The Asian palm civet, also known as the toddy cat, is a nocturnal omnivore found in Southeast Asia and China. It feeds on small animals as well as fruits and coffee berries. When it eats coffee berries, the beans remain undigested. These undigested beans are picked from its drippings, cleaned, washed, dried and made into coffee…
The animal that makes the world’s most expensive coffee
Posted on June 24, 2009 · 3 Comments
Volcanic rock
Posted on June 10, 2009 · 8 Comments
It was tempting to describe this volcanic rock as HUGE but it is only huge compared to the smaller ones that you see on the background. This volcanic rock is small compared to some of those we saw on the road between Legazpi City and Tabaco City. The really huge ones are larger than houses. Cagsawa (Cagsaua): more ruins than I thought
Posted on June 6, 2009 · 7 Comments
All these years, I was under the impression that the bell tower was the only structure that remained of Cagsawa Church after the town was buried when Mayon Volcano erupted in February 1, 1814. That was what most textbooks said. That was what most people said. But even Wikipedia is wrong when it says that “only the bell tower of the town’s church remained above the new surface.”
This future filmmaker doesn’t need hair dye to be fashionable
Posted on April 23, 2009 · 6 Comments
Women dye their hair for different reasons — to hide the gray, as part of a costume or for fashion. Among Asian women, it’s all the rage to have light brown hair with golden streaks these days. But Alex doesn’t need hair dye to have fashionable hair color. She has natural chestnut brown hair, highlighted ... (more)
The mistake that led us to Busay Falls
Posted on April 19, 2009 · 27 Comments
On our second day in Albay, after the short trip up Mount Mayon for some serious photography, we drove to a town (municipality? barrio?) called Sabago for lunch. Our friend PJ was browsing through a coffee table book for sale at the Starship Cafe beside the Mayon Planetarium, went through the directory of hotels, resorts ... (more)
Mysterious Mount Mayon
Posted on April 16, 2009 · 21 Comments
The first thing that struck me when I first saw Mayon Volcano was how awesome it was. Awesome in its immensity, awesome in its perfect form, awesome in its power that, most of the time, is neither seen nor felt but, when unleashed, spells a terrible fury that few ever forget. Yes, I gaped – ... (more)
The view from Mount Mayon
Posted on April 15, 2009 · 20 Comments
By the afternoon of our first day in Albay, we had made transportation arrangements for the following day. We wanted a closer look at Mayon Volcano, we wanted to sample the famous Bicolano cuisine and, well, we basically just wanted to experience everything there was. On the list of “places to visit” were Tiwi Hot ... (more)
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