The Eighth Wonder of the World

I may not appreciate paintings...

...but I do believe in photographs.

27 April 2005. The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Ifugao Province is everything I have watched, read and heard about yet it still caught me by surprise. Believed to be 2,000 years old, this national treasure is regarded as the eighth wonder of the world - a living and enduring proof of the ingenuity of man. I hope it survives thousands of years more.

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went there with Marinette Reyes 

and Prof. Napoleon Abueva (Philippine National Artist for Sculpture)


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Lake within a Volcano within a Lake

Taal Lake...

...peaceful while it sleeps

29 January 2005. I’ve seen it many times from the view decks of Tagaytay and from the window of a plane but nothing compared to getting up close and personal. With my friends Gracie and Candy and the members of the Nature Awareness and Conservation Club, we took a 15-minute boat ride across the shimmering Taal lake and endured a one-hour hike under the heat of the burning sun, many times stopping by either to catch our breath and wipe out sweat or give way to horse-riding tourists or to take pictures.

We got there, finally, and started perambulating like bogus volcanologists, scrutinizing a tiny mass of red earth we scooped with our hands and feeling the heat of a smoke coming out of a fissure. Before finally saying goodbye, I admiringly stared at the sleeping lake and the earth that cradled it. That very moment, I forgot about the major destructions this volcano has caused throughout history and the earthquake that rocked it only 2 weeks ago.

Heck, I should have brought some sleeping pills so I could drug this volcano to sleep forever! :)

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Stay Away from Coron, Palawan

 

...towering limestone cliffs......idyllic white beaches......crystal clear waters......sacred lakes......mysterious caves......coral gardens......tropical forests......divesites......hidden lagoons......hot springs......breathtaking view of Busuanga islands from Mt. Tapyas

 

P.A.R.A.D.I.S.E.

Stay away from it. It's MINE!
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went there in April 2004 with Gracie & Monet

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