Strong Philippine Economy Against Malaysian Economy

One noticeable difference in my trip now to Malaysia is that the conversion rate of our peso has increased so much! For the past decade that I've been coming here, I would usually just get from 65 to 75 ringgit for a thousand bucks.

But now, I get upwards from 88 to 90 ringgit! That's a 20% increase, which is unthinkable. It's either the Malaysian economy is getting weaker (low kasi ang price ng oil now in the world market) or the Philippine economy is indeed booming!

Anyhow, it just means Pinoys who vacation here in Malaysia will get more for their money. Mas dyahe lang for the Pinoys who work here though and have to send back money home. They have to kayod by 20% more!

Why Are We Always Left Behind By Our Neighbors?

It's always disheartening to see how slow it is to build local infrastructure especially our airports' infrastructures compared to how quick our neighbors can immediately build theirs!
 
Tapos na ang KLIA2! This is the new airport for the budget airlines that touches down in Kuala Lumpur.
 
Nawala lang ako ng 2 years, nagawa agad! And it's huge! Humongous! Parang Heathrow ang dating, ang layoooooooooooo ng terminal ko to the immigration.
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And I did not have to walk the tarmac like I used to many times before. Feelin ko nasa HKIA ako! Bonggacious for a budget airline airport!
 
Why, oh why can't we do this in the Philippines? Sigurado ba na pag si Poe na ang nakaupo, or si Mar Roxas ba, they will focus on improving our infrastructure or puro salita na lang ba?

Clark Airport: A More Relaxed Alternative to NAIA

To avoid the traffic nightmare of having to go to NAIA's different terminals, I have been using the Clark airport for the past few years and this is the first time that I just used the Trinoma bus, instead of bringing a car.

My flight was still at noon but I had to be there before 7am. The bus leaves on time, around 6:55AM, so don't be late. You just pay the 250 pesos on the bus.
 
They renovated na pala the DMInternal Airport (Clark) since it's much bigger now and there are now flights to all important hubs like HK, SG, KL and Doha. I was beside a couple nga who was going to London via Doha. Pwede na rin pala dito.
 
I've actually preferred this airport after the Ondoy tragedy where many people were caught stranded in NAIA. Ako, I was able to go home in one piece because the NLEX was not affected. Di na-problema si Larry maghanap ng streets na hindi binaha.
 
The ambience of the airport is also very relaxed, not quite the harried atmosphere you get from T3 or even T1. Yun lang, you have to make sure your flight's departures and arrivals fall within the Clark-Trinoma bus times, unless Qatar Airways ka which has its own bus. 
Otherwise NAIA ka pa rin.
 
Good thing also, I only paid 250 pesos to the airport. If I had to take a cab to NAIA, malamang 700 - 1000 ang ichacharge sakin plus the 2-3 hour ride going there.
I took a picture of the flights departing from it just in case you want to try the airport as an alternative going to your planned destinations.