• 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…

  • PBA09: The Jingle

    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.

  • 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…

  • Wordcamp 2009

    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…

  • 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

  • Malaysia Airlines’ ASEAN Pass

    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…

  • Inside the Dornier 328

    Ever wondered what’s it like inside Seair’s small aircraft? Here’s a peek inside: The view from seat 9A

  • Malaysian food guide

    First off, a disclaimer: this is not meant to be an end all and be all of Malaysian food. The food and restaurants featured in this post are a small sampling of Malaysian cuisine. And of course, these are my favorites. I have to admit that I have never really been adventurous when it comes…

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