25th Year Anniversary!

The hotel had a 25th Anniversary party last week, here is a picture of me and the people that have been taking care of me for the last 6 weeks.

Dampa - Seaside Market and Restaurants

This is a seaside market, Dampa style! Here you can pick your seafood, order by the kilo and take to your favorite restaurant where they cook your seafood to perfection! I paid 550 pesos, around $11 dollars and got to try crab, prawn, mussles, pork belly (ribs) and more! Yum!

Street beggers.

Here in the city there are alot of street beggers, Back home I rarely give money to street beggers but it's hard to tell these ones no, so usually give a little bit of money.

Don't flush the TP!

Here in the Philippines it is not advisable to flush the toilet paper. In public places we are asked to throw the tissue in a wast paper basket. The toilets here are made to conserve water. It seems a bit unsanitary and weird but it's part of life here.

Las Piñas Bamboo Organ

"The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ, in the Parish Church of St Joseph in Las Piñas City, Philippines, is a nineteenth-century church organ made almost entirely from bamboo: only the trumpet stops are made from metal.
The organ, the church and the surrounding buildings have been restored to their 19th century state by Architect Francisco "Bobby" Mañosa and partner Ludwig Alvarez, making a trip to the site a popular excursion for Filipinos and foreign visitors alike."







Las Piñas Bamboo Organ

Manila TV Cribs: Millennium Somerset

Pacman Scheduled to Take on Cotto

Local hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is scheduled to take on Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14th. Pacman aka“The People’s Champ," is a very respected boxer here in the Philippines. He is a celebrity and according to some locals, "When Manny fights, the city stops to watch" The world will be watching. Go PACMAN!!!

Pacquiao vs. Cotto