Category: Destination

  • Walking in Georgetown

    My work week has ended at 6am this morning, so I checked out of Sunway to move to a more budget friendly accommodation. I’m now in my room at the Hutton Lodge, a beautifully restored colonial-style house. Ironically, despite the huge price difference, my Internet connection here at Hutton (wireless, very low reception) is heaps…

  • Rain or shine

    Penang was shrouded in gray when I looked out the window. I went back to my book, resigned to the fact that there’s nothing I can do to change the weather. The plane’s descent seemed to take forever, the landing bumpy and for lack of better term, swerve-y. Soon enough, I was stamped back into…

  • 11:48am, Suvarnabhumi Airport

    I’m sitting here at Mango Tree at the Bangkok Airport, waiting for the overpriced Thai food that I ordered. Cheap food at Suvarnabhumi meant fast food, and I’m in no mood for Burger King today. Pretty but overpriced airport food I am leaving Bangkok today, alone once more. The girls took the red eye flight…

  • Bangkok pwns us. And we loved it.

    Bangkok is evil. This is my third time in Thailand and I still can’t seem to leave unscathed. My wallet cries every time. We love our toys so much, we take them with us when we travel. That’s my Sayuri and Caine with Cla‘s Addie and Baby Treeson and Rotch‘s Makoto. Mind you, Bangkok isn’t…

  • 8:17am, NAIA Centennial Terminal

    Here I am once more in another airport. You’d think that after going through the process several times, I’d have everything down pat. Apparently, I don’t. I made the wrong assumption that my ticket already includes the Philippine travel tax. It wasn’t so I had to pay the Php 1,620 at the counter. Luckily, I…

  • Shooting for the stars at Genting Highlands

    “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…

  • Blogging, browser and balut

    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.…

  • More flights to Singapore via Jetstar Airways

    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…

  • Pinoy, lah!

    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