Travel in Republic of Georgia Series – Abanotubani (Sulphur Bath District)
March 1, 2010 – 12:26 am | No Comment

According to Wikipedia, Abanotubani is the ancient district of Tbilisi, Georgia, known for its sulfuric baths.
 
The bath district is located at the eastern bank of the Mtkvari River at the foot of Narikala fortress and …

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Because I am a Filipino……
October 7, 2009 – 3:53 am | 3 Comments

Yesterday, I was checking in to board a flight to Bangkok via Cebu Pacific at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Philippines when an American started asking me questions about …

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Air Supply Concert in Clark Expo Pampanga
September 10, 2009 – 2:10 am | 4 Comments
Air Supply Concert in Clark Expo Pampanga

 
Middle of last year, Air Supply my favorite duo from the land down under held a concert in the Philippines and I wasn’t able to watch it because I left Philippines a week before their …

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09-09-09
September 9, 2009 – 3:08 am | No Comment

Well, I always wanted to have an article in this blog every time an unusual date comes like today.  It is September 9, 2009 that is why I came up with the title “09-09-09″.  This date  …

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Why not Philippines?
August 11, 2009 – 4:52 am | 9 Comments
Why not Philippines?

No authentic Thai massage, no Tom Yum Soup, no Skybar, no Bed Supper Club, no floating market and no Thai cooking lessons in Bangkok. Why?  It’s just like that!
But hey, why not Philippines …

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“I Have Fallen In Love With The Same Woman Three Times”
August 2, 2009 – 4:02 am | 35 Comments

You may be wondering about the title. It is a poem written by the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino for his wife former Pres. Corazon “Cory” Aquino who passed away yesterday, August 1, 2009 from …

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NOT TRUE: Old Green Philippine passport will not be valid starting January 2010
March 3, 2009 – 9:33 am | One Comment
NOT TRUE: Old Green Philippine passport will not be valid starting January 2010

I received an email from my friend Lulu who works in Kuwait, containing an Advisory from Cecilia B. Rebong a Philippine Consul General in New York U.S.A regarding false information on Philippine passports being circulated …

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Just arrived!
September 25, 2008 – 8:17 pm | No Comment

Just arrived in P.I. and will post some about the travel and food very very soon!
Later….
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Philippines Passport Update: How to Renew & Apply
September 8, 2008 – 5:10 am | 15 Comments
Philippines Passport Update:  How to Renew & Apply

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the green colored Philippines Passport will no longer be accepted even the expiration date is still valid.
 
To renew or apply for the new Machine Readable Passport, see the …

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Appointment of Chavit Singson: What a joke!!!
September 7, 2008 – 1:58 pm | No Comment
Appointment of Chavit Singson: What a joke!!!

I guess you are wandering why the title.  Well, the former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson was appointed by the Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the new Deputy National Security Advicer.  What a …

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Pacquiao did it again!
June 30, 2008 – 6:05 am | One Comment
Pacquiao did it again!

 
I guess few of my readers (I said few because literally they are not many, lol) will wonder why only now I blogged Pacquiao’s victory.  When most of the blogger even blogged the Round by …

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NAIA employee sleeping time
February 17, 2008 – 5:34 am | 2 Comments
NAIA employee sleeping time

While I was waiting at the Airport for my flight to Singapore I saw this NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) employee sat down near where I was sitting and he started sleeping. 
Fortunately he was …

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Clark Airport experience
January 31, 2008 – 11:50 pm | 4 Comments
Clark Airport experience

I was scheduled to leave for Singapore last night but something came up and the immigration authority offloaded me.  I understand that those Airport officials were just doing they’re job but a certain Mr. Fontanilla was so …

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At last, OWWA adjusted the OFW fees!
December 21, 2007 – 4:38 am | One Comment
At last, OWWA adjusted the OFW fees!

If it was not brought up by Senate President Manny Villar, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will not even think to adjust the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) fees to P42:$1. 
Can you believe that even …

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Ranarios life spared by the Amir!
December 10, 2007 – 5:25 am | One Comment
Ranarios life spared by the Amir!

Marilou Ranario’s (an OFW house maid in Kuwait) life was spared by the Amir of Kuwait – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.  “Normally, I don’t interfere in the judicial process. But, since you are here to …

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Martial Law again?
December 1, 2007 – 3:25 am | No Comment
Martial Law again?

The photo says it all. 
“Night spots of Adriatico street in Malate, Manila were empty yesterday after the government imposed a five-hour curfew in Metro Manila and nearby provinces” – Philstar.com.
Okay I say no more, I …

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Batasan was bombed!
November 14, 2007 – 7:36 am | 2 Comments
Batasan was bombed!

Batasan Pambansa or the House of the Representaives was bombed last night, killing Basilan Governor Wahab Akbar and two other civilians and wounding seven others after the House adjourned its plenary session a little past …

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