“I’m in Manila” is a photographic documentary of the Philippines which shows how I see the culture of the Philippines.
- DO MORE THAN JUST EXIST -
Places I have visited in the Philippines:
● METRO MANILA, PASAY CITY, Mall of Asia, Blue Baywalk, City of Dreams, Solaire Resort and Casino, Midas Hotel and Casino, Baclaran, World Trade Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines, MAKATI CITY, Ayala Triangle Gardens, Glorietta, Greenbelt, Circuit Makati, Manila, Ocean Park Manila, Malate, Tondo, Intramuros, Luneta Park, Binondo, Quiapo, Divisoria, San Juan, Santa Mesa, Pandacan, San Andres, Onyx, Vito Cruz, Palanan, Baseco Compound, Las Pinas City, Muntinlupa City, Alabang, Festival Supermall Alabang, Paranaque City, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Loyola Memorial Park, Taguig City, Bonifacio Global City, Caloocan City, Navotas City, Malabon City, Pasig City, Mandaluyong City, Malabon City, Valenzuela City, QUEZON CITY, Quezon Memorial Circle, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center, Arboretum Forest, Trinoma, SM City North EDSA, Maginhawa Street, University of the Philippines Diliman, Cubau Araneto Center, Greenhills Shopping Center, EDSA, SM Megamall
● LAGUNA PROVINZ, San Pablo City, Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Mount Banahaw, Santa Rosa, Enchanted Kingdom
● BATANGAS PROVINZ, Mount Pico de Loro, Kaybiang Tunnel, Nasugbu, Lobo, Mount Daguldol, Bulacan, San Miguel
● CAVITE, Imus, Bacoor, Kawit, Lancaster, Cavite City, Tagaytay City, Sky Ranch
● BULACAN, Meycauayan City
● RIZAL PROVINZ, Cainta, Antipolo, Tanay, Mount Daraitan
● QUEZON PROVINZ, Real, Polillo Island, Polillo Town, Sibulan Watershed Reserve, Sitio Lawis, Pulong Kukok
● AURORA PROVINZ, Baler, Aurora Memorial National Park, Nueva Ecija
● ZAMBALES, Subic, Olongapo City, Iba
● BATAAN, Orani, Tala, Bataan National Park
● BENGUET, Baguio City, Burnham Park, Mines View, Strawberry fields,
● MOUNTAIN PROVINZ, Bontoc, Sagada, Hanging Coffins, Kalinga, Tinglayan, Buscalan and much more places
● PALAWAN, Puerto Princesa City, Mendoza Park, Bay Walk, Santa Monica, Palawan Butterfly Ecological Garden and Tribal Village, Crocodile Farm and Nature Park, Baker's Hill, Mount Bahile, Narra, Brooks Point, El Nido, Sabang (Underground River), Port Barton, Roxas, Nagtabon
● KALIBO, Caticlan, Boracay, Iloilo City, Guimaras Island
▬ Place: Arrival Terminal 1, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Parañaque City, Metro Manila
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►►►Some impressions of the Mount Bahile Day-Hike
It was a nice fast day-hike with a beautiful scenery, from fruit and vegetable farms, over river and creeks, climbing up an ultramafic rocks and then through thedeep forest until we reached the peak 747m over sealevel with an awesome 360° view over Palawan. And also great was that this mountain has no tourists and also when we climbed up we were the only people far and wide there in this great part of prestine nature. Our friendly Guide Ferdinand Lardizabal Jr. guided us up to the peak and down.
For more information about Mt. Bahile visit:
www.wanderingkarencom.wordpress.com
▬ Place: Mt. Bahile, Puerto Princesa, Palawan
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►►►U! Happy Events
- "U! Happy Events provides sustainable support and teaches values to marginalized children in the Philippines. We provide a platform for sponsors and volunteers to reach out to beneficiaries through creative and meaningful activities."
Official Website: www.uhappyevents.com
▬ Place: Metro Manila
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►►►Expedition to Aurora Memorial National Park (Mt. Magdalenas)
- Thanks to the P.I.K.N.I.K.E.R.S. Mountaineers with Carlo Cruz (who invited me to join the exploration), Ver Jhon Duran (who was my first contact person and gave me the contact to Carlo) and Regor Olegna Aragna Omolap (who runs mountains so fast up without getting exhausted). It was a great and difficult experience. I didn't expect it so hard. I knew we have to go through a rough jungle environment but I didn't know we have to climb up 90° walls while we hold on roots.
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▬ Place: Aurora Memorial National Park, Aurora Province
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►►►Boracay dream beach or mass tourism spot?
- Boracay has the most finest powder sand that I ever have experience. It also has a quite nice underwater world and while snorkeling you can also feed all those beautiful fishes which eat you from the hand. But Boracay is full of tourism and much Philippine culture you won't find there. Overpriced stuff and also dirty places in my eyes nothing for people who seeking for adventure. This place is more for party people.
▬ Place: Boracay, Malay, Aklan
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►►►Expedition to Polillo Island
- For me, this adventure was the real Philippines, not like for the most, a safe ordinary culture-delimited, beach holiday, or resort stay with beaches crowded by tourists, or even boring sightseeing tours with locals who are already on tourism and try sometimes to fool with overpriced offers. For the whole review about my incredible stay in Polillo look HERE.
►More pictures here on "I'm in Manila" + Video
▬ Place: Polillo Island, Quezon Province
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►►►Secret Beach close to Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
- This secret dream beach is by car around 1 hour away from Puerto Princesa City. Mostly there are good waves which people use for surfing. This beach is a nice getaway with just a few people. Nice quiet place. If you wanna know where this beach is ask the locals.
▬ Place: 1 hour away from Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
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►►►Typical Sari-Sari Store (Neighborhood variety store)
- Small convenience store selling some stuff like newspapers, canned food, some drinks, bread, cigarettes sold by the stick, vegetables, eggs and onions, different sweets, instant noodles, variety stuff in sachets like shampoo, instant coffee, peanuts in small packets and more. They have about every commonly needed item in miniature packets.
▬ Place: Near Ungos Port, Real, Quezon
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►►►Sabit - Hanging on the back of the Jeepney
- When you see a person hanging at the back of the jeepney it's called "sabit" (hang on). Some people who do sabit are hanging outside because the jeepney is full and some are taking a (ilegal) freeride. My record of seeing people hanging outside of a jeepney are 5 people. Here on the Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City you see it very common.
▬ Place: Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City, Metro Manila
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►►►Summer time in the Philippines - Swimming in the Pasig River
- When it's getting hot in the Philippines, just take a cool bath in one of the most dirty rivers of Metro Manila, the Pasig River. And if you like do a jump from the top of the Quezon Bridge.
►Video Link: here on facebook
▬ Place: Quezon Bridge, Quezon Boulevard, Quiapo, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Deep Fried 4-in-1 Street-Food Store
-Banana kyu (deep-fried saba [cook banana] coated in caramelized brown sugar)
-Kamote kyu (slices of camote [local sweet potato] coated in caramelized brown sugar)
My favorite Street-Food-Creations:
-Karioka (deep-fried coconut rice balls with brown sugar glaze)
-Turon (thinly sliced saba [cook banana], slice of jackfruit, dusted with brown sugar, rolled in a spring roll wrapper and fried)
Each costs 15 PHP (around 0.30 EUR)
▬ Place: Buendia Aveneu, Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►Calisthenics Group in the Quezon Memorial Circle
- The Philippines has also a calithenics community, one is the "Wolf Barz Family" which is also one of the first etablished group here in the Philippines founded by Master Raven Wolf. By now there are several people regular joining the daily training. Almost everyday people are training from the afternoon until the evening time at the Quezon Memorial Circle at the spot where the bars are. - And these strong and friendly people not only training there, they are also like a real big family and they planning also trips together. Everybody is welcome to join them.
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▬ Place: Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►Parkour in the Philippines
- Sunday, 9th April 2017 was the Hip Thrust Community Jam 4! in Intramuros. It was a big Parkour event with around 100 people who took part. Raven Cruzifix the organizer:
"The main purpose of the jam is to gather donations and give those to our less fortunate brothers and sisters especially the kids. We distributed around 80 bags this time! Their smile is enough for us to be happy and motivated to push the movement. Thank you so much for those who made this happen. I love you guys! Hip Thrust!"
The Philippines has a great Parkour community for more information visit:
-Philippine Parkour & FreeRunning Association & PKPH [Parkour Philippines]
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▬ Place: Intramuros (close to the Bayleaf), Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Mount Daraitan - Great Manila-GETAWAY
- If you are in Manila and you want to get away from the big city jungle, you want to enjoy a lot of variety, as well as an awesome view from the mountain top, great nature, with great spiders and lizards, without spending a lot of time and money, then Daraitan is just the right address for you. But this tour is not for sissies. On the Internet, the difficulty level is 4 of 9, but after rainy days it changes to 7-8. It is an adventurous climb, which I enjoyed very much, but some others will go out of breath on the road due to the slope and the hot temperatures.
►More pictures and full review here on facebook
▬ Place: Mount Daraitan, Tanay, Rizal
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►►►Best Money Changer I know so far in Metro Manila
- Who wants to change money in Metro Manila and who doesn't trust the money changer stores outside on the street and also doesn't want a worse rate at other more reliable money changers where you also have to fill out a paper than you should definitely go to "Moromax Money Changer" in the Robinson Place Manila. This is the best money changer that I know so far, reliable, reputable and at a rate of 53.4350 PHP/EUR you get an incredible rate of 53.25 PHP/EUR. In compare at the SM foreign exchange in the SM Malls you just get a rate of 52.10 PHP/EUR.
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You can find the "Moromax Money Changer" in the top floor close to Timezone and the cinema. If you know a better money changer, please write me a personal message here under "CONTACT".
This is the best website I know for checking the current rate of the EUR/PHP:
www.finanzen.net/devisen/euro-philippinischer_peso-kurs
▬ Place: Moromax Money Changer, Robinson Place Manila, Padre Faura St, Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Metro Manila CITIATLAS - Never get lost again in Metro Manila.
- To buy this map was a great decision for exploring the whole Metro Manila. I also highlight the ways that I already walked so I know exactly which part I haven't explored yet. Currently I just need the map to exploring new parts which I haven't seen yet but in my head I have already the greatest map of whole Metro Manila and where ever I am I will never get lost. 2015/16 I used the pink marker to highlight my ways 2016/17 I use the blue marker.
▬ Place: National Book Store, Philippines
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►►►"I'm in Manila" featured on "When in Manila"
- On March 13th 2017 my photography project got published on "When In Manila" philippines top online magazine.
-Article on When in Manila
-Article here on facebook
▬ Place: Website of "When in Manila"
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►►►Buscalan, the village of Apo Whang Od
- Buscalan Village in Kalinga where the famous Apo Whang Od, the last Mambabatok in her generation. It was from Manila a pretty long trip but really worth. But I would just recommend in the week because on the weekend the village was so overwhelmed by tourists. I didn't go there for a tattoo I wanted to get in touch with the culture, I planted rice in the rice terraces, played with the locals basketball, enjoyed the waterfalls and the great nature.
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▬ Place: Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga
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►►►Lapu-Lapu - The first hero of the Philippines.
- Lapu-Lapu was a ruler of Mactan in Visayas, who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted the Spanish colonization. The modern Philippine society regards him as the first Filipino hero when he defeated with his soldiers Ferdinand Magellan on the 27th of April, 1521. This 40 foot high statue can be seen in the Luneta Park.
▬ Place: Lapu-Lapu Shrine, Teodoro F. Valencia Circle, Luneta Park, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Halo-Halo - Great Filipino Dessert
- Halo-Halo [mixed together] is a popular dessert in the Philippines. There are different variations but usually it includes "boiled sweetened kidney beans, chickpeas, sugar palm fruit (kaong), coconut sport (macapuno) and plantains sweetened with sugar, jackfruit (langka), gulaman, tapioca, nata de coco, sweet potato (kamote), cheese, pounded crushed young rice (pinipig). Most of the ingredients (fruits, beans, and other sweets) are first placed inside the tall glass, followed by the shaved ice. This is then sprinkled with sugar, and topped with either (or a combination of) leche flan, purple yam (ubeng pula), or ice cream. Evaporated milk is poured into the mixture upon serving." Source: Wikipedia
The best way to eat it is mixing everything together with the spoon.
▬ Place: Mang Inasal, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►At the PNR train station - "Strong people don't put people down. They lift them up."
- In the week days at around 5pm at the Buendia Station you can watch an admirable but at the same time ridiculous occurrence. When the PNR train stops, the last railway carriages are standing in the middle of the street where further is no platform to board the train and passengers have to jump down to leave the train and the following passengers have to climb up. But here you can watch a very great social act of humanity. People helping the following passengers to get into the train by giving a helping hand to lift them up. Then they squeezing themselves inside of the often overfilled train.
And while passengers still trying to get into the train, the crossing gates are already opening and cars and other vehicles trying to sneak around the train to fit through the narrow existing space while the train is still standing in the middle of the street.
▬ Place: Buendia Station, Gil Puyat Avenue (cross Osmena Highway), Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►The National Museum of the Philippines
- The Museum of the Filipino People is one of the National Museums of the Philippines in the Luneta Park. This Museum is very informative and also impressive and shows with its really extensive exhibition the Philippine culture in a way you have maybe never seen before and the entry is completely free. The opening time is from tuesday till sunday from 10am - 5pm (just closed on monday).
Website: www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph
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▬ Place: National Museum of the Philippines (in the Luneta Park), Padre Burgos Drive, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Learning by observation. An advice from your surrounding.
- A lot of people in Metro Manila who have a backpack carry it in the front to have the best protection against mga magnanakaw (thiefs). Especially in crowded areas you should where your bag in the front so you have always your stuff in your field of vision and you can even wrap your arms around it to make a fully protection. I heard from the locals that there are a lot of snatchers around some places but where ever I had been I never felt insecure and never somebody tried to steal stuff from me.
▬ Place: Buendia Station, Gil Puyat Avenue (cross Osmena Highway), Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►"Hantik” Green tree ants.
- This pretty giant ant is the philippine version of the amazon fire ant. It's tamer an less aggressive. Even it's less aggressive if you got stung the sting and the venom can be really hurt. Usually they are crawling up and down on some trees.
▬ Place: Gil Puyat Avenue (cross Osmena Highway), Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►Escape the Traffic and just walk over it.
- The Dela Rosa Elevated Walkway in Makati City is with 1.100 Meter the longest elevated pedestrian walkway in the Philippines and goes from Greenbelt to Makati Medical Center. While you are going to your office or Greenbelt / Landmark / Glorietta / SM Makati / Ayala Triangle Gardens you can eat in the stores which are at the side of the Dela Rosa Walkway and you can also enjoy the Graffiti Arts which are all over in the tunnel and now that's new you can look in a very nice made way at the photography project "Humans of Makati" from Xyza Cruz Bacani.
Here on her official website: www.xyzacruzbacani.com/gallery/humans-of-makati
▬ Place: Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Giant House Spider
- This house spider is a Giant Crab Spider [Heteropoda venatoria] which is in the family of the huntsman spiders. The venom is not really harmful to people: "They have been known to inflict defensive bites, but are not widely regarded as dangerous to healthy humans. [...] Bites from Sparassids usually do not require hospital treatment. In particular, no cases of necrosis have been reported." - Source: Wikipedia
▬ Place: Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►"O Captain! my Captain"
- The oblation at the UP Diliman made by Guillermo Tolentino is the landmark and also the symbol of the University of the Philippines and it shows a man facing upward with arms outstretched, symbolizing selfless offering of oneself to his country. Tolentino says: "The statue stands on a rustic base, a stylized rugged shape of the Philippine archipelago, lined with big and small hard rocks, each of which represents an island. The “katakataka” (wonder plant) whose roots are tightly implanted on Philippine soil, is the link that binds the symbolized figure to the allegorical Philippine Group. “Katakataka” is really a wonder plant. It is called siempre vivo (always alive) in Spanish. A leaf or a piece of it thrown anywhere will sprout into a young plant. Hence, it symbolizes the deep-rooted patriotism in the heart of our heroes. Such patriotism continually and forever grows anywhere in the Philippines."
- Source: wikipilipinas.org.
▬ Place: UP, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►Quezon Memorial Circle - A free place full of activities
- Here in the Quezon Memorial Circle at the Quezon Memorial Shrine. The Quezon Memorial Circle is one of the greatest places to hang around. It's a nice park with many options for activities you can also see a lot of people doing activities like dance groups, stuntman training, Juggling, Calithenics, etc. and there are also a lot of options for having a meal. The Entrance is completely free.
▬ Place: Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►Communting with Rail Transit System
- With the MRT Line 3 (Metro Rail Transit System) from Taft Avenue (Pasay City, Manila) to North Avenue (Quezon City) which are around 20km for just 28PHP (around 0,56 EUR). There is also the LRT (Light Rail Transit System) Line 1 and Line 2. In the Rush Hour the transits are overload full. At first you have to wait sometimes for a very long time until you get your ticket at the counter (get a beep-card and save time) then you have to wait until you can get into the transit and then inside you get literally squashed. But if you avoid the rush hour you have enough space and a really great and fast alternative to Jeepneys and Taxis/Uber-Cars because you just fly over the traffic.
▬ Place: MRT-3, Taft Avenue & LRT-1, Gil Puyat Avenue, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Chinese New Year in Binondo (Chinatown)
- On the 28th of January 2017 was Chinese New Year, the year of the chicken and in Binondo the Chinatown of Manila, was a great celebration of this festivals. The streets especially the Ongpin St. is full of people, firecrackers, street performers, dragons and even fake dragon made by street kids out of a blanket and paper boxes.
▬ Place: Ongpin St., Binondo, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►On the rails
- In Pandacan is a special kind of transportation, the rail trolley for 10PHP (around 0,20 EUR). The trolley boy uses the trolley like a skateboard and up to 10 People fits on it. The rail trolley goes also on a bridge which is over the Pasig River. Attention: Also the PNR-Train uses the railways, so it can happen that you have to get off but not over the bridge, .... hopefully.
▬ Place: After Pandacan Station to Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Pandacan, St. Mesa, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Filipino Food
- Here are some of the top of the favourite meals in the Philippines.
▬ Place: Dream Grill and Bistro, Rizal Ave cross Lope de Vega St., Santa Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Public Peeing
- I have seen in the Philippines a lot of people whether they homeless or not, peeing where ever they can. Peeing in public seems to be normal and it doesn't matter if people are around. Once I have also seen that a man was peeing at his own Jeepney. Feel free to pee? Not at all... at a lot of places you see prohibition signs because a lot of people don't care where they pee: "BAWAL ang UMIHI DITO!!!" which means: "Peeing here is Prohibited!"
▬ Place: Plaza Sta. Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Safety First
- I know in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Helmets are required. I don't know here in Manila because there are still a lot of people without a helmet and if they wear a helmet they hold it sometimes in the hand or half way on the head (also the same in Puerto Princesa City). And I don't know how this will protect them in case of an accident. But good luck on this.
▬ Place: Plaza Sta. Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Barber-Shop
- If you see those colors it's a Barber Shop. For just around 50 PHP (around 1 EUR) you get a gupit (haircut). But don't expect to much. The more premium Barber Shops will charge you around 350 PHP (around 7 EUR) in the service included is also a small massage.
▬ Place: Carriedo Station, Rizal Avenue, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Toilet-House
- The first time I saw this place was out of a bus on the Cavitex. And when I saw it I thought that I definetely have to photograph this. So when my girlfriend drove to Cavite I told her close before the toll to let me out and so I walked on the Cavitex to reach this place. On my way a friendly security guard was calling me and he told me that it's forbidden to walk on the Cavitex and so he showed me a service way which I was allowed to walk. Finally I could make a photo of this old toilet house.
▬ Place: Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) close to the toll, Parañaque City, Metro Manila
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►►►Baguio - A cool place in the Philippines
- I spent my New Years Eve in Baguio and it was a great experience. Great nature and an awesome view over the clouds. The temperatures are around 15-20 °C so you should take a jacket with you. In the City itself it wasn't so nice at all because of all the tourism. The City was overcrowded.
▬ Place: Baguio City
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►►►Skatepark in Makati
- The Philippines has also a great skater scene with very skilled and hard working people here at the Mountain Dew Skatepark in Circuit Makati. But there are also skater at several other places around Manila.
▬ Place: Mountain Dew Skatepark, Circuit Makati, Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►Most modern city district in the Philippines
- A Portrait of the stunning architecture of the skyscrapers of a really beautiful new and modern city district in Manila, the Bonifacio Global City. For more infos about the BGC: www.bgc.com.ph
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▬ Place: Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City, Metro Manila
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►►►Vulcanizing - For all those with a flat tire
- If you are here you probably have a flat tire. The Vulcanizing Stores in the Philippines will help you in an instant to repair your flat tire of your car or also your scooter or motorcycle and it almost doesn't matter at what time you have a flat tire because a lot of them have a 24 hours service.
▬ Place: A. Arnaiz Avenue (cross Dian), Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►No Porn
- Friendly notice in an internet café for all those who wants to use the internet for a certain reason.
▬ Place: Charlez Internet Café, P. Zamora, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Chatic Electricity
- This is how electrical lines often looks like in the Philippines, total chaos, everywhere cables but there are also newer districts where the electrical lines are set in a more proper way.
▬ Place: Mabini St., Malate, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Landing over the city
- The Airport is not only close to the city, it is in the city so you see regulary airplanes flying so close to the ground of the city.
▬ Place: At the Imelda Bridge (close to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport), Ninoy Aquino Ave, Parañaque City, Metro Manila
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►►►Bus tickets
- This is how the Bus tickets looks like. I bought for two people eachTicket 38 PHP (under 1 EUR). They look to me like old cinema tickets. In the Bus you have the driver and also the ticket seller who walks around the bus and sometimes you have a third person inside, the controller of the tickets. A lot of buses have also a TV in the middle front so that you have some entertainment while you stucked in the traffic.
▬ Place: In an aircondioned Bus on the way from Buendia, Pasay City, Manila to the Ninja Academy, Las Pinas City, Metro Manila
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►►►Lechon
- Lechon is the absolutely Filipino National Food and it shouldn't be missing on any filipino party! For me, I love Lechon Kawali. -Here I ate at the Milas Lechon Baboy Baka and Restaurant at Laloma Quezon City near the North Cemetery.
▬ Place: Milas Lechon Baboy Baka and Restaurant, Amoranto Sr. St, Laloma, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►Christmas-Baskets
- When it's Christmas-Time in the Philippines you see in a lot of stores these Christmas Baskets with various stuff inside. These Christmas Baskets are very popular in the Philippine Culture.
▬ Place: SM Makati, Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►Scaffolder at work
- Nothing for weak nerves. A Scaffolder at work. No protection, no ropes, just flip flops, climbing and doing your work under the heat of the sun.
▬ Place: At the Dagonoy Public Market, Onyx, San Andres, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Larong dama (Filipino checkers game)
Larong dama (Filipino checkers game) with bottle caps as game pieces.
▬ Place: At the side of Luneta Park, Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►The Ninja Academy
- "Ninja Academy is the first indoor parkour facility in Manila. It was established by members of Philippine Parkour & FreeRunning Association (PPFA) and opened its first branch in Pasig on March 15, 2014." - Source: Ninja Academy Homepage
For more infos visit: www.ninjaacademy.ph
▬ Place: Ninja Academy, Las Pinas City, Metro Manila
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►►►Impressions of Binondo and Quiapo
- QCPC Photowalk in Binondo and Quiapo (Manila), organized by Lord Sid Valera from One Banana Studio. Visit his street photography website: www.sidvalera.com
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▬ Place: Meeting at Carriedo Station, Quiapo, Binondo, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Demo against Ferdinand Marcos Hero's Burial
- At the "black friday" demo 2016 against Ferdinand Marcos Hero's Burial. It was a peaceful and quite impressive Demo. A lot of young people from different universities of the Philippines took part. The demo was at the Quirino Grandstand next to the Luneta Park.
►More pictures here on facebook
▬ Place: Luneta Park at Quirino Grandstand, Independence Road, Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila
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►►►Zark's Burger
- Here at Zark's Burgers SM Megamall enjoying the Jawbreaker. Very sarap (delicious) and if you like you can make a challenge if you it this under 5 minutes with all the fries and your complete drink you don't have to pay and you get a picture of you on the Wall of Fame. If you do the challenge you get more fries. I didn't try the challenge because I wanted to enjoy this burger.
▬ Place: Zark's Burgers, SM Megamall, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
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►►►Fishing at the Manila Bay
- Speargun fisherman in the Manila Bay at the Mall of Asia (MOA). Mahirap trabaho (Hard work).
▬ Place: Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Fisherboat
- Fisherman in his Bangka (Boat) on the Manila Bay at the Mall of Asia (MOA). It was so relaxing to watch him on the water.
▬ Place: Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Outside activities at the Mall of Asia
- Bungee-Fun at the Manila Baywalk at the Mall of Asia (MOA). An eldery man who still looks so fit did some back flips on the Bungee-Fun.
▬ Place: Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►UPs runners oval
- At the UP (University of the Philippines) Diliman. I walked all the way from Pasay City (Libertad) to UP Diliman by feet. Long way but it was worth to go it. I got so many interesting impressions on my way. Here at the UPs oval is extra for runners a running way.
▬ Place: UP, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►7-Eleven - 24hours / 7 days a week open
- 7-Eleven is everywhere to find around Manila it has 24 hours 7 days a week open. On almost everycorner you will find a 7-Eleven even next to each other. You can get almost everything what you need in a 7-Eleven.
▬ Place: Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Street-Dog
- An Askal, the typical filipino dog is trying to find something to eat at night.
▬ Place: Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Cockroach
- Ipis (Cockroaches) are everywhere around Manila especially at places with trash and leftovers.
▬ Place: Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Traffic on EDSA
- You don't know traffic if you never have experienced the EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue).
▬ Place: EDSA (at the Buendia Avenue), Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►Christmas Time in the Mall of Asia 2016
- Maligayang Pasko (Merry Christmas) in the MOA - SM Mall of Asia
▬ Place: SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Prohibitions
- Everywhere you find reminder what you shouldn't do at some places, even here you will get some punishment.
"BAWAL ang UMIHI DITO! MULTA: 200PHP" = Peeing here is Prohibited! Punishment: 200 PHP
"BAWAL MAGPATAE SA ASO DITO! MULTA: 500 PHP" = Don't let your dog shit here! Punishment: 500 PHP
▬ Place: Padre Burgos Street, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►Mr. Kimbob - Korean Food Style
- Mr. Kimbob with the best Bibimbob for just 99PHP and the large version for just 119PHP. I really love Bibimbob! MASARAP!
UPDATE: Mr. Kimbob changed their concept, the large version is not existing anymore. I asked them why and this is their answer: "Hello Chris. Great question. Management has decided to "rationalize" the menu and one of the items that was hit was the bibimbob size. In terms of back of kitchen and food accounting and alot more , the move to simplify the menu was made. This was made without sacrificing quality and freshness though. We have taken steps to standardize our servings as well. If you visit our stores lately, might notice our standard portioning plates so that Mr. KIMBOB always serve the right and equal amounts of ingredients so our customers are served equally." - 20.12.2016
▬ Place: SM St. Mesa, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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►►►Timezone - Swipe to play
- In Timezone you can play various and interesting arcade games like Tekken, Pacman, Time Crisis and much more. You can also sing karaoke in the karaoke rooms and play at some gambler machine to win tickets which you can exchange for prices. If you want to play just go to the counter and get a card with load then you just need to "Swipe to play". I love especially the Street Basketball-Arcade. The Timezones you will find in various Malls, like SM Malls, Robinsons Place, Greenbelt, Glorietta, Trinoma and other places.
Website: www.timezone.com.ph
▬ Place: Robinsons Place Manila, Padre Faura St, Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippinen
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►►►Food Court in Glorietta.
▬ Place: Glorietta Shopping Mall, Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►The Ayala Lights
- Everybody is enjoying the Ayala Lights at the Ayala Triangle which is every year around the Christmas time.
▬ Place: Ayala Triangle Park, Makati City, Metro Manila
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►►►Brown Out in Pasay City.
▬ Place: P. Burgos Street, Pasay City, Metro Manila
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►►►The Filipino Spirit
- Even though I see so much beauty in the Philippines... there is also so much to see in the streets which fills the heart with pure sadness and injustice. One of the first things you will see in the Philippines is the great poverty... Street kids who knocking on the car windows to beg for money. Families who can barely survive. It really makes sad to see them on the streets trying to survive but they still have always a smile on their lips. This is what I call the Filipino Spirit... try always your best and never give up.
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This graffiti "set me apart" express in my eyes the sad and frustrating side of the Philippines...
▬ Place: all Graffiti at the Technical University of the Philippines (TUP), Ayala Boulevard, Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila
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