“The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.” – Isak Dinesen The beach has healed much of my emotional wounds in the past. Mind you, without even the aid of alcohol. I regard such as utterly amazing. Each of us (some collectively) flock to heavenly shores under the command of…
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Snapshot Saturday: Baguio Bliss
Camp John HayYesterday, we somberly moved out of our Baguio abode. It was our home for five months. As a modern nomadic family, we gotta relocate once more to explore other habitats, and hopefully find that ideal place to “settle down”… whenever/if ever that happens in the future. Contest alert! As a farewell treat (we…
Snapshot Saturday: A Candlelit Dinner For Mother Earth
Dinner by candlelight at Jack’s, Session Road.We turned off our house lights way before Earth Hour this evening, and that’s because we dined out. At exactly 8:30 PM, gastro hot spots (from cheapies to posh) lined up along Session Road transformed into romantic bistros as waiters lit the candles on their customers’ tables. It looked…
Sleepless In Batanes
In some parts of the Philippines, the world barely exists at 4:15 AM. Definitely not in Manila Domestic Airport. Its departure area’s already a frenetic scene of foreign backpackers poring over guide books and business travelers surfing via mobile web. The air smelt of coffee. I longed for a cup. I had no sleep at…
Snapshot Saturday: Don’t Rock The Boat
Photo Essay: Panagbenga Festival 2011
So this is the Panagbenga Festival… Jovial, multihued, flamboyant. I was able to witness the Grand Float Parade partly because we currently reside in Baguio, and partly because fellow blogger Joel sort of forced me too. Just so you folks know, I have never featured a festival here (except Oktoberfest which is an entirely different…
Snapshot Saturday: A Summer Stunt
Eurotel Event: Baguio Bliss 2011
February was bustling, a P78.38 electric bill should prove our nomadism for this month. When March came, I thought I could finally stay put for a while and recharge my weary muscles… Until I received a surprising email from Eurotel. It was an invitation for their Baguio Bliss Bloggers Event. Eurotel Baguio along Abanao Extension….
Snapshot Saturday: Bell Church in Baguio
The AXiS Tent
Traffic crawled at snail pace. Pedestrians poured out to the streets, and marched in one direction. Like on a pilgrimage. I jumped out of the jeep and submitted myself to the human stream. Noon was approaching and I was certain that the Panagbenga 2011 Grand Street Parade was already over. Everyone’s heading to downtown Baguio…