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    Rizal Day

    Friday, December 30th, 2005 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »

    The Pinoy celebrate Rizal day on the 30th of December. Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines. Translated poems and selected letters are available at the Austrian-Philippine website. Read more..

    Intramuros

    Thursday, December 29th, 2005 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »

    Wednesday was the first day we had to tour the city and see the sights. Timing couldn't have been better, since Paul heads home on Thursday morning. Checkout the online ... Read more..

    Christmas in Manila

    Sunday, December 25th, 2005 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »

    Christmas morning began with a 1:30 am phone call from mom & dad and was followed a few hours later by a call from Drew. It was nice to hear ... Read more..

    crazy drivers abound…

    Tuesday, December 20th, 2005 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »

    Traffic is nowhere near as nuts here as it was in India - there are no cows or oxen in the middle of the roads and far fewer mopeds and ... Read more..

    off to meet the wizard

    Sunday, December 18th, 2005 Posted in Where No Flan Has Gone Before | No Comments »

    Since there's an upcoming election back home that I won't be in the country for, we made a trip to the Canadian Consulate. It's located at the RBCB plaza along ... Read more..