MANILA ,CITY OF RICH AND POOR,CITY OF SM MALLS AND RENTAL HOUSES AND CITY OF THE VERY POOR.
IF YOU GO BY TAXI AND OR BY TRYCYCLE IN MANILA THEN YOU WILL NOTICE A HUGH CITY WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLES,LIVING IN VERY OLD AND DIRTY HOUSES,YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT HOUSES,MORE BRICKS TOGETHER AND A WOODEN ROOF, NO MANS ROOM OR LADIES ROOM,NOTHING, A SHOP AND A BED,A BED NO,JUST A ROLL ON THE FLOOR,THAT IS IT!
WHEN YOU ASK THE TAXIDRIVER TO GO TO MAR ROXAS BOULEVARD YOU WILL SEE THE NEW LAND AREA NEAR THE BAY OF MANILA.NEW CREATED LAND FROM THE SEA,BAY OR OCEAN LAND.ON THIS LAND THEY HAVE BUILT A HUGH SM MALL OF ASIA, A VILLAGE AS SUCH,WITH ALL THE BRANDS TOGETHER,YOU THINK YOU ARE WALKING IN A WEST EUROPEAN WALKING AREA,LEONIDAS CHOCOLAT,HAAGEN DASS- ICE,SHOES FROM INTERNATIONAL BRANDS,SPORT-SHOES, AND ALSO TRIBAL SHIRTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN.I SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES.THE SURROUNDINGS ARE INFLUENCED BY HUGH APPARTMENT BUILDINGS, FROM AYALA CONSTRUCTORS AND SIMILAR COMPANIES.
MANILA A CITY OF HUGH DIFFERENCES AND WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THE CENTER YOU WILL SEE THE INTRAMUROS, THE FORMER SPANISH QUARTIER, BEAUTIFUL.THE ONLY PROBLEM FOR US WEST EUROPEANS IS THE HEAT IN MANILA,MORE THAN 33 DEGREES C. NOW ALREADY IN MARCH 5, 2010.
DURING OUR STAY WE NOTICED AT LEAST 5 BROWNOUT OF ELECTRICITY, A NEW FENOMENON IN THE PHILIPPINES.
WE WERE WALKING IN THE SM MALL OD ASIA AND EVRYTIME THE ELECTRICITY WENT DOWN.NOT VERY PLEASANT WITH THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES.
ONLY SOME SHOPS DO HAVE ELECTRIC STANDBY'S.(GENERATORS).
IN OTHER SHOPS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO BECAUSE OF LACK OF ELECTRICITY.
MANILA WITH ITS FAMILY CENTERS FOR GAMES,FOR ANIMALS,FOR FISHES,WITH A HUGH NEW BUILT COMPLEX FOR THE AMERICAN EMBASSY AT THE BOULEVARD,NEXT TO THE BAY OF MANILA.THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT,THE BEST SPOT IN TOWN!!
I SHOW YOU THE PICTURES OF SM MALL OF ASIA.
HAVE A NICE DAY,GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES.
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