Baywalk

By Connie Veneracion on April 7, 2006 @ 9:06 pm  
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Manila Bay sunset

Ahhh, the famous Manila Bay sunset. Just lovely!

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  1. Joe Bariring says:
    July 2, 2006 at 5:25 am

    same observation I had when we went to Majayjay
    Falls in Laguna. The trip there was not easy, the roads were winding and steep, and no gas station nearby (had to gas up from pepsi-cola bottles sold by one local ’sari-sari ’store. I took several pictures of the falls because of the trash people left around. People dunking in the water from the falls, shampooing and soaping, washing kitchen wares, cooking, barbecuing on rocks in the middle of the stream, strewing paper plates, plastic cups, tin foils, just about everything everywhere, and makeshift tents scattered everwhere I looked. One public toilet on one side of the stream that was closed shut. I wondered where people went.
    Days earlier, I watched on TV an interview with the mayor of Majayjay, a simple man of simple means. He was being honored for the good job he had done for the people, and the town.
    I thought, this gotta be a nice town! Well, the falls might jjust be too far for his reach. I sure broke a sweat before reaching it. Sadly, it wasn’t worth it, though.
    How can WE help?

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  2. Connie says:
    July 6, 2006 at 8:06 am

    Joe, you should see Hinulugang Taktak now. Just one big dump site. How can we help? Most politicians will jump at the chance to says Pinoys abroad can help tremendously with their $$$. But after all the dollars that have poured in, there’s not much difference. If Pinoys abroad want to sponsor projects here, I suggest they do it themselves. Lke the culinary school I heard is being set up by OFWs. I just don’t think that donating, especially when coursed through the government, will really do any good.

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  3. Joe Bariring says:
    July 15, 2006 at 4:25 am

    It’s a shame. The Philippines has got a lot to show for!!

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  4. Joe Bariring says:
    July 15, 2006 at 4:27 am

    Great pictures!!

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  5. Joe Bariring says:
    July 15, 2006 at 4:48 am

    My in-laws tried this ride in Intramuros in April and they said that they could not distinguish where the smell was coming from, from the driver or from the horse. They had the ‘abaniko’ over their noses the whole time.
    That’s one of the things that makes it more adventurous in the third world than in New York, say (but I love China Town in Manhattan).
    The government should have somekind of mandate (if necessary) over these tourist providers for respect , and dignity. They might get repeat business, instead.

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  6. Connie says:
    July 15, 2006 at 11:01 am

    Politics and corruption is killing tourism. And I’m not even talking of foreign tourists. We should start preserving what attractions even for the sake of local tourists.

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  7. Dot says:
    February 15, 2007 at 7:42 am

    Thanks, Connie. Great pics! :)

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