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September 2012 BlogsHooking-Up with Friends in Manila (Sep 29 - Oct. 3, 2012) I was still blissed-out from my Ilocos experience as I touched down in Manila to meet with friends. Except for that, I was pretty much in domestic mode being happy catching-up with my Dad and squeezing-in a little bit of work. Somehow, the party scene didn't appeal too much...not this time anyway...more »» Fun Time on Kapurpurawan Rock, Palpalukada Plateau and Paoay's Sand Dunes (Sep 27, 2012) On the 2nd day, an ambitious outdoor activity was lined-up for all 500+ participants for a hike to Kapurpurawan Rock and later on to Palpalukada Plateau. If that wasn't fun enough, a wild 4X4 Rough Riding awaited us at the beach and Sandboarding from the top of the Paoay Sand Dunes...more »» Speaking at the Extreme North: Rough it up in Ilocandia (Sep 26, 2012) A Facebook friend has been reading my blog and suggested to the students of the Mariano Marcos State University (Batac City, Ilocos Norte) to get me as a resource speaker. Who me? I haven't really done any kind of public speaking before, but my stint as a Survivor Philippines Castaway where I had to face the media and talk to people made me realize I could face and connect to my audience. Naturally, I said "yes"...more »» Beach Life and Free-Diving in Moalboal, Cebu (Sep 13-23, 2012) I came upon what I would describe as pristine reef that can easily rival the Marine Sanctuary of Apo Island. The corals were mostly soft spongy type but it was intense. To make it even better, the drop-off was a near-vertical abyss that plunged down 40+ meters to a dark forboding realm. I was told that the reef system wraps around the entire Moalboal peninsula - whoa!...more »» Beach Bumming at Eden Resort, Santander, Cebu (Sep 4-6, 2012) En route to dive at Apo Island, I got a text saying the waters were choppy with poor visibility - Habagat wind. Hmmm. What to do? I still had to go to Dumaguete to conduct a training seminar. Since I would pass by the luxurious Eden Resort, I had another excuse to be there for a couple of nights. For the next 2 days, I pampered myself as my R&R from all the work I'd been doing. I felt like a pig groomed for fattening...more »» Fun Time in Dumaguete at Harolds Mansion (Sep 6-13, 2012) I had to go to Dumaguete to conduct a training seminar on updating websites with current content. That was the work part. For the fun stuff, I went to Valencia to see my old Manangs, devour fresh fruit at the Sunday market, dive Dauin's marine sanctuaries, and party a little bit at Harolds Mansion...more »» «« back to July 2012 | forward to October 2012 »» |
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