Filipinos love iPhones…. fingerprints ensue
So I’m back in the RPI and there doesn’t seem to be any typhoon damage here in the city. I’ll report back in a few days from the province (the boondocks).
I recently picked up a cheap, used, first-generation iPhone to bring on my trip. I unlocked it of course so it will work with the local GSM SIM cards. Every time I make a phone call here everyone is flabbergasted by the touch screen. So far I’ve had three semi-legit offers to buy it for the same price I paid, and one very polite offer to steal the phone from me if only I would let the potential thief borrow the phone for a minute. That one I’m pretty sure was real so I declined. 
Having never seen a touch screen before, everyone wants to give it a try, flip through my photo album, or type a text. It makes me wish I packed a box of individually-wrapped Clorox Wipes. Ah well, I’ve learned something for next time.