Category Archives: Photography

Point and Shoot: “A Fishing Village”

Posted on May 24, 2011 by bong

I TOOK this photo in one of the coves at the tip of the Bataan Peninsula in Mariveles, Bataan.  It is a typical fishing village that can be found in hundreds of other places all over the Philippines. What caught … Continue reading →

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Six Thirsty at Container

Posted on May 17, 2011 by bong

ON MAY 5, a Thursday, some colleagues and friends at work decided to go for a couple of buckets of San Mig Light at “Container,” our favorite after-office hang out near Malate Church, along Roxas Boulevard in Manila. About a … Continue reading →

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Visita Iglesia 2011

Posted on April 30, 2011 by bong

Visiting churches is one of the most popular family activities in the Philippines during Holy Week, especially among Catholics. It is one “panata” (devotion) that our young family has so far managed to keep for several years now. For 2011, … Continue reading →

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Clarin Ancestral House

Posted on April 14, 2011 by bong

THERE’S ALWAYS something creepy about ancestral houses. This one is no different. It is definitely “ancestral” by any measure. The Clarin Ancestral House is nicely preserved. A lot of the original furnitures still exist. Much of the floors, walls, windows … Continue reading →

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The Lovely Loboc River Cruise

Posted on April 13, 2011 by bong

I LOVE river cruises.  More precisely, I love rivers. There’s something about rivers that enliven the spirit.  After all, throughout the ages, there is a river at the center of every civilization great or small. Having lived in the city … Continue reading →

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Bohol Resort Hopping. 2nd Stop: Amarella Resort

Posted on April 11, 2011 by bong

NO IT IS NOT related to Amorita, the first hotel we stayed in during our Bohol vacation.  Yes it is another beee-a-u-tiful resort-hotel. I will have to tip the hat to my xxGF for finding great resort-hotels.  The credits are … Continue reading →

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Crossing rivers to the Beautiful Wawa Dam

Posted on April 7, 2011 by bong

FOR OUR extreme trail ride on March 26 we planned to check out Wawa Dam. Wawa Dam is nestled in between two peaks in the mountains of Rizal. From a distance it is quite difficult to visualize a dam at … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Chocolate Hills

Posted on April 6, 2011 by bong

SOME PLACES on earth are clearly God-forsaken.  Bohol is NOT one of them.  In fact, Bohol must be on the other extreme end of the hell-on-earth to heaven-on-earth continuum.  It has no less than three gifts of nature.

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Colorful Sunset at Newport City

Posted on April 5, 2011 by bong

AFTER eating and looking around for a couple of hours in Resort World Manila we decided to go out and check out the new and huge salmon-colored church in Newport City, right infront of NAIA Terminal 3 — the Shrine … Continue reading →

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Bohol’s Simply Butterflies is simply wonderful

Posted on April 1, 2011 by bong

WE HAVE lots of butterfly farms in the Philippines, and I’ve been to quite a number of them.  But I can say with a high degree of certainty that the one my family visited in Bohol last February is among … Continue reading →

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Our Tarsier Encounter

Posted on March 31, 2011 by bong

I’ve known about tarsiers probably since I was in secondary school and that’s quite a long time ago (Oh no! Did I just reveal my age?). I also know a lot about tarsiers from books and magazines that I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Dreamy Alona Beach

Posted on March 27, 2011 by bong

FORGIVE my limited vocabulary but “dreamy” just happened to be the first word that came to mind the first time I set eyes on Alona Beach in Panglao Island, Bohol.  There’s something surreal about the whole place — the hundreds … Continue reading →

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