Manila Archive

  • It was when I was applying for a job in Taguig when I first experienced Habal-Habal.  I was just gonna ask how to go to a certain place from some...

    Habal-Habal Ride in Taguig Feels Like I’m in Vietnam

    It was when I was applying for a job in Taguig when I first experienced Habal-Habal.  I was just gonna ask how to go to a certain place from some...

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  • (Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PNR_Sucat_train.jpg) Yesterday, when I went to Taguig looking for a new place to move.  Honestly, I haven’t been there since 2004 and obviously, I don’t know how to...

    My First PNR Train Ride

    (Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PNR_Sucat_train.jpg) Yesterday, when I went to Taguig looking for a new place to move.  Honestly, I haven’t been there since 2004 and obviously, I don’t know how to...

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  • (Photos courtesy and photographed by Nick Tam:  Taken at the underground museum in Fort Santiago. This is not open to public, we were just lucky that the guard was so...

    What To Do in Manila?

    (Photos courtesy and photographed by Nick Tam:  Taken at the underground museum in Fort Santiago. This is not open to public, we were just lucky that the guard was so...

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  • This post was inspired by the inquiries fellow backpackers ask me during my travels, every time they would ask how much are the backpackers accommodation in the Philippines but specifically...

    Backpacker Hostels in Manila

    This post was inspired by the inquiries fellow backpackers ask me during my travels, every time they would ask how much are the backpackers accommodation in the Philippines but specifically...

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  • (Photo courtesy of Lisa Rippon:  That’s Amy and Me!) One month after my backpacking trip were spent with just telling stories about the trip, contemplating about life then and after...

    Post Backpacking Karaoke Night

    (Photo courtesy of Lisa Rippon:  That’s Amy and Me!) One month after my backpacking trip were spent with just telling stories about the trip, contemplating about life then and after...

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  •   (Kayakers enjoying at CME) Are you a backpacker caught in Manila?  I know there are not much to see in Manila just like any other places in the country...

    Club Manila East The Place!

      (Kayakers enjoying at CME) Are you a backpacker caught in Manila?  I know there are not much to see in Manila just like any other places in the country...

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  •   (Team SRC less Doug: L-R; Leizel, Me, and Nick) Yes, you read it right.  Ice Skating in Manila!  You are probably thinking about where the hell are the Filipinos...

    Ice Skating in Manila

      (Team SRC less Doug: L-R; Leizel, Me, and Nick) Yes, you read it right.  Ice Skating in Manila!  You are probably thinking about where the hell are the Filipinos...

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  • (Me and my family at Mall of Asia) From my foreign friends that has been back and forth Manila, I ask them one question.  “How do you find Manila?”, most...

    Mall of Asia in Manila

    (Me and my family at Mall of Asia) From my foreign friends that has been back and forth Manila, I ask them one question.  “How do you find Manila?”, most...

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  •   (Images courtesy of Nick Tam) Reminiscing Memories of Wawa Gorge It was more than 10 years ago since my last visit at Wawa Gorge in Montalban, Rizal.  Looking back,...

    Wawa Gorge?! What a Pity!

      (Images courtesy of Nick Tam) Reminiscing Memories of Wawa Gorge It was more than 10 years ago since my last visit at Wawa Gorge in Montalban, Rizal.  Looking back,...

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  • Now that I’m back in Manila, this time I didn’t want to be a baby.  I didn’t tell anyone that I’ll be coming back(I didn’t even know I’ll come back...

    How to Get Around Manila?

    Now that I’m back in Manila, this time I didn’t want to be a baby.  I didn’t tell anyone that I’ll be coming back(I didn’t even know I’ll come back...

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