DOST Clearance. Check! BID Clearance. Check! NBI Clearance. Check! Passport. Check! Taiwan Visa. Oops…
So ok, not everything is ready for my trip to Taipei this September but unless something goes wrong with the visa application at Taiwan R.O.C. Embassy, I’m all ready to go.
The CALD (Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats) with have its 4th Communications Workshop this September 3 to 9, 2006 in Taiwan and I was asked to join the team and prepare a presentation for the workshop. I will be joining RM and several people from the
Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation Philippine Office.
Though I’m not familiar with how this goes, a quick glance at the list of attendees from last year’s workshop should put things in perspective. Again, I will be covering blogging, podcasting and some related Web 2.0 stuff during the workshop.
Moving on…
I need a checklist. What to bring, what to prepare, and what to expect. Yeah, yeah, first time out of the country.
Twitter: mparazgmail.com
says:
I haven’t gone to Taiwan, but these are some silly things I’ve done going abroad:
- not getting the immigration forms from the check-in counter at NAIA
- not bringing ballpen to the immigration area
and the bad ones:
- going to a country with an expired visa. of course, I was sent back!
- going to a country where we were not supposed to be working, just “training.” my two companions were detained at immigration and we had to fix it up.
I suggest you install your favorite Mobile IM on your phone, 3230 right? Believe me, GPRS is a lot cheaper abroad than sms when your counting per letter and not per message. And don’t worry about the silly Smart Pricing, they don’t apply when roaming.
Try out YehBA* at http://www.yehba.com ( Use the symbian version ) … believe me you’ll love using it there.
Twitter: momblogger
says:
The only thing I remember about visiting Taiwan is the English barrier but if you’re with company, then it won’t be a problem. Sign language works well too. Love the food! Enjoy
Yugs,
This comment box is not enough for travel tips that I gonna give you. So only a few is listed here.
I am going to make a special blog just for the advice.
1. Bring as many as business cards. When introduced, after the handshake, it is customary for people in business mission to exchange business cards. For etiquette, only a slight bow is required.
2. Tips are onlt for bellboys and taxis.
3. Drink only bottled water.
More in my blog.
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Ito travel tips for yuga.
http://cathcath.com/?p=2404
abe,
1. bring Php 550 or $10, you need to pay the Philippine travel tax right after checking in.
2. in taiwan, you may visit the taipei 101 previously the tallest building in the world.
3. gadgets galore, marami silang parang tiangge ng electronics. better be with someone who knows mandarin para makatawad.
enjoy!
What are other mobile IM service (that is for Nokia) other than YehBA? I’m planning to get one as well. Thanks.
hello, guru! good to hear all is settled with your papers. we will have a good time discussing (inter alia) all the possibilities of applying web 2.0 in (political) communications. expect interested and highly motivated participants.
have a safe trip and God bless!
Good Luck Sir!
Twitter: wites
says:
wow pang international ka na ngayon meyn! goodluck pre!
Tag your bag.
I once picked my luggage I thought was mine, and the other guy picked his luggage he thought was his,… yon pala nagkapalit kami. Our bags were almost identical! pero nabuksan ko na at nabukatkat ang bag nya, hahaha. I ended standing at the front of the airport with the guys bag….and he returned, after an hour, carrying mine. Of course, I was delayed but was able to catch my connecting flight.
Ingat.
are you sure you won’t be needing a P.A.?
some quirky things i’ve learned in my travels:
1. if you wanna pack light, you can bring just a few pairs of pants. you can get away with wearing the same jeans for a week, but not the same shirt.
“one week, you say?” trust me, walang makakapansin.
2. know the voltage and type of electrical outlets they use. kung 220 rin, swerte ka. bring a converter kung iba yung outlets nila. the last thing you want to happen is to be beside the outlet, ready to charge your low-batt cellphone/laptop, and find that di pala compatible yung saksakan.
3. don’t put all your clothes in your check-in luggage/s. have at least one change of clothes in your carry-on, just in case something happens to your luggage (knock on wood). put your essentials in your carry-on also: cellphone, charger, important docs, toiletries, lahat ng kelangan mo to survive in the event that something does happen to your bagahe.
ALWAYS get a claim stub for any luggage you check in. dati kasi, when our family was going to the US, we checked in 6 luggages but got only 5 claim stubs. yung g*go na nasa counter, sabi niya oks lang daw yun cuz lahat naman mapapadala sa US, and yung bagahe daw na walang tag, edi yun yung amin. buti nalang makulit tatay ko. turns out di nga mapapadala yung bagahe na walang tag. we found the untagged luggage sa isang office sa ilalim ng NAIA.
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