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Invite The Author: Legazpi to Tacloban, Day One
Will brave the storm for travel. I had to take off the earphones and shove it inside my bag. I wanted to know how long I would endure listening to anything but my complete playlist. No Ke$ha. No Fun. No Angels and Airwaves. No The All-American Rejects. Just the sound of travel. A Bus Driver’s … Continue reading
Invite The Author: Legazpi to Tacloban, Day Zero
Will Wake Up At 2AM For Travel This is it! I will finally be able to travel! It’s official: I am an out of school youth. And travel, I will! My Visayas road trip was originally scheduled last week. But since my host suddenly had something important to do, we moved it for a week. … Continue reading
Survivor: The Philippines episode 1
The 25th season of the multiple award-winning reality competition is set here in Bicol (Caramoan, Camarines Sur, The Philippines). In the latest season, there are three tribes, each of them led by a returning contestants who all had to leave the game because of emergency medical situations: Michael Skupkin (leading the Tandang tribe) is from … Continue reading
Day To Day_Day Nine
Bicolanos are tough and adventurous. But those are not the only traits the Filipinos know them for. They also have this extreme fondness for spicy food (yes, just like Koreans and Thais). Everything in Bicol has a chili version. Chili ice cream is among the most bizarre. The world recognizes a Bicolano as the world … Continue reading
Day To Day_Day Six
This is what I was talking about when I posted something about random people smiling at you here in the Philippines (especially in Bicol). This old man, tiyo, smiled at me even before I took my camera off my bag. When he saw me point the camera at him, he stopped and flashed the biggest, truest smile I saw … Continue reading
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