In the old days, “bayan” meant the center of the town, its most commercialized and most populated district. The more rural areas were “barrios”. In young cities that used to be towns or municipalities attached to a province, the term is still used to describe that center of the city where one usually finds the [...]
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These photos were taken on the beach behind Gerry’s Grill in Subic where we had lunch just before we left for Metro Manila during a weekend stay last month. All are zoomed in photos.
Above, the portion of the beach reserved for swimmers. The larger portion was for jetskiing.
A lighthouse. I don’t know if it’s a [...]
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Iguana at the Zoobic Safari. Is that a mean look or a dirty look? Good thing there was glass between us.
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I know it’s a bird… but does an ostrich quack?
Taken at the Zoobic Safari.
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Two things are associated with the district of La Loma in the city of Manila. One is the Chinese Cemetery and the other is lechon. La Loma is lechon country.
You think this guy is just ogling, choosing which lechon to buy or contemplating eating them all?
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While the word Chinatown evokes thoughts of authentic Chinese food, quaint shops and jewelry stores, there are structures that are as much a part of the landscape as the people and the commercial establishments. That’s the Plaza Calderon de la Barca and, beyond it, the Binondo Church.
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A third of what’s been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I’d better let me, rather than them, tell you about me, this blog and a few irrelevant things as well.
