tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88399290561212623872012-10-05T11:12:09.013+08:00Kakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16181846938926467990noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839929056121262387.post-29037406994626250892012-10-05T11:12:00.001+08:002012-10-05T11:12:09.026+08:002012-10-05T11:12:09.026+08:00

Just thinking about it... I actually could not imagine it.  Hahaha... I've never really had trips with my family and also especially that I am not close to them.  I guess, I had been a lone (not alone) traveler since forever.  And this December, my brother is going to join me! They say traveling makes people closer to each other.  And I hope that'll be the result of it BUT still I can't really

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Same with Panay Island, I get stuck in the capital or just in the known areas of the island... which is something  I am not proud of.  I am one for exploring and this time in Bohol, I broke the rut and headed west. I went to Anda and see for myself what the fuss is all about (good fuss). Arriving in Tagbilaran half-drunk from a very long night of chit-chat (28hours awake), I decided against

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I am frequenting Panay since I was a child.  However, I'm always in Iloilo.  If not staying there to visit a friend or for work, I am just crossing to Guimaras or taking the bus through the west coast to catch the RORO to Mindoro. Last weekend, I was glad to be invited by a friend to join his family to Estancia.  It was my very first time to really take the east coastal road up. Estancia is one

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Oh God, not again! A dear friend would always ask me that, "are you happy with your life (now)?" It's like an annual (almost) review of what I have been doing with my life. Since I was, I guess, 20, this friend and I would talk about the future.  Where do we see ourselves 5-10 years? And now, it is almost 10 years... And I... I am still the 20 year-old me! And he... is married and with a

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Working full-time has changed my style of planning my travels... and I get surprised of myself that I check always for the tickets and prices months before my trip.  Obviously because I am now bound by rules and I cannot just get on a plane with a one-way ticket with indefinite date for my return. However, I got around it.  And I am now so looking forward for December. My destination is now

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I've just turned 29... and now I've started counting down the days to the BIG 30. I picture a beach party with my close friends in the world... sunset to sunrise... beach sand, I don't care what color... cool sea breeze... native huts... lots of booze... loads of fun... and everyone feeling great. I'm now starting to look for the place.  My first idea would be to have it at Tongo Sail Inn

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It's not so like me to book a trip months ahead... BUT I just did.  Days ago, I booked a flight to Kota Kinabalu... and my exit route is still to be determined. I've been around 10 days on Borneo in 2010 during my backpacking trip and I guess I just fell in love with the island.  I'm a certified island girl, I know.  Living on an archipelago and not getting bored of being on these islands. So,

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To all foreigners, aliens, or even Filipinos who are not happy being in the Philippines for whatever reason - from petty to major ones, YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE!!! I am really tired of all the complaints about many things about my country.  If you are not happy about the food here, BRING YOUR OWN FOOD FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE FROM!  If you are not happy about the toilet here, BRING YOUR OWN TOILET AS

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Caido del Cielo is true to its name: fallen from the sky.  A piece of (food) heaven that I discovered with my German friends yesterday. We were not that hungry (that was after I donated blood) but we wanted something to drink or nibble.  Then one of them said that we can check the street (which we don't usually take) to discover something. And there it was.  From afar, we can see the CAIDO DEL

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I am officially a blood donor! With the support of a friend who donated blood last week, I also did it today. I was actually planning for it for quite sometime now and have deferred it many times.  One reason was that it takes a lot of time at the Regional Hospital to donate blood.  It seems like you need to spare a day to do it - which I couldn't give.  And sometimes it is because I was from a

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But they don't really know you. There is sometimes this feeling of being a stranger which is definitely true when one is travelling but then sometimes you can feel really at home on the road. What I am feeling now is that I am a stranger in a city which I called home for more or less half of my life. It is the feeling that you have no place to hang out to and the worse part is that you've got

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I have been looking for a place where I can eat salad in Bacolod... Yesterday, I found another one!  And a good one!  That offers a good price! Yeah! You should meet ALICE and try her recipes. Well, I for sure tried the salad.  They got Basil Vinaigrette Salad (Php138.00) and on their weekly specials the Chicken Taco Salad (Php148.0).  My friend got the first one and I ordered for the latter.

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If you want the latest news updates on what matters, UBE news is one of the best ways to get it... and it is even for free: Subscribing is real easy, just text REG FIRSTNAME SURNAME ADDRESS (e.g. REG JOSE RIZAL MANILA)  to any of their three gateways: Sun 0922-688-88-88 Smart 0918-688-88-88 Globe 0916-488-88-88 I've just subscribed again today and received immediately tips on what

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Where to get a good bowl of salad in Bacolod?  This is one of the FAQs for Bacolod, from locals to tourists. So today, I had a good salad for lunch - well, a third of the size that I prefer.  I got it at the Museum Cafe. Too bad that they don't offer a full plate/bowl of salad in their menu but only for the full meal as one of the side dishes.  Museum Cafe's rate is a bit high.  Prices ranges

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The famous La Corona Cafe has closed down last year.  It was around July when a friend and I passed by the once place of La Corona which is now turned into something like a computer shop.  It was a sad day. I looked for an alternative place where to have my coffee in Burgos and stumbled at Capizeños. Coffee here is good.  Ambiance is not like La Corona but it is still nice.  It has this feeling

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Five months in Berlin was not that much.  Five months is too short for this great city that got so much under it's skirt for one to discover. I've had so much experiences there that I am really holding on to like a treasure that I would never exchange with anything. One of the best things that happened to me is meeting Tobi whom I consider to be a real dear friend.  He's one of my great

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I remember moving to Berlin February of 2009.  It was a dream come true. My first visit in Berlin in June of 208 made a big impression that I wanted to stay there FOREVER!  Hahaha... Oh well, I'm exaggerating.  But I really want to stay there for a long time to get to know the city really good. I was chatting with a friend - a Berliner - last night and it made all the memories of Berlin come

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I was twice in Bohol last year.  Yes, it is one of my favorite places in the Philippines.  Mainly because I find it easier to travel there and it seems that it is a very traveler-friendly place.  One can always find his/her own way easily around the island. Here are the things that I have noticed to change last year: Simply Butterflies Conservation Center I've known this place when I

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I have planned my Christmas and New Year vacation almost to the last detail.  I have coordinated with my European friends regarding their arrival in the Philippines so that I can all meet them up on the same day.  I also have borrowed a house from a friend in Batangas and reserved some rooms in my cousins place in Mindoro where we planned to celebrate Christmas.  Then I have got all my flights

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1999 was the year when I first got to know about Patag - a mountain village in Silay City.  It was the year I got to know Tatay Boning - one of the "landmarks" in my life.  That was also the year I got introduced to environmental advocacies and outdoor life. 15 was my age then.  So young but then so daring.  The first time I went there, I was alone with just a piece of paper from a friend

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... and not REALLY proud of it! My plans for last weekend never realized because I'm BROKE! And it is sad.  Really sad.  Painfully sad. I was actually trying to break-free from the rut I am currently in... Lately, the farthest I can go to is PLANNING for a trip.  And I tend to plan again... and again. Spontaneity is almost DEAD.

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... and I feel so old! Therefore, the youth in me is dying too... and that is so sad! I lately always hear myself say, "yeah, I want to go away for the weekend but I got a lot of things to do" and that sounds barely like me. What is happening to the nomad? So these no-work-days I am going to revive the nomad in me (as if I am to be concerned much about the non-working holidays when in fact

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And I hope, I am back!!! :)The gap in my travelling made me one of the persons I am not - those who are not travelling. Hahaha... It was more of the consequence of working on a longer-term project than the usual I used to sign for - which is actually not a bad idea. I've grown more professionally, I can say... it's just that it becomes a low season for a nomad like me... and I am still a

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I'm planning for quite a party this year to celebrate my 27th days before I turn 28. My 27th year is definitely one of the most colorful years in my life. It was full of adventure, friendship, fulfillment, and promise. It is a year I started somehow with doubts as I was just freshly back from my SEA backpacking trip - I was broke and I got no job then... But things turned out really fine!

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I know that there is so many entries to write to fill in the gap between the last one and this one. I'll find time to write them. Rest assured however that the nomad still existent. Just got tangled a bit but will soon be running free.And therefore there is a need for the announcement of the nomadic seasons for the remainder of 2011:JULYOCTOBERDECEMBERThese will just be short seasons but will

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