The Island Born of Fire. I mean really, as far as provincial titles or taglines here in the Philippines go, Camiguin’s is the runaway winner for being the most badass. The title itself conjures images of flowing lava and pyroclastic material, but one look at Camiguin from the approaching ro-ro would reveal something quite different:… Continue reading The Long Road to Camiguin (and back again)
I really dislike traveling during Holy Week if it’s not to do our yearly Visita Iglesia simply because there are So. Many. People. taking their vacations as well. I remember a short feature on one of the local primetime TV newscasts about people in Puerto Galera during Holy Thursday. A girl was asked why she was… Continue reading Bolinao beyond the Beach
My mom’s a native of Pangasinan, but this is actually my first time to go westward in the province. I always wanted to go to Hundred Islands ever since it was introduced to us in our third-grade Sibika at Kultura textbooks. Then a colleague invited me and a few friends over to her place in… Continue reading Island-hopping in the Hundred Islands National Park
Right now, I feel as though I’m in one of the scariest places I’ve ever been in. I’ve been working since graduating from college, and I’ve been so used to counting my 20s based on school years. I’ve been so used to getting my salary twice a month. And now I’ve just resigned from the… Continue reading Dear fellow travelers, it’s probably your fault that I’ve just quit my job
Ang Lakwatserang Guro 