M39: Maria Cristina Falls Postcard

The 3D postcard shows a replica of the famous Maria Cristina Falls (as read in the postcard) at the Luneta Park, Manila. It doesn't look like the real falls though.

M39: Maria Cristina Falls Postcard

Maria Cristina Falls, at 320 feet high, is the second highest falls in the Philippines. It is found in Iligan City on the island of Mindanao. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. The waterfall is also the primary source of electric power for the city's industries.

SOURCE:
Maria Cristina Falls Wikipedia Entry

M38: Luneta Park Postcard

This is another 3D postcard that shows the Luneta Park, Manila. In the background are the Rizal Monument, and several buildings that include the Hilton Hotel (now the Manila Pavilion Hotel), the National Library, and the old Finance Building (now the National Museum).

M38: Luneta Park Postcard

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M31: Rizal Monument Postcard
National Museum of the Filipino People Postcard

M36: Nipa Hut Postcard

The 3D postcard shows a typical provincial view after harvest. It shows a young boy riding a Philippine bull, rice stacks called mandala, and the nipa hut.

M36: Nipa Hut Postcard

The nipa hut, also known as bahay kubo, is an indigenous house used in the Philippines. Its name is said to have originated from the Spanish word, cubo, which means “cube,” because of the bahay kubo's rectangular/cubic shape.

The nipa hut is constructed out of bamboo tied together, with a thatched roof using nipa/anahaw leaves. The walls are made of nipa and cogon leaves or sawali or woven bamboo, and there are large windows on all sides, which keep the interior well-ventilated.

SOURCE:
Bahay Kubo WikiPilipinas Entry

M35: Tinikling Postcard

This is a 3D postcard that shows the Philippine dance Tinikling. The tinikling is the national dance of the Philippines and considered as one of the oldest dances in the country, originating in Leyte in the Visayas. The tinikling involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.

M35: Tinikling Postcard

The back of the postcard reads:

Tinikling - a favorite in the Visayan islands. It depicts the movement of the tikling birds walking between grass stems or hopping among branches. Skill is demonstrated in dancing between clicking bamboo poles.

(By the FILIPINESCAS: Philippine Life, Legend and Love in Dance.)

The dance is a reference to tikling, a bird with long legs and neck. The birds are considered as the worst enemy of the Waray farmers because prey on the ripening rice grains. To prevent this, the farmers would place some bitik, traps made of bamboo, to catch the birds. The birds, however, would still manage to escape from the traps. The tinikling dance imitates the movements of the tikling birds escaping from the bamboo traps set by the farmers.

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El Baile Tinikling Postcard

SOURCES:
Tinikling: The Philippine National Dance
Tinikling WikiPilipinas Entry

M33: Flower Clock Postcard

The 3D postcard shows the Rado Flower Clock in Luneta Park, Manila. An online blog mentioned that Geneva's flower clock located between the Mont Blanc Bridge and the Jardin Anglais in the center of Geneva inspired former First Lady Imelda Marcos to put up this flower clock.

Now the clock is not functioning, with its hands removed. Too expensive to maintain, they said.

M33: Flower Clock Postcard

In the background is the famous Hilton Hotel, now the Manila Pavilion Hotel.

SOURCES:
[CR Switzerland] Journal Entry – Day 03
Geneva's Flower Clock