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  1. Show Pony

    Show Pony DI Forum Patron Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer

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    The shop near the cockpit is MKKS. Their beef tenderloin is from Brasil. I pay around 770 pesos per kilo. They also have a lot of sausages that are pretty good.
     
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  2. Notmyrealname

    Notmyrealname DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer

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    Interesting that there is such a huge difference in first-hand experience between @mrossbach and @DavyL200 for the same resort.

    So I looked at tripadvisor and found the same disparity: Excellent 24%, Very Good 23%, Average 17%, Poor 15%, Terrible 21%. A few of the 'Excellents' were more recent but many were 2016 and before, which is where most of the 'Terrible' comments are from.

    One 'Terrible' comment was based solely on dining there and I found it very off-putting to read how him and his wife were treated.

    I suppose if a resort has 53% average or below ratings then it is best to avoid until it proves itself with significantly better ratings. A pity, as its location looks very good.
     
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  3. Rye83

    Rye83 with pastrami Admin Secured Account Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Army

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    I doubt anyone here has heard of anyone being deported for such activities. The only people that get deported for these things are those that get active in politics...and it isn't hard to make that jump (Charity+Human Rights=Politics). You will almost certainly get away with it. If you are really that worried about it (and about doing the right thing) I would suggest you get the proper visa. If you can't afford, or don't have the motivation, to leave and get the proper visa then you are just going to have to risk it. I could not find a single instance online of a tourist getting busted for working with charities...but that doesn't mean you can't be the first they want to make an example out of if you unintentionally step on the wrong toes, which isn't hard to do in the Philippines.

    Nobody here should suggest you do anything illegal (such as working on a tourist visa). Can you get away with it? Most likely, but that doesn't make it right. It is on you to evaluate the risk vs reward and if you want to do the right thing or not.
     
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  4. Brian Oinks

    Brian Oinks That's Mr. Pig to you Boy! :) Highly Rated Poster

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    Been busy mate, have a fair bit going on with some Facebook Pages as well as a few things around here. All good, nothing bad thankfully! :smile:
     
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  5. Liverpool fan

    Liverpool fan DI Senior Member Showcase Reviewer

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    Agree it's a f*cking tourist trap, same time I like the waterfalls and swim in the pool. Visit there with friends and decide would not let it spoil our day that we need pay for table and chair to sit down and if I remember right it was everything you need to pay for, even go cr. When we arrive some guys try to tell us you need a guide or you can find up there lol. I have been there enjoying the day with friends, don't go back again, hate that attitude, but been here long enough to ignore and don't let them spoil my day.
     
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  6. okiebound

    okiebound DI Forum Adept Showcase Reviewer

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    I am not interested in seeing pictures, but I would like to know the circumstances surrounding his death....was it natural causes, or was he murdered? If he was murdered do they have suspects in custody or are they at large? These are the important things we need to know, the information the news sources should actually include, rather than graphic images.
     
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  7. Jack Peterson

    Jack Peterson DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Air Force

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    @ShawnM
    Ok , so he's back amongst the Family :thumbsup: Shadow aftwr his Trip.jpg
    and with his nephew who was relieved Shadow and Nephew.jpg

    Thank you all for reading my posts.
    BTW shawn this is Pudding now. Bigger than DAD
     
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  8. midway

    midway DI Member Veteran Navy

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    Opinions change when you have daughters of your own.
     
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  9. AlwaysRt

    AlwaysRt DI Forum Patron Highly Rated Poster Blood Donor Veteran Air Force Marines

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    I don't think anyone complaining about the service here (specifically waitresses) are expecting to be seated, chair pulled out, napkin placed on their lap, and suggestion of entree with wine choice at a bottom of the pay scale eatery.

    I also don't think it is too much to ask of those staff to know what menu items are supposed to look like and make eye contact with customers once every 5 minutes so they can motion for assistance if they want/need any and go ask what they need instead of treating their place of employment as their bedroom and customers as unwelcomed inconveniences to their FB updates.

    Owners/managers are responsible for staff compliance, lazy staff who ignore customers can only act that way if unsupervised or management doesn't give a hoot either.
     
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