tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302601152024-10-05T09:58:21.768+08:00erasmusaA Filipina postgraduate in Europe posting travel videos and photos of the mundane, and blogging about current issues and everything from fine art to pop culture.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1807125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-11471299182163238492016-06-15T20:51:00.002+08:002016-06-15T20:51:29.163+08:00The Erasmus Mundus journey comes full circle
It has been nearly 10 years since my Erasmus Mundus journey began. After my daily blogging here tapered off, I experimented with photoblogging, then with blogging again at Pinoy Erasmus Mundus, then travel blogging, and now, I am back to EM with the Erasmus Mundus Forum. It's funny how I'm leaving trails all over the internet, which is now spelled with a small "i". How time flies.
This Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-87300188823729722672014-08-17T20:52:00.003+08:002014-08-17T20:52:42.787+08:00I have found a new home!I've moved! I'm back online with a new travel blog. It's called HOW ABOUT HERE.
My old posts here will stay right where they are. But for new stuff (or old stuff in a new form), HAH is the place where it's at. Come follow me there. :)
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-68249669127960677962013-03-25T23:01:00.002+08:002013-03-25T23:01:31.372+08:00There goes the FutureI'm a month behind in posts but here's something to tide you over until I find time to sit down and write a proper one. (From the looks of it, that will take another month or two.)
My piece on FMFA 2013 at Sepang International Circuit: Future Music: Where the World Says Andale!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-18737205422636055892013-02-10T09:05:00.001+08:002013-02-10T09:05:17.963+08:00The Temples of Angkor
Banteay Srei, a small but lovely pink sandstone temple 70 km from Siem Reap
Gong Xi Fa Cai! What are your travel plans for the Year of the Snake? If you've never been to Cambodia, let me share photos of my latest trip with you. They're here in this Travel 3Sixty Facebook album.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-35250872752062154132013-01-24T00:38:00.000+08:002013-01-24T12:19:09.219+08:00Les Miserables (2012)
Why even bother to write about the film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, when I can't ever be objective about it? You know what? I'm not sure, either.
This post was spurred by Hyperactive's Facebook link to his review and our eventual mini-discussion in the comments. If he had not suggested that I write about it, I probably wouldn't have, simply because I don't think it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-78062887917742449212013-01-23T22:20:00.003+08:002013-01-23T22:20:38.287+08:00Coron and beyondIt's our year.
The Philippines has been appearing on top (but sometimes bottom) of all sorts of lists. I'd like to believe that there is more good press than bad, though the latter easily outshadows the former. I'm trying to do my share.
Mention my country and you're supposed to think of islands.
That's me in an oversized life vest with my mom in a bangka, halfway through a 3.5-hour ride.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-48425555369405236752013-01-05T17:00:00.002+08:002013-01-23T22:22:01.876+08:00AirAsia Awesome Islands & Beaches Travel GuideThis early, I have so much to be excited about. I've got a few trips lined up, more in the planning, and surely some unexpected ones coming later. Add to that a handful of resolutions that will change my life... if I can keep them up.
I have neglected my blog in the last two months, but I hope to reverse the one-post-a-month trend. At some point I will probably do a major overhaul, but Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-70619021112496897092012-12-08T16:56:00.003+08:002013-01-05T17:02:24.846+08:00Download now: Travel 3Sixty December 2012
My story on Wuhan, China is in the December 2012 issue of Travel 3Sixty. Download or read our last issue for the year (as well as the previous issues) online and browse through our guides. Keep your own copy and you won't run out of travel ideas. Everything is free. Don't forget to share!
[UPDATE] Check out my companion article Food Trip: Wuhan on Travel 3Sixty.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-19805569749809475762012-11-30T00:09:00.001+08:002012-11-30T00:09:51.505+08:00Berjaya Hills
An entire month passed by without a post. Time to work on this backlog.
Bukittinggi? I thought that was somewhere in Indonesia. I would never have imagined that there would be a French-themed resort in the mountains outside of Kuala Lumpur. Just an hour's drive from the city is Berjaya Hills, home of the pretty but somewhat tacky Colmar Tropicale.
The place draws its Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-37320116043197615662012-10-29T18:00:00.000+08:002012-10-29T18:00:14.223+08:00Find it on a mapI'm a cartophile. Share the love.
A map of London by Abi Daker
Sara Drake's awesome work, one of the 40 world maps featured at hongkiat.com
Cycling in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Nik Neves, seen at They Draw and Travel
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-84407640911430871522012-10-26T15:52:00.001+08:002012-10-26T15:55:57.286+08:00Classic Pinoy breakup songs, the English collectionThese Filipino songs in English from the 90s and the early 2000s are classics. These are sad melodramatic tunes--nothing bitter, nothing to rock out to. I put together this playlist for my friend months back, when he couldn't get himself to listen to it. Since he's better now, I'm posting this in the hope that he will refer to it when he needs a good cry.
Ella Mae Saison "If the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-81213902267255185852012-10-23T23:08:00.000+08:002012-10-23T23:08:00.514+08:00Kinetic Rain (2012)
ART+COM's brilliant work, on view at Changi Airport's Terminal 1
I haven't been as mesmerized by a work of art in a long time. If you're passing by Singapore, it's worth taking the SkyTrain to Terminal 1 to watch this in action.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-75108162029769323162012-10-20T22:56:00.000+08:002012-10-20T22:56:00.291+08:00Labrador Nature & Coastal WalkSingapore never fails to surprise me. I've done five trips there since 2010 and I still see something new each time.
Labrador Nature & Coastal Walks connects Labrador Nature Reserve and the high-end enclave Keppel Bay. It makes for a wonderful walking and jogging path, as you can see on this morning shoot on my mobile phone.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-33415638721139037412012-10-17T22:46:00.002+08:002012-10-17T22:46:21.115+08:00For your consideration: MyanmarSo the first half of the month came and went without as much as a word from me. It's been a packed two weeks, and when it did become more relaxed, the internet connection was down. And just before I can catch up, I'm setting off again for another country.
Girls who travel love stripes! On the Irrawaddy River
Bagan, Myanmar
Let's make this easy. Here's my latest article on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-54058101659946381742012-09-30T22:33:00.000+08:002012-09-30T22:37:48.005+08:00"It's a Sunday night, a night never to be trusted for emotions..."Regardless of what you think of John Mayer, his music has a way of speaking directly to this generation. This song has been on my mind for a week now after I saw it on a friend's wall. It's not new, but the song and especially the intro sound as if this has actually happened to everyone.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-30357010221626169942012-09-17T17:38:00.000+08:002012-09-17T17:38:01.301+08:00Talentime (2009)
Tried to not be affected by the late Yasmin Ahmad's last film. Failed.
Another trailer here. They don't look like they're from the same film, no?
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-76655570290658165102012-09-10T23:30:00.000+08:002012-09-10T23:30:21.555+08:00Tapau Secret Show
There's something wonderful about exclusive last-minute gigs. They're stressful because you have to quickly decide whether or not to go, but not knowing what to expect is also good--you're bound to be surprised.
Just hours before the show, word about TAPAUtv's Secret Show spread. All you had to do was show up...assuming you can drive over to Puchong, which is outside of Kuala Lumpur. (To Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-53613570721332665642012-09-02T16:32:00.000+08:002012-09-02T16:32:00.256+08:00Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art GalleryThink of putting the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in a new glass-and-steel building. That's what Bank Negara Muzium dan Galeri Seni is, for me at least.
There are six galleries, of which two were open during our visit: Art Gallery and Numismatics Gallery. There may be no gold collection to gawk at, but it's well worth a visit.The building is an artwork in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-10337524401043610902012-08-31T09:32:00.000+08:002012-08-31T09:32:00.323+08:00Selamat Hari Merdeka, MalaysiaLast week, I was at the neighborhood vegetarian eatery, thinking about the 1Malaysia concept. The idea of Malays, Chinese and Indians uniting for the good of the country has plenty of flaws because of the way Malaysia is run. I was thinking about how superficially created the three-races-together image is, a marketing ploy for tourists to the land that bills itself "Truly Asia".
When I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-13809123843532590952012-08-28T18:55:00.000+08:002012-08-28T18:55:00.707+08:00Salon thoughts"Haircut," I said to the tiny girl manning the cashier.
"Shampoo?" she asked.
"Yes," I said. I sat down on the chair when another woman started dripping water on my hair using a container similar to the kind that was being used for ketchup in eateries sometime ago. It took me a while to figure out that she was going to shampoo my hair in the chair, not at the sink, which is what I was used to. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-60324356315048591552012-08-25T23:11:00.000+08:002012-08-26T20:38:51.435+08:00Ramadan 2012
My first Ramadan in a Muslim country was insightful. The Muslims would fast for sun-up until sundown, then break the fast with nightly feasts. For some, this meant adjusted working hours that allowed them to leave the office earlier to avoid the traffic jam. For me, it was about sensitivity towards those who were fasting (don't eat in front of them or be more discreet about drinking). Although IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-64609752876029382962012-08-21T14:37:00.000+08:002012-08-21T14:37:00.065+08:00Makan 2I didn't eat or drink most of these, but I wanted to share them with you anyway.
My tablemates' food, L'Elephant, Luang Prabang, Laos:
Beer and breakfast at midnight, Paradiso Lounge, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
Finally, what I actually ate. Golden Soft-shell Crab Pasta, Plan B, 1Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia:
Claypot Chicken Rice from roadside stall, Jln Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-8185453517068456462012-08-18T13:51:00.001+08:002012-08-18T13:51:05.362+08:00National Textile Museum + KL City GalleryIntrigued by its facade, I visited the National Textile Museum (Muzium Tekstil Negara) near Merdeka Square (Dataran Merdeka) hoping to have a better appreciation of Malaysian textiles. I came out of it wanting more. Maybe I'm asking for too much from a free museum with limited space, but there's something off when your favourite gallery in the textile museum is the one with the accessories.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-22803238895199212532012-08-05T18:19:00.000+08:002012-08-05T18:19:01.812+08:00Lucky Lindy
After two months of lindy hop, we're now moving to charleston. But before that, we had a little graduation party. The girls came in their dresses and all looked good. There weren't enough leads, so they had to be 'recycled' for the Mess Around. A good night.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30260115.post-56461197154220726692012-07-29T11:05:00.001+08:002012-07-29T11:05:22.041+08:00The routine, part 2
The view from my balcony: the old palace, the monorail, the river and the temple
Since moving to Brickfields in mid-June, my morning routine has changed a bit. I can wake up half an hour later, which is a significant improvement for me. The neighborhood is Kuala Lumpur's Little India, but there are Malaysian Chinese residents as well.
It is still dark outside when I wake up at 620, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com2