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Bali | Transiting in a Tropical Paradise

Bali | Transiting in a Tropical Paradise

Bali needs no elaborate forewords as it is already synonymous to what we mean as “tropical holiday”. It’s just about everything that you wish for in a dream vacation—sparkling beaches, vibrant nightlife & fascinating island culture. But what if you only have a weekend to experience its romance? I...

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Filipino Snacks

Maranao Snacks | Pagana Mamis, The Sweet Feast

Maranao Snacks | Pagana Mamis, The Sweet Feast

Maranao snacks are as luscious as with the rest of tidbits in the Philippines. But they’ve never really gone into wide appreciation because they are not readily available outside the Maranao community. To begin with, our consciousness about the Maranao culture, people & religion may be shaded with outdated realities....

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Beach Spots

Best Beaches in Indonesia | East Nusa Tenggara

Best Beaches in Indonesia | East Nusa Tenggara

The best beaches in Indonesia are not only in the ballyhooed island of Bali. In fact, among the most sparkling ones are those that are way south of it, in East Nusa Tenggara. Unforgivingly hot & dry, the southernmost tail of Indonesia is home to a group of volcanic...

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Cultural Village

Sasak Sade | Life in Spools of Thread

Sasak Sade | Life in Spools of Thread

This portrait of a Sasak Sade woman has been sitting on my laptop’s screen for weeks now. I am groping for words on how to tell her story. My ideas seem to peter out fast before I can start. I am slaved by the pressure of the blinking cursor....

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Historical Site

Sunrise at Borobudur | Chasing Light Indonesia

Sunrise at Borobudur | Chasing Light Indonesia

Each day we are midwifed to the world with new beginnings. Just like how we first open our eyes to receive the gift of sunlight, we start to write the stories of another life. And mine begins here—-chasing sunrise at Borobudur. Since the first time I ran my fingers...

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Destinations

Shanghai, China | Tales from Two Sides of the River

Shanghai, China | Tales from Two Sides of the River

Shanghai fulfills your vanities. It pumps your energy & blinds you with its bright lights. It tickles your imagination & feeds your craving. Shanghai after all, is one of the world’s best megacities. Thinking about its ultra urban frenzy, I have to admit that I was quite anxious before...

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Destination

Baguio | Still Charming, Time After Time

Baguio | Still Charming, Time After Time

Dear Natalie & Rob, I am writing you from the veranda of my hotel here in Baguio as I watch the fog creeping in the horizon of terraced houses & trees. Remember when I told you that Baguio City is one of my favorite places in the Philippines? Well,...

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Destinations

Abra Tourist Attractions

Abra Tourist Attractions

Abra comes up first on the list of provinces in the Philippines. But sadly it wallows at the bottom roll of the least visited places in the country today. I have long wanted to tick-off Abra in my list of 81 provinces to visit in the Philippines. But it...

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Food Crawl

Antipolo Food Trip | Come Hungry!

Antipolo Food Trip | Come Hungry!

Antipolo City is a popular pilgrimage site especially during the Holy Week. But even on common days, this place still attracts pilgrims. Albeit different & filling, they’re skyward to make the Antipolo food trip. I have to admit that I never knew there’s something else in Antipolo other than...

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People

Maranaos | The Moro People in Focus

Maranaos | The Moro People in Focus

The Maranaos are always among us—in shopping malls, restaurants, theme parks, schools & offices. They’re the people that we easily refer to as Muslims. We clearly recognize them in their veils, tunics, skullcaps & sometimes in their distinct accents when they speak to us. You see them in Greenhills...

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Food Hunt

Taiwan Street Food Adventure

Taiwan Street Food Adventure

If you’re a sucker for hawker chows, then Taiwan street food is a surely a delicious adventure. Just follow your nose & get happily lost in Formosa’s maze of roadside kitchens. I have to admit that my trip to Taiwan was really a food hunt more than anything else....

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Cafes

Cool Cafes in Manila | Cafe UK

Cool Cafes in Manila | Cafe UK

Forget about the usual Starbucks or Coffeebean because there are more cool cafes in Manila than you probably know it. I am a confessed coffeeholic & watching the world go by in coffee shops is what I call sensational. There’s just something about the crisp aroma of roasted coffeebeans...

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Island Resorts

El Nido Resorts | El Nido’s Eco-Chic Resorts

El Nido Resorts | El Nido’s Eco-Chic Resorts

El Nido Resorts is like Palawan’s most treasured marine parks — coveted, spectacular & exquisite. It coddles not only luxuriously fashioned island holidays but also it weaves nests of earth-friendly destinations. El Nido Resorts: Eco-Chic Getaways As our world battles to keep its fleeting beauty, resorts that help protect the...

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