the cheeky monkey

Pinas! My 3rd Homeland =)

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May 30th 2010
Philippines 9 April - 28 May 2010 part 1: living la vida locale!! Isulan, Sultan Kudarat How can I ever summarize this part of my trip? I've thought about it so much... it's almost impossible! haha... since leaving Melbourne I knew that I had a lot of free time in April/May & my preference was to live somewhere with a small provincial community to experience a differen ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Manila » Malate

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more