tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post115094389132922507..comments2023-11-02T21:00:47.251+08:00Comments on The Ex Expat: Come Sit AwhileHenry Batemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319037905857916188noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1151828910658742772006-07-02T16:28:00.000+08:002006-07-02T16:28:00.000+08:00Your photos brought back some very good memories o...Your photos brought back some very good memories of my UP Diliman college days... walking along the Beta Way, cheap meals at Krus na Ligas, the annual Oblation Run of the APO fraternity, many others. Fare on the Ikot jeep cost only P0.75 during my time (now there's the Toki jeep). Very glad to see your pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1151306764351088062006-06-26T15:26:00.000+08:002006-06-26T15:26:00.000+08:00Many thanks for your comments, yes Diliman is a be...Many thanks for your comments, yes Diliman is a beautiful campus and one the Philippines can be truely proud to have created. The more i discover about this country and its people the more I come to appreciate its beauty and its uniqueness.Henry Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319037905857916188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1151305969349596422006-06-26T15:12:00.000+08:002006-06-26T15:12:00.000+08:00ah UP Diliman,UP Naming Mahal! thanks for posting ...ah UP Diliman,UP Naming Mahal! thanks for posting this. glad to know you like the place. and your blog rocks. thanks for liking our country ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1151056189224519982006-06-23T17:49:00.000+08:002006-06-23T17:49:00.000+08:00Ah, good old Diliman. It's been a long while sinc...Ah, good old Diliman. It's been a long while since I have last walked its halls as a student. Your pictures made me nostalgic about the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1151050002805149772006-06-23T16:06:00.000+08:002006-06-23T16:06:00.000+08:00the barbecue stand near Sampaguita sells UP's best...the barbecue stand near Sampaguita sells UP's best tasting exotic food: "ISAW" (pronounced as "ee-sau"). you should also go to Chateau Verde beside PNB, and Chocolate Kiss and Old Manila Cafe in Bahay ng Alumni (translated as House of Alumni).<BR/><BR/>darn, i miss UP.<BR/><BR/>i think the bell tower (called Carillion) is currently undergoing renovation, so i'm not sure if you'll be able to go up the bell tower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1150964344356411932006-06-22T16:19:00.000+08:002006-06-22T16:19:00.000+08:00Of that I am sure Dude. I made a mental note when ...Of that I am sure Dude. I made a mental note when leaving that another couple of visits will be made in not too distant future.Henry Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319037905857916188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20598656.post-1150949580330204372006-06-22T12:13:00.000+08:002006-06-22T12:13:00.000+08:00oooooooooh... there are lots more interesting plac...oooooooooh... there are lots more interesting places to see in that campus! Next time you're there, try to come up to the bell tower (i think they're open at 4pm), eat at Likha Diwa, sample the barbecue near the Sampaguita or Kalayaan dorms, sit at the chapel, view the stars through the largest telescope in South East Asia located at NISMED, take a stroll in the lagoon... hehehee. lots and lots to do ;pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com