Friday, May 23, 2014

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Somewhere in Samar

In Quinapondan, to be specific. Volunteering is buffet for your soul and, boy, is my soul stuffed! Health Futures Foundations, Inc. recently launched Kalinaw Samar!, a program centered in providing psychosocial relief alongside the continuous rendering of medical missions to Yolanda survivors.  'Kalinaw' in Waray is 'peace of mind' (or something of that sort). It's quite a deep word, that Kalinaw. Ever heard of the municipalities...

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Mayo Uno sa Mariveles

While people violate each other's intimate zones in Boracay during its biggest weekend, my former workmates and I decided to hit another less populated beach: Mariveles, Bataan! Mariveles is at the tip of Bataan and you can actually see it from Manila Bay (at least according to dear Wiki). I, for once, never have thought that this holds a beautiful gem of a beach and other natural surprises. View from Manila Bay. (c) wikipedia.org...

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Gala ba kamo? Sa Puerto Galera na yan!

According to dear Wiki, Puerto Galera is the northwesternmost municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It is located at the southwestern end of the Isla Verde Passage, about 130 kilometers (81 mi) south of Manila. Definitely! And the only one so far in RP! Woooh! Let's break it down. It's in Mindoro so you have to take a boat! Wiiiii! Despite how much I love the sea, it has never loved me back (and even 'tried to kill...

Friday, May 2, 2014

Yoohoo!

Hi! Yeah, you! Thank you for stumbling upon my blog. After much rambling of my brain innards, I decided to start a public blog since what's the point of keeping a private one if you won't share it for the world to know (thank you iBlog for instilling that in me). This blog will be about my travel adventures, though not as many as they are right now, so I can help my fellow aspiring backpackers to plan their itinerary and of course their budget....