Philippines - signs

Various signs from around Manilla.

Philippines - chip innovation

There were some bags of chips with three different kinds in the same bag. I would never have guessed how much better that could be than just one kind in a bag, but it was. Three cheers for junk food innovation!

Philippines - Jollibee

Got a chance to try Jollibee while in Manilla. It was great! It was also dense - the burger pictured was 1/3 pound of beef and sat like a rock. Very satisfying!

Philippines - Money

The Philippines currency (the peso) has interesting bills. They're colorful, and very instructive about Filipino values. It also makes me wonder how many other non-American currencies have a picture of an American flag on them. Or how many currencies of any nation picture an assault weapon.

Beautiful picture of terraced rice paddies - bet they're especially scenic in person.

Philippines - food

The food in the Philippines reminded me of the food in Hawaii - meat heavy, lots of pork, lots of pre-packaged food, lots of fast food (they even had Shakey's!) high in calories and oil. And oh-so tasty. We didn't get a chance to try Max's ("The House that Fried Chicken Built")

The pork piece pictured is pork tocino, a (delicious) local specialty.

The living pork pictured was *not* happy to be on the highway, though something tells me they weren't going someplace that would be any more enjoyable for them.

Philippines - Jeepneys

The first thing we saw in Manilla were the jeepneys zipping about the road. They are some of the most pimped rides I've had the pleasure of seeing.

The final picture is of a motorcycle with a sidecar welded on, seats 6 passengers comfortably (riding sidesaddle) based on what we saw.