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How to renew your Philippine passport in 30 minutes
UPDATE (May 6, 2011): The Department of Foreign affairs issued an advisory dated May 4, 2011: The DFA will extend up to one year the validity of the current expiring passports of applicants who have urgent travel. The extension will be free of charge while the applicants are waiting for the release of their new…
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Travel Budget: Boracay
I’ve been putting off posting this because it’s just too darned embarassing. For a trip that has a lot of free stuff, it has been one expensive weekend. Then again, if you have a penchant for eating out at fancy restaurants, you’d have to pay the price in the end. That and a terrible addiction…
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Flying Seair to Boracay
Due to a couple of runway incidents at the Caticlan airport a couple of months ago, all flights to the small airport has been diverted to Kalibo, which has a longer runway and can accommodate bigger aircraft better. All flights, except Seair‘s. Seair’s Dornier 328 next to an oil truck. Yes, the plane is that…
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Commercial Break: PBA09
Here’s a short break from my Boracay and Malaysia posts: a video clip for the upcoming Philippine Blog Awards: This year’s blog awards will be held in three different cities in three different islands: October 9 in Manila, October 17 in Cebu and October 24 in Cagayan de Oro. Can’t attend? You can watch the…
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From where I’m sitting…
From where I’m sitting…, originally uploaded by nina_theevilone. …this is what I’m seeing. The tail end of the typhoon that hit the Philippines has finally left and we woke up to spectacular sunshine in Boracay. The waves are still rough and the wind is still blowing hard, but that’s not stopping anybody from frolicking in…
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A series of firsts at Boracay
This is my fourth time in Boracay, and though I’m quite familiar with the island already, there are still some things and places that I’ve yet to experience. Gloomy and windy Boracay
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Shopping in Malaysia
I never thought I’d go shopping in Malaysia. It’s always Singapore and Bangkok that I associate with shopping, never Kuala Lumpur. I have other trips in the works, so shopping isn’t really something that I should be doing. But I’m weak, so I succumbed to the call of several material items. Well, chocolates and tea.…
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