One was called the Parian where non-Catholic Chinese were only allowed to stay and was targetted with cannons as they frequently launched uprising against the Spanish Colonial Authorities. The area is now where SM Manila stands.
Those Chinese who chose to become Catholic opted to settle in Binondo which is the China town we know today.
Kenneth: I ordered seaweed salad. Ok naman sya actually. I liked it. Though of course it wasn’t as filling, being a salad.. so i had to snatch a few threads of yakiudon from Lee’s plate. I didnt swap our foods though :p
It was once part of Chinatown like little hongkong but it seceded due to differing political beliefs 😀
Manila IRL used to have 2 China Towns –
One was called the Parian where non-Catholic Chinese were only allowed to stay and was targetted with cannons as they frequently launched uprising against the Spanish Colonial Authorities. The area is now where SM Manila stands.
Those Chinese who chose to become Catholic opted to settle in Binondo which is the China town we know today.
Hehehe.
The same ba yung comic strip here sa Philippine Star? Iba kasi yung nandun ngayon eh. 😐
Whatever could have put that expression on Chompy’s face? Wrong flavor?
Kenneth: I ordered seaweed salad. Ok naman sya actually. I liked it. Though of course it wasn’t as filling, being a salad.. so i had to snatch a few threads of yakiudon from Lee’s plate. I didnt swap our foods though :p
which shows that the chompster is learning restraint… have you learned to eat shabu-shabu the right way too chompy?