Fun Philippines on Jan 6, 2012 in Pilipinas! aklan Bacolod El Nido it's more fun in the Philippines Kalibo Palawan Philippines Puerto Pricesa tourism travel Underground RIver I love the Philippines! I was born here, and here is where I will breathe my last. There are so many reasons to love my country. One of them is that it is indeed fun to be here, not just because of the sights, but because of the people you meet. Last...
Estranghero on Nov 24, 2011 in That's life... “Wag kang lilingon,” biglang sabi ng lalaking katabi ko. Natakot ako, syempre, kaya hindi nga ako lumingon. Pero tatakbo na dapat ako, kaso sinundan agad nya ng: “Pakinggan mo lang kwento ko, okay lang? Ayokong kumausap ng kakilala...
Smile – you’re in Bacolod! on Oct 26, 2011 in Pilipinas! Bacolod beach Philippines tourism travel I had no expectations of Bacolod when we landed. I was just glad I had some of my favourite people with me on the trip. From the airport, we went straight to a restaurant called Imay’s for dinner with our host family. I wasn’t that hungry, but th...
Commercializing Christmas on Aug 31, 2011 in That's life... ber month Christmas Almost everyone I know is exuberant about the fact that the “-ber” months are here. All of them associate this with Christmas. In fact, some of them already started raising the obvious as early as the third week of August. You read, see a...
Almost paradise on Aug 22, 2011 in Pilipinas! Luzon Paradizoo Philippines Residence Inn tourism zip line in Tagaytay For around half the listed price, my friends and I were able to experience Paradizoo and Residence Inn, Mendez, Tagaytay, Cavite. All those discount coupons online are great deals, after all. We were quite disappointed with Paradizoo, though. Perhaps...
Poleteismo: art in the emperor’s new clothes on Aug 17, 2011 in What's going on? Jesus Kulo art poleteismo I admit, I never went to see the Kulo “art” exhibit at the CCP. I only saw two images on the Internet: the one where a phallus is stuck on the face of an image of Jesus; and the other where Jesus’ eyes seemed to me like they were bl...
Passenger safety on Aug 7, 2011 in That's life... I’m one of those Makati employees who travel to and from work five days a week via a shuttle service. It’s convenient and cost-efficient for us. However, like any other public utility vehicle passenger, we leave our lives precariously in...
Conversation no. 12: never too late to educate on Jul 2, 2011 in Let's talk With my left foot injured, I chose to stay on the boat and let the others go to the small lagoon for some exploration. So I grabbed a bottle of chilled San Mig Light and struck up a conversation with our boat captain — a 24-year old Palawan nat...
Palawan (still) in my mind — day five: Puerto Princesa Bay Dolphin Watching on Jul 1, 2011 in Pilipinas! Palawan Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa Bay Puerto Princesa dolphins I couldn’t shake the sad feeling that swept over me when I woke up that morning. I realized it was our last day in Palawan! I woke up at dawn to double check if I had packed everything for our trip back home. All that time, my mind was on the d...
