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Jeepneys

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:46:00 GMT

Alabang Pilipino Haircut

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:40:00 GMT

Pilipino haircut one evening ... at the Pilipino Barbershop in the Barnagay of WaWa ... it cost 40 Peso, though I gave 100 Peso ... been here several times ... the walk there is worth the price of the haircut alone ... the street is a magnet of fruit stands, fish stalls, etc ... love walking there in the evening ... though if you are not into crowds I would recommend not ... otherwise, enjoy!

51st Birthday in the PI

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:00 GMT

Shell "Crew A" PMO-MIE Training

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Olongapo (street)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:27:00 GMT

Olongapo (sunsets)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Olongapo (hotel)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Manila Bay Sunsets

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:20:00 GMT

Sunsets (amazing) ... People (all kinds) ... Food (simply does not get any better) ... History (deep and intense) ... AND the famous Manila Bay Walk is now clean and safe again ... you can walk the entire distance, approximately 4 to 5 km in peace and comfort ... a must see / do activity while in Manila ... all of my photographs are taken from the bay walk, the majority from the famous Harbor View Restaurant ... you can sit on the peer, drinking cold San Miguel Beer and watch some of the most amazing sunsets on earth ... the island you see in my photographs is Corregidor.

Manila Bay is one of the finest natural harbors in the world which serves the Port ofManila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. The entrance is 19 km wide and expands to a width of 48 km. Mariveles, in the province of Bataan, is an anchorage just inside the northern entrance and Sangley Point is the former location of Cavite Naval Base. On either side of the bay are volcanic peaks topped with tropical foliage: 40 km to the north is the Bataan Peninsula and to the south is the province of Cavite.

Across the entrance to Manila Bay are several islands. The largest is Corregidor, which is 3 kilometers from Bataan and, along with the island of Caballo, separates the mouth of the bay into the North and South Channels. In the south channel is El Fraile Island and outside the entrance, and to the south, is Carabao Island. El Fraile, a rocky island some 4 acres (16,000 m²) in area, supports the massive concrete and steel ruins of Fort Drum, an island fortress constructedby the United States Army to defend the southern entrance of the bay. To the immediate north and south are additional harbors. The bay was the setting for the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 and the siege of Corregidor Island by invading Japanese forces in 1942.

I have close to 300 photographs of sunsets, etc ... if you want to cull through them all, then goto my "Travel Archives" ... enjoy!

Philippine Cutud Lenten Rites

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:08:00 GMT

The San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites is a Holy Week re-enactment of Christ’s Passion and Death which takes place in Barangay San Pedro Cutud, City of San Fernando, Pampanga in the Philippines.

The trip began Thursday morning, driving out of Alabang with an arranged home stay with the Magtalas family in Arayat (photos 8 - 19) ... Thursday afternoon we went to Angeles City (photos 2 - 7) ... Friday morning off to San Pedro (photos 27 - 44) then on completion of the Lenten Rites in San Pedro drove into San Fernando for a Saints Parade (photos 20 - 26) ... a great time! Philippine folks are simply the friendliest bunch I have ever met ... PERIOD! Oh, serious "after lenten", West Texas, San Mig, Filipino style Beer Drinking (photos 43 - 44) ;) ....

This year, Pampanga carpenter Ruben Enage, 47, was nailed to the cross for the 22nd time, since his first in 1985 ... the guy was in some serious pain!!! Also, there were 25 other penitents, including two women, which were nailed on wooden cross on Good Friday in San Pedro Cutud. Central Luzon crucifixion reenactments were also held in Angeles City, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, and in Bulacan. And had I known this, then I would have gone to one of the less crowded venues ...

The procession began at 3:00pm ... so we get there early such as we could get a good vantage point ... well mission accomplished on the vantage point, though we had to stand there for four (4) hours ... talking about miserable fun it was indeed ... this place was packed ... a sea of hot, sweaty, smelly flesh ... packed so tight you could hardly move to take pictures ...

Street Shots

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:37:00 GMT

Just some interesting "faces" that I have culled and picked ... seriously got 1,000's ... just take some time here and there to pull out some that I find of interest ... I know some of these photographs show the "darker" side of life ... though this is what I "saw" and this is simply the way it "is" ... sorry if you are offended or "turned off" by any of these photographs ...

San Pedro

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:48:00 GMT

San Fernando

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:28:00 GMT

Arayat

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:29:00 GMT

Angeles City

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:14:00 GMT

Philippine Jeepney

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:15:00 GMT

If you have the time, then it is highly recommended to make a run to some of the "Jeepney Towns" in the surrounding Manila area and San Pablo, Laguna. Jeepney's are a true Philippine Icon and personally, I cannot get enough of them ... amazing craftsmanship that goes into themanufacturing of these ... all hand built and painted ... the artwork is simply amazing ... Mel Fort Motors has some of the best artist (my opinion) ...

In the town of Taytay, you are going to see some amazing artwork, and only found in Taytay (do not know why) ... visit Mel Fort Motors, manufacturing since 1960, they will let you in theirmanufacturing facility, no worries, very friendly bunch! And their artwork is the best I have seen (period) ... to see their manufacturingfacility is worth the trip alone.

In the town of Binagonan, make sure you go to Marinel Motors and check out their (HeavilyModified USS Nimitz ... AMAZING!), I got a quotation for a "custom build jeepney", 570k PESO (13,900 USD), three (3) month delivery ... as inTaytay, a very friendly bunch.

And then head on over to Angono, visit the road house, municipal hall and jeepney station ...you will get an "eye full" at these three (3) stops ... grab a bite to eat at the Road House (great food)!

The word jeepney is usuallybelieved to come from the words "jeep" and "knee" because of thecrowded seating, passengers must sit knee to knee. Hence, the wordjeepney.

Binagonan, Rizal (Marinel Motors)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:46:00 GMT

Metropolis Mall (Alabang)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:22:00 GMT

Angono, Rizal (Road House)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:55:00 GMT

Angono, Rizal (Municipal Hall)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:10:00 GMT

Angono, Rizal (Jeepney Station)

mark@tejanoscatfish.com (tejanosCATFISH) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:36:00 GMT