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Manila - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
... are they after? what are they going to try and sell me? or worse, steal off me? We were walking through Rizal Park when Lieutenant Commander Juhn of the Philippines Navy came over and starting chatting with us, finding out where we were from and general chitchat. He was very friendly and offered to take our photos, told us about the monuments in the park and all sorts of other local information. He had finished work for the day so offered to show us ...
AWCP Chinese Cemetery Tour
... on the property, Liat See Tong (Martyrs Hall), was built in the early 1950s in honor of the Chinese community leaders who were executed during World War II.
Notable mausoleums in the cemetery include one topped with a huge crown and similar designed fencing. It was instantly recognized by some in the group as belonging to the King of Mami (noodle soup), Ma Mon Luk. His two wives are also buried here on either side of him. ...
Manila - Chinese Cemetery
... many with Carrera marble tombs, ahhh I can't wait to put pictures up of this place!! Some of these grave sites were 2, even 3 stories high!!! Pure extravagance as everyone is trying to out-do their neighbor, many are designed by a "Feng Shui" master. So many different designs, some inspired by their catholic religion, others inspired by Buddhism, etc. They all have pictures up of the deceased over their coffin, or ...
Mall Of Asia
I have been living here for over two years, yet I have never been to the Mall Of Asia. SM Mall of Asia is the 2nd largest mall in the Philippines after SM City North EDSA, 3rd largest shopping mall in Asia and the 4th largest shopping mall in the world. Complete with an IMAX, skating rink, planetarium, a ...
Manila Day #2
... in 1606. My guidebook doesn’t explain why this icon is sacred, and I wasn’t able to spot it in the church as its behind the altar to the left, an area that was barricaded from entry.
Leaving Quiapo Church, I backtracked west (this time along a different street that was not full of vendors) to Santa Cruz Church in the adjacent neighborhood of Binondo, which is Manila’s Chinatown. I walked the length of the district’s main street, Ongpin Street, ...
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