• Well, a tropical storm has been passing through like you wouldn’t believe. I am recalling my early days in Japan trying to get through typhoons on a bicycle and stay somewhat dry at the same time. Ultimately, there are only two ways to get through such storms: 1) don’t leave the warmth and dryness of your home; or 2) go with it! For most of the day, we stuck with option 1 –…

  • The verdict from yesterday? Rain and stormy weather has come into the region to stay for a couple of days. 🙁 The upside is that there is not much else to do other than some work things. So, I have written a course proposal, started work on the university’s ethical clearance which I need to complete even though I am waiting to hear back from MacQ’s committee as well. Plus, some writing and…

  • Recovering from too much happiness the night before, we had a slow day by the pool. We managed to get down to D’Mall for massages and then went down to the buffet at Paradise Garden. [simage=3789,200,y,center,][simage=3790,200,y,center,] It was an extremely windy evening, which R said was either going to bring in really crappy weather or blow in some great weather. Which do you think is the result? ;P

  • Yesterday we spent some time trying to figure out what we should do – stay here in Boracay for another six days or head to somewhere else like Cebu. After some searching and consideration of transportation challenges (sea, air, luggage, etc.), we decided to go ahead and stay here. So, I looked online to book the same hotel again since it is cheaper to get the rates online than to do it in…

  • The sun still seems to be hiding, though we did see a slight glimmer of it in the late afternoon into dusk. We tried out one of the buffets on offer down by the White Beach area. It was okay, though the lack of breeze allowed the bugs to give me an annoying sense of formication throughout the meal, so I couldn’t enjoy it as much. However, it is always good to get…

  • The weather has been cloudy the last couple of days, so it is not so inspiring to do much at the beach or even the pool…. So, not much to say about the day, but here are some pics from the afternoon. [sthumbs=3738|3739|3740|3741|3742|3743|3745|3746|3747|3748|3749|3750|3751|3752|3753,max,3,y,center,]

  • Our days seem to focus mostly on being pool-side and then a venture down to the D’Mall. I need to remember to take a better picture of the D’Mall area, but anyway, yesterday wasn’t really too exciting. I got up reasonably early for breakfast and then did some work until my computer battery died by the pool. [simage=3733,200,c,center,] However, one interesting aspect to note about Boracay so far is the number of Asian…

  • Day 5 A day of recovery from the crazy White Russians was required. So, it was mostly a pool day. We did manage to go down to D’Mall for some pizza dinner and we explored the beachfront a bit more. However, that was about all the excitement for the day. 😀 [simage=3701,200,n,center,] Oh, we did see this bunny near our hotel room…crazy wildlife of Boracay? [simage=3702,200,n,center,][simage=3703,200,n,center,] Day 6 We did get a bit…

  • Day 3 On Saturday, R and I just relaxed and hung out in the Makati area without venturing too far out. We didn’t really do anything of interest and thus  didn’t take many photos, but it was a good day to relax and to save up energy. Little did we know what the next day would bring…. [sthumbs=3674|3675|3676|3677|3678,max,3,y,center,] Day 4 The day started off reasonably easily as we headed to the airport to…

  • After a brief rest in the morning, I had originally planned to just do some exploring of the immediate area of Makati. However, when I requested a map from the front desk asking how to get to different parts of town, they suggested that I do a three-hour tour where I could see the highlights of Manila for about 56USD. So, I thought it was probably a better idea to spend the money…

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