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  Like so many others I am following the developments around the coming elections in the Philippines which will be held on May 10, 2010. It seems to be a close fight between two candidates: Noynoy Aquino (only son of the late president Cory Aquino) and Manny Villar (self made billionaire, and project developer...
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My wife Flor and I have decided not to move to an other place, but to stay in our rented house for some time. It is a two story house, single detached which is build some 25 years ago. The house has been renovated over the years and is doing fine to our standards....
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In one of the usergroups of Yahoo (Filipino-American_Network usergroup) someone posted a nice overview of the Presidential Candidates for the coming Election in the Philippines. I am not much interested in the Philippine politics, but I follow this election a little. Read for yourself, I publish the complete article here: If you were buying a used...
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A few days ago we were in Marikina with a Brittish-Filipino couple. While going around we wanted to drink something and take a little rest. We went to Pan de Amerikana, a restaurant, bread shop and cafe in Marikina, barangay Conception Dos. The place is founded in 1950 as a bake shop where you can buy several kinds of fresh baked bread and...
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Also in Manila seedling bank I have found a rare Dutch Canon. I know from my histoty classes when I was young and still at school that the Dutch were a nation with lots of ships sailing around the world to trade. Especially in this part of Asia. They also fought several wars against...
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We visited the Manila Seedling bank a few days ago. The Manila Seedling bank is a kind of shopping center along EDSA in Quezon City, where one can buy plants, flowers, and many colorfull orchids.  I will write a story about it later. Aside from plants and flowers some stores also offer ornaments for the garden...
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Some time ago I was standing on a street corner in Marikina City and take pictures of passing jeepneys for my blog about this typical public transport.Check that post here. On a certain moment I was turning around and saw a little girl holding and watching (her fathers) bicycle. Without her noticing me, I took...
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When a foreigner wants to drive a car or motorcycle in the Philippines, a drivers license is needed. This can be the original (foreign) drivers license in the first 90 days of his or her stay in the Philippines. An Expat in the Philippines, who mostly lives here permanently has to take care for a...
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The whole world is talking about global warming. It might be true that the global temperatures are going higher every year. Yet there are a few things I do not understand in this subject: USA and Europe are having the strongest and longest lasting winter in 30 years. The Philippines summer started already several weeks ago, normaly...
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Last week we were in a restaurant overlooking Manila: Cloud9 at Antipolo along Sumolung High Way. In this large place a painter found a place to have his atelier (studio) and his galery. I am a admirer of good art especially painting. That’s the reason I paid a visit to this atelier and had a...
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