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July 14th 2009

Published: July 27th 2009

Brian and I were given the amazing opportunity to stay with a family for a week in small town Philippines. Our friend and co-worker here in Taiwan, Kristina is a Filipina Canadian who hadn’t been back to her home country for seventeen years. So when we were given a week off from school, her and her husband decided it was time to go back to the homeland. And in some very fortunate circumstances, ... Read Full Entry

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Claire and Brian

CEBandBA

We are Claire and Brian. We are awesome. If you know us, a small piece of your heart is forever content. If you do not, there is a yearning deep inside you that will be one day be abated should you be lucky enough to know us. Anyways, we have been living abroad and teaching English for about fourteen months now (as of June 09). We started in Thailand. Now we are in Taiwan. Read about it if you'd like. We've been lucky with our jobs and the great people we have met along the way. We've had some opportunities to travel. We usually get a blog or two up about our travels. We'll be in Taiwan for... full info

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On the boat to Corregidor Island

Boat again

It was about a half hour ride. Unfortunately we got a look at some serious pollution. There was about 10 minutes of garbage free water during the middle of the trip. I'm not talking just a floating bag or two either.

Bunker

The Japanese bombed the crap out of the island in 1942. The U.S. had built quite a base there beginning in the 1920s.

Big guns

I believe these took at least 13 men each to operate

The crew

Corregidor

Brian

Another trip with the brown shorts and one backup pair. Thailand, Cambodia, The Philippines, Taipei... when will they die?

Really big gun

I believe this one took 33 men to operate

In the pit of the big gun

Barracks

Barracks2

The bombed out buildings, including these barracks, were left as they were to honor the dead soldiers.

Malinta Tunnel

It's absolutely ridiculous how big this complex is, what it held and that it was built in the 1920s and 30s

Malinta Tunnel Info

In the tunnel

General McArthur's statue

and famous quote "I shall Return". The theme of Kristina's trip was "I have returned!"

Monkey

There were lots on the side of the road in Subic Bay. Well, in Bataan too.

Giant Bats

It's hard to tell how big they are, except when you realize that this pic is from the ground and that tree is really, really tall. Also in Subic Bay

Finally, the Beach

The only two hour beach visit during our entire week in the Philippines. It was good.

Subic Bay

with another of Kristina's cousins. Her and her husband were awesome! We partied hard this night.

Cousin Ellen and June

They spoiled us rotten!

Cousin Ellen

Knows how to party!

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