Philippines July 2010

July 2010

Philippines

2 Phi l ipp ines 2010

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never the same day twice...

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4heading home

6the family

10the triplets

12food

16street food

18gerald anderson

20batangas city day

never the same day twice...

22mom’s friends

24mabini beach

28al frasco bar, pallocan

30axia photography

32matabungkay

36tagaytay

38ryan & lea wedding


So, here’s the story. Mom and I finally said our goodbyes to the family, went through airport security and just sat at the terminal to wait for the plane. We were looking at our boarding

passes when we noticed something odd. Mom had seat 37C and I had seat 37A. This was the first time we travelled since 2000 and we had no idea how plane seating worked. We were very wor-ried that someone was sitting in between us. We looked around and there happen to someone nearby who was by himself. We asked him what seat he had. He said that no, he wasn’t the one sitting in between us.

heading home

That’s when we met Shawn Woods, a Mechanical Engineer coming from Halifax and going to Tokyo. Usually, waiting for your plane in the airport is one of the dullest things ever. Our 2 hour wait became a very interesting and enjoyable 2 hour conversation. He made guesses and pointed at the creepiest people who might be the one sitting between us. He even said that we’d be stuck with a crying baby or an old man with a beard that went down to the floor. After 2 hours of that, we finally found someone who could help us with our seats. Apparently, there’s no such thing as “seat B” on that plane. We were so relieved that we didn’t have to sit next to some creepy person. We arrived at Tokyo, got our pictures taken, and he gave us his email... Moral of the story: It’s ok to talk to strangers once in awhile, just as long as he’s not creepy and has a long beard!

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The ride from Tokyo to

Manila was a bit boring..

but maybe that was

because i was so excited

to get home. But these

cartoon guys talking about

plane safety sure made

me laugh!


wiwi lea claire ochie cassandragabie tatay eus isha maricel levi tina elyn julia vboy samboy ryan aye ravi aj inay euj chichi renzodanie vina yanyan teta bebotronron aquila dopdop rohan

tim axia kelly ea simon






tim axia kelly ea simonwiwi lea claire ochie cassandragabie tatay eus isha maricel levi tina elyn julia vboy samboy ryan aye ravi aj inay euj chichi renzodanie vina yanyan teta bebotronron aquila dopdop rohan

tim axia kelly ea simon wiwi lea claire ochie cassandragabie tatay eus isha maricel levi tina elyn julia vboy samboy ryan aye ravi aj inay euj chichi renzodanie vina yanyan teta bebotronron aquila dopdop rohan




















the family

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tim axia kelly ea simon wiwi lea claire ochie cassandragabie tatay eus isha maricel levi tina elyn julia vboy samboy ryan aye ravi aj inay euj chichi renzodanie vina yanyan teta bebotronron aquila dopdop rohan















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Maurice 6/7/92AYE

Christine 6/5/91TETA

Patricia 11/19/91ISHA

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then

now

the triplets


food

Lomi

yema

Batangas pizza

palitaw

halo-halo

siopao

buto ng kalabasa

knick knacks

nova chips

some of the best food i got to taste again! :)

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royal true orange

fishball

tingin

kalamay na mais

rambutan

mik mik

calamansi

nilupak

longanisa


the first time i went to eat at McDonald’s in Canada, i asked for spaghetti. of course, the response i got was “we don’t have spaghetti” you can understand why i was upset if you’ve ever been to McDonald’s or Jollibee in the Philippines. that’s what i always used to get... spaghetti or chicken with rice. it’s just the norm in the Philippines. i don’t know what it is about Filipino spaghetti but it’s just FANTASTIC. and the thought of being able to eat rice and chicken at a fast food place... genius! i’ll admit, the first place i ate at in the Philippines was Jollibee and McDo :) no regrets

Mcdo

Jollibee

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jollibee mascot


street foodisaw, bbq, paa ng manok, fishball, palamig, buko juice... ah! street food: one of the best things about the Philippines! hungry? just find the nearest vendor!

one night, a bunch of us walked all the way to UB to eat fishball. then we decided to walk even further to downtown and have some isaw. a lot of people would be grossed out by the thought of eating isaw, not us! we walked all that way just for it! we also met some people along the way and had pictures taken. random night? i think so!

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notice all the smoke?


what are the chances of going to the Philippines, finding out there’s a mall show of one of the most famous actors in the Philippines, getting cheap tickets, front row seats, then getting picked to go on stage with him??

very good chances!

“i’m from Canada!!”

geraldanderson

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oh, and i saw Kim Chiu too! (on a different day) ←


batangas city dayJuly 23, 2010 marked the 41st Batangas City Foundation Day. Every year the city celebrates with a parade, concerts, activities, and of course, fireworks!

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mom’s friends...

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mabini beach

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al frasco bar

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pallocan


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axia photographythese are just some of the pictures i found whenever axia got hold of the camera. although half of them are of nothing, there’s a few good ones... and really cute ones of herself.


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matabungkay


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tagaytayalthough i am 7 months older, aye and i wanted to have an 18th birthday party and this is what we had. we bought a delicious chocolate cake to share with whoever else came with us to tagaytay.


ryan & lea wedding

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ryan & lea wedding

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Philippines July 2010

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plane safety

plane seating

seat b

long beard

heading homethats

airport security

hour conversation