Where to Stay

WAVE CAVE, A SURFER’S LODGE & BEACH BAR

November 2, 2012 | 1

I had long dreamt of witnessing the world-renowned tubes and barrels of Cloud 9. So when I won a contest by Dispatch Magazine last May 2011 with round trip plane tickets to any local destination I prefer as prize, I, without thinking twice, chose Siargao.

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ANH DAO GUESTHOUSE

August 14, 2012 | 4

Do you remember how it felt like the first time you did it? Have you really thought about it before doing it? Was it scary? Was it something you won’t forget while you still live?

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So, how was your first sleeping-in-the-airport experience? It scares me so much that I haven’t tried it yet.

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SUBIC HOMES

July 2, 2012 | 4

I sleep in forests and mountains with all the eerie noises and movements but you can never make me sleep inside an old, filthy, and freaky house. I’d rather be wide awake in a garden with mosquitoes chasing after my blood than dream of unworldly creatures/entities that may be roaming inside the house.

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AZALEA RESIDENCES

May 13, 2012 | 2

Today I’m not going to talk about taxonomy (and bleed ourselves to death) nor Azaleos’ female counterpart (and how dry it can be). So, no. It’s Azalea but not the shrub.

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No, not this one.

I’ll simply share my story of how our weekend staycation in Azalea Residences went and how it can be the new black in the Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio City.

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ROOMORAMA DID NOT KILL THE CAT

November 29, 2011 | 5

They say curiosity killed the cat. I am always curious and grateful at the same time that I do not belong to the feline family else I’ll be six feet under by now while earthworms feast on my body.

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