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Archive for January, 2010

Fasten Your Seat Built

Posted by Cedric A. Solidon On January - 29 - 2010

Fasten Your Seat Built

The funny thing here is that there’s neither a ‘seat built’ nor a seat beat on this jeepney I saw in Tacloban City, Leyte.

Marikina’s Animated Christmas Display 2009

Posted by Cedric A. Solidon On January - 28 - 2010

Marikina Animated Christmas Display 2009

First, an excuse.

This post is a little late because it’s been over a month since Christmas. But then again, better late than pregnant, erm, than sorry. Besides, shouldn’t we spread the Christmas spirit to everyone every day?

With the excuses out of the way, let’s proceed.
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Taste Driving Binondo without the Big Binondo Food Wok Map

Posted by Cedric A. Solidon On January - 26 - 2010

Ang Tunay Beef House Beef Noodle Soup

Ang Tunay Beef House’s Beef Noodle Soup.

When traveling to a place for the first time, it’s always recommended that you do your research on that place first. It saves you the hassle of getting lost and ultimately spoiling your travel experience.

But there are exceptions. Just like my experience during a trip to Binondo.

I was originally going to meet wanderboy and lantaw to ‘taste drive’ Binondo (as per lagalog) using Ivan Man Dy’s Big Binondo Food Wok Map. Unfortunately, both wanderboy and lantaw had to cancel at the last minute, meaning I had to do the taste driving blind. Good thing, though, I was able to tag my friend Trish along. So we went together to explore the narrow and crowded streets of Binondo and see what they have to offer.

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Project 365 – Days 18-24

Posted by Cedric A. Solidon On January - 25 - 2010

For this week, I thought of a theme to keep things a bit interesting, for myself at least. Alright, taking photos of letters have been done before. And even probably photos of letters that comprise your name. But let’s put a little fun here. Could you guess which brands are these letters from?

The winner gets a banana.

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

Chevalry

Posted by Cedric A. Solidon On January - 22 - 2010

Chevalry

Yep, you got that right, Chevalry. Why the spelling? Because Chivalry is dead. Seen somewhere in Makati.

Don’t find it funny? Throw a banana at me: . Better yet, bash me and leave a comment below. ;)

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Gala Pinoy Redux is Cedric A. Solidon\'s travel and photography blog, with an occasional offbeat humor thrown in.

The blog originally started in late 2006 as Gala Pinoy, where the author shared his early travels to different parts of the country.

Travel Blog with a Little Humor Thrown In

Traveling sometimes can be stressful, especially when traveling to destinations for the first time. Thus, the author unloads some of the stress by sharing humorous travel insights and photos along the way.

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