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Riding the Balangay in Butuan

I used to read about it in history books. Finally, last year I had the chance to ride a replica of the centuries-old Balanghai or Balangay, also called the Butuan boat.  Thanks to a group of  fellow Filipinos who had conquered Mt. Everest who made this possible. They had wanted to “retrace the migration of …

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Singapore's Oldest Church

I had made a post on Singapore about one of its oldest churches (St. Andrew’s Cathedral) but this time this post is on Singapore’s oldest one which I also had the chance to see while on a trip there. According to Singapore’s National Heritage Board, the Armenian Church is the oldest surviving Christian Church and …

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