Philippines: Manila & Cebu City

 Hey'all its been a long time after my Philippines trip, i was very busy at work and don't really have time to arrange the photos. And this Philippines trip is a sudden trip for me to get away from all those unhappy incidents which happened lately. Well, here it goes... A 5 days 4 nights trip, from Clark-Manila-Cebu-Bohol-Clark.

 This is the Clark airport, its kinda lousy and look cheap from either inside and outside.

I took a cab and went all the way from Clark airport to Manila.

 After that I went straight to see the famous Chinese Cemetry.

The cemetry is so big but very beautiful, at least in the morning.

Every tomb is build as a house & it look awesome

But i bet it look spooky as well in the night :P

 Along the street i saw this nice statue with all Philippines flag around it

 I read from an article

The Philippines flag can be either place "blue" or "red" part on top

When the "blue" stripe on top, it mean peace

When the "red" stripe on top, it mean war

 After that i took a ride on this horse-car for a ride in the garden

quite cheap

Around 200 peso, means RM8++

 Philippines is a Christian country

They have all these Christianic statue around everywhere

 I bought a ticket and went into the Fort Santiago

Its a place which they kill this Santiago guy if i'm not mistaken

 This is the statue of that guy before he was hang to death

Kinda spooky for me

And there was dungeon in Fort Santiago

The prisoners were put inside here during World War II

And when the Japs left, the prisoners were not released

Everyone die inside there

I wanted to go down and have a look but it was locked

And when i look inside it, i feel somebody watching at me from inside

So i quickly went off~ lol

 On top of the dungeon, you can see the nice view of Manila Bay

 I walk around the street after i left Fort Santiago

The buildings are fabulous, very European

Think most of them has the Spanish style

After they were being conquered by the Holland for such a long time

 Feeling hungry, i saw this Barbara's

The waiter told me they are having a buffet dinner and culture show

Ahh, this is what i need

I pay and went in...

The food is ok, but the culture show are nice :)

 After i left, the sky is dark and the street looks so europe :)

But i haven't book any hotel... i walk around carrying my backpack

Luckily i got a room and went off to have a good rest

 I decided to fly off to Cebu on the next day

This is Zest Air, its kinda cheap

 When i reach Cebu, i saw this warrior statue

The locals told me this is their hero "Lapu Lapu"

Someone who is like our Malaysian Hang Tuah

It fought against the Holland but was killed

 I saw a Guitar shop nearby and went in to have a look

 This is actually a guitar producing shop

They have all kinds of guitar

I thought of buying a small one to put as deco in my house

But it was quite expensive

Hehe, but i keep on negotiate and finally got a cheap one :P

But in the end i have to carry it around wherever i go~ damn

 In Philippines, the day gone very fast

I went to Santo Nino

A very big church in Cebu City

It was the time when all the Christian are doing their prayer

The crowd is so huge that they have a big screen on outside which filming the priest

My first time seeing such a big thing :P

 I took picture of the place when the praying end

Huge right?

 This is how it looks in the inside

So many people there

I didn't explore much as i was carrying a big bagpack

I feel clumsy to walk around though...

 There was this Fort San Pedro nearby

But it was close

 After i check in the hotel, i went to walk around again

The local cuisine - Balut

Its an egg which has the unborn chick inside

Heard that its very good for men :)

So i bought one and try

I drink the juice when i crack the egg

Its kinda nasty and smelly

After i get rid of the egg shell, i saw the chick inside~ YUCK

I have no guts to eat it, the local people around me laugh at me :(

In the end, i gave the Balut to a beggar who ask for it

Lol

 I have my dinner in this local fast food

Jollibee :)

Its something like the McD

But the service is kinda slow and the food is so so only

 ChowKing, another local fast food

The sister company of Jollibee, but i did not try it

After 2 days of walking in Manila & Cebu 

I was exhausted

I went to sleep earlier and ready to explore more of Philippines on the next day

To be continue...