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Sinulog 2014
Snapshots from this year’s Sinulog Festival. Sinulog is held every third Sunday of January in honor of the Child Jesus. Note the main dancers of each group clutching an image of him. Spotted: some artistas (celebrities) during the parade: That’s Daniel Matsunaga (upper left), Empress Schuck (with the red patterned top), and Kaye Abad and…
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Batanes: Flora from Day 2
I included so many photos in my post about my second day in Batanes that in order to minimize the number, I decided to make a separate post about the interesting flowers I saw from that day. Still, there were 40 photos in that post – the most I have so far in one blog.…
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Batanes: Day 2
Inclusions of our Day 2 tour are the following: Chawa Viewdeck, Mahatao Shelter Port, Saint Charles Borromeo Church, Ivana Spanish bridge, Hohmoren White beach, House of Dakay, Saint Joseph Parish, Ruins of Songsong, Alapad Rock Formation and Marlboro Country. Some photos of me from Day 2: Marine Sanctuary We passed by a marine sanctuary on…
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Batanes: Day 1
This is a late post since I did this trip nearly a year ago (though I did make a teaser post HERE), but as the cliché goes, it’s better late than never, so here goes. Batanes is one of my dream destinations. I’ve been longing to visit it since I was in college (that was…
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Hong Kong: Food Trip and Shopping in Mong Kok
Mong Kok is a known shopping haven in Hong Kong. I’m familiar with this place since we went here on my first visit to Hong Kong in 2010. This year, our first visit to Mong Kok was on our second night. A.V. and I decided to do some night shopping after watching the Symphony of…
Thoughts, Tales, and Whatnot 