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    Picture number 6 reminds me of one of my first visits to the Philippines

    At the time i thought it was brilliant that someone had made a makeshift bridge and was charging people a peso to crossover

    http://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/haba...890592341.html


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    Quote Originally Posted by jake View Post
    Picture number 6 reminds me of one of my first visits to the Philippines

    At the time i thought it was brilliant that someone had made a makeshift bridge and was charging people a peso to crossover

    http://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/haba...890592341.html

    Back in 84 when I was stoned broke here I once had to step into 2 ft of water in Baclaran market (Wednesday) because I didnt have 50 bloody cents to pay the toll bridge man to walk across his piece of 2X3 !!


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    Back in 84 when I was stoned broke here I once had to step into 2 ft of water in Baclaran market (Wednesday) because I didnt have 50 bloody cents to pay the toll bridge man to walk across his piece of 2X3 !!


    You should have asked for utang na loob!


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