August 12th, 2008
In America, Chinese cuisine are famous for certain dishes almost everyone can eat. Dim sum of all kinds, noodles of every size and variety, and fried rice that’s a meal in itself. Of course there is the generic chicken-beef-shrimp dishes that somehow all taste a combination of sauces (soy, oyster, hoisin) easily found in most […]
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August 5th, 2008
When it comes to travel, there is no such thing as overcrowding in the Philippines.
Counting the heads, there could be more than 25 people on this jeepney’s roof deck, excluding the 20 more packed inside. Do the math. Who needs a bus when you can have this?
image: flickrcc
Tags: culture, filipina, filipina soul, Filipino, […]
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August 4th, 2008
There is nothing quite like this in the world. Not even Chrysler is able to manufacture this model of Mercedes Benz.
King of the Road. Only in the Philippines -
image: flickrcc
Tags: culture, filipina, filipina soul, Filipino, filipinos, jeepney, mercedes benz, Philippines, pinoy
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June 28th, 2008
Have I told you I love Flickr? Well, I do, since I’ve been meeting engaging photo-enthusiasts that side of the Pacific. (By that, I mean Philippines). They have generously shared their photos of their travels across the Philippines such as in the Tubbataha Reef, the Malacanang Palace of the North, Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte sand […]
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June 27th, 2008
Translated from Spanish for “within the walls”, the 400-year old city called Intramuros was once the seat of power in the Philippines. Within its walls, Intramuros displayed the best of Spain in the newly conquered archipelago of the Philippines.
Intramuros was designed after a star fort (very flat structure composed of many triangular bastions, specifically […]
By Grace -- 5 comments
May 14th, 2008
May 2, 2006 was the first day I wrote for Filipina Soul, and my first foray into blogging. I can’t believe it’s already (only?) been two years! Filipina Soul wouldn’t have been a success, and a fun place to blog if it weren’t for our readers - YOU. Thank you for reading, following, and interacting […]
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May 9th, 2008
What’s a vacation, or a great destination, without photographs to brag home about?
This month at Travel and Culture Channel our theme day is PHOTOS.
Jul from Europe String is Back from Italy, and has a photo to prove it.
From me at Filipina Soul, we have photos of Malacanang of the North, the “White House” […]
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May 2nd, 2008
“Malacanang of the North“, or otherwise known as the White House of the North.
This palace in northern Ilocos overlooks Paoay Lake, and is the residence of deposed president Ferdinand Marcos and his family when they are in the north. This was one of 29 summer residences that Marcos built during his rule. When […]
By Grace -- 7 comments
March 25th, 2008
Ocean Park Manila Bay, the newest pride of Philippine tourism, has become so popular that our readers have been asking us for information and contact.
So here are some very useful information:
The Manila Ocean Park is located behind the Quirino Grandstand, in Luneta, Manila. For more information, contact +(632) 567.7777 and +(632) 567 2309.
Operating […]
By Grace -- 73 comments
March 14th, 2008
Here are some promotions from Philippine Airlines and Asian Spirit:
* Philippine Airlines:
88 pesos for a one-way trip to all local destinations on Holy Week. Sales run from March 15-24 2008, good for travel from March 21-24 flying from Manila and March 19-22 for flights to Manila.
For more info and to make reservations call PAL at […]
By Maricar -- 3 comments
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