FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY

[OUTLAW]

i JUST GOT OFF PHONE, AN THEY ARE BOOKING MY TICKET RIGHT NOW. GOING THRUOUH FILIPINOGIRLSTOURS.COM , Will be going to cebu. then to bohol, then to davao to meet family. looking foward to da trip. visa help + plane ticket + 3 nites hotel + pickup at airport with my beautiful filipina their to greet me.[Edelyn] = $1600, Oh yea. Im a big guy. will I be able to find clothes over their. 2x shirt. 38w pants 13 shoes.  I want to take lil as possible. I wish only clothes on my bac. hehe.
will keep you up dated, Outlaw

[FL]

... in response to FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY, posted by OUTLAW on May 17, 2001

Carl and Lory will treat you right. As you know he's helped me all the way and still does, even though I didn't meet my fiance thru them. Your in good hands, Have fun, FL

[jim in the pis]

... in response to FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY, posted by OUTLAW on May 17, 2001

13 shoes, nope i bought the only pair in the asia world.
you better bring your clothers because omar the tent maker doen't live here.
32 waist, med shirts, 10 shoes etc.
i am still looking for a rain coat to fit my big self.
but enjoy
jim joanne and jay

[Dave H2O]

... in response to Re: FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY, posted by jim in the pis on May 18, 2001

Jim,

I wonder if one could button two shirts together to make one XXL shirt? )) I guess the extra sleeves could be pinned up. Another possibility is to buy a Filipina house dress or a sleep shirt. Just watch the designs and patterns or you might get a lot of unwanted attention. ;o))) My XXL T-shirts hung well past my fiancee's knees. One day at the hotel, I wore a lavender and gold bed spread around my body and head (very comfortable)trying to pass myself off as Omar. I almost got caught by two of the gay staff. My fiancee or her sister locked the door and I couldn't get back in. I was pounding on the door as the staff closed in on me for the "kill." Finally my fiancee opened it and I dove in. ;o)) The staff always seemed to chuckle whenever they called me "Sir." I could never figure out why.

Someone could make money opening a big and tall mans store or mail-order business in the Philippines. I never did find a pair of 11's for my dainty feet. In an emergency, I figured that I could wear a pair of rubber sandals with my heels hanging off the back. ;o)

Congratulations and best wishes to you, Joanne and Jay.

Dave "XXL" H.

[Ray]

... in response to Omar went home..., posted by Dave H2O on May 18, 2001

ROFLMAO!

Hey Dave, last I heard, Omar was still in the tent making business down in Jolo. But it may not be too safe down there. Look what happened to poor Jeffrey Schilling when he went there to order some shirts.

I did see some size 2X barongs on the rack at Ayala department store in Cebu last year, but they’re probably gone by now. Big & Tall men’s store in the Phils? Hmmmmm, maybe that’s a better idea than my plan to open an electric blanket franchise over there?

Ray

[Dave H2O]

... in response to Re: Omar is in Jolo..., posted by Ray on May 18, 2001

Ray,

I also heard that Omar was in Jolo now, making bullet-proof tents.

We need to get together and market these ideas. ;o))) I like your electric blanket idea. Why not incorporate a bug zapper into the design? How about an electric tabo, to warm the water before you pour it on your body or down the toilet? Maybe gold ones for wealthy people. "Designer Tabos" just to hang on the walls as decor. Besides Kevin's board game, I hear he just invented "Can O'Gas," Irish nose hair and mustache removal system. You can't get high on it, but it will sure burn the hair out of your nostrils. :8( Jim has a "Herd of Pigs" necktie that is sure to be a big smash in the Philippines. : Colt45 is such a popular "imported" beer, I am sure we would do well importing a fine table wine such as MD 20/20. How about some black velvet paintings of Elvis and those dogs playing pool. Maybe some "My Uncle is a Rich American" T-shirts like I wore before Art got there. I will change the picture to show Art in a barong. I heard that Jiffy Lube was sending representatives to Angeles, to find out why an oil change only takes 10 minutes or less? Whoops sorry everyone...I was getting carried away.

Evil Dave "The Tabo King" H.

[Ray]

... in response to Good Ideas!, posted by Dave H2O on May 18, 2001

Electric blanket with a built-in bug-zapper – I like it. Or maybe an electric kulambo (mosquito net) that doubles as a bug-zapper. Could that be dangerous? I guess we’ll need a warning label: “CAUTION! Do Not Use Viagra With This Mosquito Net.”

Electric tabo is good. But I kind of liked the jolt in the morning from the first cold scoop of water over my head. In fact, I was thinking of a double-walled tabo with liquid inside. You know, like those plastic beer mugs you stick in the freezer overnight. You take the frozen tabo out of the freezer in the morning and go to the CR for a nice cool “shower”. We could market it as the “Scoop & Scream Freezer Tabo”. But I don’t know if the ladies will go for that, because they have other uses for that thing that I don’t care to elaborate on right now. And I won’t ask you to elaborate on that Jiffy Lube comment either :-)

Yes, Jim’s pig tie is a classic! I think we could make a fortune on that one.

Ray

[kevin]

... in response to Re: Good Ideas!, posted by Ray on May 18, 2001

A bug zapper, and observations of how insects react, voluntarily or involuntarily, would be a great experiment.

- Kevin

P.S. I've yet to hear or learn of a non-vertebrate farting.

[Dave H2O]

... in response to Do insects fart?, posted by kevin on May 18, 2001

Hi Kevin,

If you are very quiet and still, you can hear an insect scream, just before it is fried and blown apart by a bug zapper. They kind of tense up first, then let out a blue flame and a little smoke, as their legs and eyeballs fly into space. Go to the Atom Films or Joe Cartoon websites to see an accurate recreation. Insects only fart once during their lifetimes...when you squish them. I hope this helps. 8o~

"Swami" Dave H.

[Jeff S]

... in response to Good Ideas!, posted by Dave H2O on May 18, 2001

That can turn out the "Jesus playing poker with some dogs while Elvis looks on" paintings on black velvet by the dozens - cheep too!
-- Jeff S.

[Dave H2O]

... in response to I have some great contacts in Tijuana, posted by Jeff S on May 18, 2001

Jeff,

You're in! Can they do one of me standing between Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, with the The George Bushes kneeling in front? Maybe another with me and McArthur coming ashore.

When my ex moved out, I took down her large bridal photo from the wall. I needed a replacement. When I was cruising the local flea market one day, I found a "classy" black velvet Elvis painting, which I had to have. Several days after I put it up, she stopped by to see the kids. When she saw it, she was furious. ;o)) Not only had I removed her picture so that the kids and I couldn't see her every time we walked upstairs, I had completely "destroyed" the decor of the house, that she had spent thousands and thousands of my dollars trying to create. Of course it didn't matter that she had stripped most of the walls bare and taken some furniture and our bedroom set. That painting is well worth the $10 I paid for it. ;o)))

Dave H.

[Ray]

... in response to I have some great contacts in Tijuana, posted by Jeff S on May 18, 2001

:-)

[Bear]

... in response to FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY, posted by OUTLAW on May 17, 2001

I'm from Houston and I thought it was humid here!!!  Sometimes the stagnation of the air late at night was almost overwelming.  

Generally people were very friendly and there is lots to do.

There are several mag-anak couples living there like Paul and Em who love to help.  Check with Paulv and Ana for their address.  They live abt 17K south of the main downtown area.

Make sure you keep plenty of change with you because the taxi drivers expect Amnericans to leave the balance with them.  I let Honey handle all my transactions and still there were a few times the driver tried to/did rip us off.

Cebu was much nicer weather wise and much more to do than Davao.

I wonder if your Honey knows mine.  It seemed when I got there all the Filipinas that were involved with Americans knew the others?  They even all hung out at the same cyber cafe.

Enjoy.

[SteveG]

... in response to FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY, posted by OUTLAW on May 17, 2001

Outlaw,
 Good news about your trip!  Now about buying clothes over there.....the odds of finding clothes in those sizes are about the same as a 12" snow storm in downtown Manila on the 4th of July.      I had a very hard time buying a 38-40" chest T-shirt to wear under my barong for our wedding.   Most of the men there are small, so there is no demand for anything over what would be considered a Medium here.   I definitely recommend taking whatever you want to wear.    Take a bare minimum to travel light but don't count on finding anything that fits while there.
 The same goes in reverse for many of the ladies when they come here.  Melly has trouble finding clothes that fit well here, so I try to get her to buy whatever she wants when visiting the Philippines.    
                                   SteveG

[Peaches]

... in response to Re: FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JULY, posted by SteveG on May 17, 2001

There are lots to choose in petite and junior section )