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Wisdom from the Road #37
On musicMusic invokes memories.There are songs that remind us of significant moments in life. And then there are songs that draw up vivid pictures of insignificant and uninteresting moments.Whenever I...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Cincuenta
A set of reference books on biking?Spotted along the national highway, Liloan, CebuFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.
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On footwearCheck your footwear/flipflops before leaving home.I slip on my flipflops (slippers) without thinking. Always.Walking home one afternoon from a weekend trip out of town, the strap of my left...
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Recharge, Refresh, Refuel in Dumaguete
Warming the backseat of a car for four hours straight can be boring and draining, what more for 7 to 8 hours. And what more if you're the driver! So on our road trip to Sipalay City, Negros Occidental...
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How to Go to Sipalay City, Negros Occidental
Click to enlargeFrom Cebu City, CebuGo to the South Bus Terminal and take the one and only direct bus to Sipalay at 5AM. (The return trip from Sipalay to Cebu is at 5PM.)If you miss this bus, you can...
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Accommodations in Langub Beach, Sipalay
After an overnight stop at Dumaguete City, 3.5 hours on the road, and a short pumpboat ride (Php 300 for 6 pax), we reached Langub Beach (better known as Sugar Beach) in Sipalay City.The kilometer–long...
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Samboan Action Verbs
Sitting. Going to Samboan from Cebu City involves sitting on a bus for 4 hours. At South Bus Terminal, take a bus bound for Bato via Barili (Php 168, non AC).Sleeping. We wanted to stay near the town...
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Bohol Local Hot Cold Spots
Canawa Cold SpringBrgy. Canawa, Candijay, BoholAdults Php 10Children Php 5Cottage Php 100Toilets/Changing Rooms availableWe drove over rough roads to Canawa Cold Spring for a look-see. When we reached...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Cincuenta y uno
This bee must have drunk some Flying V gasoline.Spotted along H Abellana St, Canduman, Mandaue City, CebuFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.
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On drying laundry at nightLaundry dries faster in an air conditioned roomthan out in the humid night air.If you're into science then you would say: Of course. Obviously. But woe to me, poor in science....
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The Usual Bohol Land Tour
Meeting my officemate's father on the same day that I was to drive off in their car was kind of embarrassing. I expected her father to put me through a driving test before releasing me and their car to...
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Tagbilaran Heritage Walk
Our 2.5-hour walking tour started at the Human Nature shop. Nothing significant here. Just that this is also where Dagohoy World Travel, the travel agency that came up with this heritage walking tour,...
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Abatan River Firefly Watching Tour
A River Life Smoke Guy pranced around us carrying burning coconut husks, readying us as sacrifice to the river crocs. Just kidding. It was to ward away the evil...mosquitoes, before we get fed to the...
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Panglao Island's Dumaluan Beach
The moment I stepped on Dumaluan Beach's soft white shore and saw its clear blue waters, I immediately wanted to come back. Maybe the perfect weather added to its allure. Maybe—surely—the absence of...
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Balicasag Island and Virgin Island
We woke up before the crack of dawn and by the time we were ready and waiting by the shore for the pumpboat to show up, the sun was just slowly rising, quietly telling me it's going to be a good...
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Explore Georgetown in Penang
Malaysia's Pulau Penang (Penang Island) lies about 350 kilometers northwest of its capital, Kuala Lumpur. The island is home to Georgetown, one of the two World Heritage Cities in Malaysia as declared...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Cincuenta y dos
Where can you get alcohol? At the Alcohall, of course.Spotted in Ducado Avenue, Davao CityFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.
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Wisdom from the Road #40
On staringIt is rude.Except maybe if you're staring at an inanimate object.We all know that staring is rude. I was reminded of this while snorkeling in Gilutungan Marine Sanctuary. I saw a fat titan...
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Suroy Surigao City
Heading to Surigao City. Cut across any of these three to get to Surigao City:Sky. There are daily flights to Surigao City from Manila (via Philippine Airlines) and from Cebu (via Cebu Pacific).Sea....
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Mustachio and the Sea of Stories
...or...Bungoton and the Dinagat StoriesDina GatOnce upon a time, two royal bloods, Prinsesa Dina and Prinsepe Gat, whose tribes were at war with each other, believed in the saying "make love, not...
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