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Jose Rizal: The Little Bad Boy in Brussels

meekes — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:47:00 +0000

I once had the opportunity to be deployed by my company to Brussels, Belgium. Having been assigned for 3 months, I have already seen most of the renowned landmarks in Brussels by the first month alone and so I went on searching for some less famous, but nonetheless equally notable places during my stay there.

While searching for Filipinos in Brussels, I stumbled upon the information that Rizal stayed in Brussels in 1890 and that it was in Brussels where Rizal wrote the El Fili.

Based on correspondences made by Rizal, his letters came from the address

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meekes — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:24:26 +0000

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Alluring Atulayan Island

meekes — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:41:04 +0000

When one thinks of Camarines Sur, the first thing that comes to mind is the CamSur Watersports Complex and islands of Caramoan. Little is known of another equally beautiful attraction in CamSur which is the island paradise of Atulayan.

Atulayan Island from afar, does it look like a snail or a dead duck?

Atulayan Island, located in Sagñay (pronounced as Sangay), Camarines Sur, geographically provides a cove and a safe haven to the harsh Pacific Ocean waves buffeting Sagñay. Atulayan island itself is one of the Barangays of Sagñay.

Sagnay Camarines Sur

The

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Divisoria Shopper’s Map (2011 Update): A guide on the whereabouts of the things you need to buy in Divisoria

meekes — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:36:09 +0000

May dalawang taon na rin ang nakalipas nang na-i-post ko ang tunkol sa Divisoria Shopper’s Map: A guide on the whereabouts of the things you need to buy in Divisoria. Di ko inaasahan na dadagsain ng mga tanong ang aking post at nakakatuwa din naman na malaman na nakakatulong pala ang mga walang kwentang pinagsusulat ko. Sa dami ng nag tatanong sa post ko, marami rin akong hindi nasagot, kung kayat nung minsan na walang pasok, ay sinubukan kong alamin kung saan nga ba sa Divisoria makikita yun mga bagay na

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How to Make Plants vs Zombies Costume

meekes — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:34:43 +0000

In this post, I will detail the steps I did to come up with the Plants vs Zombies costume that me and my daughter wore for our company’s halloween party.

Sunflower Head Piece

Sunflower head piece

Materials:

Size 7 Styro Ball (from National Bookstore, Expressions or other school supplies store) Yellow Felt Cloth Thick and thin wire Brownish Cloth White paper Red and black marker pen Super Glue Glue stick and gun Pinwheel hub (optional)

Steps for creating the sunflower face:

Cut the Styro ball into half. Cut a portion of the brownish cloth enough to cover half of the styro ball . Stretch the cloth to cover the styro ball. Use

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Pare Let’s Sing Bad Romance!

meekes — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:47:59 +0000

While browsing through the Youtube videos, I chanced upon this hilarious and very entertaining video of On The Rocks accapella group singing their own rendition of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance mashed up with her other popular songs.

Complete with cool choreography, these guys would definitely bring out the Lady Gaga in you and increase the Bromance in your barkada! hahaha! :p

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Reliving Francisco Dagohoy’s Legend at EAT Danao

meekes — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:11:46 +0000

Francisco Dagohoy is one of the big names in Philippine history. The famed leader of the longest revolt against the Spanish occupation, Dagohoy and his followers is said to have lived in the caves and mountainous areas of Danao, circumventing attempts by the Spanish expeditions to subdue their uprising. And according to local legends, Dagohoy possessed an anting-anting (amulet) that gave him extra ordinary abilities of flying and jumping between mountains. These are the things that EAT Danao offers to vsisitors, to re-live the legendary experiences of Dagohoy.

Francisco Dagohoy monument near EAT Danao

EAT

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Alona Beach, Panglao Island: Teeming with Marine Life

meekes — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:10:08 +0000

Alona Beach is just one of the 5 beach areas in the island of Panglao. Located at the south eastern most area of Panglao, it faces the islands of Pamilacan, Siquijor and on a clear day, you’d also be able to see Camiguin island. Travel time from Tabilaran airport to Alona takes about 30 mins.

Trivia: The name of the beach, ‘Alona’, actually brings to my mind the name of a sexy actress from the 1970′s Alona Alegre. I just thought that this was just a coincidence and seriously believed that the name

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The Hanging Bridge, Simple Yet Fun

meekes — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:06:32 +0000

One of the stops of the countryside tour is the hanging bridge at Tigbao, Loboc. There are two hanging bridge at the site and both are made of steel cabling with woven bamboo strips for the floor.

Tigbao Hanging Bridge: Slippery when wet

Since it has been a tourist spot, a one way traffic scheme is imposed, hence one bridge is for traffic towards the otherside and the other ofcourse is for coming back.

Tigabo Hanging Bridge over the upper Loboc River

There is actually nothing special about the bridge or on the other side of the

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Baclayon Church: A Long Walk Away

meekes — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:04:45 +0000

If you’d go to Baclayon with no tourist guide, you wouldn’t be acquianted with the colorful history of the church. Baclayon Church is considered as one of the oldest church in the Philippines dating back to 1717.

Baclayon Church

The church was actually made by the locals, with the use of coral stones quarried from the sea, cut into square blocks and held together by a mixture of shells, lime, and egg whites to cement the blocks together.

Thick walls of the church made of coral stone blocks quarried from the sea

The church also

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