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... vät kaupungit ovat mahdollisia iskukohteita."

"Tarkkaavaisuus Metro-Manilan julkisilla paikoilla liikuttaessa on tarpeen. Paikallisten juhlapäivien aikaan valmiustilaa nostetaan entisestään. Julkiset paikat, joihin kokoontuu paljon väkeä, erityisesti linja-autoterminaalit, lauttasatamat ja ostoskeskukset, mutta myös kirkot ja muutamat asuinkerrostalotkin, saattavat olla iskujen kohteina."

Siis mita h#lvettia? Tastahan saa sellaisen kuvan etta ...

... me to buy a padlock this time lols

Its a very sad time in the Philippines at the moment as Cory Aquino died, practically the mother of the modern state, she liked the color yellow so all the railings, trees and cars are decked out in bits of yellow ribbon, she has been lying in state for a week and it's the funeral today, all live on TV and all the other cable channels have mysteriously stopped working, very little traffic on the streets ...

... with rods by now, there were plenty in the water to see but they were to well fed to be interested in the bait on the hooks. Floa and I investigated the horses, she enjoyed stroking them after we figured out which ones were friendly (those not turning there rears to us).

We got there ad back in a big van with aircon hired by Flora's sisters husbands father hmmmm families are complicated........... and big.

... bacon is not the bacon we're use to - we're not sure how to grade it. So what are we looking for when we think of the All American Burger? For Russ it's a Medium Rare burger with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, mustard, Ketchup, and Mayo (optional) (Jane will comment later on her choice). As mentioned above, we've tried Friday's but it was before we decided to do a test so will have to try again. There ...

... I know, the country I just left was both fast and slow, old and new, commercial and spiritual, quiet and noisy. It is a country very much different from my Western colonial background, but very similar, too. Some parts of it reminded me of Binondo, Ongpin, Quiapo, and that old temple I once visited in Cebu. The people brought to my mind old Filipino-Chinese classmates and friends- the Uys, Tans, Kaos, Lims and a bevy of other monosyllabic family names, whose brilliance in numbers I have ...

... olds included). Then to lighten things up a bit they pulled out their home made Karaoke machine and started belting out some tunes (mostly of the sad local 'Pinoy' variety). There followed a scattered procession of neighbours visiting and saying hi to this weird English fellah in their neighbourhood and also asking if I knew any illegible bachelors back home (nahh, all my mates are settled...I lied). The house itself was tiny and in a slightly ropey area but...the place was ...

... approximately three hours and you pay 95 yuan/RMB. You may take taxi too, which more convenient if you have more baggages to carry and it costs around 400-500 yuan/RMB and only 2 hours and a half travel. Oftentimes, taxi drivers don't use taximeter if you look stranger and very foreign, and may charge you more. But if you are a backpackers and concern about your travel budget, bus is cheaper. There are two train stations in Guangzhou ...

... train wasn't running. Everyone crowded the same stairs to get down from the sky-train platform. Apparently there was a strike. I walked a long ways and then decided that was a stupid thing to keep doing, so I got on a bus which I guessed was going in the right direction. I saw one stop while I walked along, and saw a destination-sign in it that seemed to be one I wanted (Ayala). I said "Ayala" at the door, the driver seemed to say yep. I stood near the front for about five minutes ...

... a Spanish song about a women that lives on a farm!! Being with these wonderful three Spaniards brought me back to the brief time I spent in Spain in 2004. The Spanish are so expressive and funny it was wonderful energy to be around. I think I spent more time laughing with them then actually WWOOFing! Shortly, after the wedding a married couple from Europe, Peter (Czech) and Patty (Swiss) arrived to WWOOFF at the farm for one week as well. It was wonderful timing because Tom, a ...