Manila Earthquake

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Zatara said:
Much larger in Tokyo but was never really frightened.

Today though was the worst ive experienced...beats the worst major typhoons hands down.

Im on a very high floor and it literally felt that the building would topple over but thats just the shifting earthquake resistant plates under the condo.

Apparently a lot of fatalities in the epicentre where the structures arent of course the same as the CBD.
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Hope you are safe mate you know where if you need any one of us.
 

Zatara said:
Yeah rooftop pool...



Weve been in the wars mate ;)



Just tells me you dont have a clue where to go here lol

Forbes Park / Dasma -- houses £20mil+

Raffles / Vus / Peninsula / penthouse by the bay -- high end bars

Golf course / polo club / Spire -- Great lunches

Rockwell - easily comparable to upmarket shopping centres in Tokyo

As with everywhere in Asia, you need to be onshore and make connections to get into the good places



Imagine going to a swimmimg pool in shallow water and standing still....then suddenly theres a whirlpool thats underneath you pushing you right and then left.

Worst thing was i was on the balcony using my phone in 36 degree heat. Id been out most of the day so i thought i was dehydrated and just dizzy...

Then its confusion for 5 seconds...and back inside to comfort my petrified girlfriend and grab cash and cards before walking downstairs many many many floors.

The steps are steep and small like for hobbits and you need to hold the handrail as its still swaying.


Life experiences lol
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Dehydration, dizzy and confusion for 5 seconds is how your girlfriend recalls your first encounter.

Don't die Zat
 

Walken said:
Hands down the worst airport I've experienced, absolute chaos
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Must have been a few years since you visited? The old terminal 1 has been closed for years now (assuming that one)

Terminal 2 is all philippine airlines and easy

Terminal 3 is quite plain but modernish

But terminal 1 used to be an ordeal


Bungle said:
Dehydration, dizzy and confusion for 5 seconds is how your girlfriend recalls your first encounter.

Don't die Zat
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Great descrption of how she fell in love at first sight thanks Bungle ;)
 
Zatara said:
Must have been a few years since you visited? The old terminal 1 has been closed for years now (assuming that one)

Terminal 2 is all philippine airlines and easy

Terminal 3 is quite plain but modernish

But terminal 1 used to be an ordeal




Great descrption of how she fell in love at first sight thanks Bungle ;)
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I think it was 2016, couldn't tell ypu the terminal, but remember overcrowding, no information boards and constant gate changes. I like the place and the people, and I'm not a traveller who gets in a instant rage the moment the slightest inconvenience pops up, but i do remember being bewildered there
 
Zatara said:
Much larger in Tokyo but was never really frightened.

Today though was the worst ive experienced...beats the worst major typhoons hands down.

Im on a very high floor and it literally felt that the building would topple over but thats just the shifting earthquake resistant plates under the condo.

Apparently a lot of fatalities in the epicentre where the structures arent of course the same as the CBD.
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Glad you are safe Zat. They scare the living daylights out of me even a small one on a ground floor so can’t imagine being in a high rise for a 5.9.

Hope the rescue workers manage to get some more people out of the collapsed buildings.
 
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