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Philippines Subic Zambales

Blame the Sun, not the Alcohol! (Camayan Beach Resort, Subic Bay)

Camayan Beach Resort, Subic, Zambales – I’m not drunk, I’m just really slutty.

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Body Manila Movement Philippines

Capoeira and the World (Brasilipinas 2012)

Though I’ve been doing capoeira for a while, I’ve never participated in a capoeira event that is not ours – that is, until yesterday. It was Escola Brasileira de Capoeira’s Batizado, which is part of a yearly festival called Brasilipinas.

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Pampanga Philippines

That Which Fails to Fly (17th Hot Air Balloon Festival)

It’s the 17th Philippine International Balloon Festival at Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga this weekend, and I am one of those sad ones not able to witness the cutesy patootsy balloons in the sky.

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Manila Philippines

2 Beers and a Rodeo Ride

In the unlikely event that you feel like doing something clean fun crazy after a few beers in Eastwood City, try riding The Rodeo.

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Life Philippines Subic

I Suck But That’s Okay

So, it’s February. The first month of the year passed by like it didn’t even pass by.

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La Union Life Philippines

On Strange People’s Stories

I’ve been sitting in the resort bar for an hour now. I like the view of the sea from here. Later I’ll be watching the sun set in front of me, but right now I’m just enjoying the cool afternoon breeze. This exact same moment will happen only once, ever. So I’m enjoying it as […]

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Philippines Zambales

The Crater (Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales Part 3)

This is it, we said, after the last stop. We were wrong though. Apparently, the last stop was just sort of the beginning of another segment of the journey.

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Philippines Zambales

The Trail (Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales Part 2)

More than the beginning and the end, for me, what’s most important is what happens in between. And this is what happened in between. We get down our 4×4 truck after that bumpy ride, and the beginning of the trail greeted us with a warm reminder to watch our steps. This is what I wore: comfy shorts, […]

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Philippines Zambales

The Beginning of a Journey (Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales Part 1)

They say there are two types of travellers – those who travel for the journey and those who do so for the destination. Although I may be a little bit of both, I’d say I’m a journey person more than anything. The visit to Mt. Pinatubo was my first official trek ever (I went up […]

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Philippines Tagaytay

Bag of Beans and Jakoy

I’ve been going to Tagaytay for two weekends in a row this year. The last one was a day trip for that Taal trek, which I talked about here and here. The week before that was to celebrate two occasions — a birthday and a wedding proposal. Lots of Tagaytay discoveries in that trip too, but I […]