Ever since Chinese New Year was declared a Philippine public holiday last 2012, the festival has drawn more spectators. Last year, we joined the guided tour hosted by Lawrence Chan not only to visit temples but also to secure our chances of having a place […]
Banderitas (buntings) lined the streets and videoke music blasted from large speakers as people from in and out of Tondo enjoy the merriment. It is definitely fiesta time again to start the year 2016. Games were being held simultaneously in different areas as other people tread the […]
A man carrying his boat paddle passed me by as the first rays of daybreak shone, reflecting on the dark waters of Sampaloc Lake. I was fidgeting as I set up my camera and tripod to take his photo. Wearing tight-fitting pants with metal studs and a pair of high-cut […]
The slippery roads were lined with dark, towering trees. The branches seemed to reach out and grasp us in darkness. I was dreaming of a white Christmas when I scheduled my US trip during the winter, but instead I arrived in a weather where it was bitingly cold […]
Lang Dulay’s eyes were occasionally shut, as if going in between sweet slumbers while we were taking her photos. She was still noticeably sleepy when we met her that morning to see her home, a museum of sorts to her works doubling as a weaving center of […]
Just a few people roamed the dimly lit streets of this sleepy town when we arrived at Infanta at about 4am. Thinking we arrived early, we were not in a hurry to prepare our photography gear. We were surprised when we suddenly heard a clacking and swishing sound and […]
“Sir, gusto mo samahan ka namin kay Fang-od, yung traditional tattoo artist sa Buscalan.” I said. One way going to Buscalan is via Bontoc, the route Tado’s group has taken. “Ay, punta din ako dun this week, naimbitahan ako ng kaibigan ko pumunta.” said sir […]
Happy 2013 Christmas to all travelers and backpackers! Cheers to more worthwhile travels in 2014! *Photo taken at the busy Orchard Road, Singapore.
Dumaguete is a small city in the heart of Negros Oriental and popularly known as a “City of Gentle People”. But with about 30% of its town predominated by students and the structures of Siliman University, it also aptly called as “University Town”. The city […]
