After a lovely mid-night drive through Manila, we arrived at the Discovery Suites hotel on the cusp of Valentine’s Day. On our drive here, we saw many bright signs – Jesus Alone Saves, Praise the Lord, In God We Trust, at the top of skyscrapers (I am looking at Praise the Lord as I dine at the hotel restaurant on the 22nd floor.) Also saw a Shakey’s Pizza (big during my childhood in California) and a fastfood chain that I did a case on during MBA studies!
Woke up this morning and rejoin the real world after our long and arduous journey. Woke to bad news locally and back home – here in the Philippines, an assasination plot was uncovered and the country is on “high alert” for internal terrorist attacks from the southern area. The US embassy has issued a warning to visiting Americans to “exercise extreme caution.” While disappointed to hear of the unrest, I feel safer here than say, an US college campus. Just catching bits of info on a shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University campus outside of Chicago. Three dead, 17 wounded including the gunman.
