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Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 
Clark, Pampanga

I WANT TO GO HERE, NOW

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Filipino photographer George Tapan won National Geographic’s Photo Contest (Places category) last year with an image of a rainbow stretching across the clear blue waters off the shore of Onuk Island, south of Palawan.

Read more about the winning photo here

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A few days to go and its almost 2012, new year and another 365 days of endless opportunities to travel and learn about the Philippines. That’s right, I’m specifically talking about traveling in our OWN country, discovering how magnificent and enchanting the Philippines is.

Before, traveling used to be for those who have the luxury of time and money but times have changed, if we all learn to look and scout for great deals we can definitely enjoy the Philippines without burning a hole in our pockets.

Here are a few of the deals that you I found interested online. You might want to check them out! Plan your 2012 travels ahead!

Ensogo PH + Islands Banca Cruises’ CEBU Sunset Chillout Cruise Passes - Only Php 145.00 (previously priced at Php 295.00).

Something that you should try when in Cebu, I’ve been living in the Queen City of the South all my life and thanks to the cruise, I was able to appreciate the beauty of the Mactan Channel especially the 2 bridges connecting Cebu and Mactan Island.

Snag this deal by Clicking HERE 

New Year’s Eve is usually spent with family at home, but why don’t you diversify tradition this year! Welcome the new year in style and with a bang at Sofitel and avail of Cash Cash Pinoy’s Deal on their Year End Buffet Deal which includes a festive dinner buffet (and I did hear that their restaurant, Spiral, is dubbed as one of the best buffet in town), complimentary wine/cocktail and the entrance to their live entertainment and New Year’s Day set up. 

Start by Clicking HERE to check out the deal!

Want to have a relaxing vacation, get away from the hustle and bustle of the city but don’t want to spend hours on the road? Head on to Laguna. Ensogo + Riverview resort and conference Center has prepared a deal that you can’t resist! 

Deal includes an overnight vacation for 2 with breakfast and free use of their amenities such as their cottages, bowling plex and table tennis facilities. 

Only 1,500.00, it’s definitely fit for those who are in a budget! 

See more of the deal HERE

Watch the romantic Boracay Sunset with a loved one! This year you can take your partner to a romantic date in the world’s best beach. Cash Cash Pinoy + Azul Beach has already prepared a deal that is for the win! No need to wait for seat sales, they’ve already included the airfare to this deal! 3 Days/ 2 Nights for 2 with breakfast and welcome drinks.

Interested? CLICK HERE 

I don’t know how to play golf, but if you’re a golf enthusiast and wanna practice your Tiger Woods swing and feel like Tiger Woods then better get this deal from Deal Grocer and Mt.Malarayat Golf and Country Club.  Deal includes an overnight stay for 2 with breakfast, 2 rounds of golf and full access to the club’s amenities. Now that’s hard to resist! Click HERE for more 

You’ve heard of it, now it’s time to see it for yourself! Cash Cash Pinoy’s Puero Princesa Deal includes a 3 Day/2 Nights stay at Marianne Home Inn, roundtrip airfare, Underground River tour and city tour! Don’t miss this out! See more of the deal CLICK HERE

Be captivated by Bohol’s premier beach, Panglao! Best place to stay? At the new Panglao Bluewater Resort. Deal Grocer’s Panglao deal includes 3Days/2 Nights stay at their premier deluxe room, daily breakfast for 2, a complimentary dinner for 2, a head and shoulder massage sampler, use of non motorized water sport facility and 20% Off on food, drinks and at Amuma Spa.  Hurry and take this deal now! See HERE 

Traveling is about discovering something new and I would wanna try out this wonderful deal online for Surigao del Norte. Buyanihan  + Club Tara Resort offers a 3D2N stay at for 4 at Bucas Grande Island with full meals. Explore the Jellyfish Lagoon where you can interact with non-stinging jellyfish (you don’t have to travel to Palau). Check and snag the deal HERE

 I’m gonna round this post off with something that I would wanna try. 

MISIBIS BAY! Deal Grocer Deal includes a 3D/2N Weekday package for 4 at a 1-Bedroom Deluxe Suite with daily breakfast, roundtrip airport to resort transfer and a city tour! Friends, who wants to join me?! See deets HERE 

I love how these sites encourages everyone to travel by giving us the lowest rates with so much extras. If there is a deal that you’ve seen online, share and tell me all about it! 

According to our new DOT secretary, the boost in our tourism industry lies on each Filipino to encourage, not only foreigners but ourselves to see the beauty of our own country. 

 

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Angola beauty is 2011 Miss Universe; Shamcey is 3rd runner-up
via ABS-CBN News

Miss Angola’s Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe for 2011 in the competition held in Sao Paulo, Brazil Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila). Shamcey Supsup, a 25-year-old beauty from the Philippines, was the third runner-up for the pageant.

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga asked Lopes the final question that would help her win the pageant. She asked Lopes: “If you could change one of your personal characteristics, which one would it be and why?”

Lopes replied: “Thank God, I’m very well satisfied with the way God created me and I would not change a thing. I consider myself a woman with inner beauty. I have my principles. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I plan to follow this through the rest of my life.”

Supsup, meanwhile, was one of the strongest contestants in the competition, placing first in the final fan rankings. In the crucial question and answer portion, she said she would not change her religion just to marry the person she loves.

“If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person that I love is God who created me and I have my faith and my principles and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God too,” Supsup said.

Read more here

The Asia Project 
He was here, at Kenyon yesterday. 

Absolutely fabulous. 

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Philippine jeepneys nearing end of a colorful road

The iconic Filipino people carrier is losing its luster as owners ditch art to save cash

In a dusty workshop in the town of Angono, just outside Manila, an artist glances up at a poster from the Disney animation “Tangled.”

He compares it with the image of the film’s strong-jawed hero, which he is airbrushing onto the side of an old jeepney.

The artwork has been commissioned by the owner of the jeepney, and will be a brash, ostentatious statement that he no doubt hopes will mark his vehicle out from every other.

“This will be finished later today,” says Damaso Reyes, owner of Dasoy Motors, the small auto workshop charged with completing the design.

Reyes will make a small profit for his work. For some, however, the scene here is a sign of the decay that is affecting Filipino jeepney art.

Disney characters and U.S. flags are now the commonplace stars of these colorful buses, when once they used to be mountains, rivers and other natural Filipino characteristics.

Additionally, from being one of the most enduring and endearing legacies from the time the U.S. Army spent in the Philippines during World War II, jeepneys are now in danger of losing their artistry altogether, as owners prioritize finance over flourish.

Read more on CNNGo.com.

(via Candice Quimpo)

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