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Merry Christmas from Ilocos Region!
Published on 2011-06-12 07:48:30
To all the readers who are reading this post right now - Merry Christmas to you all and may we all have meaningful holidays this season! It's already past 1AM of Christmas Day that I am writing this blog, our family just had a simple midnight celebra > read more
Leaving Shanghai
Published on 2011-05-27 20:59:17
Today is our last day in Shanghai. I am writing this post as we wait for our flight back to Manila, taking into account our final activities in the city. Morning was spent mostly on last-minute shopping back in Nanjing East Road. It wasn't as cr > read more
Lazy Sunday.. NOT!
Published on 2011-05-26 03:40:32
Sunday is usually rest day or an easy day for us, whether we are at home or in a trip. Today, we intend to relax a bit while still squeezing in some activities in the city. Early in the morning, we made a trip to a cathedral nearby. Xujiahui Cathed > read more
Pudong Walk at Night
Published on 2011-05-24 07:34:40
We only rested for a few minutes when we were dropped off back at the hotel late this afternoon after our Zhouzhuang and Suzhou Day Tour, a resting period spent at the executive lounge of our hotel until early evening. Tonight, I had these items > read more
Zhouzhuang and Suzhou Day Tour
Published on 2011-05-23 06:49:17
Today, or at least this morning, is reserved for a day tour outside Shanghai. We commissioned the same agency we had yesterday for our Shanghai City Tour for today's Zhouzhuang and Suzhou coach day tour (USD73 each, inclusive of transportation, entra > read more
Shanghai Acrobatic Show
Published on 2011-05-20 08:21:28
We have heard about Shanghai acrobatic shows and troops before but we didn't make any arrangements to see one live while we were in the city. In fact we've seen it on TV and I found it just okay watching from the tube box. Because of the recommendati > read more
A Tour of Shanghai
Published on 2011-05-20 04:27:25
Woke up today to a very good sunny morning and the temperature outside is 12C. I know it's far from the comfortable 28C (or mid-20s) that we have back in Manila, but I was told temperature today is already warm and it could get colder at this time of > read more
Another Wax Museum - Madame Tussauds Shanghai!
Published on 2011-05-19 23:06:35
Tonight, we went to Madame Tussauds Shanghai, located at the 10th floor of New World Building, in Nanjing Xi Road. It is accessible by train stopping at People's Square station. Not because you've been into one does it mean you've seen > read more
Shanghai Birthday Spree!
Published on 2011-05-18 07:33:00
It has been a habit that every year, around the dates of the birthdays of Julie and my mom, the three of us go out for an out of town or out of country travel. Two years ago, we were in Bangkok, Thailand and last year we had it in > read more
Lonely trip to Osaka
Published on 2011-05-18 05:08:36
Taking advantage of Real Deal seat sale promotion of Philippine Airlines in last April 27-28 for international flights, Jojo and I arranged for a quick weekend trip this first week of October to Osaka, Japan. Despite booking the trip with him, he how > read more
Helmet Diving in Boracay
Published on 2011-05-18 00:46:13
Helmet diving, as they fondly call it in Boracay island, or more formally known as surface-supplied diving, refers to the diving from a platform which supplies air to divers via a tube or cord (from the surface) down to underwater. In my recent Bora > read more
Looking for another Southeast Asian Trip!
Published on 2011-05-15 22:24:12
Amidst back posts waiting to be published in the blogs, I've been thinking of having another quick getaway within Southeast Asia. It's been a while since I've been out for trips within the region, and I do hope to be on one soon. Why Southeast Asia y > read more
Boracay Quick Getaway!
Published on 2011-05-15 10:04:24
Again, I was in Boracay! This post is about my third time going to this beautiful island resort in Visayas where I just came from earlier today. I fondly remember the first time we went here with my family last 2003 (or is it 2004?) via overnight shi > read more
Isla del Fuego - Siquijor!
Published on 2011-05-12 05:52:41
Coming from Apo Island, I took the bus back to Dumaguete City and from there, hailed a tricycle to the pier (PHP10) and took the 12:00PM schedule of M/BCA Jaziel ferry to Larena, Siquijor (PHP100). An hour and a half later, > read more
Back in Manila and catching up
Published on 2011-04-19 21:20:44
I've been back home for quite a few days now and still finding time to catch up amidst a number of blog articles to be posted, pictures to be sorted, work and personal stuff to do. Nevertheless, I'm still longing and looking forward for my next possi > read more
Going back to good old Washington state
Published on 2011-03-14 21:27:08
Seattle, Redmond, Everett, Renton - these are cities in Washington State that I have been coming back and forth these past few years but the charm and excitement of visiting never had subsided. I'm back this time for TechReady 12 and it seems just ye > read more
Apo Island
Published on 2010-10-20 12:47:22
I left Dumaguete City yesterday this time enroute to Apo Island and stayed there for the night. I took a tricyle from where I'm staying (Harold's Mansion) to Ceres bus terminal (PHP8) and rode this bus to Malatapay, Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental whic > read more
Backpacking Iloilo City
Published on 2010-10-20 09:47:14
This trip was scheduled as part of my travel spree this year and in line with the on-going sale at Philippine Airlines when I booked the ticket.Early morning today, I took the flight to Iloilo International Airport, which is the jumping point of this > read more
Church hopping in Iloilo province
Published on 2010-10-20 09:46:53
I mentioned yesterday that I visited the tourism office to get ideas for my leisure sightseeing today. Apparently there are a lot of Spanish heritage churches in the province and my plan is to visit as much as I can in one day. The advise I got was t > read more
Dumaguete: The City of Gentle People
Published on 2010-10-20 09:46:30
On forth my travel spree for this year, I flew early morning today to Dumaguete City for yet another quick weekend getaway. Known to be the city of gentle people because of the warmth and hospitality one is to expect when visiting the city, this capi > read more
The island province of Guimaras
Published on 2010-10-20 09:46:14
Hopping off from my church hopping sightseeing yesterday, I woke up early today for a day trip to a nearby island - the province of Guimaras. I checked out from where I was staying, rode a jeepney and got off near the Ortiz Wharf where I boarded a mo > read more
Operational Excellence Training Day 5, Shopping and Exploration
Published on 2010-09-30 04:00:20
Most of the time during our 5th day of Operational Excellence Training was alloted for completion of requirements for the participants. Luckily I already passed and completed the everything so I was able to spend most of the day roaming around instea > read more
Operational Excellence Training Day 4, Anderson Park and Joey's Grill & Lounge
Published on 2010-09-30 04:00:20
All formal in-classroom trainings were capped off during the fourth day. It all started with my usual breakfast in Residence Inn Redmond. No offense to them, but I really wished there was more variety to the daily offerings other than waffles, potato > read more
In Denden Town for Toys! Toys! Toys!
Published on 2010-09-23 10:41:15
It was my final night in the city and I'm leaving next day morning so I opted not to waste my remaining time in the city. A lot of Japanese animation, or anime, has dominated the world and it is just for me to get a piece of it while in the country. > read more
A Kyoto Day Trip
Published on 2010-09-23 10:14:21
For breakfast on my 3rd day, I just had an instant ramen (soup noodle) which I bought from the convenience store and off I went again for a day of exploration. I was supposed to be booked for a tour in another city, but due to miscommunication, I mis > read more
Jongmyo Royal Shrine, Changdeokgung, Namsangol Hanok Village, N Seoul Tower and Cheonggyecheon
Published on 2010-09-23 05:17:23
It's just our Day 3 in Seoul but it seemed we have covered a lot the previous day. Most of my travelmates were a bit exhausted the day after and my sister is having a headache after getting up so we decided to play it easy that morning. It was also d > read more