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Archive for September, 2006

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Masskara Festival 2006 Schedule

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Kari na sa Bacolod, magdala sang maskara, kag magsinadya kita! (Come to Bacolod, bring your masks, and we’ll have some fun!)
This is the usual chant that you can hear from the Ilonggo people of Bacolod City, Philippines. Talk about parties and they know how to do it, Ilonggo-style. Streets will be closed for vehicles, large [...]

Laguna de Bay, Laguna

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Why not hire a boat for a day and explore Laguna de Bay?

Rizal Avenue

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

The proverbial “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” may have caused the eventual decline of this strip once agrind with bustling commerce.
Imelda Marcos’ original intention was to have a modern mass transit system — Light Rail Transit — to alleviate the gridlocks that paralyzed Manila’s main arteries, especially Rizal Avenue. Cursed [...]

Barcelona Church (St. Joseph’s Church), Barcelona, Sorsogon, Bicol.

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Bicol’s oldest church built in 1874 by a Spanish friar from the Franciscan order.

Davao City Golf Club

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

One of the problems of living in a city where everything can be reached within 15 minutes is that you eventually run out of places to entertain visiting friends, because you can practically accomplish the whole tour of the city within the span of a day.

Then I found Davao City Golf Club. That is, [...]

Negros! Negros! @ the Rockwell

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

The Association of Negros Producers (ANP) once again is set to showcase the best of Negros Occidental at the Rockwell Tent, Makati City from September 22 to 26, 2006.

Negros Occidental, being the country’s top producer of sugar has gained the monicker as the Sugarlandia of the Philippines.
Among the highlights of the fair are [...]