Me being robbed in Philipines, nooooo!

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October 8th 2007

Published: January 23rd 2008

Hi, my friends: This entry will have some passages in English, Spanish and French so that all of you can share some UNhappiness of my travel. Some of it will be direct translations and when I don't offer any, please cut me some slack: understand that I have been very busy lately, it took me long to get round to writing a new entry, moi le pauvre!!! Anyway, up to you, keep me posted. Hola a todos!... Read Full Entry

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Frank Cardenas

Frankardenas

Hi all! Well, after so many seconds, minutes, hours, months and years of procrastination...-but highly encouraged by a most beloved friend-, I have finally got round to creating my own blog. Wow, I can't believe I'm actually doing it this time! It will be a nice opportunity to get in touch with so many friends that I've luckily gained in my entire '21' years' existence (we all know that's a lie but somehow it makes me feel younger, never you mind, sorry:); I'll be able to share some of the most precious memories of my travel as well as my day-to-day adventures. Let's just hope that my s... full info

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La estatua del centinela de la libertad

cette fois, on ne l'a pas rate et on s'est pas fait vole car on a fait la marche a pied de l'hotel

Esta vez si fuimos al museo pero no nos dejamos estafar porque caminamos desde el hotel

The National Museum, the facade is nice but...

Pas tres interesant, mais bon.

Rizal's execution place

Scenes of Rizal's execution

Rizal is their national hero as he inspired Philipines revolutionaries

The memorial clock carrying the symbols of the Philipines Revolution

The triangle, sumburst and the golden eye, standing for perfection, light and wisdom

A great catholic event was about to take place...

Mais nous on n\'avait pas le temps pour ca, il fallait aller admirer la ville Un evento catolico iba a empezar pero nosotros nos fuimos a admirar la sucia bahia

Voila comme j'avais raison

Yeah, in the town centre, look! Si tenia razon, no? en pleno centro miren la bahia

bah, voila!!!

The Church of Malate (1588): Faith, Refuge and Earthquake

Adentro la estatua de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios traida de Espana, los Britanicos usaron la iglesia para protegerse cuando atacaron Manila, luego despues de un terremoto en 1863, la iglesia fue reconstruida

Back in Zhuhai, restaurant in Gongbai

16th February 2008

alex
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how sad
Hi! I just felt sad reading your blog about Manila, a place where i was born, grew up, studied, and travelled around for a good 26 years of my life. Yes, Manila is a mega-city with almost all of the mega-problems you could imagine. BUT, it is a city you could learn to love (and loving can mean still hating things about the object of your affection, right?). Too bad you've met the wrong people in your visit there. I would not blame it solely on the poverty being experienced by a lot of our people because you can be poor and still maintain a sense of dignity. I just hope you give Manila a "chance" - and I hope in the near future that you meet a Manileno who will gladly show you the city in its entirety.

18th February 2008

Frankardenas
Frank Cardenas

Thanks for your comment
I am awfully sorry if I hurt your feelings but this is what I met in Manila, anxiety related situations I had never experienced before. I know this can happen anywhere in the world, but the thing is, it happened too many times to me, maybe it was just a terrible coincidence. And yet, I agree with you, having met other nicer people like yourself would've changed my perception of the city. Thanks for reading my blog and I'll definitely think of your comment.

24th March 2008

nomad_ninja
racky

Stay Optimistic
Hey, I read your blog and I felt sad too. I was born and raised in Manila same as Alex (the first one who commented) and I felt sad after reading your travel experience in Manila. Im also a traveller, been in some places here in our country and a few places outside... feels bad if you felt you were ripped off by some people, although i know it happens to other places too. There are still alot of nice people in Manila, maybe much much more than the wrong people you've met.

20th May 2012

Frankardenas
Frank Cardenas

Stay optimistic
That's right, it is just that you get so angry at that moment, but you are right, it happens everywhere. thanks for writing

28th March 2008

Frankardenas
Frank Cardenas

Hi, I completely agree, many bad things happen in my country too, Sorry if I somehow gave the impression that I was tarring you all with the same brush, I was not, I was just unlucky. Thanks for your comment, it's nice to hear that there are nice people in Manila too!

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