Manila

Manila is hot, seriously hot, and it is winter! The weather is beautiful, shorts and Tshirt weather. I was driven to work the first day by the driver, but it is actually so close I will walk in future, the CEOs apartment is lovely, and so convenient. It is right near the 'green belt mall' a giant mall I need to check out! 

I met the people in the office and one of the guys took me for lunch in the giant mall, Vietnamese food, it seems the Philippines have fully embraced the american diet with pizza, pasta, Vietnamese, Chinese, and so many burgers and fast food places, but for actual local specialties I can't find anywhere! 

After work I got changed and walked around the malls, I started walking, walked through greenbelt mall 1, 2, 3, 4 and then found a door signposting the next mall, with a quick bridge over the traffic I was in the next mall, and just kept walking in the same direction, and after 15 minutes left that mall, still walking away from my flat, I found a door to ANOTHER mall, so I walked on through this one and found yet another mall, all as big as the first, I walked for 40 minutes, all inside these 4 huge malls, and all in the same direction, not walking down any of the branches full of shops on each side. 
Eventually I reached the train station, exited the mall and wandered off down some random streets to explore, it seems the Makati district is a giant financial district with huge buildings, 5 start hotels, and banks everywhere. There are some beautiful parks, but I can't seem to find anything too special or unique, a big city is a big city, no matter which country you are in! 

The people i've met, the doormen, the drivers, all call you sir all the time, and I keep forgetting to tip anyone, every, I hate tipping culture! 

Hopefully I can find something more tomorrow... we will see, I also need to buy some shoes, I only brought work shoes and they really don't match my shorts, and heavy jeans are not comfortable at all!