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Ilocos Trip Day 1: Kabigan Falls

Ilocos Trip Day 1: Kabigan Falls

Ilocos Trip - Kabigan Falls

Lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

Summers in Manila are often intolerable. Step out of the shower and a few minutes later, beads of sweat will already start forming on your face. And ironically, as dry and hot the weather may be, you never really feel dry. You always feel damp, hot, and icky no matter how many showers you take.

May 4, 2012 14 comments Read More
Ilocos Trip Day 1: Bangui Windmills

Ilocos Trip Day 1: Bangui Windmills

Ilocos Tour - Bangui Windmills

They remind me of picket fences (Tom would have a hard time painting these)

Sometimes I go to places that so resembles something I’ve read in a book that I feel like I’m in that book and someone’s reading about me. When we went to see the Bangui Windmills, I felt a little like that. For so long, I’ve enviously viewed so many photos of friends (both online and IRL) who went that place that visiting it myself and seeing the humongous, white, fan-like structures against the brilliant blue sky was almost surreal. I couldn’t quite believe that I was there.

April 17, 2012 24 comments Read More
Ilocos Trip Day 1: Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

Ilocos Trip Day 1: Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

Ilocos Tour - Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

"Travel penetrates your consciousness, but not in a rational way." -- Milton Glaser

Immediately after graduating, I jumped right into the slave-like life we young(ish) ‘uns like to refer to as the “corporate world.” 8-to-5 jobs are not very friendly to traveling plans, and I guess I just kind of let that excuse get in the way of my desire to get out and see more of the world–something I suspect I’ll regret till I’m wrinkled and gray.

April 10, 2012 10 comments Read More
The Day Mount Pulag Conquered Me

The Day Mount Pulag Conquered Me

Sea of Clouds at Mount Pulag

Trailing clouds of glory, do we come

We have unfinished business, this mountain and I.

I’m not much of a mountaineer. In fact, I’m not a mountaineer at all. I love the concept of hiking and sleeping in a tent in the middle of nowhere, but for the most part, that remained as such: a concept. But a coworker who was just recently starting to climb showed me a photo of Mount Pulag’s famous sea of clouds, and I knew it’s a sight I just HAD to see.

February 10, 2012 27 comments Read More
Anawangin, Finally

Anawangin, Finally

Punta de Uian, Zambales

Punta de Uian's Picturesque Beauty

It’s better late than never so, Happy Holidays everyone! Tried to stay away from the computer as much as I could during the holidays and I’m afraid I left this blog (and my 3, possibly 2 readers) sadly neglected. No matter, though, coz I have great stories and photos to make up for it!

January 4, 2012 4 comments Read More