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 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:49 am
Hi guys! How's God treating you these days? (Very well, I'm sure xd )
I'm traveling to the Philippines in January for a biology class on ecosystems and wildlife. I'm really thankful for the opportunity and excited to go! All I know so far is that we will be doing a lot of hiking and snorkeling (to get at the wildlife), and we will be staying in Manila for some of the trip. Also, the class fulfills Cultural Diversity credits so we will be eating local food and, I think, attending some cultural events. I know there are some people in the guild who are from the Philippines or whose families are from there... does anyone have any advice, stories, facts, etc for me?? Also, I LOVE churches and cathedrals, so if there are any special ones in Manila let me know!
Thanks, and God keep you safe and warm. ^_^
heart Rosa
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:20 am
From what I remeber, where I lived in the Phillippines which is about south of Manila, is pretty much where thick forests grow but most of the paths in them lead to towns surrounding little cathedrals and churches, from what I remembered.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:06 pm
My best advice: Go to the beach.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:59 pm
Alabang My best advice: Go to the beach. Will do! And then I'll come back to school at the end of January with a tan and all will be jealous of me. huzzah!
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:35 pm
i know a nun in the Philippines. (^_^) She's amazing.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:47 pm
So I'm tan (and I even got a little blond streak in my hair!) and I had a wonderful time!! Just wanted to let y'all know that I'm back on my side of the planet and hopefully will be back around the guild! smile
PS If anyone's on facebook and wants to be friends PM me! You can see all my sexy Philippines pictures!!
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:54 pm
Wooo~! Rosa's back! ^_^
Glad to hear you had a fun time! Have any grand stories to share?
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:33 pm
Well my top 5 super-short stories would probably be... 5) I saw a monitor lizard! and a sea turtle! and Nemos (aka clownfish) in anemones and crazy Diadema urchins and upside-down jellyfish and monkeys and tarsiers smile ( this tarsier posed for me!) 4) I ate a bunch of crazy stuff like ice cream in yam and cheese flavors and blood stew! Sounds nasty but so delicious! Also the best mangoes ever. 3) We hiked a volcano and went swimming & kayaking in the lake in the crater. it was soo beautiful. ( not my photo but this is really what it looks like) 2) I was trying to take a close-up of a monkey and it grabbed my camera right out of my hands and threw it on the ground! I didn't think he could reach me on his chain (he was a pet). Luckily my camera is impact resistant and survived!! 1) Drinking party in the pouring rain on the beach with the entire class, including the professor! (Never drink coconut wine, it's like grain alcohol mixed with vinegar mixed with poison xp ) other than that, we toured various natural settings and cities and learned about about the history, culture, and tribal natives and bought pearls for cheap and called "that's what she said" every five minutes and fell down muddy hills and bumped our heads on the boat snorkeling and got stung by jellyfish and got stared at... all the wacky traveling stuff that makes a trip complete ^_^
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:58 pm
^^ My girlfriend's family came from the Phillipines. (she was born here though).
It's a BEAUTIFUL place, and very Catholic. I don't know anything about it, because I've never been myself, but I hear it's a great place to go.
(though according to one of her Filipino priests, he said and I quote "The Phillipines have two temperatures... hot... and hotter." XP
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:33 pm
GregorytheImpaler ^^ My girlfriend's family came from the Phillipines. (she was born here though). It's a BEAUTIFUL place, and very Catholic. I don't know anything about it, because I've never been myself, but I hear it's a great place to go. (though according to one of her Filipino priests, he said and I quote "The Phillipines have two temperatures... hot... and hotter." XP true. it was crazy hot, even in january, and the sun is really strong too. it's funny because despite being halfway around the world and a very different culture, it kinda felt like i could be at home there. very catholic, awesome food, and they *love* americans. oh, and MONKEYS! lol
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:34 am
Ah, Philippines, my dearly home.....
.....And I'm here at my dearly home!
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:07 pm
mouse1992 Ah, Philippines, my dearly home..... .....And I'm here at my dearly home! awesome heart if obama wins this election, i might have to move there with you!!
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:23 pm
Rosa Quietus mouse1992 Ah, Philippines, my dearly home..... .....And I'm here at my dearly home! awesome heart if obama wins this election, i might have to move there with you!! What?! That's cool, but why?
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:23 am
mouse1992 Rosa Quietus mouse1992 Ah, Philippines, my dearly home..... .....And I'm here at my dearly home! awesome heart if obama wins this election, i might have to move there with you!! What?! That's cool, but why? joking... but because i'm pretty sure he would completely ruin my home country crying
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:28 pm
Rosa Quietus mouse1992 Rosa Quietus mouse1992 Ah, Philippines, my dearly home..... .....And I'm here at my dearly home! awesome heart if obama wins this election, i might have to move there with you!! What?! That's cool, but why? joking... but because i'm pretty sure he would completely ruin my home country crying Don't say that too early, my dear friend. The present and the future cannot be judged yet, only the past can be judged a good past or a bad one.....
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