indians in philippines

hi ,
ihave been in philippines for 5 yrs and now switched over to egypt.philippines is a marvellous country with friendly people,greeneriesandmany shopping malls.i miss philippines very much.i still want to have touch with our indian community over there.it helps me to update about the present situation.we had nice gettogathers during diwali,pongal,and tamil newyear but i miss all those things here.

Hello Nakshatra,
I have tried to send a PM to you. BUt you are new elite, so u dont have that option. can you tell me more about Philippines... about Indians living there, Indian grocceries, weather, life style,.. etc.

Originally Posted by kavyamadhav

Hello Nakshatra,
I have tried to send a PM to you. BUt you are new elite, so u dont have that option. can you tell me more about Philippines... about Indians living there, Indian grocceries, weather, life style,.. etc.

Hi kavya,
sorry for the delayed reply.ya iam new ilite not yet completed my 50 posts.ofcourse philippines is a nice country.we can get indian groceries(both north and south indian) in indian grocery store like azaad,taj mahal etc.there may be 4 or 5 grocery stores.price will be 3 times more than india.what field is ur bro going to work for?.there are about 5 to 6 indian restaurants.one sikh temple,one radhasamy satsang and one hindu temple.those places provide lunch on sundays.
about the climate,most of the time it will be raining.they just have two seasons summer and rainy.no winter atall.woollen clothes are of no use.they hav lots of shopping malls.SM will b the best followed by robinson mall.we can make cheap and best shopping at tutuban mall (divisoria).but beware of robbers.its not advisable to commute in public transport like jeepneys and tricycles.
thats all for now.pls feel free to ask about any info,i will try to surf you with the details

Hello Nakshatra,
I am quite new in Manila, we just moved in a few months back. The place is quite nice, but I don't have any indian friends yet. Can you tell me if there are any vegetarian restaurants here? also is there any indian association or something where I can make some friends?

Thanks!

haiii srilatha where are u from ?? now im in manila

Just dropping by real quick:You must've settled and familiarized yourself by now I hope!
There was an Indian food festival at the Crowne Plaza last month (before Ketsana struck the very area, and the whole block was flash flooded and streets were 'inaccessible'). I heard it was the best compared to the last event earlier this year.