Manila Meet

duckman1975 · **on:** December 07, 2008, 01:09:39 AM

After meeting in the forum and forming friendship, we, the only 3 active Philippines based members from the forum finally met. Its just a short meeting in Manila. I first met Gene then followed by Eddie, Gene and Eddie have met previously, it was my first time to meet them both. We hit it off like old friends.
Although the meet was a wee bit short we manage to have some fun comparing notes:

We manage to go to a sak shrine and pray

Gene gave me a sweet native knife from the mountain province. Eddie gave us both a lot of lanyards (made me a my family happy gave some to my bros, cousins and wife pics shows only whats left for me

) and also a sweet Credo bottle and can opener combo. I also got a ultrafire from Eddie not in the picture its been borrowed by my bro

We plan to meet again and that time we plan to make the meet longer. Even for a very small group its hard scheduling our meet since all three of us are professionals with work and family, and we all live far from each other Gene is from Manila, I'm 4 hours car ride away from Manila and Eddie, well, he is a plane ride away from Manila!
Anyways hope you enjoyed the picture be it so few. One of the few joys in life is making a meeting friends, hope someday when things are better we could have an international meet!

Last picture I call this guardians of the SAK shrine! (Eddie was the one taking the picture)

hawkchucker · **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2008, 01:12:51 AM

Now did ya get to have a San Miguel?

duckman1975 · **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2008, 01:16:30 AM

Quote from: hawkchucker on December 07, 2008, 01:12:51 AM

Now did ya get to have a San Miguel?

Well to bad for me I didn't

Eddie will be staying longer in Manila, I hope they did

Neil · **Reply #3 on:** December 07, 2008, 01:27:30 AM

Quote from: duckman1975 on December 07, 2008, 01:09:39 AM

We manage to go to a sak shrine and pray
(Image removed from quote.)

Very good

I'm glad you guys had a nice meet and thanks for sharing ti with us

Neil

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #4 on:** December 07, 2008, 01:38:42 AM

Sounds like you guys had a great time! One of these days I'll have to invest in a Multitool.org jet so I can make it to all these meetups!

Def

Poncho65 · **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2008, 01:43:14 AM

That's great that you guys got together

Thanks for the pics seems like you guys had a great time

Sea Monster · **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2008, 03:16:37 AM

Quote

Sounds like you guys had a great time! One of these days I'll have to invest in a Multitool.org jet so I can make it to all these meetups!

Get a Charter Membership Today!

10,000 more and Def gets a Jet!

duckman1975 · **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2008, 03:30:31 AM

By the way eddie bought a Vic and a Wenger SAK. Hope he'll post pictures and reviews when he gets back home.

donvito · **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2008, 04:59:21 AM

That shrine looks nice. Reminds me to pay a visit to Vic store here in NYC, it's next to EMS so might drop by there as well. Thx for the post

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2008, 06:14:25 AM

My kind of shrine! Thanks for sharing.Have any meets planned for next year?

duckman1975 · **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2008, 06:56:37 AM

Quote from: donvito on December 07, 2008, 04:59:21 AM

That shrine looks nice. Reminds me to pay a visit to Vic store here in NYC, it's next to EMS so might drop by there as well. Thx for the post

Quote from: Bison56 on December 07, 2008, 06:14:25 AM

My kind of shrine! Thanks for sharing.Have any meets planned for next year?

Thanks, feel free to post pictures of your favorite multitool shrine

No definite plans yet but there will be one next year

prime77 · **Reply #11 on:** December 07, 2008, 07:23:21 AM

Looks like you guys had a great time.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #12 on:** December 07, 2008, 08:51:10 AM

Great write up mate

These meet's really are great aren't they

Dunc · **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:33:51 AM

Looks like you had a great time guys

Dunc

Teofilo · **Reply #14 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:55:07 AM

Donald, i get to chuckle whenever i think of our short rendevouz at the Shang especially that part when we were eating. I was really shocked (so to speak) when i saw your stuffed sizzling squid gone in a jiffy!!! Man, I thought i was already the fastest when it comes to eating (as my old friends say I am) but you broke the record - you really are even faster than I do. It was a very delightful, meaningful meeting indeed. My wife enjoys my story about us as well. She says may it be a start of a very good friendship amongst us (Eddie, you and myself and of course all the other members of multitool.org).

J-sews · **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2008, 04:26:12 PM

Hey, looks like you fellows had fun!

Tell us more about the SAK shrine please. Is there a big Victorinox and Wenger dealer in Manila?

duckman1975 · **Reply #16 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:42:06 PM

Thanks guy, appreciate that you guys enjoyed my write up

As for the dealerships almost all of them are just the size of the shrine in the picture, a few models here and there so its fun to find the model you want, because it an adventure

Gene I should have took a picture of the grilled squid, those bad boy are huge!

next time you should time me!

Eddie hope you made it home safe bro! Will be waiting for the pictures of your new SAKs!

Leatherman123 · **Reply #17 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:43:22 PM

Are the SAKs real expensive?

hawkchucker · **Reply #18 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:54:31 PM

What are the name of the duck eggs. with the developing duckie inside? I forget.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #19 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:59:46 PM

Balut.

Def

Benner · **Reply #20 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:01:23 PM

Quote from: Defender on December 07, 2008, 10:59:46 PM

Balut.

Def

Those look horrific!

hawkchucker · **Reply #21 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:09:54 PM

Balut thats it!!!

duckman1975 · **Reply #22 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:13:43 PM

Balut is given such a negative light, if you get pass what it looks like it really tasty

WhichDawg · **Reply #23 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:33:15 PM

wow very nice story and it's great you guys got together!
thanks for sharing Dman!

duckman1975 · **Reply #24 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:35:41 PM

Thanks WD,
next time on our meet I will try to take pictures of street foods!

hawkchucker · **Reply #25 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:53:48 PM

Street foods in Manila!! I loved the bannanna cabobs with the sugar crust!!

Teofilo · **Reply #26 on:** December 07, 2008, 11:59:28 PM

I love it too, HC! We call it banana cue.

duckman1975 · **Reply #27 on:** December 08, 2008, 12:01:41 AM

Quote from: Teofilo on December 07, 2008, 11:59:28 PM

I love it to HC! We call it banana Cue.

Here are some of the variations: kamote Cue and turon! yum yum yum will post picture if I can.
Hay HC you know a lot about the Philippines have you been here?

Teofilo · **Reply #28 on:** December 08, 2008, 12:05:49 AM

Quote from: Leatherman123 on December 07, 2008, 10:43:22 PM

Are the SAKs real expensive?

Yes LM, SAKs here are quite expensive. Like for example, the Champ XLT is worth 10,000 pesos. In US $, its $200!

duckman1975 · **Reply #29 on:** December 08, 2008, 12:07:47 AM

Hey gene, we forgot to go eat street food on our meet. Do you eat kuwek-kuwek?

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