El Nido Palawan

If you love to go to the beach this is the place for you.  CNN Travel consider this place as the best beach to go to in the Philippines. There are many activities you can do in here like snorkeling, kayaking, scuba diving, hiking and island hopping. It is often referred to as the "Philippines Last Frontier".  In El Nido you can to Bacuit Bay it has a clear blue waters and this is the place where the turtles, manta rays, species of fishes, coral reefs and the occasional whale sharks live, Cadlao Island this is consider the largest island in El Nido and it has the highest peak soaring up to 640 meters above sea level, Dilumacad Island also called the Helicopter Island because its limestone cliffs looks like a helicopter when it is view from far away and there is also underwater tunnel here to its northern end and fringing reefs on the south.

Bacuit Island

Cadlao Island

Dilumacad Island

SM Megamall

This is a shopping mall located in the Philippines, in the Ortigas business district in Manila.  This is actually the Largest Shopping Mall in the Philippines and it is the 3rd Largest Shopping Malls of the World next to China's New South Mall and Golden Resources Mall. It was build since 1989 by Henry Sy Sr. The mall has two main buildings connected with a bridge. The Building A features the SM Cinemas that consists 12 theater house, the 3 of them is digital cinemas that are capable of showing 2D or 3D movies, the Toy Kingdom is the largest branch and flagship store, the SM food court that features 100 food stalls both local and international, and other tenants. Building B features the SM Department Store, The SM Supermarket, Cyberzone and other anchor tenants.  Recently Building B has expanded with the Mega Fashion Hall, it house several international brands. The Mega Atrium is an addition to the two existing building. It bridges the Building A and the Building B.

The front of the SM Megamall

Manila "Capital of the Philippines"

        When you arrive in the Philippines you will first arrive in the airport called NAIA or Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  This airport is located in Manila.  Most of the people wants to go visit the Manila because it is one of the largest city in the Philippines. Historical and significant places happened and are located in here. Most popular tourist spot in Manila that you can visit is the Rizal Park, Intramuros, Fort Santiago, San Agustin Church and Binondo.

       Rizal Park and Intramuros is one of the most important site in Philippine History. The Rizal Park is close to the Intramuros, Rizal Park is very popular since the Spanish Era. It is build for the National Hero of the Philippines. Intramuros also called the Walled City.  This is the historic core of Manila. For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros.  Fort Santiago is a citadel built by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish conquistador when the Manila is first established. San Agustin church is located inside the Intramuros, the oldest stone church in the Philippines. San Agustin has stood witness to the most devastating earthquakes and wars, a bedrock of the Filipino faith and culture. Binondo is the oldest China Town in the World. Many Chinese-Filipino reside in here. 

     Popular International artists do their concert in Manila.  In Manila the popular malls in the Philippines are located.

Rizal Park in Manila 

Inside view of the Intramuros

Outside view of the Intramuros

San Agustin Church

Binondo

Introducing Philippines

Maybe some of you don't know much about Philippines so here are some information that you can start with.  Philippines is located in the continent of Asia along with China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and other countries in Asia.  Its capital is Manila. Philippines contain 7, 107 islands, this islands are divided into three geographical areas of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

My Objectives

Let me start of this post by introducing myself so I'm Shelyn, I am still a student from College of Southern Nevada.  I made this blog not only this is required for my class but I wanted to inform other people.  So I chose this topic for my blog it is about Philippines - the country where I came from.  My objective is that I want the people who are visiting my blog to know more about the culture that I have or what Filipino's have. I will show them what will you see in the Philippines like its beautiful places or rare things that can only be found in there. That it also have the beauty that only people can see.  So I will let other's discover what it have by just reading my blog they can really learn new things.