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Marinduque – my visit to the province

Posted on October 8, 2009 by oli

Arranged by a friend I had the opportunity to go to the province in the Philippines to get a sharper picture of the country and understand more what this monster Metro Manila is in comparison to the province, where all … Continue reading →

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Manila Manila Manila

Posted on October 8, 2009 by oli

  This is the church that is located in the huge area of the UP (University of the Philippines). It is an UFO that is open for praying. Mostly students go here to pray they pass their exams. The whole … Continue reading →

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Metromanila

Posted on September 30, 2009 by oli

So I bought a new camera… Cheap again, maybe it will function at least until the end of my trip… Today I mostly rode the 3 metro lines,which are going mostly overground and are operated by different companies, so you … Continue reading →

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Manila after the flood

Posted on September 29, 2009 by oli

Ketsana has flooded the homes of at least 400000 people here and the body count is around 200, rising. I have been walking around the city most of the day, but my camera refused to witness. I couldnt find a … Continue reading →

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SMS from Manila

Posted on September 28, 2009 by oli

Yesterday I arrived in Manila, only 12 hours after the heaviest rain in decades. I am fine, but a lot of people here have lost their homes and around 10 died in Manila only due to the floodings. 

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the lunch machine

Posted on September 21, 2009 by oli

  it took me a while to find out what this machine is about. first i thought i delivers you a meal. but then i saw that people only bought a ticket.  so, it turned out that you buy a … Continue reading →

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a free afternoon in tokyo

Posted on September 17, 2009 by oli

I decided not to work this afternoon but to take the metro into tokyo and wander around.   this is an issue of itself: the smoking and non-smoking areas here. Officially smoking outside in the public is not allowed in … Continue reading →

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In the arcade and manga sphere

Posted on September 15, 2009 by oli

Japan has always been the driving force in computer game development and manga phantasies. I had a brief look into that world when visiting a couple of places. The photos are not so good, as taking pictures inside the arcade … Continue reading →

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Konnichiwa Tokyo

Posted on September 11, 2009 by oli

My first day in Tokyo was amazing! I had a working meeting in Chiyoda. This was a nice occasion to have a look around a lot of bookstores that are concentrated there.  yes, it is true! there are big and … Continue reading →

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15 hours flying

Posted on September 7, 2009 by oli

So i will leave Mexico City in a couple of hours, heading towards Tokyo. This weekend was mostly about relaxing and preparing my stay in Tokyo, but I walked around the city here a little bit, although due to heavy … Continue reading →

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