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What’s the Story Behind the Room?
It’s not unusual to see old Spanish houses in the Philippines after being a colony of Spain for more than 300 years. The best preserved Spanish houses are usually located in heritage cities like Vigan...
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(Travel Diary) The Ilocos Adventure Part 2: Laoag City
In the first part of Ilocos Adventure post, I shared about the places I visited in the towns of Batac and Paoay, Ilocos Norte. For this part, I will share about my quick stop in Laoag City. I and my...
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Extra, Extra
I already talked about my adventures in the Ilocos provinces in previous posts. I haven’t come to sharing about Kapurpurawan Rock Formations yet though I will do so in my next travel post… hopefully....
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Cave and Contrast
There’s a very interesting cave in Guimaras Island cave the Baras Cave. It is situated separate from the main island so can it only be reached via boat. The island cave is full of contrasts…from the...
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Thrill
It’s been a while since I’ve done something extreme. The last was probably my white water rafting adventure in Davao City in December of 2012. I don’t even know what made me do it back then. And I am...
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Relic
A old Spanish lighthouse overlooking the Guimaras strait: This is considered to be the 2nd oldest lighthouse in the Philippines. Basing on its appearance alone, it might have stood witness to thousand...
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Learning and Living
Yesterday, I heard someone (a lady) tell another person (a middle-aged man), “Why do you even bother paying for her matriculation fees? She is not even your child. You should stop doing that.” There...
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Post Summer Lovin’
The summer is over in the Philippines. In fact, it’s been rainy for two months now! We even had a very strong typhoon last week. :( BUT in honor of this week’s theme, here’s some summer lovin’...
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Philippines: In Textures
The Philippines is such a good subject for photography. One can get every imaginable texture because we have every landscape imaginable…volcanoes, waterfalls, limestone cliffs, etc. Who knows there is...
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Playing with Silhouettes
I love silhouette shots. I love them more especially if they are taken during the golden hours (sunrise or sunset). At such circumstances, one need not be professional photographers to create beautiful...
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(Travel Diary) The Ilocos Adventure Part 3: Burgos and Bangui
August 10 of 2013 ( I know, so late!) which was a Saturday was spent travelling to the northernmost towns of Ilocos Norte. These places are one the most popular tourists destinations and you will see...
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Three Lives
I remember in December 2013 I posted that I felt so “out of life” by the year-end. I concluded that I was not good at multitasking–juggling work and school. I am now wondering what I felt that way...
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Dreamy
Siquijor is a quaint small island in the Central Visayas, Philippines. The island is perhaps best known for its tales of mambabarangs or sorcerers. I visited Siquijor last month and I was quite...
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I Fell in Love with Autumn
Months ago, I bought a plane ticket to Seoul, South Korea to satisfy my wonder of what it feels to walk and live in the place whose culture I am so fascinated with. Little did I know that beyond...
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Photo Essay: Baler (Part 1)
I am trying to catch up with my travel diaries but since my work and graduate school activities also involve a lot of writing, I barely have time to write for this blog. My backlog has now totaled to...
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Minimalism
Of wondering… In appreciating More minimalist photos at Daily Post.Filed under: Outdoor, Photography, Wordpress Challenge Tagged: flower, minimalism, minimalist, nature, photo challenge,...
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(Seoul Diaries) Sawa dee Krap
You might find that there’s a disconnect in the title of this post. It’s related to my travel to Seoul but talks about the Thai way of saying “hello”. You see, I had very interesting tales associated...
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Achievements
2014 has been a remarkable year so far. I have been able to cross out a lot of things in my bucket list. Here are some of them: 1. Fire a real gun. I got lessons from the son of a general when I was...
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Angles in Seoul
Angles one can find in Seoul… …on a cold night by the Banpo-Hangang bridge… ..in the palaces of Chandeokgung.. …and in the sturdy World Peace Monument. Angular Photos at Daily Post.Filed under:...
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(Dumaguete Diaries) Where Bad Food and Interiors are Non-Existent
Forbes has recently listed Dumaguete City as one of the best places to retire around the world. My first reaction was, “Why?”. The city does not have the urbanity of Iloilo or Cebu. It’s not even in...
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