Long Story Short: Murky Pangi River. In which I was laundered like dirty knickers. All throughout 1.6 kilometers of it. Blow-By-Blow: Our day started with a rather peaceful prelude. One does not simply have enough folk dance shows in a day. Okay, maybe that’s just me. Coming from Kiamba, Sarangani where we were treated to…
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The Amazing Race Philippines Season 2 Auditions
This could be your adventure of a lifetime! TV5 and internationally renowned independent production company activeTV Asia will launch the second season of The Amazing Race Philippines (a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race) this 2014. Derek Ramsay returns as its host. And the search is on for couples or…
Lemuhen Cultural Dance Troupe Inc. And The Dance Born From A Dream
They wore the shyest of smiles. Their welcome, so warm and affable that it felt like coming home to long lost relatives. But they’re total strangers to us. The residents of Baranggay Badtasan in Kiamba, Sarangani Province had been waiting all early morning for our entourage — composed of SOCCSKSARGEN and Luzon-based bloggers. The air…
2014 Thus Far: The First Quarter
Sulu Sojourn: Reconnaissance
“He’ll die for you.” It wasn’t a line fished out of a zombie-romance flick. Nor lyrics of some mawkish glam rock song. It was literal to the core, delivered with utmost nonchalance by a first lieutenant nicknamed Mac as he thumbed towards the officer behind me. The words sent a chill up my spine. Just…
Buddha’s Surf Resort, Siargao: Surf’s Up, Feet Up
Our twin-engine turboprop bird unsteadily circled above the island for about twenty minutes. The air was tense inside the cabin. Not so much because we were terrified of a rough touchdown, but because we were worried about not touching down at all. That the near-zero visibility will force the pilots to abort landing. The captain…
2013 Year-Ender: When Travel Turned Into A Black Hole
And I got sucked in. In 2012, we were armed with all sorts of excuses: Extended honeymoon stage. A break from the mundane. Discounted airfares for tots. “Still saving up for a house (and/or still haven’t decided where to buy)“. Backpacking while young. Living in the now… The list went on and echoed through the…
2013 Thus Far: The Third Quarter
Woke up under an argentine sky. On my almost two decades-old, Peanuts printed sheet. Philippine home now, and will be gone again all too soon. Where to? Hopefully to a shack sitting on a Byron Bay trailer park which we’re eyeing to live in for months. You read that right. Months. We’re quite traveled-out. And…
Mt Melibingoy (Mt Parker) and Lake Holon (Lake Maughan), T’boli, South Cotabato: All Hail This Hike!
Allah Valley Tour 2013: A Fleeting Glimpse
“Sometimes the best decisions are the ones you make in an instant with your heart rather than the ones long-debated in your mind.”, I once read. Not too long ago, more than 7,800 kilometers away, I said ‘yes’ to an Allah Valley Familiarization Tour email invite (from LGSP-LED and AVLDA) as if it was the…