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text by: Carla Ocampo
photography by: Lester Valle
photo captions by: Lester Valle
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DATE: 01 May 2009
LOCATION: Quiapo, City of Manila, National Capital Region
COORDINATES: 14°35?59.74?N 120°59?3.04?E
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It’s been featured in gazillions of magazines and broadsheets, mentioned in numerous Filipino novels and narratives, and included as an interesting trivium in many discussions about Manila and its Chinese connection.
Ma Mon Luk. Highly Googlable, with a Wiki entry at that. And, for starters, look for Gilda Cordero Fernando’s article at Tsinoy.com for a highly reliable backgrounder.
R. Ma Mon Luk, the one who started it all.
Why are we blogging about it? Two reasons. First, I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO ANY MA MON LUK BRANCH ANYWHERE in my entire quarter century of existence, so when Lester promised to take me out to a lunch date in its Quiapo branch, my jaw dropped – gah! THE Ma Mon Luk! THE… LEGENDARY… MA… MON… LUK! [...]
http://weekendwarriorphilippines.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/ma-mon-luk/
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