Comparative Panorama

Jan 5th and 6th

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January 6th 2011
OK - this should bring me up to date. Yesterday, Squish had to be confirmed (a Catholic thing) before the locals would agree to marry us in the church. Won't bore you with the details as it's really just a personal thing. Today has been raining again and so I've been stuck in our little 6x7 drinking SML and trying to get up to date with the blog. Since there's no travels to record, I thought ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Albay » Guinobatan

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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