Stray Philippines
7/17
Once again come to the little Macau International Airport, with two previous experience of going abroad, from Zhuhai Gongbei Customs to go bus to airport CHECK IN, check-in, everything is very good and well, I even took place at the airport had a NAP in the afternoon.
Tiger Airways is a low-cost airline, and Asian Aviation only difference is the color of the main terminal of the Tiger is yellow, Asia is red.
In fact, in many countries including the United States of Europe there are many cheap airlines, so that more people enjoy the convenience of transportation, has made my trip to the Philippines. In contrast, China's aircraft is always too expensive, prohibitive. On an airplane and next to the return visit of Filipinos talk for two hours later, I got to the Philippines.
The aircraft landed at the airport is 80 km away from Manila's Clark international airport, this may be the world's smallest international airport, facilities are very primitive, but fares affordable is my main concern.
From Clark to Manila to more than two hours, Manila traffic chaos and more expensive accommodation expenses, so I'm not willing to stay in this, although I do not know exactly how the vehicle shifts, I still want to go to luck and see if I can catch up in PASAY station LEGAZIPI night car, but my plan is a girl instantly changed.
Kyle is back from Malaysia vacation in the Philippines, she does not determine whether there are cars on the evening of LEGAZPI, advised me to go and they live in the area to live in one night, leaving the next day, due to hit the evening rush, combined with too many uncertainties, is pleased to have promised to do so.
In Kyle of the area (called QUEZEN city), while in the car she has been described to me, but I still got the immediate scene to shocked: Kyle they live in a suburb of QUEZEN CITY, traffic, street was very dirty, full of mess, a large group of people, those bare children and play with chicken dog, always in the air is filled with unpleasant taste, this is the Philippines lower people's real-life! Kyle live is her aunt's House, has three children, but have no fixed working for the whole family, no income, but by Kyle in Malaysia working money to support his family, Kyle itself is a single mother, a three-year-old child. Pressures of life prematurely fall on her such a girls. They live to my amazing, only a dozen or so square, a bed, a desk and a small bathroom and kitchen, like a family to live on. Kyle laughed and asked me to change my mind? I shook his head, the decision or in their home for a night, go to the local people experience it is also one of the purposes of my travel.
Easy to clean, Kyle said to take me to see the local nightlife.
It was a small bar, all the locals (truth said QUEZEN CITY also unlikely to be a tourist), there are two guitarist in hard to sing, a big crowd there was singing and dancing, joy, this is true of the Philippines, although they have many problems, but doesn't affect their cheerful disposition, Philippines night belongs only to beer, singing and dancing, so that all work life issues to hell!
In this small bar, I just sing and dance with them, while local people's happiness.
A Kyle friends came over, is clearly a transsexual or homosexuals, he (she?) about some of my situation, gently touched my shoulder and said: relax, you're here will have a pleasant evening. I wanted to say: you touched me, I was very relaxed. But think of others is kindness, hold back didn't say.
To return to her aunt's home, is the night by 12, after a night of crazy party, I in their bed coverings on the mat of enything.
The first night is so wonderful, let me on the back of the travel is full of expectation.
7/18
QUEZEN CITY's messy I can accept, but this morning I found the Philippines have a very scary thing, that is the ubiquitous cock, o'clock every morning will not stop the Crow! but you travel in the Philippines, you must put up with this thing.
Morning near Kyle took me to a larger market to go shopping because aunt wanted to give me a typical meal of the Philippines.
We buy something, I call Kyle with Filipino and English for the said once, so I have learned a lot of various food words, unfortunately aunt finished at noon meals, I put those words forgot all about it, only to remember is how Filipino said: it's too expensive!
And to say goodbye, in spite of their poverty, but do their best to entertain me this strange visitors from far away, really a bit reluctant to them.
In Manila the wandering half a day, I sat on the night bus to LEGAZPI, which means that I can dispense with tonight's accommodation expenses, but at the same time means that I'm going to the old bus had a hell of eleven hours.
Buses depart at six o'clock in the evening, I fell asleep on numerous occasions, also woke up many times, so this trip was a bit boring trip Active atmosphere of two things, first half way suddenly ran onto a holding Bible sermon of beautiful woman standing on the carriage, in the Mercedes-Benz car torrent says half hour, because Tagalog said, I have not received any instruction. The second thing is more lively atmosphere, car open open up two Dutch had guns of soldiers, it is estimated that the routine check. Whether on the female preacher or soldiers, the other passengers have no any response, it might be bearable.
7/19
When I arrived at five o'clock in the morning, through the morning fog LEGASPI to see the famous "volcano, all sleepy extinguished: it is so beautiful! this feeling and I went to Shangri-La, last year our first see the feeling of Meili snow mountain.
Now in addition to sit quietlyIn that perspective, I can do?
The legend of the volcano, my favorite is this: "is the local a monarch, he eloped with her daughter, the old bird flew, each decade has come to an eruption. worst of once to 1814, local residents to walk to the foot of a small church to avoid, but angry volcanic mud inside praying for thousands of people all directly to God.
In the guest house in catalina for a NAP, I am going to look at the foot of the tradition, the local people pointing down transformation several cars and soon came to the foot, which was hailed as the world's most perfect volcanic cone volcano, there are several places that it might have, first of all it's reputation is very high, 2400 meters above sea level, the other is from every perspective are perfect symmetry, you did not find any flaw, it is its very active, the most recent eruption was in 2004.
God bless its elderly people not because I was too excited to visit the volcano.
There are several villages of the mountain, I just found a home in talk, seemingly fallow fields drank a cup of coffee, in fact, have been worried that if you are a volcano, is not likely to see these travel notes.
Back to the hotel I took a few days to his clothes were all washed, idly stroll to town.
LEGASPI is a big city, wherever can clearly see the volcano ", has been the city's streets are some volcanic ash, makes the city seem a bit dirty. After nightfall, Philippines nightlife came again, I first went to the night market stall, eat a pass, and then found a small bar, the bar's owner was a young man, call Johnson, have also been to China. He surprised me one can come to the foot of the volcano, dare alone in a strange land and ran to his bar to drink two glasses.
Now I find myself prefer like such a small bar, only a few small table, we are in close proximity, can feel free to talk to and awareness of friends, but before I go to bars at home is always great, but also a lot of people, but a man know not to.
7/20
May wish to briefly talk about today's itinerary: departure from noon LEGASPI, looked volcano last time, an hour after the bus to the port of PILAR, then fast boat, two hours after I got to the other islands: MASBATE, out of the boat I will immediately transfer to another port PLACER, so I left it at five in the afternoon to be reputed Philippines blue heart of the VISAYAN sea area.
In fact, the Philippines is an island by the 7 000, consisting of national traffic relies primarily on plane, car and boat, but because of economic reasons, not many flights a day, sometimes only one or two classes, the village did not have this shop, like today, I got this small fishing village, PLACER and never left the ship, no way, no retreat, but I don't care, first look at sunset by the sea, beautiful VISAYAN, me!
The Philippines may be I have seen the worst local traffic, particularly in some cities, the car is that it has no traffic lights and the concept of the carriageway, the jeepney is modified for flower dude, colourful, and in the car on the "God bless this trip" on the road run.
Seeing so many weird car, so the traffic chaos, I suspect that the Philippines God how can too busy.
After a few days in the Philippines and the exercise of learning, I can already be handsome comfortable like the locals do not stop the bus and get off of a jeepney, I am proud that a car is too many people, I like the locals like to hang in the car.
But when I am on the road to see some villages people just sitting on the roof of flying and had to quitting.
Sit on the beach, watching the sunset tonight I have to consider leaving.
When a fat guy came to know that I will not be able to leave the small port and, in that there is no visitors small port no hiding place, said if don't mind, I can go to his Office to stay one night, the original GEAN is this small fishing village of safe production, Office is simply to my so-called bed is a bamboo stool, but to me was enough, just count the stars, listening to the waves through this evening.
Random after supper, GEAN suggested I go to see the local nightlife, which immediately made me big interest, full of hope.
The original is a so-called karaoke room, facilities for simple, but locals are hard, really sing well. They most people sing in English, in the members of the strongly invited FANS, I also sing a song and want to not let my fans disappointed.
The majority of Filipinos have both hobby: karaoke and cock fighting.
Tonight I see one, but there is too much noise, I was about to leave, an uncle took the microphone to greet this small fishing village in rare to see tourists, he put this song to me. I can only listen to the first bite.
7/21
In fact, last night I also participated in another PARTY, that's me in the evening to play basketball knowledge of several persons, they invited me in to the sea after supper and they drink, this is just much of karaokes, because we are contemporaries, also quite easy to get along with.
Each of us from a store bought a bottle of beer, just to sit by the sea, chat hot air, this is our temporary structure of bars.
Sometimes had to admire the Filipinos living attitude, although poverty, although there are a wide variety of issues, the happy or excited.
Today's task is floating in the VISAYAN blue ocean.
This would in the original but full of crazy party fishing village to spend an extra day or two, but last night the mosquitoes too hospitable, but the dogs and the intense dialogue between a cock like haven't stopped too, I feel like in my ear, playing Beethoven's Sixth Symphony "pastoral" Symphony No. 4--storm! there is a reason I want to leave is toTo the Philippines on the fifth day, counting down I paid for one night's accommodation, this way I'm afraid of Filipinos will be deported.
Lunch finished GEAN gave me a big plate of crabs, and I'm ready to go.
BOGO from PLACER port to port to more than four hours, let me tell you how I spend on the ship this time first is a shelter deck sleep for nearly two-hour NAP in the afternoon, and then go to the cabin to learn how to sail a hour, leaning on the ship's railing at sea for an hour. Due to the transparency of the water here is very high, in a shallow places can clearly see the seabed, those small flying fish is always in the bows as we lead the way, so beautiful!
Think about this for the past few days, I chose a basic no any traveler's lines, all of the most original and real life in the Philippines, I also feel they are the soul of the simple pleasures of life.
But now I will soon be in the most Central VISAYAS sea--Cebu Island landing, 1521, on 16 March, the world's first global explorers Magellan is the land on the island, I now stand at the bow of Cebu island in the South, and to repeat his year sentence: brothers, we discovered a new continent! I, where the land of gold and countless beauties!
Arrival in port, is already a BOGO at five o'clock, I immediately found a motorcycle to another port--HANGAYA, but when I arrived at that time, the last ferry in 15 minutes prior to departure.
I'm going to do?
7/22
This point has no difficulty in Philippines how late sleepers for me, I find that there are two places to choose from, one is on board, you can take up to one night, in fact many waiting for tomorrow morning boat is the night of the above, another option is to my understanding a store owner, he can make me in their shop couch over night.
In order to be able to communicate with locals, I chose the latter. Night at the seaside and a few locals drink, a man came and debt collection, the original is the LOTTO tonight underground gambling activities, from 1 to 45 check two numbers, you can have in a thirty thousand pesos. I decided to try my luck, selected my birthday as number ten pesos duzi. Decision on the question in the Philippines many months, but in the first half of the night away, I found myself putting ten pesos thrown into the sea.
The oldest one boat is at half past, an hour after I set foot on this beautiful paradise BANTAYAN Island, I was the crystal clear waters Thrall, remember this is the most beautiful I have ever seen the sea, even better than last year in Malaysia, TIOMAN Island, see also beautiful.
This point any words to describe and decoration are superfluous. In this I think many of my friends always complain about me out without a camera, in fact, I can't do not bring your camera because I simply didn't have a camera. First of all, I think many things with a trouble, also have to take care of it; I do not want to come back to show off pictures, travel is your thing, there is no need for this; photography also special waste of time, my valuable travel time for all to see optical glass, not worth; and finally in fact whatever you use good camera, what good technology, not to the scene you do not know the truth, that kind of travel experience and experience is not a photo you can reflect.
Now that speak to the camera, and may be pulled away.
Every time I come out with something special to travel, especially don't like those what electronic products, such as Ipod, MP4, laptop, mobile phone, camera, and even watch, were not. I will only use your eyes and feel or experience trip and deep deep in his own mind.
Since pulled far enough, talk to fellow travelers may wish to continue.
I travel like a person walking, not quite ready to go. For me, the journey is definitely a man thing, because I came out to see the world of what is true, not all the time and effort in discussions with a partner, and I don't like to yield to others, do not want other people to accommodate me. Just like the previous two night to sleep in the Terminal and store store, could someone to accompany me?
STAFE is a beautiful small town, there are beautiful beaches and vast stretches of coconut, I decided to find a hotel, for a few days ago night slept well, I decided a luxury, it found a seaside RESORT, SUGER BEACH environment is very good, clean, beautiful, my little wooden house close to the sea, but dozens of metres, separate toilet and a bath room, there is a small terrace, balcony with table and stool, you can let me have a look in the blue of the sea a trance, but you must be careful, the coconut is too much, often suddenly fell from the tree.
In such a paradise, I can ask?
The Philippines is annoying, it is the ubiquitous cock.
Filipino people have a passion for game bird, every household is raising a cock, a weekend, it was their BIG DAY, today is Sunday, I had a rest in the cabin, decided to go to join their game to the General Assembly. The locals the pointing, I can easily find their venue, it's indignant scene, because they are down the note. Everyone around the cockfights, nervously watching those fighting cock up and churning, shouting refueling, scene very spectacular. Who is Sunday, I pass by the Church, many people came out from the Church linefor cockfights, I suspect that they are this morning's prayer is not and cock fighting.
The locals SATURN pointing, I decided to place a bet.
Odds rules complex, coupled with the SATURN is used with a strong accent of English explanation, but I don't care, like a gambler lose red-eye, bet 100 pesos, decided to put the LOTTO soccer yesterday lost money to win. The game begins, the two cock bears our hope in crimp I like shouting with the local people, in fact, I do not know what the call yourself. Finally, I bet thatA cock won! so, my first game experience to win 70 pesos end!
Maybe the win money happy, I pulled the betting for me and explain the rules of SATURN to the bistro wine next to celebrate, light beer cost me 80 pesos, it appears that the real winning money is the owner of the pub.
Afternoon trip very exciting, I rented a motorcycle SATURN, although the first two years I was in Thailand had after the motorcycle had never met.
Become a car owners really convenient, I put the island each town, each village have turned again, each village have all had an old basketball court, a humble Chapel and a large group of people in the Philippines.
Travel to the Philippines has an advantage is that the former it seems to me difficult to remember the word "catholic" remember between.
From Spain colonial rule, people professing Catholics in the Philippines, where the smallest villages will have a small church, even if there are only a few stools. When I was flattered to beautiful beaches open motorcycle driving, see morning still very clean SUGER BEACH from many people, the Zoo, they are near those residents, today is Sunday, the Catholics, that is an inevitable rest days. They are a size to the beautiful beach, coconut trees, picnic in the wood shed. There I met richer DAISY family from the nearby town of driving here, bring a lot of food and drink, and even wine, every Sunday family came here together with her family. In this heavenly place, coupled with red wine and the beautiful DAISY, you also tell me what could be more perfect?
7/23
This a few days after getting up first thing in the jump into the beautiful sea to tour, back to the cabin after washing, the hotel staff even better time to get breakfast delivered to your balcony table, the day is everywhere, in the evening I like to go and they played basketball, the evening is to go to the bar, some interesting travelers and all kinds of beautiful women.
This experience makes me very excited about, that is, canoeing nearby a coral island diving.
This is my most look forward to the Philippines. Starting from STAFE, because I am looking for the canoe is not engine, meaning all rely on human progress, probably an hour to get to the island, of course in HILANTAGAAN this beautiful sea, an hour to work out what? go!
My guide ROY is a local fishermen, has a very rich marine experience, it makes me on this trip adventure journey full of confidence.
Just watching the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", I'm really looking forward to the adventure and fantasy are the JACK captain, today I'm going to the occupation of a small island, and in my name to name.
After all, no engine, half an hour later, I'm a little tired, he jumped into the blue of the sea slowly drifting, a rest.
The two men's canoeing is good, you can be lazy. I joke on ROY said: I can kayak to China? ROY said: of course, you only need two months is enough, you can even save your plane ticket!
When we come to coral island, where the sea is completely transparent, in the boat I can clearly see the beautiful corals and colorful fish.
Wonderful to come, ROY took out a rope, dive to the bottom of the sea, the rope tied to the underwater rock. I'll bring a swim goggles jumped into the sea. Gosh, this is a magic world Ah: colorful fish and coral qianqibai State, and when you enter into the sea, what sound at all, but numerous fish in your front or next to slowly cruising, who can tell me it's still on Earth?
After a while, ROY and I decided to use fishing to solve our lunch.
But I had the greatest difficulty, only wangdou caught a little too poor fish, but I have not good Wizard ROY starve. A, ROY with a catch of dozens of small fish to a no-man's small beach, Georgie to barbeque. Look to the blue sea, eat the delicious fish, now buzzwords, it is a shuangdai.
7/24
Today's activity is very strange, is to visit a secondary school.
The local standard of living, the people's livelihood status I have learned a lot, now I want to see their country's education system.
Into their school, a teacher enthusiastically received me and showed me around the entire school.
Philippine education there is no age limit, you can see in the high school classroom in the 14-year-old student, but you can also see a 20-year-old student. University of education is free, but most of the costs of the University of the Philippines is still very expensive. Their national language, although Tagalog, from primary school onwards, English teaching, even their books are mostly is English, which is why the country English so popular.
In this week's time I touch a lot of Filipinos, and they talk, drink, eat, play, religious issues, although most Filipino families is relatively poor, but they are all very happy.
I think that living in poverty has always been a big problem, the Government is unable to resolve their employment problems, it is so many Filipinos working abroad.
Because of the Catholic Church is not allowed abortion, Filipino General every family has at least four to five children, this family life and society has brought about tremendous pressure.
I come from China's most populous, but feel that here more, because we place greater China, the Philippines is some islands, many mountain, 7 million people will have gathered some of the big city and the sea, so no matter what, always saw a large group of people in the Philippines.
Feel free to comment on a national religion and policy is inappropriate, but I think their livelihood conditions without access to improved, now unstable situation will continue.
In some of the Islands in the southern Philippines, anti-Government armed organizations often and Government troops in battle, andBeslan and Catholic religious conflict in this country is also a very big problem.
On the beach a very magical underground water cave visit, I decided that in this hotel of the sea under the tree, and then write a few paragraphs travel diary.
About the gang know few backpackers to go to a bar to play, so I just hope it's going to because the point dark our crazy PARTY soon began. Remember that first came to the Philippines for a few days, has been in the absence of backpackers, there is no other place where visitors travel, although good, but the birds of a feather flock together or do you want to come across something like I did for backpackers, are carrying a large bag around, are holding a strange maps, are just squatted on the floor wrote travel notes, you can take under the coconut trees is just half a bottle of beer, is the choice of Supreme cheapest food and hotels, all love to experience local life, and is popular, but I like it.
7/25
Basketball is a national of the Philippines, in BANTAYAN few days I will go to every evening to watch themselves engage in amateur league.
Although there is a small island, although only an amateur contest, although the venue is shabby, but they are hard at work on the farm, because there are hundreds of spectators in the stadium in the chorus for their tonsils. Due to the reports everyday, mixed up a familiar face, they all know I come from China, have all asked me this question of: do you know Yao? day Ah, it is estimated that Yao Ming in the Philippines popularity than in China.
There is a basketball game guides, like a DJ, non-stop driving the whole atmosphere.
Let me impressed those crazy female fans, a nice attack could cause they scream. Later that day, I do not know they are going to see the ball or watch female fans.
Wandering in the Philippines, I have these days and all kinds of people for a lot of Exchange, found when it comes to some political, livelihood and terminology, and my poor English is not enough.
It was nothing, but last night at the bar and from the Netherlands by FRANK talking China product quality problems, because of the recent many exports to the United States to return the product back, FRANK said: I wonder if those stupid people in China?!
This is really deeply hurt my poor national pride, but limited to my vocabulary, you have this level of knowledge, etc., I could not in this professional field fully express their meaning can only be transferred as soon as possible, just talk about the love affair, not talk about politics.
See, English is not good even quarrel is problematic.
On the other, or products when striving to improve, people also needs to be done.
Today I once again become the car owners, that is to borrow an old ROY's bike, doing nothing the whole island and go up again.
Perhaps this question a few days, I in this small town of increasingly high profile, go on the road will always be recognized for those Filipinos and say hello: hello, jason. This really surprised me.
In the afternoon I went to another town to visit, BANTAYAN is a rich, charming small town in Spain, most worth watching is the built in 1580 of S.PETER Church, old & PAUL wall seemed never reconditioned, authentic.
Return of sudden rain, in order to get somewhere, because I have an appointment this evening, they haven't stopped, has been riding, but the more the larger under the rain, but when I'm wet and had to find a place to stop, the rain has now stopped, it 's.
Today I am going to an appointment under the coconut trees a candlelight dinner, and so I went back to the beach, the hostess VIVIAN and her family are ready for dinner, they wait for me.
VIVIAN is the hotel's staff, her house is next to the BEACH at SUGER, has seven children. For I in this small SUGER BEACH spent several days, and family also mixed quite ripe, that I'll leave this island, VIVIAN is very friendly and invited me for dinner, when it is off.
Filipino food is simple, with the exception of fish is cooked, very few of the first three things.
I went to many Filipino family guests. Sand flies, and Providence black, I struggle with it for a while and decided to surrender. Do as the Romans do, I also like them used his fingers to eat, God knows I'm eating a few flies into the stomach.
Talk to eat, I really have nothing to study, that time is what what to eat, I met was a guest at someone's House, street, or buy a hamburger to a few conspiracy barbecue, eat drink chaos, to fill belly on the line, and now also didn't show stomach problems, really admire your stomach.
Here are few vegetables, I now think back to China's first thing what to do, that's a crazy eating vegetables!
Romantic and sentimental candlelight dinner, I and his family to go to the seaside of the wooden shed chat, they asked me on this small island of impression, I thought it said: "many children, a lot of dogs, many cocks, many flies.
Finally say that let them all laugh cannot close your mouth, that is, many will suddenly falling coconuts.
7/26
STAFE has a foreigner gathered in a bar called HARD COCK CAFE, is a New Zealand man operation.
I basically every day to go go, every afternoon at 5 o'clock is HAPPY HOUR, very funny and fun. Here can meet a lot of strange people in the West, many people in this small island is a question for weeks, even months!
In order to save money, I have been checking out yesterday afternoon, ROY said last night to take me out to sea fishing, which just can dispense with one night's accommodation, but as we near the sea the bamboo scaffolding is asleep, woke up four in the morning already, the eastern sky is white, we are very sorry, I missed a night fishing experience, and ROY, he is lost to earn today to buy bread for his family.
In fact, such a person as ROY, in the Philippines too much, their living conditions are poor, but many children, I really can't see their future. The moment I feel for themVery sad. To quote a sentence hawks style of FRANK remark: go fuck Catholic!
Last night, and added a seaside bamboo scaffolding sleeping experience, is actually very cool, no mosquitoes in the morning you can see the beautiful spectacular Sunrise and, most importantly, absolutely free, could find!
When most people know, I am from China, when they are no longer on I speak Japanese, when the dogs are no longer on my monkey when I can skillfully jump pedicab on the top, when my eyes gradually been kindling blue sea water, when my skin and the locals like the dark, when I taught in the local beauty of the learned with Filipino says "I love you", I have to leave.
Sometimes in a warm place to stay for too long and not very good, leave always make people feel sad. You will then come? in any case, I only know that chance is not big.
Starting from STAFE, one-hour ferry took me back to the port and immediately go HAGANYA buses, three hours after I got to the known as the Queen City of the South---Cebu!
Cebu, hostel in fog, were cited a name reverie! this is the most important cities in the South, and is also the first landing at Magellan.
I found the backpackers flocked HUHUK GUEST HOUSE, NEST made a fresh from love to fly back over there. Island, United States of TRACY, who would go to a nearby shopping centre, chaos, and exchanged a lot of travel impressions. At night we ate dinner in the United States persons in love. Island Sun too much over there, back rest, I'll continue to see here the night is. Years later I remember now the scene would have smiled: slippers, holding a bottle of beer, in a strange street stroll, aiming sight around the corner from time to time passing by.
7/27
This task is history, the United States girl to go with me to learn, but she is in the island where the Sun too much in the morning to go to the doctor, I can have that map the road alone.
First, go to the downtown SANTO NINO Church over there, this is the oldest church in the Philippines, may also be the greatest, I went just a great celebration, many, many people go in front shall be given to security checks.
Because too many people, it didn't even stations, local stations and many people pray in the Church, there are also outside a live inside of audio-visual equipment. Beside the church there is a child Museum, there are many articles on religious history and interpretation. Walk a few steps from the Church, that is, many people look to Cebu City of Magellan cross, wall painted many of Spain's how missionary, how to bring modern civilizations of the Philippines. The cross than I thought to be a lot of these things to the Philippines brought much of the power of influence? religion is too big.
To this time, I found the Filipinos on distance of understanding and I have some differences, so far as they say, that to me is a bit far, as they say is a bit much, just near distance, as they say, it is probably in your nose.
From Magellan cross to Spain Castle, according to the locals is a bit much, just a few minutes ' walk, I of course are two legs walk past!
Spain Castle is Spain to protect against attacks and attacks of locals built a small castle, I'm surprised it's area is too small for that aspect but dozens of meters.
Castle in Spain were out of a boat named, called FORT SAN PEDRO. Later during World War II has been United States and Japan's barracks. Originally the castle is at the seaside, triangular, on both sides by the sea, now let me stand on the walls of the fortress, listening to the blind guitarist next to singing, looking at European ports of landing, imagine 400 years before the situation ...
1521, 16 March, explorers, led by Magellan fleet after more than a year's voyage, in Cebu/landing, local residents visiting Spain people offer fruit, wine, specialty and friendly smiles, in return, Spain people snatch, war, disease and enslavement! more than 300 years of colonial rule, Spain who brought the so-called modern civilizations and religions, also brought a wide range of new problems.
History always is history, as I asked a lot of Filipinos on Spain colonial rule, are basically unified answer: it is history!
Afternoon trip is a bit hard, because I want to go to a local hero named LAPULAPU city look, you need to go from Cebu City to get to the third car.
Estimated Magellan Mr. don't like this place, 1521, on 27 April, MACTAN Island residents led by princes, LAPULAPU agains Spain, defeated and killed the Magellan. I now stand at the world's first global adventure traveller--Magellan died, watching the sun sink slowly.
There is also a monument LAPULAPU, in one hand and a shield, a hand held knife, muscles tense, eyes firmly at the distance of the port, mouth seemed to shout: brothers, who gave me the Spain missed out!
I sat under LAPULAPU monument finished travel notes that today's history class, decided to use the Philippines authentic barbecue to celebrate my last night in the Philippines.
This is an authentic Philippines Shaokaodian, are the local people, and also to make noise, there is a karaoke machine
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Beer and barbecue, this is me at the last supper in the Philippines.
To the Philippines so many days, poor backpackers in I also never lived with a/c, tonight is the last night of the Philippines, I decided to live air conditioning room, that is the Cebu airport waiting Hall! I think people are really sorry for the Philippines, to twelve days and only pay for five nights of accommodation, the other had slept the night bus home of local inhabitants, the port, store shops, beach bamboo scaffolding, there's tonight
Of the airport. These are all free, true love dead in this country. In addition to saving money for me, is an experience, this is what I want to travel.
7/28
Stay overnight at the airport last night experience is really great, backpack when pillows, newspaper when being completely free, and air conditioning, 24-hour security, you can find a better hotel?
From Cebu to Manila, I selected the CEBU PECIFIC aircraft, Philippine domestic flight prices are very cheap.
As a result of early flight, the first time in my life in airplanes at sea sunrise. The Philippines is an island country, because the weather was fine, high visibility, when the plane took off, I can clearly see the airspace in the VISAYAS my travel routes, and see what I've been to, include BANTAYAN Island volcano and fiction. The sea is so calm, Sun bathing of those white as snow, beautiful and floating in a blue sky, the sky seems VISAYAS is too beautiful.
One hour after ten minutes of flight, I landed in Manila domestic airport, think about the past ten days, I use vehicles, ships and aircraft of the national round in a circle, now I'm back in the starting point of the journey.
Due yesterday to KYLE called, she has been waiting at the exit of the airport for half days. Really a bit touched, his first time someone pick up for me. We found a fast food, I give her a lot of travel, she sent me to go to Clark international airport by bus, then it is time to say goodbye.
The world is small and I to sit in the car in Manila, the next day when I went to LEGASPI, in bus stations met him, I left the Philippines today, and he was on duty on the bus.
From PASAY to Clark to more than two hours, I'm a little afraid, afraid to miss the point: 15 in the afternoon return to Macau by plane, you know, now I'm broke, and if you miss the flight, it is definitely a disastrous consequences! I just before starting to the driver that can be opened in a hurry, I just robbed a Bank, you must immediately leave your country. In fact, the driver already know I want to catch the plane, a smile, a stroke of the big hand: NO PROBLEM!
12: 30 pm and I arrived at the airport.
Flying to CHECK IN counters, boarding, and then ran to the Customs Office of departure, then after several searches to check, finally got on the plane back to China.
Wandering over.
