Boracay. This island attracts tourists from all parts of the world like bees to a honeypot. And will all those extra bodies, hotel accommodations have sprung up like .. well bees to a honeypot. The resort business is so lucrative that even Shangri-la staked their claim in this sandy funland. The dilemma now for tourists [...]
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I will have to get an engineering degree so I can take a piss. The Japanese toilet is even more complicated than my rusty old laptop. My first encounter lasted for an hour just figuring out the buttons. And because of its ultra [...]
chool is home away from home. This is said most especially for students who are sent to Manila or abroad for college. Suddenly, these kids face a new culture and way of life, not to mention a new standard of expectations from the Universities. Perhaps, half of the worrying comes from the parents too. To [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )On a quiet Sunday, the roads headed to Mati stretched out monotonously as if in harmony with the purr of the engine lulling us to sleep. I had joined my parent’s reunion slash field trip with the Stella Maris Academy class of 1969 to Davao Oriental upon the invitation of Governor Corazon Malanyaon.
We stopped [...]
Note to self: always follow my own advice.
I always tell my passengers to book manila caticlan - kalibo manila when going to boracay. And like the 100 million passengers who probably thinks m hoarding all the caticlan manila flights, i booked me+family a roundtrip caticlan flight. Im taking my chances.
So here we are at this [...]
Manila airport. Manila airport. Manila airport.
Today was like a pooped out day for me at the airport. LInes were like the F4 concert but hungrier and heavier. and when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. It was time to try daddy tactics ( with some of my adaptation) of airport survival.
First hurdle was [...]
The only three reasons i go to Bacolod
1. Work ( nuff said)
2. Dr. Au - my once a month physical therapist. I . N.E.E.D. M.Y. M.Y.O.T.H.E.R.A.P..Y. The man goes to manila once a month and for some weird reason has a lot of clients by word of mouth. referred by charms who claims bulok si [...]
a freebie i really really want want want!!!!! i gotta give 3 good reasons why i should win the Corregidor overnight tour with Carlos Celdran.
1. I love him! ( not in the Lets-get-married sense of love but more of His-Tours-Rock-kind-of-loving! )
2. I can have something to write about in my columns… ( Contrary to popular [...]
yes. i want to be rich. filthy disgusting rich. the crazy kind of rich. and if i cant join amazing race asia to get there. then maybe joining this contest can! all i have to do is blog about this….
Manila Freelancer will be giving away a brand new hard bound copy of Why We Want [...]
So many food, so little time. What is a foodie to do? We attempted to make a list of what to eat and where to get it. After exhausting interviews, intensive tummy breaking research and 10 whopping pounds later, the results are now in. And the winners are….
Hainanese Chicken Rice.
Steamed chicken [...]
Singapore, the land of lah’s and laksa, of bee eng chiang and kopi roti, of sate barbecues and chili crabs. I have long ago abandoned the zoos, the parks and the gardens. Instead, I come back to Singapore to drown my sorrows in teh tariks or feast with happiness along mounds and mounds of empty [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )IN SAILING, we tend to follow the route where the trade winds blow, what sailors call the “coconut milk run.”
Ellen Lee Kwen and her husband has been sailing the seas for five years now. A Dabawenyo who moved to Canada in the 70’s, she and her Norwegian husband Kjartan Sekkingstad met each other during work, [...]
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AS THEY say different folks, different strokes. Here are some ways the New Year is celebrated:
The Scottish follow the custom of “first footing” where the first visitor will determine the luck of the household for the whole year. Visits are made shortly after midnight with guests bringing gifts of coal or shortbread. A house is [...]
Liberating Liberty
It was the last stop in the city that never sleeps. Not because we lack the time but because it was the least interesting bit on our folder of activities. But we had to do the inevitable. A visitor must always pay homage to a country’s legendary symbol. An unwritten code of ethics followed [...]
A cruise along the Yangtze river can take you to many destinations. We boarded on a Three Gorges cruise tour which provided many shore excursions that is cultural as well as educational to tourists.
A side trip to Wushan, a town that sits in between the Yangtze and Daning river serves as the starting point [...]
It was a cold day when we disembarked in Chongquing after cruising the gorges of the Yangtze river. Chonquing, also called the golden waterway of the Yangtze is one of the four muncipalities of China completing Beijing, Tiajing and Shanghai.
We visited Eling park where Chang Kai Shek stayed during the Anti Japanese war. [...]
It was dusk when we arrived at our hotel in Innsbruck. We spent the night hoarding mounds of free brochures from a tourist information stop. The plan is to find somewhere fabulous to go to. Tomorrow morning will be spent on the common touristy city tour while the afternoon was as on our own.
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MACANESE cuisine is a marriage between a Portuguese father and a Chinese mother. From this household, a lovely array of dishes were fried, boiled, baked, andgrilled for serving to the children of Macau with love and ingredients spanning from east to west. My first encounter with a genuine Macanese meal was at the O Porto Interior [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )An invite from Tiger Airways and the Macau Government Tourist Office whisked a group of travel agents to the city of lights. I almost declined, thinking of a boring five day stay in Macau. After all, what does Macau have except casinos? Well thanks to hosts Alorino Noruega and Jet Cabuslay of MGTO and [...]
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IT IS a Chinese belief that good luck befalls the person who sets a turtle free. If so, then I hope that luck will rub off on those who gathered to witness the flurry of activities that ensued at the Pawikan Sanctuary of Punta Dumalag in Matina Aplaya on September 23.
Scheduled for release [...]
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