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My Itinerary

Here’s a photo of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400.  Can you imagine I will be in that plane for 15 hours and 20 minutes? 

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Dancing With the Stars?

Well, not really dancing with the stars.  How about dancing behind bars?  This is a video that has become world famous, it features over 1500 inmates from CPDRC (Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center) in Cebu, Philippines.  At last glance this video had over 8 million views!  Here are the inmates dancing to Michael Jacksons’ “Thriller”.

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To see some traditional Pilipino dances just click on “Read More”.

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The Sound of Music

What is one thing that Pilipino’s absolutely love to do?  Sing.  Some of the most amazing bands and singers in all of Asia, indeed in all of the world, are from the Philippines.  Here are a few YouTube videos to give you a sampling.

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Why Goyo?

My name, as many of you know, is Greg.  Why then am I now calling myself Goyo?  Because I am going to the Philippines.  You see, everybody in the Philippines has a nickname.  The most common nicknames in the Philippines for Gregory are Goring and Goyo.  So, I am Goyo.  Sounds kind of happy go lucky doesn’t it? 

Some of the most popular nicknames in the Philippines are…

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Halika! Biyahe Tayo!

Never been to the Philippines?  Here are some reasons you might consider it. 

Malapascua Island, just off the coast of the island of Cebu. 

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