Rose and Ron Krumpos in the Philippines

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Philippines
A dinner show in Manila with Mandarin Oriental's sales team
Mandarin Oriental Hotels had brought their international sales team - together with spouses - to Manila for a hard hat tour of the Mandarin Oriental being built in Makati, the business center. We stayed at the InterContinental Hotel where we had European cuisine and were entertained by the Ambivalent Crowd, an exceptional group of young Filipino singers. It was our second visit to Manila; Rose did not care for most traditional food.

Our host on the first visit was the downtown Hilton, where Rose got a great massage from a blind masseur. We attended a Bayanihan folk dance performance. Armando Tirona, Sales Director for the Mandarin Oriental in Manila, sent a faith healer to stay overnight with us in Sausalito. Rose flew 12 MAC flights via Clark AFB in the Philippines, transporting U.S. Marines to Vietnam. Northwest had to dive into Saigon to avoid gunfire and then takeoff quickly. Ron transited Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) to Phnom Penh, Cambodia...taking a group to ancient Angkor Wat.

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