Cab Safety
I don't drive. I could if I wanted to but I choose not to for different reasons -- ranging from having an immature allergic reaction to the idea of owning anything grown-up like a car or a house, to knowing that owning a car in Manila is an exercise in patience because of really horrid traffic jams and a lack of parking spaces, to admitting that I
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Gee.. you nailed all the "fear factor" kinda thing for taking cabs in a huge city like Manila. I happen to live in Jakarta (Indonesia), but I always try to be home at 10 PM, only for security reasons. The recent gasoline price hike has seen increased rate of robbery in a taxi (I'm skipping the nasty part).
I find your tips of "fake names" and "hotels" very useful. I also do the "SMS me when you get there/home" to friends, be that male/female especially after 10 PM.
rgds,
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