Shanghai, China -- Tourist hot spot Xin Tian Di celebrates the coming of the new year in -2 degrees Celsius, with tourists anxiously waiting for the clock to strike midnight. The Chinese spend New Year’s Day in February, thus foreigners flock to Xin Tian Di and Times Square to welcome 2008. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla.
HONG KONG--Experience the magic of Disney in the Stars, the nightly fireworks display at Hong Kong Disneyland orchestrated to beloved Disney songs such as "A Whole New World" and "Beauty and the Beast." A hologram viewer is also provided to make the Main Street Christmas decorations, Sparkling Castle lights, and some fireworks appear as snowflakes of different patterns. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla on Jan. 1, 2008.
PASAY CITY, Philippines--Black smoke rises from behind the buildings in Pasay City. Commuters along Roxas Boulevard could see the thick smoke, which was coming from the fire at the Galleria Shopping Mall in Baclaran. The 10-hour fire started at around 6 a.m. and was put under control around 3: 35 p.m Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Erwin Oliva along Roxas Boulevard on Jan. 3, 2008.
THE ART OF HAGGLING. Shanghai, China -- INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla shows us how to haggle in Shanghai and tours us around great sites for inexpensive buys. She also shows us how to turn down an aggressive Chinese vendor who asks for your number and proposes that you be his girlfriend.
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Shanghai, China -- A street away from Jin Jiang Hotel at Mao Ming Road lies an obscure area where imitation goods are sold for a cheap price. Triple-A imitations of designer bags, shoes and other merchandise are bought by 70% of Shanghainese women from houses in the alleys away from commercial centers. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla.
SAN JUAN CITY, Philippines--Fifty years after the COD shopping Center unveiled the first animated Christmas display at its Avenida branch, the tradition continues at the Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan. Last seen at the Cubao branch of COD, the show continues to bring joy to the public this year with a refined 17-minute display of figurines. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla.
DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN -- To celebrate the Yuletide season, Dagupan has employed dancing traffic aides. Here, three traffic aides wearing red Santa Claus hats dance to the tune of "My Humps" by the Blackeyed Peas during the holiday rush hour at one of the city's busiest intersections. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Alex Villafania.
Shanghai, China -- How do more than 20 million people transport themselves around this city everyday? Intrepid INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla shows us first-hand as she navigates her way through Shanghai on foot, on the bus and on the metro which services more than 10 percent of the population everyday, plus tips on how to get back to your hotel safely and how you could avoid dishonest cab drivers.
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