate he is growing.
I'm 6ft 2 and the ex 5ft 4.

Originally Posted by katie23

^if the lumpia was homemade, they probably didn't "rest" them on paper towels so that the oil would be decreased. I dislike greasy food too - I seldom eat fried stuff nowadays.

@tizme - at 5'6", your partner is quite tall for a Filipina. I remember her cousin - I think she was in your vid - the hike to Mt Gulugod Baboy. She seemed to be very jolly. So she has twins now - congrats to the happy couple!

@BLD - yep, I'm short by Western standards

btw, from memory Mrs BLD and I were of similar height. Is your eldest son as tall as you now?

They are both as tall as me now

Originally Posted by katie23

^Thanks for that, Mr. Norton. I didn't know the song, so had a listen. It reminds me of 40s to 50s movies, WW2 era & hair like Marilyn Monroe or Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

But I'm 5 foot 2 and eyes of brown.

Yep. Stuff I listened to as a very young lad. Figured you had eyes of brown.

Not ww2 and not me in the Olongapo City 1965 pic but I was same as those 2. A Shore Patrol (Military Police for Navy).

@bld - your boys have good genes & nutrition. I reckon that they'll be taller than you when they're full grown. I see that the eldest is in his long hair stage again. There's a Tagalog rock song which goes: "anong paki mo, sa long hair ko?" which translates to "what do you care about my long hair?!"

@norton - reminds me of a local expat here, named Bud Brown. (He has a YT channel.) He was a navy vet & met his Filipina wife while stationed in Olongapo in the late 60s or early 70s. Their love story was picked up by local TV stations. One station got the rights & even dramatized it. It's "Magpakailanman - The Bud & Gloria Brown story". It's on YouTube but I don't know if there are English subtitles. (mostly in Taglish) "magpakailanman" means "forevermore". The show features uplifting lives of real people. The host interviews the people after the drama is shown.

Cheers!

Originally Posted by Joe 90

My daughter is 5ft 7 at 18
My sons are 5ft 10 at 19 and 14.
The youngest will be 6ft at least the rate he is growing.
I'm 6ft 2 and the ex 5ft 4.

Your kids got the tall genes from you and good looks from their mom.

Originally Posted by katie23

"anong paki mo, sa long hair ko?"

There is no tagalog for long hair?

^There is. It's "mahabang buhok" (buhok = hair) but Tagalog words are sonetimes long. "Long hair" was used in a song, so the writers also had to think of the rhythm. (and it's common among us to use Taglish in vernacular, esp among kids/ teens. Nowadays, we only write in pure Tagalog if it's in essays/ school work.) Similar to "Spanglish" in Florida or California.

The lyrics of the song "Long Hair" by the band "Weed"

Anong paki mo sa long hair ko
(what do you care, abt my long hair)
Anong paki mo hindi ito sa 'yo
(what do you care, it's not yours)
Anong paki mo sa long hair ko
(what do you care abt my long hair)
Inggit ka lang kasi ikaw nakakalbo.
(You're just envious bcos you're balding)

*****
It's a rock song, so it's angsty & rebellious. Lyrics - thnx to Google.

Originally Posted by katie23

it's common among us to use Taglish

Listening to some of the "younger generation" (being polite) in the UK, they seem to be speaking some version of it too

^I think if you have a mixed population (esp in London), then you will have all sorts of accents & combinations with English (Taglish, Spanglish, Vietlish, etc).

I once watched a YT vid abt UK accents (the vlogger is a TEFLer) - he said that in some parts of London, there's the Cockney accent mixed with Jamaican/ Caribbean accent. Oddly (or maybe not so odd), I understood the Jamaican/ Caribbean accent better than some northern UK accents (like Geordie, Scouse, etc).

Originally Posted by katie23

Oddly (or maybe not so odd), I understood the Jamaican/ Caribbean accent better than some northern UK accents (like Geordie, Scouse, etc).

Not odd at all.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Listening to some of the "younger generation" (being polite) in the UK, they seem to be speaking some version of it too

Innit bro.

Nice one bro.

Sorted bro.

Originally Posted by katie23

Oddly (or maybe not so odd), I understood the Jamaican/ Caribbean accent better than some northern UK accents (like Geordie, Scouse, etc).

When I first went down to work in London, my nice welcoming work colleagues often said they understood me better when I was speaking French as opposed to English