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Life's a Beach at Camp Calauit
(Dec 17-31, 2011) For the most part, life in Camp Calauit where I spent a week, was mostly chilling out on my native pavillion, sea kayaking to the nearby islands, snorkeling in the reef just in front of the resort, or showing up in social events (read: good eats!) within the area in celebration of the holidays. It was a good life of festivity, food, drinks and of course, more exploration....more »»

Traversing the Northern Coast of Busuanga Island
(Dec 14-16, 2011) Before I could get my bearings, Outback Greg and I were already on mountain bikes to traverse the mountain range to Salvacion, the Busuanga capital on the west coast. It was a coast-to-coast ride that hasn't been done before. He didn't know the way and locals were telling us we were crazy - that it was so far and difficult given the mountain that was dividing the 2 coasts. I had no opinion - I didn't want any. I just wanted to ride...more »»

Manila Dec 7-14 Coffee Anyone?
(Dec 7-14, 2011) Except for the Elvis event, starring my rock and roll icon, Lee Almighty, I had nothing else planned out, but kept all my options open. Manila wasn't really a destination - more like a layover flight, but there's much to do as well so I usually stay a week before moving on. One thing happened after another - a high school reunion, coffee with friends, hanging-out with my Dad, Freedom Bar, Cubao Expo. I get amused when I browse my past pictures of Manila visits. It seems like a revolving door of people coming in and out of my orbit...and me into theirs. It's good to appreciate the moments when they happen - chances are, they may not happen again....more »»

Blurring the Lines of Work and Play
(Jan 30, 2012) By the time I came back home to Dumaguete, I've already been gone 2 months backpacking from Manila, Coron, Cuyo, Iloilo and Bacolod. During that time, I went on tour boats to several islands, gone snorkelling in coral reefs, gone wreck diving on 3 WWII ships, free dived in 2 crystal-clear lakes and lavished myself with good food. I also went sea kayaking in the Busuanga outback and traversed its mountain range on a mountain bike and plunged myself in its forest lagoon. Another gruelling day at the office...more »»

Into The Black
(Jan 31, 2012) A young provincial lass took curiosity of me and after some benign tete-a-tete, I received a picture-text from her with the message, "I Love You" - an obvious school-girl crush (she was over 18). Humoured but not taking it seriously, I asked her in Tagalog, "Sigurado ka ba? (Are you sure?)". Her very candid answer caused me to take immediate flight to the pharmacy..more »»

When Geeks Rule
(Dec 2, 2011) We'd been experiencing the dawn of a new era...an era unimaginable just 2 generations back. This is an era of empowerment brought on by people who perfect their game within the context of a connected world. With the onset of information technology and the internet providing a conduit for free global information transfer, a new breed of young, exceptionally brilliant iconoclasts, have loomed out of the infinitely expanding horizon to establish their own world order..more »»

Radical Honesty
(Nov 25, 2011) After watching season 1 of the tv series Lie to Me, I got fascinated by Eli Loker's character. He speaks his mind even if he appears rude - and he calls it radical honesty. He really got my attention and curiosity. In this local culture where confrontation is looked down upon and saying 'no' is expressed in a long-winded beating-the-bush kind of indirect way, how would radical honesty fare? Someone just took me up on it. ...more »»

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