125 cc motor bikes with a covered side car are one of the most common sigyts on the Streets of Manila. These short haul taxis, known as tricycles or trikes, will for 20 to 50 pesos take you anywhere within a 10km radius. Scores of them sit out side supermarkets, markets and malls awaiting fares.
Henry Bateman is a retired artist and writer currently living on Whadjuk/Noongar country in Perth Western Australia. In 2015 he returned home after living in the Philippines for 10 years. With this blog Henry has ruminated about the arts (often) and politics (sometimes) and currently the environment.
His writing has been published by Crikey.com (Australia), Artslant (US), The Expat Travel & Lifestyle Magazine & The Expat Newspaper (both in the Philippines) and The Western Review (Australia).
He has also had seven solo exhibitions and has had his work shown in 15 group exhibitions as well as 35 theater commissions as a set designer and/or lighting designer.
He is currently attempting, with varying degrees of success, to live and enjoy an almost carbon free lifestyle.
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