For the second time in two years, we flew alongside Senator Raul Roco (second from left), a potential candidate for the seat of Philippine Presidency. *

My parents and aunt, grandfather, and cousins at a "Friday's" replica, not surprisingly, called "Freddy's" *

When the Americans left the Philippines, they abandoned their old army jeeps. The filipinos, having nothing industrial, converted these jeeps into forms of public transportation. *

No one would believe this if they didn't see it with their own eyes. Apparently , after mating, the male dog is still erect, and while they want to detach, the penis is too swollen to withdraw - hence the look of despair on these two dogs eyes when I shot the picture.

The local church in my mother's hometown sat in the same place for some two hundred fifty years (give or take a few) *

The filipinos show no shame about bodies - just look at their news broadcasts - here is an exhumed casket at the town cemetary. *

The Public Market - where people can buy fresh food and other household goods - can be compared to the Cerritos and Long Beach Towne Centers. *

The same things available at home - here in Filipinoland in munchkin size. *

My mother and aunt purchasing eggs. They are NOT sold by the dozen, but rather by EGG. This results in some very innovative methods of carrying the newly purchased goods back home. *

If I were to submit a photograph as the sum of the trip, it would be this - here we have all the aspects of the Philippines - the poverty, as seen in the faces behind the sales lady, the capitalism, of course the girl selling the lanzones, and the freshness of the food - these were clearly harvested recently. *

Here's a photograph of the inside of the Towne Centre. Notice the vast amount of space and the vast amount of vendors located within. *

For those who do not speak English very well, this is a portrayal of an oxymoron. *