I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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The Premiere Citi Suites and Hotel is located relatively close to big malls — a walking distance to the Robinson mall in the uptown area and a 10-minute cab ride to the Ayala mall at Cebu Business Park. The hotel opened in 2011 and, as expected, the rooms look new…
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Most tourist visiting Puerto Princesa, Palawan will stop by Baker’s Hill. The main reason — to buy pasalubong (homecoming gift) for friends and family back home. In Baker’s Hill, the most famous pasalubong is the hopia (pastry filled with bean or purple yam or even meat). Ensaymada (a popular Filipino…
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The name says Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center, but once inside, you will realize that the Center is more of a crocodile farm than any other wildlife. In fact, the tour inside will begin with the story of the giant croc skin mounted on the wall. This crocodile skin…
Read moreI have finally updated the TimThumb.php (actually, the file I have was named thumb.php) after my hosting provider sent me a warning message regarding the vulnerability found on Timthumb.php. The problem was first discovered by Mark Maunder after his blog was hacked. The timthumb.php file is a script commonly used…
Read moreToday, Facebook activated the new sharing and profile controls. The new sharing feature comes with an interface right at the status bar. Before, if one has to tag a friend in the status bar, the “@” symbol has be typed first to convert the name of the friend into a…
Read moreEven with just the prospect of having a huge world-class arena that can accommodate big international events excites me. Now, it seems that SM will make everything happen with the construction of the SM Mall of Asia Arena aka SM Arena. According to some details I found online, the state-of-the-art…
Read moreHow would a common (read: living simply in a far-flung town) Filipino view a Balikbayan who has been away from the country for quite sometime? I have been in and out of the Philippines many times. Most of those times, the travels were short — like those few days in…
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The easiest way to touch the clouds, literally, is to go gliding. Gliding is less scary than skydiving. While the latter may seem to harness the power of adrenaline due to a quick drop, the former is better in providing a worthwhile flying experience in a much longer time. The…
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