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  • Manila

    Today’s the last and 21st day in Manila. I am at the airport to fly to an Asian capital where I plan to spend a few days before moving to another one. There was no time for me to publish any updates- words or pictures on this site- during my stay in manila except for a…

  • Manila: nights and the beach

    A Filipino beach near Manila. An ‘active’ volcano and a lake in Tagaytay, near Manila. Wrestlers midgets and lady boxers AND live music in bars of Manila.

    manila: midget wrestlers
  • Day Out in Manila. Photos

      These are not the photos taken in a day. One day MK and I went to the Immigration office to inquire about visa extension (he had extend while I wasn’t sure if I needed to). [In another outing AL and PB were also present.] A branch office where we first went to wouldn’t do…

    Who cares about the world when you are tired...
  • Manila Food. Hint: too much meat :)

    Too much meat. Too little vegetable. My impression of the food in Manila- especially on restaurants that are crowded by middle class and lower middle class Filipinos. I eat meat but not much. I like to try new food but such trial must always been interrupted, may be two days, by dal bhat tarkari 🙂…

    Manila food: In the Uni canteen
  • Tricycles of Manila

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    When I first rode a tricycle in Manila I sat behind the driver the way men do in Nepal when they ride pillion on a motorcycle. I was told later by a Filipino friend of mine that that was the wrong way of sitting on a tricycle. The correct way, I was told, was to sit like…

  • Mall of Asia, Manila Bay and a Glass of Draught Beer (a Photo Album)

    In my first evening out in Manila, I was taken to Manila Bay and the Mall of Asia. Here are some images taken during that trip. I went to both of these places later too during daytime. I am not a great fan of beer- alcohol in general- and draft beer was certainly new to…

    beer station in mall of asia manila (0)