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Old Manila

T-Virus — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:17 +0000

Went to the Immigrations office today to have my Visa extended and as we were going out of there we came across this guy Gon who offered us a tour around old Manila on his bike. He was an amazing guy who explained everything with a sound measure of humor and he always kept a friendly smile on his face. Really had a great time and learned a lot about the Spanish history in the Philippines. And as always of course I took pictures of as much as possible, though in some places cameras were not allowed.

Manila Ocean Park

T-Virus — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:45:15 +0000

Yahoooo! Went to Manila Ocean Park and i can’t say anything other than that I had a great time. Me and Jazzie just couldn’t stop smiling and in most cases we were in awe of the amazing things we saw. This place is really something i recommend for everyone who is looking for a great way to spend a day with loved ones. Though watch out for the “mall section”, as usual in this country they don’t let you browse for what you want to buy but try to make you buy what they want to sell. Stand your ground and let them know who has the monies

The Philippine people

T-Virus — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:08:45 +0000

Where to start on this one… First impressions can so many times be so very wrong, and the first thing that happened to me was a greeter at the airport trying to scam me for an insane amount of cash for a simple phone call. But as my mahal came along she told him of, so if you’re going here for the first time make sure you have local to pick you up.

As you enter the city area be prepared for shock, especially if you arrive at night. Poverty here is everywhere and it’s hard not to shed a tear for the conditions some of these people live with. And the architecture is like nothing I’ve ever seen before, you can’t even fit a sheet of paper in between houses. Once you reach your destination though you’ll be relieved to see that the middle class is thriving here. Everyone is hard working and honest, though a lot of them seems to be embarrassed when trying to speak English with a white guy. Guess that’s normal for these people, though they really should try harder. Most of them have really soft voices and as a foreigner i love listening to them. But the karaoke might be a bit too hard for some

Some are eager to help you with whatever but sorting those out from the ones that wants to take advantage of you or scam you takes practice, more than what I’ve gotten so far so I’m still forced to rely on the people close to me. Both my Jazzie and her roommate have been so kind and helpful i almost feel as if I’m taking advantage of them, I’ve tried pointing that out but it’s always been brushes aside as if it’s normal for them to take care of guest this way, which would be really impressive and something I really want to bring back home to Sweden. The over all mentality of the people here is so much more beautiful than the one we have back home. I don’t even know how to describe it. The Philippine people are really something and should share their culture with the world as much as possible.

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Mall of Asia

T-Virus — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:34:39 +0000

Sweet GEEZAZ this mall is big, really big. HUGE even! We walked around for the whole day and didn’t even visit half the stores in there!
Had a great time to say the least, couldn’t help but to go ice skating in the rink they have there. Which was Jazzies first time on the ice, and she only fell down once. Too bad we forgot to bring the camera doing this, had it locked in with our bags. Shortly after that we went out to the Manila bay and shared a perfect sunset, oh it was so romantic just thinking about makes me feel a warm and fuzzy inside.

But here you go, all the pictures from that day

More pictures!

T-Virus — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:31:15 +0000

Had a day out at a mall called Landmark and my mahal more or less forced me to be the centerpiece of every picture

First pics from Manila

T-Virus — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:29:58 +0000

Here we go, I finally have a day of and have time to make a post. There’s so much going here I don’t even know where to begin. Lets just say it’s a friggin HUGE city. And the prices around here… Don’t get me started! I bought a little clothes yesterday, good quality and known brands, the thing is, I didn’t loose any money. That’s how cheap it is! :O

But enough of that, you wanted some pictures and here are the first ones. Enjoy!

Quick update

T-Virus — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:22:44 +0000

Hi guys and gal’s. I don’t really have time to update my blog yet but i felt i needed to let you guys know that I’m here and I’m safe.
And I will be giving you pictures soon enough, maybe even tomorrow.

Only days left!

T-Virus — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:29:58 +0000

Oh sweet GEEZAZ! I’m nervous about this now, I can’t believe it’s only days left until I leave for the airport. And a full 24 hour journey to meet my mahal (‘my love’ for those who don’t know it). This trip is going to be exhausting on so many levels I can’t even begin to count them, but the goal makes it all worth it. I can only imagine what life is going to be like there, besides the extreme heat it’s a whole different tempo of life. Compared to what I define as a big city the Manila Metro will appear as big as a whole planet for me. At least I won’t get bored, new things to see every day and no Swedish coffee anywhere in sight
It’ll be heaven, complete with a miniature version of hell without my coffee.

But it’s worth it. I’m leaving my comfort zone and entering a whole other world where I will be blinded every day by a smile that would melt a volcano.

Spambots… They never learn.

T-Virus — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:22:42 +0000

I’ve had another wave of spambots that’s trying really hard to post here. To all those who are stubborn enough to keep trying this is for you. Your efforts are in vain, your IP’s are all logged and your domains are blacklisted. Every attempt to post is checked again several anti-spam sites like HoneyPot and SFS.

Really though, thanks for your efforts. It means I’m getting noticed

Song of the day

T-Virus — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:30:13 +0000

Not really much to say, I just feel a bit under the weather today. Had a bit of a migraine yesterday and I’m still having some issues from it

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