I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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Really?! I visited the University of San Carlos Talamban Campus, USC-TC, few days ago and didn’t know that there is a newly-opened USC butterfly sanctuary in the campus. I could have seen what it’s like and if indeed it can become a good tourist attraction in Cebu city. According to…
Read moreAmazon now expands its movie and TV shows streaming service by having a deal with FOX. It now has a deal with CBS, NBCUniversal, Sony, and Warner Bros. Read the full statement below. Dear Customer, I have big news for Amazon Prime members – we’ve just signed a deal with…
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The Palawan trip will never be complete without visiting the world’s longest navigable underground river — the Puerto Princesa Underground River. A National Park since 1992, the underground river is more than 24 km (15 mi) long with 8.2 km (5.1 mi) long underground section of the Cabayugan River. It…
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The Premiere Citi Suites and Hotel is located relatively close to big malls — a walking distance to the Robinson mall in the uptown area and a 10-minute cab ride to the Ayala mall at Cebu Business Park. The hotel opened in 2011 and, as expected, the rooms look new…
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Most tourist visiting Puerto Princesa, Palawan will stop by Baker’s Hill. The main reason — to buy pasalubong (homecoming gift) for friends and family back home. In Baker’s Hill, the most famous pasalubong is the hopia (pastry filled with bean or purple yam or even meat). Ensaymada (a popular Filipino…
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The name says Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center, but once inside, you will realize that the Center is more of a crocodile farm than any other wildlife. In fact, the tour inside will begin with the story of the giant croc skin mounted on the wall. This crocodile skin…
Read moreI have finally updated the TimThumb.php (actually, the file I have was named thumb.php) after my hosting provider sent me a warning message regarding the vulnerability found on Timthumb.php. The problem was first discovered by Mark Maunder after his blog was hacked. The timthumb.php file is a script commonly used…
Read moreToday, Facebook activated the new sharing and profile controls. The new sharing feature comes with an interface right at the status bar. Before, if one has to tag a friend in the status bar, the “@” symbol has be typed first to convert the name of the friend into a…
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