“Oh wow,” we exclaimed, almost in unison. We were 185 feet off the ground, riding the Space Shot, one of Genting Highlands’ most popular rides. Genting Highlands sits approximately 1,850 meters above sea level, so we were really high up. We marveled at the scene before us: Kuala Lumpur in the distance, the Petronas Twin Towers looking like tiny cellphone charms rising above the clouds that shroud the city. Majestic blue mountains surround the sprawling metropolis, making the view much more breath taking.

Genting Highland outdoor theme park

“Damn, we should have brought our camer–WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGHHH!!!”
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Creating more hype for the upcoming Philippine Blog Awards! PBA 2009 is happening on October 9 in Metro Manila, October 18 in Cebu City and October 24 in Cagayan de Oro City.

Won’t be able to attend the awards night on the 9th? You can watch it live online on flippish.com.

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Wordcamp Philippines 2009 was great. It was informative and educational for Wordpress users of any levels. All three Wordcamps that I’ve attended had a representative from Automattic, the company behind Wordpress. Alex Shiels was there at Wordcamp Melbourne in 2007, Matt Mullenweg was here for Wordcamp Philippines 2008 and this year, it was Beau Leben. He was joined by Seth Bindernagel and Gen Kanai, the guys from Mozilla, who co-presented Wordcamp this year.

Wordcamp Philippines 2009 speakers. From left: Blogie Robillo, Jeff Villafranca, Beau Leben, Markku Seguerra, Gail Villanueva, Coy Caballes, Karla Redor and Seth Bindernagel

However, the best part came afterwards.
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Finally, after several years, Jetstar Airways is adding additional flights from Manila to Singapore and Singapore to Manila. For the longest time, they only have one daily flight in and out of the Philippines, which was rather frustrating. Jetstar is my airline of choice when flying to Singapore, since I much prefer Terminal 1 of the Changi Airport than the Budget terminal (which doesn’t look budget, actually).

Jetstar Airways Airbus A320

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Wordcamp 2009, originally uploaded by nina_theevilone.

It’s Wordcamp season once again, and this time it’s being held at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati.

Unlike last year’s Wordcamp Philippines, there’s not as much attendees this year. Probably because of the registration fee (last year’s was free). Which is good, I think, since only those who are really interested in everything Wordpress would be willing to pay and attend.

Also, unlike last year, I wouldn’t be live blogging this year. I purposely left Kabuki, my laptop, at home because we seriously need some time apart. Besides, I’m sure more than a dozen bloggers would be posting regular updates on their blogs.

* Blogged via flickr

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The Singapore Tourism Board is launching Pinoylah.com, an interactive website where Filipinos can get a preview of what awaits them in Singapore.

Visit the Pinoylah website at www.pinoylah.com

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One of the things that was presented during the press conference we attended in Malaysia was the ASEAN Pass. The ASEAN Pass is a set of four prepaid vouchers that would let you travel to up to four Southeast Asian cities served by Malaysia Airlines for as low as US$229 in economy class or US$729 in business class.

Malaysia Airlines’ Airbus A330 that we rode from KL to Manila. Forgot to take a photo before another plane parked right beside it. Pfft.

Of course, the big question is, what’s the asterisk?
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Ever wondered what’s it like inside Seair’s small aircraft? Here’s a peek inside:

The view from seat 9A

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