Well, I have to write about my trip to Manila, Philippines, in September 2014.

In the previous article, I enjoyed a delicious paella at a long-established Spanish restaurant.

After eating, I went back to the hotel and took a walk to the local zoo...

I was shocked at how shabby it was, so I came back immediately (so I'm not including pictures).

If you use Japanese zoos as a standard, you'll be shocked, so it might be best not to go there at all...

Stray cats in poor countries are skinny... They look for things on the roadside and eat them.

Meanwhile, a chubby Japanese local cat in Okinawa

I often see this cat at Asahigaoka Park, and it's really chubby and has shiny fur.

I don't think it was wearing a collar, so I think it's a local cat, but I don't think it had a haircut? ?

I don't think there are many Japanese cats that are skinny.

After that, since it was my last night in Manila, I went to the lounge for cocktail time again,

and then went to the casino and went to bed early to prepare for the next morning.

Early the next morning, I walked to a nearby convenience store to get some last souvenirs,

but I felt bad because people from small children to adults kept asking me for money.

Maybe this is because the convenience store is right in front of the hotel.

Then, without breakfast, I headed to Ninoy Aquino Airport by taxi.

By the way, this is what is called the local jeepney.

I never wanted to ride it, so I didn't ride it once during my stay.

Because I had heard that even local people often get involved in crimes on jeepneys.

On the way, I saw a shiny Hyatt.

This is the Hyatt Regency Manila City of Dreams.

I think it probably has a casino attached.

Arrived at Ninoy Aquino Airport

After security, I was supposed to leave the country...

Because the security check was so messed up, they mistook the luggage of the person in front of me for mine

They had to check it again and again... I've never seen such a sloppy country before.

And the person who made the mistake and the passenger in front of me were so inconvenienced that they didn't even apologize... Ah, I hate Filipinos.

Such sloppy checks are completely pointless, and there's a good chance that I'll get involved in a crime on the plane.

I think it's impossible to prevent crime in this country even if they try... No, they have no intention of preventing it at all.

That's why Luffy bribed them and was able to do whatever he wanted.

This country is finished...

So to the person who was doing that sloppy security check.

I'm never coming to the Philippines again. I gave a parting shot, donated all the money I had left to something like UNICEF, and left the country.

Otaka-san tried desperately to calm me down when he saw how angry I was (lol)

For some reason, I went to the Cathay Pacific Lounge

The staff there were also completely downcast and unmotivated.

I wonder if there were any fake customers at the time...

It was empty and there were no customers...

The following year, the Cathay Pacific Lounge was renovated and a new lounge that was more than twice as large was built.

The food was also poor and I wasn't interested at all

Soup or porridge, I think.

I didn't think there was any point in staying long, so I just had a beer and left after about 10 minutes...

Now, it's time to head to the gate.

The lounge was also poor, so there was no reason to come to the Philippines at all (lol)