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Darwin was clearly just there to die. His powers are lame, he raises the stakes... I'm fine with it. (I have no prior knowledge or attachment to the character - and he had a fairly heroic and cool death scene!)
His death scene bothered me because it contradicted his power.
"I adapt to survive."
Well, apparently not.
It's the age old "This is how powerful the villain is, by showing him take down the biggest and strongest".
In this case, Darwin is the toughest to kill, therefore the most dangerous. By his very nature he can't die. How do you absolutely show that Shaw is not to be messed with? Have him (not his henchmen) kill the unkillable.
And then get that to motivate the youngins, who, up until that point, weren't taking things as serious as they should.
Yeah, I get it. It may have been more effective if I actually gave a shit about Darwin. As it was, though, it very much felt like a "kill off the black guy" moment.
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I started the day just lazying around my hostel, ate breakfast, spark a smoke and just chill and breath the fresh air. I try to collect memories of the things that happened over the past couple of days, how I somewhat fulfilled my dreams of going to the northern most point (y'ami island) and the southern most point of my country.
The hot choco that I made from the honesty store at the gazebo of my hostel was just awesome as I sip it through the crisp morning air. It was something that I've always pictured my self of doing. sans the awesome view because I was beside the airport.
I did nothing special this day, wait everything was special, this is Batanes.
After having breakfast I took my rented bike and pedaled my way to Vulugan Boulder Beach. Again the terrain was very challenging but crossing with locals pedaling up hill with loads and passengers on their bike made me a bit embarrassed to get down and push my bike uphill. But I gave up, it was just too difficult.
I thought that I got lost at some point but there was just one road leader to the sea. I left my bike at the shed and walked doen the beach.
It seemed like I was an insect on a small pebble as I sat down on the huge rocks lining the beach at no particular rhythm. I felt peace as I try to feel the wind .
I stopped by the Airport for some photos but ultimately the bike ride around the town and chavayan may be the best part of this trip. To see the locals live their lives in harmony and contentment gave lessons I may not learn from books and the internet, that simplicity and contentment play an important part of our lives.
The following morning I took my bag with a heavy heart and walked to the airport the experience is about to end but the lessons are forever in my heart.
Batanes is a place for pilgrimage, a place where you commune with God, Nature and Humanity. A place where you can see the paradise that God created for humans. It is a place to be respected, left unchanged like the mountains we climb as they say Leave No Trace Behind.
When you come to Batanes, do not be the tourist that you usually are. Try to learn and respect the ways of the locals, trust me, they have more breeding than most of us urbanites.
Again respect.]]>
Because of this I've been a fan of Cynthia Luster, Chow Yun Fat, Bruce Lee, lately of Jet Li and of course my childhood hero Jacky Chan. Having a childhood of such action packed memories a Visit to the Avenue of Stars is something like a trip to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Seriously.
There's nothing really there is to do here but to walk and see the signatures and imprints of the Chinese stars that you idolize -if you have any. Well actually let me take that back, if you don't have any this is also the best place to see the other side of Hong Kong from Victoria Harbor.
The Avenue of stars is worth the visit whether you are a Chinese movie fan or not, it is something not to be missed. But just a word of caution, a lot of people come here in flocks so be ready, like as in physically ready, I almost had to elbow my way in just to get a photo of me and my dad with Bruce Lee's statue.
How To Get To The Avenue of Stars
Get on the MTR and get off at East TST or East Tsim Sha Tsui Station then follow the signs. There's going to be a lot of walking so be ready. Let me just reiterate, its East Tsim Sha Tsui and not just Tsim Sha Tsui, you'll have to walk farther if you get off at the latter.
We journeyed, time passed by. It seemed never ending.
We came.
I did not expect what I have yet to see. It was magic.
Night came and the moon lit the shore as the water shines like a thousand diamonds.
We drank and laughed like we wouldn't have a chance to do it all over again.It was epic.
Your waves are made me dance to the peace it whispers, the simplicity it preaches and the love it exudes.
I will be back, to dance again into your arms of never ending waves. The waves of peace and joy.
Cabangan is a fourth class municipality in Zambales, located in northern Luzon. It can be reached through Victory Liner buses. No resort was found by the writer as of the time that he went but just a public beach unless he had not search far and wide enough.]]>
I walked down the pier and on corner where jeep usually passes as it exits the town. i was getting nervous, its almost 6:30 am and the jeep is no where in sight. I was beginning to think that I had missed the trip already. I asked a local passing by if I did missed the trip already, I was assured that I hadn't yet.
After a few minutes more I saw the jeep. I took the front seat so I can get a good view of the route. Travel time is just about 30 – 45 minutes fare is about 50 – 75 pesos (can't remember the exact amount). To get to Ivana Port, you'll be passing through the route to Mahatao and go further a few kilometers north more.
The router is scenic, as expected. Expect nothing less from Batanes.
Before we reached the port, the driver handed out a manifesto. It turned out that the driver also acts as an agent for the Falowa that would take us to Sabtang. It is actually great because it would make it impossble for his passenger to miss the trip to the island! hahaha.
I was early to arrive at the port and the Falowa was not yet there. But there were things to do just near the port. Across the port the San Jose de Ivana Church stands. The front doors were open, so I stepped in and explored the church. Inside was dark, but the light from the doors illuminate the interiors just enough for your eyes to adjust to and let you see.
Most if not all of the churches in Batanes dates back from the spanish era, I may be wrong but I didn't see any new churches while I was there. Anyway, after checking out the church I crossed back to the port side of the street and got some snacks from the famous honesty store just right beside the port.
The famous honesty store is a small shack off the road that you can just walk in to take some stuff and leave your money in a jar. If you are honest it feels just okay nothing biggie, but if you are like me -a city guy that trusts almost no one from the urban jungle- it's actually amazing to a certain point that some would be baffled why would someone leave their store like that! Well, it'a an honesty store something that is not special for Ivatans because it is the way they live but it is something that makes them special.
My falowa arrived and everybody started boarding. Unlike in other parts of the Philippines people here follow laws. Despite the excellent track record of the falowa of having zero casualty, the boat crew and the coast guard still makes sure that everyone is accounted for in the manifesto and are wearing life jackets.
The falowa docked on the port and I was on my own again. I walked around the area to check out what are there to see, it was the island's center. You can stay for the night in this area by sleeping at the dorm type accommodation at the tourism office. I stepped inside and asked for directions going to the "Barrio" where some of my friends are staying.
They asked me to pay for Php 200 for the tourism fee which I don't which or what the tourism fee materializes into but just thought of it that I gave it out of goodwill, I mean it is a sleepy town not much economy goes around the island (and for me it is it's charm, its provincial atmosphere) so I guess it's fine for me to pay the cost.
They offered me a ride for 300 pesos from the port to the barrio, which is popularly known as the Chavayan Village, it is where the movie Batanes is said to be shot. I didn't think twice cause it felt that it was reasonable. The road to chavayan is rough along the way you'll be passing by spots where you can stop and enjoy for your self. That is what I like about not being in group tours, if I go around on my own I can stop where I want to and leave when I want to, it is a bit more expensive but I say it is worth it. The driver of the habal-habal told me that the 300 pesos that I paid for is good for a return trip to the center but I asked him to leave as I was joining my friends who were staying in the barrio. After the trip going to the barrio, considering the road condition and the length of the road, I'd say 300 pesos is a bargain.Tinglayan View Point Sabtang Island, Batanes
I spent most of the afternoon roaming around the barrio. Chavayan I must say is a must visit, there are other old barrios along the way going to Chavayan but it is not as nostalgic and amazing as this barrio by the sea. It is something like out of a storybook that you'd never thought could ever exist, a place for hopeless romantics.Entry to the village/barrio Hanging out with my travel blogging idols and the Mango Bandits hahaha (left to right Kaiz of missbackpacker.info Owen and Nikka of Two2Travel.com, My mentor Doi of TheTravellingFeet.com and dynamic mango bandits duo.. hahaha)
It's a small village, people know each other -literally. I walked through the main street till I reached end where the village meets the shore.
I savored every moment that I had at the village, the simple life that they live, the fresh air and that feeling you actually feel alive. It was priceless.
It was time to go back to the Poblacion (the town center)so I rode with my friends going back on a tricycle Ivatan style. halfway of the trip, I noticed that my tripod was missing! The driver immediately stopped and went back the path we went through. We hopped off the tricycle as he goes back so that he can drive faster.
We walked along the deserted road to keep our selves warm, the wind was blowing and it doesn't help that it was winter that time. It was like Taiwan all over again. Untouched beaches planks the road on its side, I kept on thinking if I only had enough time to stay in the island I would soak my self under the sun, errrrr maybe not it was terribly cold! hahahaha! But why not during the summer ey?
The driver got back and found my tripod, thank God! I mean that is a good tripod that I use.
We reached the port and there were no falowas just yet to transport us back to Batan. I decided to go up north of the Island and check out two spots real quick, I took a tricycle rushed all the way to Morong beach, a secluded paradise where most of the organized tours take their lunch. After exploring the beach, we quickly went to the light house that I saw as we approach the port when we were arriving to the island.
I didn't want to miss my ride back home so I rushed back to the port.
On the Falowa it is advisable to take the back seat as it feels a lot less shaky than the middle or front part and you get to stay drier! Unfortunately I was seated on the middle part of the Falowa, I got splashed on and got dizzy half way of the trip at the middle of the open ocean. But I survived, nope didn't puke, but some of my friends did and you'd never blame or make fun of them if they do because of how big the waves are!
My feet are back on dry land, I feel stable
Going back to Basco posed to be a challenge. There were few to no public transport, good thing I was with vet travel bloggers and cowboy! hahaha! They practically stopped the falowa's owner's crew's shuttle truck and asked if we can hitch a ride back to Basco! The guy was awesome he let us ride and didn't ask even just for gas money! ahhhh how great the Ivatans are! there you I just raped this sentence with exclamation points hahahaha!
It was a tiring day I walked back to my hotel to rest for a couple of hours.
Call it luck but that day was also the town's feast day. For us Filipinos, what activity do we do when there's a feast? Eat!!! hahaha… That same day we went house hopping we call in Filipino "Pamimyesta" (Feasting with), we hop from one friend's house to another just to eat and chat with them – repeat cycle till full… errr not really even if you are full and you still got houses to go to you still need to eat. It's rude not to eat when you go to someone's home during a feast.
The first house that we went to actually was my favorite. It is a small house with few food types on the table but what was happening outside was something more. The elders of the household are taking shots, of course we obliged when they as us to take one. I learned that in Batanes gin actually trumps beer when it comes to sales. See, just like how the elders told us, gin or run for that matter, makes our body warmer compared to beer that just intoxicates us. With the cold nights specially during winter it just makes sense how hard drinks takes the throne.
After feast house hopping, we went back to our inns. rested. but restless we are. Everyone wanted to hangout some more. My landlady didn't knew that I was house hopping for food so she brought us a lot from her house. And I mean a lot!
'Twas my first time hosting people, Ever! Thank God that they are really nice and friendly. We talked about of course travel and the funny and not so funny things that happen to us when we are out there. It was an awesome night, and food? Hahaha I had them take some home to their rooms so they can have it for breakfast.
It was a great way to end my second day in paradise, a good laugh with friends and a heart full of stories.
time to rest now.]]>
As they say "Count your blessings" so here we go!
1. Brought the whole team to a secluded beach!
this is the most recent trip that I had and I'm really glad that they enjoyed it, and because we had limited time some of them said that it was "Bitin" . We had games and drank the night away, it was damn awesome!
2. Hello Quezon
For the first time, I had set my foot and got acquainted with the province down south that I find really mysterious. It is because I really haven't heard much about it, so I always kept on thinking how does it look like down in Quezon. This year, my question had been answered.
3. Bantayan
Another getaway with my two best friends, of course it was freaking fun all the time!
4. Batanes
A dream come true. Though this trip was the first one I had this year on February, this actually is the toughest on to write about. It is difficult to verbalize what I saw in Batanes, and the problem is that I feel that my photos do not measure up to the experience. That is how beautiful Batanes is.
5. Hong Kong
The best travel ever this year! Surprised Dad with a trip to Hong Kong!!!!! Need I say more? This trip was beyond epic! hehehe!
I don't even know if I can ever top this year with the next, looking back this year totally rocked! How about you how was your year in travel? Did you go for Quality or Quantity this year? Or both?]]>
So here's my story to tell.
I've been dreaming of going to Batanes ever since even to a point that I thought that it was all going to be just left as a dream here in my head. I mean going to Batanes is really expensive, ranging between 15,000 to 20,000 pesos for a return flight, until Philippine Airlines launched flights going there and then I saw light! This is it! Without any hesitation I booked that flight with what was left from my allowance for the month telling my self ill forget about my weekly coffee doze for this I know it's worth more than what I'll be sacrificing for several weeks
They say that Batanes is the only place in the Philippines that has more than two seasons, they have winter! I wasn't expecting to see Frosty but something similar to the winter I felt in Taipei.
This was suppose to be a Solo Trip but having travel blogger friends you'd always be in for a surprise. As I sit comfortably in the boarding area I checked my facebook and voila! Marky of Nomadic Eperiences was on the same flight as I am!
There are very few times that I feel nervous when traveling and this is one of them. This is something that I have been looking forward to for the longest time, one of those that you can call "Childhood Dreams". I can't really figure out what to feel. This is one of my dream destination! I don't know what to expect or to expect anything at all. I have this thing that I try not to expect to see what I see on pictures because of most of the time they just disappoint me.
As soon as we landed it was like watching TV. Everything.Is.The.Way.You.Think.It.Would.Be!
The Basco aiport is small, but just enough. As soon as I got out of the arrival area I was greeted by familiar faces! There they were, Ferds of ironwulf.net and Chyng of No Spam, No Virus, No Kidding. There are more of us on the island. Ferds invited us for dinner at the Pension Ivatan for an authentic Ivatan feast.
The inn that I chose to stay with picked me up with a van from the airport, after a few turns we were actually at the inn already! It was about five minutes walk from the airport! hahaha! I was like I thought that it was going to be far but hey, oh we're here already! hahaha!
Marky and his friends down near the port at Shanedels. After settling in my awesome big room at Time Travel Lodge I rented a bike and met them at their hotel's restaurant. After eating a bit we went off to start our journey. Our agenda that afternoon was to bike around the North Batan Island Tour loop, basically biking around the tourist spots up north of the island.
We first pedaled to the Basco Lighthouse up in Naidi Hills. Well truth is there wasn't much pedaling that happened… hahahaha…. It was mostly uphill and trying to pedal all the way up is just ridiculous, I don't wanna die yet! hahaha! We left our bikes on the last hill that we have to go up that leads to the lighthouse .
A final push with all of my will and we found our selves on top of the hill that gives us a great view of the town. All the pushing and pedaling way uphill was all worth it… ika nga may sukli ka pa. We spent the whole morning there taking photos and hanging out up on the light house admiring the view from the top.
The wind was blowing gracefully and you can just feel at peace with your surrounding at the lighthouse. Yes, I am struggling with words right now, like I said I can't justify what I saw with what you see and read on this post.
Of course going back down the hill was peanuts…. but at the foot of the hill another challenge was waiting for us the road to the Vayang Hills was another uphill challenge, I wish that I am speaking figuratively here….. but no…. Again we guided our bicycles with us and forget about pedaling uphill… hahaha….
The road seemed like it was never ending then to some point it felt like it was leading to the sea.
We… Uhm well at least I remember I was running crazy like people on the Sound of Music were, yep while singing the hills are alive with the sound of music! hahaha! The view on top of the Vayang Hills is really breathtaking. It's like… damn… well like a post card… a painting… ugh… I just don't have the words….
From the top of the Vayang Hills we road our bike like a roller coaster on the loose. No pedaling needed. The journey downhill was just a joy.
We rested for a bit, ate some snacks at a local canteen. The prices were kinda weird, vegetables were a lot more expensive than beef. I ate beef. hehehe.
After packing up some calories in preparation for the rest of the day, we pushed forward with the Japanese Tunnel in our mind. We biked and pedaled through the road, with my lead they followed. I pedaled as if I know the place, I was confident. We were pedaling for about thirty minutes already, I think, when I thought of maybe we are lost already. I asked a local of the whereabouts of the Japanese Tunnel and was told that we have already passed by it. I then realized that we, actually just I, made a wrong turn at the part area in the town proper that instead of turning right I turned left.
But we have pedaled far enough already and the town of Mahatao is soooo close. We decided to push through and bike all the way to Mahatao. The terrain was really challenging specially for the two of us who were using Japanes Bikes. Marky had a mountain bike. Dang! hahaha!
The road to Mahatao is simply one of the most picturesque, jaw dropping scenery that you'd ever see…. i'm just kidding, it's more than that multiply to the power of inexplicability (yes I am using non-words already but I'm sure you get my point). I did not for a single moment regret our decision to push through. I even thought that it was a blessing in disguise to make that wrong turn! (I'll post more photos of the route on a separate post)
Hello Mahatao!
Mahatao is the next town after Basco in the island of Batan. It is much more quieter than the island's capital. As soon as we saw a store along the road we immediately thought of having some snacks after biking and walking with our bikes for seven kilometers of mostly uphill terrain from the town of Basco. It was more of a reflex. We were tired but really happy of the sights that we saw.
After some refreshments, we pedaled a bit more to one of the heritage churches of the island, the San Carlos Borromeo Church.
syempre yung picture na kasama ako…haha
The Municipio is adjacent from the church. I can really tell not much about this town, but simply that it's beautiful small and quite. So much of what we always look for in the urban jungle of chaotic cars and buses, while we feel so little from those tall buildings. Here you feel human. You feel that you are a vital part of the system and not just another part that can be easily replaced. Here you feel life.
We explored the church and roamed around the community a bit more and decided to leave. We saw a signage pointing to a place called Diura. It is a fishing village that is famous for its dried fish that are also considered as an item that one can barter for an item within the village, not to mention its beautiful sunrise. We asked for direction and proceed.
The road to Diura is great because of the thick foliage on both sides of the road. We pedaled and pedaled until we notice that it was past four in the afternoon. It will soon get dark. We asked a local that was walking back to Mahatao if Diura was anywhere near from where we are. She replied that it was near already. We gave it a chance and agreed that it is five o'clock already and we are still on the road, that we will go back to Basco already.
Give some extra considerations when asking locals, specially when you are in the provinces. When they say that its near, for urbanites like us, it still is far. Unless the person that you speak with has an idea of what is near and far for city people. I am not being racist here ok. I am just making a point. Defensive lang? hahaha.
Five o'clock came and a single house was not in sight. Still in the forest. We turned our bikes around and headed back to Basco. Then it occurred to me that we have a dinner appointment with Ferds! Well, I just thought, I am here and I'll get there when I get there. I didn't want to stress my self. This is a vacation.
Lesser uphills and more downhill rides. Good thing there were three of us who biked. The road can be dark and scary at times, we were tired and we started walking more and more than pedaling on small hills. It was logical to do so. I actually felt tired and wanted to give up and just stay where I was standing or walking for that matter at that time. But I can't. My companions gave me the will to carry on.
It was around seven in the evening. I left them near the port where they were staying and I headed uphill near the airport where my lodge is. I changed clothes and went to see my friends on dinner at Pension Ivatan.
If you are a grammar natzi you must be asking or struggling with the fact that I stated Woman and Women. Well it is not a grammatical error. It was told that the founders of the university wanted to give each woman who studies there their own identity instead of collectively recognizing them as Women.
For us guys out there won't it be nice to be surrounded with all those beautiful women while studying? I'm pretty sure that you'll pass your course with flying colors! If you are a Korean living in Korea, I have a bad news for you though. They do not accept men students. Yep. HOW EVER!!! If you are guy from another country, the university actually accepts international students even if they are guys! Welcome to heaven man! LOL!
But I wasn't there to study. As I enter the university campus with my big bag and tripod, I got a bit, actually a lot, conscious about security guards. I am a Filipino and I grew up with security guards sticking their hands and sticks to whatever they can, it's like being in North Korea where you have minders all the time. I guess we won't feel that awk ward if we go on a trip on the other side of the border.
after admiring the beautiful autumn scenery in the campus we bought food on one of the street vendors selling great Korean food. I think South Korea has one of the best food culture just right after Taiwan (sorry, I am biased for my fave country). I bought a rice cake kinda soup and I don't know the heck it is called, what I know is that it is yummy!
We ate in an amphitheater kind of structure right across the wedding convention center where a steady stream of newly weds come in and out of the hall.
It was great talking with a new friend over good street food on a great weather day. We had to move on, and our next stop was the N Seoul Tower
Seoul Backpacking Guide
Part 1: Arrival, Coffee Prince and Seoul N Tower
Part 2: The Palaces and Coffee Shop Experience
Part 3: The Jimjjilbang Experience and Nandaemun
Part 4: The Epilouge: Going Home
South Korea Trip Preparations
How to Apply For A Korean Visa]]>
We can't make a move, the unforeseen expense the week just before we left's blow still is felt. I was contemplating if we should drop a trip to the peak and just roam around parks or other free attractions. Like yesterday it was hot so we weren't really that pressured or eager to go out that morning. We waited.
Alas! A message came in a few minutes past ten in the morning, my sister just deposited money on my Mastercard. Finally we can move!
Dad wanted to see the second hand shops that his friends were talking about so I took him back to Sham Shui Po. On our way out of the station I looked up at the map and tried to discern any hint that would tell us where those second hand electronic shops are. Then, suddenly, I saw a photo from a thought bubble with a picture of a street and on that street I saw a signage of an electronic shop. "Apliu street" I excalimed. We walked excitedly to find out if we did crack the code on the map.
It was morning time still and most of the second hand shops aren't really established shops but are rather street vendors, it was more like of a flea market. It was too early, these markets usually liven up with people late in the after noon till night time. We roamed around and tried to look for some other interesting things that we can find till it was noon time. There were some more vendors who are starting to setup their shops but something wasn't feeling good at this point, my stomach.
I asked dad for us to each lunch already. I was really hungry because we didn't each much that day. I saw this restaurant that offers Taiwanese dishes, I missing Taiwan a lot didn't think twice and just walked right in. The signage outside with photos of what they offer had prices and it was really cheaper than most of where we have eaten.
Their menus are written in English so at least we know what we are getting. They gave a us a slip where we could place our orders, this is something that I like in Hong Kong. You get to fill up a form where they have all of what they offer are written and you get to tick them off your self to place your order. Then you take your slip to the counter next to the door so you can pay just before you leave. I like the system but I don't know how to read Chinese. As soon as the lady gave us the slip, while she tried to go back to her post I did my best to get her attention "Wo bu hui shuo zhongwen!" (I don't speak Chinese) It the best phrase that I can think of, I didn't knew how to say the word "Read" hahaha! She got my point so no problem. I can sense how important was it for her to do more for her job so I quickly pointed my fingers to the menu uttering "Zhe ge" in each item.
It wasn't that long before our orders came in I had beef toppings on rice while dad had pork. We had another dish that I can't remember what it was called, but it was like a crunch noodle wrapped in thick sticky rice wrapper that you have to dip in a soy sauce like mixture. It was definitely yummy that dad even ate his entire slice!
After lunch we took our way off to go back to Tsim Sha Tsui. From the subway we walked who knows how far from the the subway station, all I know is that my feet are starting to hurt already. But we are up for more walking around for the rest of the day, I didn't complain.
The Star Ferry Terminal is located on the northern end of the Cruise Center. Luckily we didn't had to wait for a few more minutes as we caught the ferry that was about to leave. I choose to take the ferry going to Hong Kong island as it was an experience it self. The scenic view was exceptional as you depart from the busy suburb of Kowloon going to the upscale business district of Central.
Armed with a map we navigated the streets of Hong Kong island from the ferry terminal going to the Peak. The map seem to have mislead us in a way, it looked like it was just a short walk but I was wrong. The uphill terrain was a challenge for me (I'm fat) and dad (old) but I don't regret taking this route. It was a good walk. We were able to see the historic and famous buildings of Hong Kong, those who defined and meld what Hong Kong is now today.
There was a long line snaking around the building where The Tram going up The Peak can be found. We almost lined up the wrong cue, good thing we asked around first. There were a lot of people, which actually caught me by surprise. According to my research the best time to get to the peak was in the after noon between 4:00 PM till about 6:00 PM as there would be no lines to cue it's just you and the peak. It must have a been a fluke or I was just really jinxed. I mean that many of people, all unrelated to each other, saying the same thing can be wrong right? Anyways it took us over an hour before we could get to the board.
The trip going up was worth the wait! We were treated with a spectacular view of the island going up, I'd say that it is almost better than the view from the peak, almost.
At the end of the tram line we alight inside The Peak building it self. We worked our way up through a series of escalators. I wasn't really sure if we were on the right way, so I asked the staff at Madame Tussaud's and was directed to go further up. The stairs lead us to a door that opened to the Sky Terrace. I was kinda disappointed because it was small and crowded, but my determination didn't falter. I was there to take a post card photo of the down town area of Central Hong Kong.
As soon as I got my shot I called dad so I can get his photo taken with the sky line of Central at his back. It was a challenge keeping that spot, fortunately we got what we came there for. I don't know if I look Chinese or something but there were several people who insistently tries to talk to me in Chinese, I'll reply in English, then I'll here them say "Shuo yingwen" which means to me that they got that I only speak English. Anyways we went back down and lo and behold! Another line to board the tram! We can't use the Senior Citizen trump card because in Hong Kong you have to be 65 to be considered as a senior, so no express lanes or consideration for us. awwwww. We. Waited. In. Line.
Going back to Kowloon, we took the double decked bus going down to the ferry terminal. It was a great ride going down to the star ferry terminal on top of the bus. With the wind blowing on your face and the buildings seem to be staring at you. It was a no brainer decision to make, we took the star ferry going back to Kowloon. It was a different experience with with the lights on the buildings seem to dance in through the night.
As soon as we set foot on land on the Kowloon side, I asked dad if he wants to have dinner at the night market in Temple street, I wanted to but my feet are dead tired so I checked with dad first. He declined, without hesitation as I concurred. We just ate at a nearby restaurant from our hotel.
It was our last night. Though we missed some of the places in our itinerary I still felt like we had a great time in Hong Kong. We were able to maximize our budget while experiencing the fundamental things of what makes Hong Kong the Asia's World City.
The bus ride back to the airport the following morning was reflective for me as I take my last look at the city where I had brought at least one of my family at. I said to my self that I will come back armed with a better budget and do the things we failed to do. I say Hong Kong is an experience that you will want to do over and over without regret as the city is as unique as it could get each and every night.
Off we go back to reality we call Manila.]]>
Today's breakfast was off-the-rack from the 7Eleven store across the street. I didn't want to walk and look further for food because dad is with me. It was good though, a local noodle brand that we don't have back here in Manila, and a loaf of bread. It was a good breakfast.
First on our list was an easy walk along the avenue of stars. It was just a couple of stations away from Mong Kok, we weren't really in a hurry so we walked leisurely to the station. As we exit the subway we were greeted by an outdoor installation art exhibit in front of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. I felt happy that dad seem to loosen up a bit and is starting to enjoy the trip. He candidly posed in front of the outdoor sculptures representing Man, Earth and Sky.
The museum is seamlessly connected to the Avenue of Stars so we walked just right in. We were welcomed by a stunning view of Hong Kong Island the financial heart of the former British colony. I tell you it is not that hard to admire the view. Dad walked towards the railings, with his headphones on -probably pumping his Beatles playlist from his phone- looking across the beautiful horizon. I had to call his attention repeatedly for a picture this time because apparently his music was playing to loud, but that was actually great that just means he is enjoying the moment.
There were a few people taking photos with the beautiful sky line of the Hong Kong Island on their back so it was relatively easy to get a good shot. My plan was just to walk through the entire avenue, take photos of Jackie Chang, Chow Yun Fat of course with Bruce Lee's statue, I was wrong. You can not breeze through the Avenue of Stars. The first part was actually okay with just a few people but going towards the end part of the Avenue is a different story. There is where you'll find the crowd favorite and yes all three of those that I mentioned earlier. You have to elbow your way to get a good photo with Bruce Lee (I mean this, I almost literally elbowed someone) I even scolded someone who looks some kind of an official photographer of a group tour. He was asking me to leave the Bruce Lee's fence after I snapped a photo from my phone, with an unpleasant voice I replied to the guy "We are not done yet, we are still taking our photos!". I don't know if he got intimidated with my width – kidding lol- but he did shut up until we left.
It was really hot and humid that day and dad was commenting about the weather "Hindi pala malamig dito" (I didn't think that it's not cold here), I replied that it does get a little bit colder here during winter but it is summer time so it is hot. It was a challenge to walk from one end to another that I have to go on a shade for some relief.
I can see Bruce Lee from where I was standing! I hurried up and tried to snug my self through the crowd, then waved at my dad telling him to push him self through. Success! We needed really good timing to get photos of other actors and dad was pretty fast is adapting =).
It took us about three hours to finish the whole stretch. Dad had to take breaks, I had to go hide under the shades believe me the heat was exhausting.
Walking back to the train station we decided to stay for about an hour in our room to rest. Rain started drizzling and slowly build its strength. Good thing we went back. But we were suppose to go to Ngong Ping 360 and I am secretly keeping Disneyland tickets, I had to make a decision if we were to go or not. The rain just got more intense before it subsided, it was a bit too late to push through with Ngong Ping 360 to see the giant Buddah.
I remembered that dad wanted to see the electronics shopping area so back to the subway and off we go to Sham Shui Po. We searched for the street that sells second hand items but it started drizzling again. I saw the Golden Computer Plaza across the street so we hurried crossing and entered the building. I was overwhelmed with how much computer stuff was going on inside, I was saying a prayer inside my head saying I wish I have money to buy something from any of the shops.
We've gone several rounds around the plaza but the rain wasn't stopping, it seem like it's not going to happen anytime soon by the way the rain falls from the sky. But just like a miracle the rain halted as if some one closed the faucet from where all these water is coming from. I thought that the heavens was saying go on with your trip.
One of the things that is on my must do list on this trip, the one that I told my self that I have to see by hook or by crook is a visit to the happiest place on earth Disneyland. Dad doesn't know yet where we are going so as we transfer from one line to another it became much more obvious to him so I candidly asked him if he knows he smiled and said "sa Disneyland ba?" (are we going to Disneyland?) taking his cue from the MTR signage. I smiled and said yes.
The Disney experience actually starts right after you transfer platforms and take the Disneyland. The train going from Sunny Bay station to the park are adorably decorated with Disney characters and matching Mickey Mouse windows reminding me of how I feel that the Beitou trains in Taipei are like.
Since I bought our tickets from the hotel we didn't have to line up and cue a long line for tickets (and yeah we saved some HK$30) As soon as we got into the park we of course we took photos and took the oh so obligatory shot at the park entrance. Right after that we went straight to Space Mountain, my all time favorite ride in Disneyland Parks, to get fast pass so that we don't have to line up that long; see Space Mountain probably is the most popular ride in all of Disneyland: Fast Pass time 8PM.
I've been to a Disneyland before (Anaheim) but that was a long time ago so this is kinda nostalgic for me to come back and see another Disneyland park, smaller but almost just the same since it has been patterned to the one in California.
We started with It's A Small World, a very relaxing boat ride inside an enclosed somewhat expo type building that shows you the different cultures of the world while singing It's A Small World in their own Language. Just for the heck of it we cued for the Tea Cups ride, while spinning on and on I figured out what ride next to take.
Disneyland was awesome and I can say that dad enjoyed it as well. Our favorite (not counting space shuttle for me) was the PhilharMagic show where you sit in a theater and watch or should I say experience the show in 4D. We got wet, smell great food and shaken right on our seats. I was actually kinda reluctant at first to see this but I guess this goes next after my all time favorite ride.
It was a good thing I was able to sneak in our water bottles because water and food is really expensive inside the park, come prepared -with money that is. There's only one water fountain that I saw in the entire park which was in the food court at the back of Cinderella's, we refilled our bottles evading the seemingly inevitable choice of buying small drinks with big price tags.
The parade was about to start, we rushed to the parade route and got a good spot. Just about when the music was about to cue it started drizzling and drizzling, harder and harder. I thought that it would escalate to a rain but the weather wasn't that cruel, I guess that is why they call it Sunny Bay. It didn't even rain there when it was like a storm was happening in Mong Kok. The parade ended but just like the Pied Piper people started following the parade, I was thinking what are they trying to do here? Anyways we have our agenda set so off we go to some more attractions.
After riding and seeing everything that we could, as darkness started to take over, we searched for a place to eat inside the park. There were several restaurants specially themed like ballrooms and space age but we opted to eat at a traditionally Chinese themed diner. The food was nothing special, well maybe I am saying this because of my culture's affinity to the Chinese, but I still don't think any one would be impressed with the food inside the park not to mentioned that it is over priced. we spent about HK$ 98 for a meal with drinks for each of us. Again I am not impressed, but what was I expecting it's a park food – I should have expected over pricing.
I sneaked for a few minutes after dinner to smoke a stick and take photos of the park at night. Fifteen before eight that night I decided to go for Space Mountain. Though our fast pass says we can use it by eight the crew let us in and off we skipped the long line outside straight to the holding area for passengers waiting to board. I told dad that it's just going to be just some fast roller coaster ride no drops or what so ever that he should be afraid of "Nasakyan ko na 'to sa Anaheim Pa, hindi naman nakakatakot" (I've rode this in Anaheim it's not scary). I was so brave in the gondola as we go up and up, I know it's just going to be fine. I was wrong. It started out as expected but going down the coaster's rail there were several drops! I was like… what the F was that! We survived, dad was surprisingly cool about it hahaha… well what else could he have done? He's my kidnap victim here remember? Hahahaha!
Space Shuttle done! It was the last ride on our list. But we aren't done yet, there's one more thing that I deem that is a must do in Disneyland, without it I cannot say that our experience is complete. Dad uttered "Uwi na tayo!" (Let's go back to the hotel) I replied "Hindi pa tayo tapos!" (We are not done yet). I dragged him towards main street proudly saying I know just where to position, we have to watch the fire works! Sadly the spot to best view the show was filled up by a lot of co-spectators. We managed to get a decent spot, not the best though but it works.
And it was over.
We didn't try to swim across the hundreds of people trying to get out of the park, we leisurely walked and talked about the experience. Took photos along the way. We just didn't want to end it. But our bodies are tired from all the activities so we had to leave. Oh yeah the park was about to close. The inevitable.
At the hotel we just lay down our things and try to rest before sleeping. We were so tired that it was so hard to sleep feeling those aching muscles. While dad was resting I chanced upon my aunt who lives in the US, I thought that she would be excited to talk with dad on his first over seas trip. The internet was kinda cranky on their end so the video was cutting in and out. But the two sibling did just fine catching up with each other. The call got disconnected. We called it a day.]]>
I didn't thought that I would tick off an item on the list after leaving a good paying job. But I did. The target Hong Kong.
I've always planned on surprising my dad with a trip, being with the first one failed. I went back to the drawing board and after a year there came another chance. A good seat sale is always a key for my trips, I book then I plan my work around it. I had to keep my mouth shut and keep it to my self if I can, I don't want to mess it up anymore.
Our trip is almost there my travel fund is two thirds of what it should be. I needed help. I told my sister about my plan, it's less than three months before we leave. I asked my sister to give my dad some pocket money so that he could enjoy some shopping in Hong Kong. She obliged. But an unforeseen event happened I had to pay for something, so the shopping got scratched off the plans and the money went for the basic things we need.
One night I asked my dad "Gusto mo sumama sa Cebu?" (Do you want to join me in cebu?) He was like it's up to you. So I took it as yes, of course he'd like to join me going there he enjoyed it the last time. I asked him this so that he could have an idea that we are going on a trip.
Then the day we have been waiting for today we are flying to Cebu, at least that is what my dad was thinking. We came into the airport, instinctively I immediately went looking for the travel tax counter as it was moved to a different part of the airport which was really inconvenient and irritating – looking for their booth and paying the government because you want to see other places. I realized that my dad doesn't know my plans yet, I had to break the news to him already. I gave me the itinerary and told him that I'll just be video taping that moment for my blog. I asked him to read the itinerary and asked him "Saan ka pupnta ngayon?" (where are you going today?) With his blurry vision he tried to read what was written, then his face lit up and uttered "Hong Kong!". He had been talking about it for about a week long as one of his friends went there for vacation too so I understand how excited he felt that time, not because he was going out of the country the first time but he is about to experience the same of the stories he just used to hear.
After checking in we lined up for the immigration officer. She's cute. hehehe… I remember her name and I found her in facebook =) <3. I lead the way with both of our passports with me so the officer can process us both the same time. Dad kept wondering off from the booth with his ear phone on, I poked him and told him to stay still as the officer was trying to check if the photo on the passport matches. The immigration saw me and with a cute smile told me that it was okay and asked if it was my dad's first time. Oh… all Immigration officers should be as cute as you … hahaha what the heck am I saying here? hahahaha!
Hong Kong is a couple of hours away from Manila of course as usual we asked for a window seat. I gave him the seat. I've been out of the country for a few times already and this is his first so I obliged to give him my precious window seat. I could still see the view from where I was anyway so no biggie. The first sight of Hong Kong was several islands with tall buildings, I don't know which part of Hong Kong it was but I know that we were on our final descent.
Same drill with the Hong Kong immigration, I went forward with him and our passports presented the same time. I briefed him to stay still and don't use his phone. We went through without a hitch and as soon as we passed immigration I told him " You are now officially in Hong Kong", I explained that unless we get through immigration we were just at the gates somewhere in between our country and another. We picked up my tripod, the only thing that I checked in and then went straight at the arrival area for the train.
I got kinda confused with the airport because I oriented my self with Hong Kong International Airport's (HKIA) terminal 1 as it was the terminal indicated on our itinerary. Then I realized that the bus that shuttled us from the concourse took us to terminal 2 that was why instead of the long walk that I was expecting it only took a short one going to the Airport Express train not to mention that the ceiling of the terminal was kinda low compared to the main terminal.
The arrival area is conveniently linked to the Airport Express. There were no turnstiles or barriers so you just get on the train. A one way train ride from the airport if you take the Airport Express straight to Kowloon or Hong Kong station costing you $100 HKD. We chosed to cut our trip short on the Airport Express, we hopped off at Tsing Yi Station and took the commuter line onwards, the fare? $60 HKD!
Our hostel was in Mong kok probably the busiest part of the city. There were better prices at the Chung King mansions that backpackers would really go for, but this is my dad's first time abroad I wanted it to be as comfortable as I could afford. The room was just about 9 sqm, just enough for two double beds and a small table amazingly they were able to manage a tiny toilet and shower combo in that small space. I am not complaining at all, it was just enough for what we need. Oh the best part is that we got a room with windows.
We were starving already as it was past 9 pm already and we've only eaten lunch. We told the hostel owner, Stanley, that we'd just drop by his office later that night and get the WiFI password after eating. The elevator was quite small and you can only use one of the two on each lobby. One elevator was assigned for floors with even numbers and the other for odd numbers.
We walked for a bit around the block but we were so hungry we ate at the first restaurant that we saw. I read on a lot of blogs that it wont really help you even if you know how to speak Mandarin because people in Hong Kong speak Cantonese. But I think otherwise, I don't really speak Mandarin fluently but I was able to ask the lady if they have rice aside from the noodles pictured on their menus in Mandarin and they understood. Actually all of the stores that I spoke with in Mandarin understood me.
Dad had beef noodles and I ate rice topped with braised beef with some steamed vegetables. The food was okay, nothing special. We spent $103 HKD for our meals it was kinda expensive but I prepared at least $100 HKD for our meals, so that was expected.
After eating we went back to our hotel, dad went ahead and slept and I planned for our next day. It's been a good day for us and I hoped that it's gonna be great the next day too.]]>
Eating too many of small pieces of food can be a little too much specially if you want to try all of what you see but I was craving for more. On I go to look for a good heavy meal to fill up my tummy and give some warmth. There were a lot of food stalls around the market area but I was looking for something that is not too commercial, something closer to the Korean home.
I saw one stall that looks like one of those that you'd see on a KDrama, a food stand in a tent with thick transparent plastic as walls to trap the heat on a cold weather. There was a sign posted with tape reading, Sujebi + Kimbap for just KW 4,000. It was a bargain and just what I needed.
Funny but I was nervous as I step inside the tent, I was greeted by an enthusiastic cook busily making Kimbaps with her plastic gloved hands. She spoke to me in Korean but her gestures are enough for me to understand that she wants me to sit down on a table to be served. The tent was small that could fit just about four on a rather not that comfortable arrangement but it works. The tent was heated by a fan fitted with a heater and yes it was comfortably warm inside. I sat across a man eating the only food that she serves, he sips, no more like sucks the soup from the bowl like a vacum hungry for warmth.
I can't remember how I managed to order but I guess it was kinda easy coz I can't order the wrong food since it was the only thing that she was selling (duh!!!! hahahaha) but what I know is that I was able to have a bowl of Sujebi and a some Kimbap land in front of me.
Warm and tummy filled, I decided to continue with my journey. I walked back to the main road and navigated with my handy map to my destination. I walked passed through rows of camera stores that distracted me much as I stared at the cameras that seem to be begging to be taken home. But I have none, no money to shop that grand for a new camera.
Selfie…. Failed! hahaha
I can see the Namdaemun from where I was at, one of the important gates of ancient Seoul is right before me. For a moment there as I look up on all of its glory, it seemed that I forgot that it was cold, at least for a moment. I rarely make itineraries because they just disappoint me when I don't fulfill them. I am glad that I was able to strike this off my list.
For some this is just going to be another structure but for history-heritage-hungry people like me, this is a must visit, or maybe at least one of the major gates of Seoul. This is where the journey to this kingdom used to start.
A Bit Of History
Seoul in the past was a fortified kingdom called Hanyang. The Namdaemun is the southern gate and is one of the eight gates from which you can only enter the kingdom of Hanyang.
In 2008 a man burned the Namdaemun, the structure of which was already 550 years old at that time. Reports say that the man targeted the Namdaemun because it was easily accessible for his protest against some land developers who had not paid him still.
The Namdaemun which is also known as the Sungnyemun is Korea's #1 National Treasure. (more of Korea's National Treasure list here)
How To Get To The Namdaemun
Take the subway, get off either of the two stations Seoul or HoeHyeon. From the Seoul Station you need to walk two to three block north of the station and that is it. But if you want to pass through the Namdaemun market get off at Hoehyeon station and walk towards the west. You will easily find the market as it is efficiently labeled/marked. There's also a small tourist information booth in the middle of the market where you can ask for more help.]]>


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Maria is one of the members of this group, and she tells us that she works selling meat. Through this work she is getting ahead and helping her family. She is a person who makes the maximum effort to be able to continue growing as a merchant, and in this way improve the conditions of her life.
She is requesting the loan to buy all kinds of cuts of meat. With this, she'll be able to supply her business and offer variety to her customers. They are all grateful for this opportunity they are receiving.
Maria es una de las miembros de este grupo, comenta que se dedica a la venta de carnes, con lo cual está saliendo adelante y ayuda a su familia. Ella es una persona que se esfuerza al máximo para poder ir creciendo como comerciante y de esa forma mejorar sus condiciones de vida.
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I'll cut to the chase and then give a bit of background. The current hurdle is that three updates from Windows Update have failed repeatedly to install. They are Security Update for Windows XP (KB2510531), Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2544521) and Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2699988).
The error code is 0x8007f0da. One of the things Microsoft suggests is to "reset the Windows Update componenets." It's a fairly involved procedure which went well until I went to %windir%\system 32 and ran regsvr32.exe on about forty .dll files. I hit snags with three of them:
mshtml.dll -- "mshtml.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. This file can not be registered."
wucltux.dll and wuwebv.dll -- "LoadLibrary ([filename]) failed - The specified module could not be found."
Sounds to me like the first of these files is corrupted, and the other two are missing.
Question: If I'm right about this, and if it really is causing the problem, how can I get good copies of these files? I have my XP CD.
The road to this pass has been a bit convoluted. I set out to solve two persistent problems: One, when I would close an online article from a particular site, the page would reopen itself on several tabs, which would bring my memory-starved machine to its knees. And, two, more recently, when I clicked on a link to a .PDF, it would open in a browser window, followed by a message from C++ Runtime saying the application had requested to be closed in an unusual way. Windows would then close the window, offer to send a report to Microsoft, and then recover the tab, where the cycle would begin again.
A Microsoft help page said,"If the problem is caused by damaged or incompatible Internet Explorer settings or add-ons, you can usually resolve the problem by resetting Internet Explorer settings."
After I did that, the original problems went away, but Windows Update stopped working, suddenly unable to load the page showing the available updates. Then I hit a Microsoft page that claimed I was running IE7, although control Panel > System showed 8. I clicked a link to upgrade to 8, the popup window said it was removing the old IE, and then installing IE8, until it hit a snag, was unable to continue and was putting everything back the way it was.
Now I was able to download updates, but only three out of ten would install. A few reboots later, Windows Update reports only three outstanding updates, which I have downloaded but still can't install.
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wuwebv.dll is a Vista dll. For XP it should be wuweb.dll
Copies of mshtml.dll and wuweb.dll can be found in C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386
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Many thanks, tgell! Just what I was hoping for.
Next question: How many steps should I repeat in the lather lengthy procedure (copied below, minus explanatory details) that revealed the need for the above files?
I assume that at a minimum I will need to copy/overwrite the missing/defective files, stop the BITS and Windows Update services, register the replacement files, restart the services and reboot.
Will I need to regsvr.exe all the .DLLs, or just the replacements? Will I need to repeat steps 3, 7 or 8? Here is the procedure:
To reset the Windows Update components, follow these steps:
1. Open a Windows Command Prompt Windows.
2. Stop the BITS service and the Windows Update service.
3. Delete the qmgr*.dat files. [Del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat"]
4. If this is your first attempt at resolving your Windows Update issues by using the steps in this article, go to step 5 without carrying out step 4. [I skipped step 4.]
5. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
cd /d %windir%\system32
6. Reregister the BITS files and the Windows Update files. [regsvr32.exe atl.dll -- that file, and about 40 others]
7. Reset Winsock.
8. If you are running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, you have to set the proxy settings.
9. Restart the BITS service and the Windows Update service.
10. Install the latest Windows Update Agent.
11. Restart the computer.
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More problems. Took my ailing CPU to visit relatives a couple of days ago. I usually use mouse and keyboard with PS/2 plugs, but booted up with theirs, which are both USB. The lights on both were on during POST, but went out by the time the XP logo came up. Neither one worked - couldn't click on my user name to get to the Welcome screen.
Borrowed PS/2 keyboard and mouse; able to use both. Oddly, a USB card reader works. Decided to re-run the procedure alluded to on 7/17 and 7/18 on this thread. I still don't have wucltux.dll, but it's not in my Windows\servicePackFiles\i386 folder either, so I didn't worry about trying to register it.
I did hit a snag I don't remember from the earlier attempt. I attempted to do the following:
"6. Reset Winsock. To do this, type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER: netsh reset winsock" The series of errors that followed this are detailed in the attached screenshot, reset winsock.gif.
I gave up on that step and did the remainder of the procedure. Now it's worse. On my IE home page, which is the sign-in page for Juno Email on the Web, when I click on the username and passsword fields, nothing happens. No insertion point appears, and typing produces no result. In the address bar, when I click on the existing address, it becomes highlighted and the insertion point appears; my typing replaces the highlighted text and produces a drop-down list of site suggestions; clicking on one of these puts it into the address bar, but I can't navigate to it. When I click the AVG Search Bar, the existing test disappears, and I can type, but instead of a menu of suggested search terms, I see "An error occurred." Clicking the "go" button has no effect. Internet Explorer does not accept text from me.
Hyperlinks work normally, however, so I have a partial workaround. I wrote a hyperlink to majorgeeks.com and saved it as geeks.htm. I double-click that, click the resulting link, and I can get around on this site, but I still can't enter my username or password, so I submitted this on another computer.
Some Windows things don't open. Help and Support opens a window of the right dimensions, which remains blank white. Ditto for Interner Explorer > Help > About Internet Explorer.
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Molecular phylogenetic trees including the hagfish Dlx genes. The topologies and branch lengths were calculated with the neighbour-joining method. (A) Phylogenetic tree containing the Dlx1/4/6 and Dlx2/3/5 genes (based on 77 amino acid sites). (B) Phylogenetic tree of Dlx1/4/6 (based on 101 amino acid sites). (C) Phylogenetic tree of Dlx2/3/5 (based on 102 amino acid sites). Bootstrap probabilities (NJ and ML) greater than 50 and posterior probabilities (BI) greater than 0.5 are shown at each internal branch supported by all three methods, as the left, middle, and right numbers, respectively. The clades of the cyclostome Dlx genes are indicated with bold lines. The hagfish genes are shown in white bold letters in black boxes.
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I totally missed that meme.
They were called "Bumps" in Curse of the Fatal Deaths, but now you have me wondering if every bump is an egg with a baby Dalek in it, and if every Dalek is simultaneously pregnant with 80 other Daleks that would explain their rotten behaviour,
Of course that's if the 80 babies are awake and sucking on Dalek bosoms from inside the battle chassis, if there isn't some sort of mechanical udder expressing breast pump like you seen at a dairy farm equally distributing sustenance to... Now that just got dark. I was thinking that the babies are all in stasis and that they replace the parent/sibling (wait the siblings are forced to feed their brothers?) when it/s/he expires, but what if inside the eggs that there's Darwinism at work that there's some syllabus in play which only rewards the most Daleky of students that the least Dalek of the bunch are slowly starved to death if they can't get up their game.
Or 80 eggs equals 80 Daleks who just need their own chasis once they're big enough.
Davros must have been smart enough to make Daleks poisonous?
Because the human beings of 2164 are going to be thinking about tossing those pepper bots in searing BBQ pits and scooping out well done meaty innards 30 minutes later.
Could become a delicacy?
What would the Doctor think on discovering that Humans are farming Daleks as a food source?
The Daleks did bomb the planet for ten years before they started their occupation. There wouldn't be much animal life left for farming as nibbles other than Daleks and Humans.
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