From "My Civet Coffee Experience": 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 … [Read more...]
Volcanic rock
June 10, 2009 By 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 … [Read more...]
Cagsawa (Cagsaua): more ruins than I thought
June 6, 2009 By 7 Comments
Peek-a-boo!
May 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The blurry white band at the bottom of the photo is part of the bird cage. If I avoided it, more of the bird's body would have been hidden from view. Had I waited for the bird … [Read more...]
Body language of uncooperative daughters
April 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
Sam and Alex wanted to take photos and videos but they didn't want their photos taken. Their body language said it all. But I'm a persistent mother. So there. … [Read more...]
Red-backed sea-eagle
April 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
We call it lawin, the island of Langkawi in Malaysia is named after it and it is the official mascot of Jakarta. The Brahminy Kite, also known as the red-backed sea-eagle, is … [Read more...]
This future filmmaker doesn’t need hair dye to be fashionable
April 23, 2009 By 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 … [Read more...]
The mistake that led us to Busay Falls
April 19, 2009 By 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 … [Read more...]
Nature forms perfect circles
April 19, 2009 By 3 Comments
A science teacher once quipped that any color that an artist can mix on his palette, nature has already created before him. Nature is the ultimate artist, really, capable of … [Read more...]
Mysterious Mount Mayon
April 16, 2009 By 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 … [Read more...]
Blowing bubbles
April 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
After a hot day on the road in Albay, the pool with its mountain spring water was the best place to relax in. Just so she could take interesting shots, Sam made me blow … [Read more...]
The view from Mount Mayon
April 15, 2009 By 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 … [Read more...]
Three days, three nights in Albay
April 14, 2009 By 42 Comments
(Today's column) Our Lenten trip started with an early morning flight on Holy Wednesday. I've been to a lot of airports but it was the first time I spent such a long time … [Read more...]
Breakfast at the Legazpi City National Airport
April 11, 2009 By 11 Comments
Our flight from Legazpi City to Manila was at 7.25 a.m. on Black Saturday. Because we have had a nasty of experience of missing our flight and spending extra to get tickets … [Read more...]
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