Royale has improved dramatically. The aisle are wider, much more selection, much cleaner, and very nicely air conditioned. Downside, the parking lot has not been repaved and it atrocious. Traders (formerly Far East Trader) parking lot surface is even worse if that's possible.
Noticed what appeared to be many stray dogs on SBMA and in Binictican. Aren't there any leash laws?
Far fewer foreigners this trip, including far fewer Americans, Australians and Koreans. Not sure if it was due to the economy, the weather or both.
Drove to SM at Clark on SCTEX - took 45 minutes and didn't have to drive through Dau or Angeles - it was awesome. Drove to Manila on SCTEX and the Manila highway took about 1:45 to get from Binictican to Caloocan - awesome trip.
Binictican Guards and SBMA Gate guards still shaking down the locals. Workers at my house had to pay Binictican guards bribes to get it. This has been reported to me multiple times during multiple trips by my workers. Mother in law had to pay the gate guards bribes to allow her to bring some of my old furniture and refrigerator off SBMA - even though we had Land and Assett and PPMD approval & she had all the approved documentation allowing her to remove these items from SBMA.
Over all, it was a great trip even though it rained like crazy.
Thanks
Seattle
[The Subic Bulletin] The difference between the SBMA LED shakedowns and the PNP shakedowns is that the LED have no support to there claims. We have found by simply telling them to get their supervisor down here to mediate their claims your on your way in seconds.
With the exception of the guard at Cubi that is always asking for money to buy mineral water, the guards seem to pick on Filipinos much more than foreigners, we believe this is because foreigners will challenge the LED officer over the legitimacy of his claim while Filipinos will accept that's the way it is a pay up.
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