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certified!
Posted by: rina on: May 11, 2009
While a typhoon lashed at the country over Labor Day weekend, a group of six nervous but excited individuals squeezed into unfamiliar neoprene suits and fiddled with strange knobs and hoses. It was the beginning of a long weekend, and we were taking up scuba diving. Finally.
Scuba diving was one of those things that were [...]
Bojol!
Posted by: rina on: April 13, 2009
Bohol, our tour guide Roel claimed, has become the country’s top tourist destination, overtaking Boracay whose popularity has slipped due to pollution and congestion issues. I can’t verify his claim since the Department of Tourism website doesn’t have the info, but if it’s true, it does make sense. Bohol offers a wide range of activities [...]
oh how i love these long weekends…
Posted by: rina on: April 3, 2009
when you just pack up your bags and go…
when you temporarily forget the messes/backlogs/issues you left behind because they’ll still be there when you get back anyway…
when you walk for hours and feel the wind on your face and ignore the little nagging compulsion to find an internet shop to check your mail…
when you get [...]
Top memories for 2008
Posted by: rina on: December 30, 2008
Travels:
Clambering up steep slopes in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. I will never again attempt to climb a mountain without doing months of training/exercise beforehand.
Throwing up over the side of the boat en route to Itbayat, Batanes. Over the side of the boat pa talaga, di man lang barf bag. How absolutely ladylike.
Riding topload at Batanes. The [...]
beauty, history, identity
Posted by: rina on: August 12, 2008
Got this on my inbox today and I’m only too happy to share it. John Silva announced his updated National Museum tour dates for August and September, and if you’re the type who has never been to the place or have only seen it during a school field trip eons ago, I do recommend [...]
National Museum Tour and Binondo Food Trip
Posted by: rina on: July 23, 2008
It’s my first time to visit the National Museum, I shamefacedly told John Silva during our guided tour. I was sitting down on the floor at the time, we were almost halfway through the three-hour tour and I wanted to rest my legs. He was standing in front of me, and upon hearing my remark [...]
Booked.
Posted by: rina on: May 15, 2008
Went a little crazy yesterday messing about the online booking facilities of Cebu Pacific and AirAsia, since both have ongoing free flights promos. This is not the first time I’ve done this; when I hear that there’s a promo I always go a little crazy – think of places to go, pester possible travel buddies; [...]
Batanes overload
Posted by: rina on: May 5, 2008
What better way to test WordPress’ new gallery feature than a gallery of my Batanes pictures? I’ve been indulging my Batanes high by posting five Multiply albums (yes, five), but for this blog I have selected my favorite photos (I’ve spared you all the grinning photos of myself, he he).
Ten Best Reasons to go to [...]
The mountain and I are not one (Sablayan Adventure Part II)
Posted by: rina on: March 15, 2008
Let me tell you something about climbing mountains, and this is coming from someone who has tried it and, well, failed spectacularly. Climbing mountains does not just involve strength and endurance, as I initially supposed. It involves skill as well. It takes skill to walk on steep slopes, put your foot on loose [...]
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The Other Side of Boracay
Posted by: rina on: April 29, 2008
I’ve never been too crazy about Boracay to begin with; while the white sand beach is admittedly beautiful, I find the place too congested. As it turns out, there’s another possible reason for not being too crazy about the place. This story, posted by Dondon Marquez of Hands On Manila, is a real eye-opener about [...]