It's the phrase that greets every foreign guy in the Philippines on a daily basis. And nobody personifies the meaning of this moniker better than Ted Lerner, an American whose popular, freewheeling column "Hey, Joe" has been entertaining readers in the Philippines and abroad for nearly a decade.Here he presents a collection of his best Manila stories, a kaleidoscope of funny and bizarre incidents, offbeat characters and keen observations dished up by a wide-eyed foreigner living in a city exploding with life, unfathomable urban chaos and a story around every corner.Spend a night at the cockfights - the Philippines' violent and gentlemanly national pastime. Walk through bustling, colorful markets that turn the senses on full blast. Visit a secretive girlie bar reserved mainly for foreigners. Lounge in the author's very own urban nipa hut. Hang out with the rather laid back folks on Manila's lively streets.It's a multi-colored portrait of this imposing Asian metropolis, a third world, urban travel adventure as told not only through the foreigners' eyes, but also through his ears, nose, fingers and mouth. In short, like the city he lives and writes in, Ted Lerner's "Hey, Joe" is a full body experience.