Page 35 - Ezine September - 13

WANDERLUST

A TRIP TO CLARK, PHILIPPINES

But, this had caused a huge hike in house rentals any Indian city it is crowded with a lot of hustle and
because the Chinese labourers rent a house bustle.
in which 20-30 persons live together in a 2-3
bedroom house which empowers them to pay The local buses are called Jeepneys and look
much higher rents. nice and interesting. Many people go to a huge
mall called SM Mall, which is one of the biggest
Clark is a nice, slow-paced town with not much tourist attraction over there. Anglais city is full of
to do. There are nice parks and duty free stores. massage parlours all run by women and pubs that
So, for me it was a perfect place away from the appears to be the main source of income of the
maddening crowds of NCR. There was a huge park locals. Their main clients are the retired American
called the Parade ground just behind my brother- soldiers that are large in number. I came to know
in-law’s house where many people came for walks that they come to spend their old age there.
and played various sports like football, tennis etc. They marry Filipinos, who are very soft and caring
The terrain near Clark has small mountains which people. The soldiers leave behind their wealth to
makes it very interesting. On one such mountain, these women.
there is a beautiful Golf Course and one can
see most of the Clark city from there. There is a Overall it was a relaxing trip despite the sad
satellite town near Clark called Anglais City, which purpose I travelled there for.
is outside the Clark Air Force base, and much like

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