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Archive for December, 2007

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Horror bus ride on Christmas weekend

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

After a hectic two weeks leading to Christmas, my brother and I took a Victory Liner bus to Baguio one quiet Sunday morn, the day before Christmas eve. It was a pleasant early morning trip and we dozed off after all the puyat of the Christmas parties.
At the Tarlac stop-over, the bus kundoktor plugged [...]

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Lipa City

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

As promised, here’s another of Lipa’s famous churches. Carmel, as BatangueƱos refer to it, was founded on May 31, 1946, just a year after World War II left the town of Lipa in ruins (Lipa bounced back heavily and was made city in August 1947, after the Japanese killed more than 20,000 innocent Lipa [...]

When in Bolinao…

Monday, December 17th, 2007

When in Bolinao…

Swim – take the pool or head to the beach. Just make sure you enjoy the water.
Swim again, in the caves – for something unique, head over to enchanted cave or cindy’s cave, take a dip in the natural swimming pool inside the cave. Don’t expect shangri-la out here. Bring out the jologs [...]

Punta Riviera at Bolinao, Pangasinan

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

I Google searched for a place to spend a long weekend at Bolinao. Punta Riviera caught my attention with its professionally made website and pretty good photos. The rates sheet on the website was a bit confusing, though, but I was determined to book a room and made sure to secure my reservation via bank [...]

Ligligan Parul 2007

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The City if San Fernando in the province of Pampanga will once again shine in its brightest as it holds the annual Ligligan Parul or the Giant Lantern Festival. The highlights of the event will be held at the SM San Fernando Ampitheater at around 7PM. Be there early as large crowds are expected to [...]