Month: November 2005

Awesome Planet Message

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Topics: Family

Dear awesome planet readers, I’ve been thinking about how to improve my blog lately and how to differentiate it from my other group blogging activities. … I know that it would be bandwidth intensive because of the big photos but based on my blog statistics, most of my readers would have a DSL or reading the blog in their office. … I know that it is not SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly, but I’ll try to accompany the photos with text descriptions.

The Mt. Pinatubo Spa Experience

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Topics: My Wellness Journey

All the costs are peg in dollars and it is a shame that there are no local prices for local tourist 🙁 Here is a run down on the costs which could total $45/ person for the overall experience (P2,475) for a day trip event. I was not able to go for trekking since I’m with my son, I might look at the local tourist office to get a tour guide and rent a 4×4 to get to the crater rather than pay $20 / person. … I got lost a number of times going to this place, because there are no signs along the road and the person in the spa was not very helpful.

What’s the fuss about the Sulfur Sand Shower?!

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Topics: My Wellness Journey

Now I know what is the fuss about and what’s really novel about the sulfur sand shower experience: For $10 or P550, you get yourself buried under a hot sulfuric sand for 30-45 minutes. … To get the best experience, you need to strip down to your birthday suit so that you can feel the heat of the sand on your skin. … You will perspire so much that it is like sauna under the sand and somebody occasionally wipes the perspiration off your face The messy part is after you get out, you need to rest and take a shower to remove the sand.

Can you share a secret place or experience in the Philippines?

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Topics: Family

Most of the stuff that I post here in my blog come from raves of people about the great experiences they have or secret places or personal scoop on the Philippines. I’ve never run out of ideas, places and restos to visit and the Philippines never fails to surprise me in a lot of ways. I’ve never hesitated to share this secret out in my blog and it would be our secret 🙂 I’m never fond of places that are hyped up or the mainstream restaurants because they are already there and a lot of people knows about it.

Ang Bagong Pinoy Grand EB

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Topics: Blogging

One of the interesting group I started to get involve in is the Ang Bagong Pinoy founded by Ernesto “Boogie” Boydon inspired by the “12 Little Things every Filipino can do for their Country” by Alex Lacson.
Ang Bagong Pinoy is an online community of Filipinos all over the world seeking to build a better Philippines by starting with themselves, one Filipino at a time. It aims to recover, nurture and advance the Filipino identity, promote good citizenship, and inspire in the Filipino the love, pride, and appreciation of his Filipino identity.

Pinoy Travel Blog Launched!

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Topics: Blogging

This is part of the series of group blogs launched by Yuga after Pinoy Tech Blogs . This is a group travel blog composed of 8 distinguished bloggers. Also, I just posted my inaugural posts in pinoy tech blog about What do you do with only 1% regular internet users in the Philippines .

First Philippines Google Earth Tour!

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Topics: Food Tours

See the Philippines in Google Earth where you can do a helicopter tour of the Philippines courtesy of the Google Earth satellite images. … Read on for a detailed guide on how to enjoy this google earth tour and what to expect despite the low resolution images. Click on this link to download the KML file –> Philippines Google Earth Tour.kml file.