ANXIETY – It’s typically the prevalent feeling when we think of crossing a country border especially when it is your first time. That was true in my case when I traveled from Singapore to Malaysia (and vice versa) by land a month ago. While I was excited, I also had a lot of negative thoughts in...
UNDERSTANDING SINGAPORE Trying to know SINGAPORE is like unveiling a story of rags-to-riches, the type that follows a narrative of a humble beginning to wondrous ending. Singapore lies at the south tip of Malaysia where it was once part of but was forced to leave because of ideological differences. At its early years being a sovereign...
This story accounts my first 24 hours in the Kingdom of Cambodia, a beautiful country at the tropics of mainland Southeast Asia. This is quite a long write-up but read on anyway to learn some tips in crossing the Thailand-Cambodia border. DEPARTING FROM THAILAND It was 4AM and I was scheduled to depart to Siem...
SINGAPORE is relatively small in size but big in tourist attractions. From heritage, art, food, nature to entertainment and fashion – it simply has everything! But with all this immensity, it is a common thing to get lost around if you don’t plan. So here is a list of top 14 things to see and...
SINGAPORE has been the record holder for being the most expensive city in the world for a long-standing 5 years already! Ergo, it doesn’t come a surprise that going around its tourist attractions would mean costing an arm and leg. This splendid, near-perfection of a city is highly priced to some extent for some practical...
UNDERSTANDING PANGASINAN Where the salt is made, PANGASINAN. Salt or “asin” in vernacular where its name was based from, Pangasinan is a major salt producing province at the western area of Luzon, 3 hours away from Manila. It is the third biggest province in the Philippines and is famous for the natural bounties that its waterfront...
UNDERSTANDING BALER At the eastern part of central Luzon, 5 hours away from Manila on a land trip, lies the birthplace of surfing in the Philippines – BALER. This small town, which has been the capital of Aurora province, is conceivably the cradle of the first surfing community that started in 1970s when it was made...
UNDERSTANDING ZAMBALES Always turn every disaster into an opportunity – and opportunity it was! The province of ZAMBALES faced its greatest tragic back in 1991 when its highly notorious volcano, the Mount Pinatubo, shook and squeezed the earth’s crust at a magnitude of 7.8 which brought upon to what was considered as the second-largest volcanic...
UNDERSTANDING PALAUI ISLAND PALAUI ISLAND, a National Marine reserve since 1994, is arguably one of the best island destinations in the Philippines whether for its arresting presentation of landscape, vast expanse of coastline or its wide range of flora and fauna. Such are the glorious features of this unspoilt speck of a wonder that broke into...
UNDERSTANDING SIARGAO I heard the instructor’s go signal and found myself paddling with my arms swiftly sliding to the water and back to the surface again and again. I pulled myself up as the long wave moved towards the tip of the surfboard pushing it face down. I felt the force that’s attempting to throw...
