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Pearl of the Orient is my new and current project focusing entirely on a recreation of the Philippines as never before seen on Simtropolis. I will be posting update for this CJ complete with...

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So yeah Iike I've been living in the Philippines for a while now. Right, what happened? Well I had originally left Guam to join my family in Bacolod, but then I went to Manila at a very early age, to perform in a singing competition. I had to go to Manila for that. Ooh so then what? Well I came in second place but I mean.... Ding! we are currently performing last minute procedures before we touch down at Guam international airport, so could you all please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts....
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Ding! Good afternoon everyone this is your captain speaking. We are currently flying at 10 thousand feet and have begun our decent on GuamInternationalAirport. Outside temperature is 30o Celsius and 40o at Hagåtña. The time at our local destination is 3pm in the afternoon. For all those flying onwards from Guam, please don’t forget to fill out your transfer papers which should then be brought to the airport transfers desk. For those ending their journey here, I wish you a pleasant day and hopefully we’ll...
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Having got out the shrine, dad and I decided to split up. He thought it best that I try to look for more information regarding Magellan and Enrique Diego de Velazquez, so I decided to head for the library whilst dad took a taxi back to the hotel. The Marco Polo Hotel Fuente Osmena Jose Rizal Memorial Library, Upon arriving at the Fuente Osmena Jose Rizal Memorial Library, I immediately headed up towards the archives in search of more possible clues to the documents when I was approached... Umm excuse me,...
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Your Feedback

By Simbro_08,

Hi to all that have viewed my CJ. I've created this page for you the readers to post your comments & suggestions along with anything else you'd like to see on my CJ's. Your feedback for me is very important as it helps me to connect with you the reader and also gives me ideas on what you'd like to see more of. Looking forward to hearing from you all. regards, Simbro_08
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Now the story goes that the Portuguese since the early 1470's had already found a route to the Spice Islands via the Cape of Good Hope of Africa. They had been dominating the markets and that was one of the biggest problems for Spain at the time because Portugal and Spain have always been rivals. They just couldn't sit by and let their neighbours control spices in the markets. Remember, Spices back then were worth more than Gold. Ah I see, then what? Well this is where Ferdinand Magellan (a Portuguese)...
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Magellan's Cross

By Simbro_08,

Waking up at early dawn and to see Cebu from a balcony as the sun slowly rises from the east pushing itself out of the clouds is truly a magnificient sight to behold. As take a breath of fresh ocean cool air, I look out to the distance and just over the horizon I could see ships and little fishing boats slowly moving by the shore. Looking down, the city itself is slowly waking up to the hustle and bustle of tricyles, jeepneys and the usual sound of the markets and people shouting SAB A! DANGGIT! Having...
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Cebu City

By Simbro_08,

Ah Cebu, the oldest city in the Philippines. Why it was near here in 1521 that Ferdinand Magellan on board the Victoria landed and kissed land for the very first time in 2 years. Uncle never really told me what to expect when I got here, except that he wanted me to go find Magellan's Cross. He told me that somewhere on the cross is an inscription, a clue as it were left over long ago by one of my ancestors and that something was indeed hidden inside the cross; that the cross as it stands today isn't the...
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A Journey Begins

By Simbro_08,

It's been several weeks now since I last wrote in my journal. I've been kind of busy with exams and both my parents have gone off on business, with my Dad having gone off to Korea whilst my Mom's currently attendind the annual CRCPD in Newport Rhode Island-USA. To make things complicated, I've been busy with all my group mates preparing for this years SOCC-Leadership Training Seminar, which will be held off campus next month. It's an event for Thomasian student leaders and it's something that I've always...
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Discovery

By Simbro_08,

My name is Juan Miguel de Velazquez and I'm currently finishing my studies at the University of Santo Tomas Manila - Philippines. However, I come from a small city called San Jose, it's in Central Visayas. I usually fly to Manila every couple of days, only cost P3000 pesos and I can get there in less than 1hr. Anyway, this is our City of San Jose. That redish brown Spanish style building is called Residencia de Gobernador and that avenue infront of it is known as Victor de Velazquez Boulevard (named after...
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Perlas de Oriente

By Simbro_08,

Hi Guys and welcome to my CJ Pearl of the Orient. This is my first CJ dedicated solely to my homeland, its people and our culture. In this CJ, we will witness the telling of a story through the eyes of a young Filipino as he travels, unfolds and discovers the legacy of his family, taking us on on a journey spanning over 400 years (4 stages) of Philippine history, from the discovery of the archipelago by Ferdinand Magellan, to the founding of Manila right through the wars of Independence and the return of...
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