14 Reasons the Philippines Is Different from the Rest of the World
There is a country where over 175 languages are spoken, people text more than anywhere else in the world and boxing fights directly influence crime rates? It sounds pretty much unbelievable, but it’s all true in the Philippines! And among other things, it's an amazingly beautiful country with extremely good-looking people!
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TIMESTAMPS:
More than 175 spoken languages 0:22
The most densely populated city in the world 1:05
Churches in shopping malls 1:42
The text messaging phenomenon 2:13
A unique form of transportation 2:44
More volcanoes than towns 3:27
Their national flag has a secret meaning 4:00
Boxing affects crime rates in the country 4:35
Working abroad 5:12
The Eighth Wonder of the World 5:32
A looooot of coconuts 6:02
The first European to visit the Philippines 6:25
The first karaoke machine 6:58
The population is extremely good-looking 7:22
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SUMMARY:
- There are two official languages in the Philippines: Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English.
- The Philippines are number five on the list of the world’s top English speaking populations after U.S., India, Pakistan, and the U.K.
- The nation’s capital, Manila, and its 16 surrounding cities that make up Metro Manila area have a population of 12.8 million people.
- Shopping malls aren’t merely a place where you buy stuff for Filipinos. They are safe, air-conditioned community hubs with gyms, health clinics, concert halls, nightclubs, parks and even churches inside!
- Filipinos send about 400 million texts a day, and that’s around 142 billion texts a year. It’s more than the U.S. and Europe put together.
- If you visit Manila, you’ll notice some interesting looking vehicles called jeepneys. They are converted US army jeeps that stayed in the country after World War II.
- The Philippines are, without a doubt, a super scenic location. Among all of the islands that are part of it, Camiguin sure stands out, with more volcanoes per square mile than any other island on the planet.
- The national flag of the Philippines has two bands of blue and scarlet, and a white triangle at the hoist with a yellow sun with eight rays, each of them standing for one province of the country.
- Filipinos love boxing and are crazy about their most famous boxer Manny Pacquiao. Whenever he fights, the whole country is glued to its TV sets.
- Banaue rice terraces are the oldest in the world and were so smartly designed, they still bring a harvest of rice and vegetables, most of which get exported.
- For years, the Philippines had been the number one producer of coconuts in the world. And even though the leadership now belongs to Indonesia, 153,532,000 tons per year is still an impressive number.
- Ferdinand Magellan made the first record of the archipelago among the Europeans in 1521. He founded the first settlement in Cebu and thus most of the area became a Spanish colony.
- If you love to sing along, you ought to thank Filipinos for your favorite pastime! The first karaoke machine in the world was created in 1975 by Roberto del Rosario.
- Along with their love for boxing, texting, and shopping, Filipinos are crazy about beauty pageants. They have won in all the major international pageants 15 times.
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Oregon Coast Road Trip Highlights: 4 Days from Brookings, OR to Seattle, WA
Oregon Coast Road Trip Highlights: 4 Days from Brookings, OR to Seattle, WA
While the site typically focuses on California, I took a weekend off and went up the Oregon coast all the way to Seattle. This video shows you the highlights of that trip in order from South to North. Be sure to pause a particular section if you want to see where it is. I highly recommend you make this trip as the Oregon and Washington coastlines are absolutely amazing.
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Day 1 - Brookings, OR to Newport, OR
Day 2 - Newport, OR to Astoria, OR
Day 3 - Astoria, OR to Forks, WA
Day 4 - Forks, WA to Seattle
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Top 10 Snowiest Cities on Earth
10. Buffalo: Located just east of Lake Erie, which borders the winter wonderland known as Canada, Buffalo experiences more snow than most major Canadian cities, which tend to be known for long, snowy winters. Buffalo residents also experience increased production of snow due to the meteorological pattern known as “lake-effect snow”, which drastically increases overall snowfall.
9. Rochester: located fairly close to Canada, south of Lake Ontario, Rochester deals with large amounts of lake-effect snow that occasionally leads to blizzards. Sustained winds that exceeded 60 mph battered the regions, blowing snow from the lake. Snow drifts of up to 30 feet accumulated in some areas.
8. Akita: Home of Akita Castle, a fortification built around 733 A.D., Akita has a population of more than 320,000 residents. It achieved the designation of a “core city” of Japan in 1997. The first two months of the year tend to dump the most snow on the people of Akita, with an average of 54.3 inches in January and 42.5 inches in February – over 90% of its average annual snowfall.
7. Saguenay: Saguenay is located about 120 miles north of Quebec City, capital of the province of Quebec. Formed through a merger of four smaller cities – La Baie, Laterriere, Chicoutimi and Jonquiere – Saguenay has a population of more than 144,000 Francophones living close to the Saguenay River and Lac Saint-Jean.
6. Syracuse: Syracuse is located in the state of New York, situated close to a lake – in this case both Lake Ontario and Onondaga Lake. Metropolitan Syracuse has a population of more than 144,000 in the city with more than 662,000 people living in the surrounding metropolitan region.
5. Quebec City: The second biggest city in the province of Quebec, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America and features some of the most beautiful architecture and culture inspired by the city’s French and European roots.. Quebec celebrates the winter with the annual Quebec Winter Carnival. This year marks the carnival’s 60th anniversary.
4. St. John’s: St. John’s is located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and receives the most snow on average than any major Canadian city. This city is believed to be the oldest in North America and sprung from some of the first wave of settlements from European interlopers.
3. Toyama: This area of Japan receives so much snow on an annual basis that that the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route – Yuki no Otani – features giant walls of snow on both sides that tower over all drivers, completely blocking the view. Toyama is the capital of the Toyay Prefecture and is home to over 417,000 residents.
2. Sapporo: Sapporo is the largest city on this list, with a population of nearly 2 million. The fourth biggest city in Japan is the second snowiest on earth, with nearly 17 feet of snow per year on average. Similar to Quebec City, Sapporo puts on an annual festival, known as the Sapporo Snow Festival, welcoming about two million tourists during the event.
1. Aomori City: By far the snowiest city on earth is Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. This location averages a whopping 26 feet of snow per year, more than a 100 inches more than Sapporo, the next snowiest city. The reason Aomori City receives an incredible amount of snow is its location in high elevation among the Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori Bay and Mutsu Bay, combining cold northern air with snow production aided by adjacent bodies of water.
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Tours and Attractions at Armon Hanatsiv- City of David
Armon Hanatziv Ridge
The Armon Hanatziv Ridge (in Arabic: Jabel al-Mukaber) is the most prominent ridge in the southern part of ancient Jerusalem. Its height, in comparison to the City of David, perfectly illustrates the words of the Biblical poet: Jerusalem, mountains surround it (Psalms 125:2). The ridge continues as a narrow, long plateau, from the national water divide until the United Nation observers' headquarters -- which was once the British High Commissioner's house. Southeast of the UN observers' headquarters, the ridge soars to its highest peak, named Antenna Hill, its cap measuring 795meters above sea level.
The ridge is the water divide between the upper basin of the Daraja Valley to the south and the upper basin of the Kidron Valley to the north. At the foot of the ridge is the deep channel of Atzal River (Zechariah 14:5), which advances toward the Kidron Valley. Its Biblical name was preserved by the Arabs as Wadi Yasul. North of it and closer to the ancient city is the rocky Ben Hinnom Valley. Although these channels create a topographical separation between the Armon Hanatziv Ridge and the Old City, the ridge is actually only about 2 kilometers as the crow flies from the Temple Mount, which is Mount Moriah. The ridge offers an excellent view of this site, and therefore, the peak is traditionally identified as the point where Abraham looked out, on the third day of his journey, and saw the site where he would bind Isaac in the land of Moriah, as it says: And Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place from afar (Genesis 22:4).
Despite its height and topographical dominance, the strategic significance of the ridge was limited until modern times due to its relatively great distance and topographic separation from the city. Over the course of history, Jerusalem was conquered time after time through the territories that dominate the northern and western sides of the city. Only during World War I did the situation change, and the ridge was first considered part of the British power base, before General Allenby entered the city on the 11th of December, 1917. In 1933, the High Commissioner's house was inaugurated. However, the British only enjoyed the lavish headquarters that represented their sovereignty for 15 years. Just a day before the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel, on the 4th of Iyar, 5708 (May 13, 1948), the British abandoned the house and left the city. The Red Cross took over the building but did not prevent the soldiers of the Jordanian Arab Legion from taking control of the ridge.
On the night between the 17th and 18th of August, 1948, a battalion from the Etzioni Brigade under the command of Meir Zorea, later a general in the IDF, attacked the western portion of the ridge. Their goal was to improve the IDF's hold on the southeastern part of the city. The territory was conquered without opposition and the forces held the exposed area at the foot of Armon Hanatziv. The Arabs hurried to launch a counter-attack, using artillery and taking advantage of their topographic advantage. The UN observers, who had already entered Armon Hanatziv at that time, did not attempt to stop them. The Israeli forces, left exposed in the rocky terrain and without strategic positions or shelter, suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to retreat. The price of this failed attack was very dear: 14 casualties, 24 wounded and 5 soldiers taken captive by the Jordanians.
On October 1, 1948, the Red Cross left Armon Hanatziv without notifying Israel, and the UN observers set up their headquarters at the site.
During the Six Day War, the Arab Legion took control of the site and began to shell the Jewish portion of the partitioned city. This aggression forced the IDF to open a third front in addition to its battles with the Egyptian and Syrian armies. The conquest of the Armon Hanatziv Ridge on the evening of the 26th of Iyar, 5727 (June 5, 1967) began the battle that ended in the liberation of the entire city of Jerusalem and in its wake, all of the territories in Judea and Samaria.
In 1972, the neighborhood of east Talpiyot whose population today (2008) totals 12,000, was established on the southern end of the Armon Hanatziv Ridge.
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Standing Stones of Stenness - Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Standing Stones Of Stenness Orkney Islands
These mysterious standing stones, similar to England's Stonehenge, date from 2000 BC.
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Standard Chartered Bangkok - The Jersey To Asia Finish Line (Finale & Tour Highlights)
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So this is it the grand finale hosted in Thailands capital city Bangkok at sponsors 'Standard Chartered' branch in BKK central.
In this finale i meet up with the Standard Chartered HIV specialists known as the 'Champions' and am taken in for photos, signage and a chat etc before re-meeting them the next day to parade around a poorer area of Bangkok handing out condoms and painting a children's playground in Standard Chartered colours.
In between all that i manage to see a bit of the city and watch a FIFA approved international match, Thailand versus Vietnam... my first live football match.
Stay tuned after the condom march for a collection of my tours highlights and then after that some messages of thanks to those who deserve it... if you really want to cling on then theres also a bit of bonus footage and links to other footage at the end (hence why annotations need to be enabled).
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