Archive for January, 2009

PhotoWorld Asia 2009

Yesterday was the releasing date of my new passport that I applied last January 20, 2009, the releasing time was from 1PM to 4PM, amazingly, it took me just 5 minutes to get the passport! Kudos to the Department of Foreign Affairs for a great job.
Anyways, yesterday was also the opening of the PhotoWorld [...]

Eraserheads Reunion Concert Part 2 – The Final Set

This will probably the last time that we will see this great band performing together in stage. The stage is set for the “Final Set” the Eraserheads Reunion Concert Part 2. This will be the continuation of the preivous reunion concert was cut short when Eli Buendia was rushed to the hospital mid [...]

It’s a go, Pacquiao vs. Hatton on May 2, 2009

After much talk & negotiation, it’s final, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will battle Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton in Las Vegas on May 2nd, 2009.
The match-up was almost canceled when both parties did not reach any agreement on how much each fighter will received. Pacman’s camp was asking for 60-40 divide in favor [of course] of [...]

The Grueling Ordeal of Renewing a Philippine Passport

I went to the Department of Foreign Affairs to renew my passport which is expiring in about 14 months. It was almost 4 years since I’ve been there, it was March of 2005 when I applied for the renewal of my travel document, it was my 4th, and believe me, getting a passport in [...]

402nd Feast of the Black Nazarene

This post is 5 days 2 late, I really wanted to process the photos & post it on the same date but I was still finishing my December getaway posts and then I had an impromptu pre-nup shot last Monday so it’s just now that I was able to complete the post-processing & posting.
Moving on, [...]

Bohol Escapade Part 4: Dolphin Watching & Balicasag Marine Sanctuary

I just came from shooting the Feast of the Black Nazarene today, I will share the photos here in the next few days. Meanwhile, I’ll finish sharing our Bohol escapade.
Our third day in the island started early, the motorized banca that would show us where the dolphins are leaves at 6AM. The whole [...]

Bohol Escapade Part 3: Day Tour (Chocolate Hills, Loboc River Cruise & Lo-ay Church)

Note: This is just a continuation of my previous post.
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From the Bilar man-made forest, we were brought to the view deck of the Chocolate Hills, it was a little bit crowded. The hills were not chocolaty during our visit, ’twas green, the tour guide blamed the rain [...]

Bohol Escapade Part 2: Day Tour – Sandugo Site, Baclayon Church, Lo-ay Bolo Makers & Bilar Man-Made Forest

Our schedule for our 2nd day in Bohol is the countryside tour which includes the Blood Compact site, Baclayon Church, Bilar Man-Made Forest, Chocolate Hills, Loboc River Cruise, Tarsier & Souvenir Shops.
According to our tour guide Joel, the whole tour will take about 8 hours & 300 kilometers. We left Panglao Islands around 9AM [...]

Bohol Escapade Part 1

First, I’d like to greet you all a happy & prosperous new year, as promised, I’m sharing our Bohol trip last December 12-15, 2008. After spending 4 days & 3 nights in Cebu, we traveled via SuperCat from Cebu’s Pier 4 to Tagbilaran, the trip took more than an hour.