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Wowowee among top tourist attractions in RP?

Friday, January 6th, 2006

ABS-CBN’s noontime show Wowowee (hosted by Willie Revillame) is thought to be one of the must-visit attractions among OFWs and balik-bayans. Wowowee is shown on The Filipino Channel (TFC) worldwide. Filipinos from all over the world who come back to visit their relatives in the Philippines are glued in on the TV show and are [...]

“Just A One Hour Drive”

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

I bet you’ve heard this line before when you are about to go on a road trip to a place you’ve never been to before. When you asked the only person who knows about the place if it’s too far. Usually that person would answer, “it’s not far from here, just a one hour drive.” [...]

A Carinderia Horror Story

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

It was a branding idea from hell.

The Footwears of Liliw

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Wanna be imeldific and splurge on sandals or shoes (footwear in general)? Then head on down south to Liliw, Laguna. Liliw is perhaps best known for its cold water spring resorts, native homemade sweets and a sizeable shoe industry that rivals that of Marikina City. Liliw formally became the “Footwear capital of Laguna” through Resolution [...]

All Saint’s Day Flowers for in Cuyo, Palawan

Monday, October 31st, 2005

I come from Baguio, a place abound with flowers all year long. I was assigned to teach in Cuyo, Palawan, an island where flowers don’t grow due to the coastal climate and strong seasonal winds. But on All Saint’s day in Cuyo, flowers are abloom! To be exact, handmade paper flowers are abloom! Paper flowers [...]

Los Baños Buko Pies

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

Trust me, you’ve never tasted Buko Pie ’til you’ve tried those from Los Baños, Laguna. There are two shops I can recommend and bet the taste and quality on: that of the Original Buko Pie, and Lety’s. If you’ve got time to spare, go and take your place at the queue lining up to Original. [...]

Lola Abon’s Durian Candy

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Chances are if you ask a Davaeno what the best tasting durian candy is, they will tell you that it is Lola Abon’s. True enough when I went to her house (yes, it’s a small house in a narrow side street) I saw huge baskets with packs of candies (reminds me of Willy Wonka’s) all [...]

Engkanto: Travel Oddities

Monday, September 26th, 2005

One of the exciting part of travelling is that sometimes you’d encounter odd people, places, things, or situations. Mine was during my recent trip this year to Mount Siniloan at Famy. I think it’s in the borderline of Quezon Province and Laguna. The place is a regular camp site beside a river with several waterfalls [...]