Taal Vista Tagaytay

... an hour trying to keep up with our guide who was marching up like a bloody mountain goat only in flip-flops. It was absolutely wrecking and very sweaty betty but we had really lovely views. We were using this as our only training for a trek up Mt Kinabalu in Borneo and this wasn't easy for us. On the way we passed apart of the track that was slightly burnt looking and smoldering. It was sulfur gas that was red hot from down within the volcano creeping out of a vent, which was pretty ...

... has a cozy atmosphere Cute ansd Clean rest rooms One of their specialties - Beef ...

... we had to dodge the Jeepneys and tricycles (motorcycles with side cab) along the road.  One other striking characteristic of this place is the contrast between the large luxury homes and the shanties and shacks right next to them.  This is just another example of the disparity between the rich and poor in the Philippines.   Tagaytay is also home to numerous religious institutions and we saw different houses, churches and schools of ...

My Pet Rock & I sharing some Jelly Belly Jelly Beans during a lull in the office after my incident with the "Power" button so close to the "Delete" key. Pooch decided that it had enough time of being in the spotlight or it might have been something that it ate, so Pooch will be taking a break. For lunch today Pet Rock and I headed out to Chowking for some noodles and saomai.

The visual silence is deafening. I am unable to see things clearly as the pixellation and fuzzy shapes appear and stay locked on various areas of the field... Alas the trip is not going so well, today at work while plugging away at some things, the screen to the laptop went kaplooie. At first I thought it was merely a system error so I rebooted and the screen had some funky lines and dots on it, I didn't think anything of it and continued ...

... to the Festival Supermall and get some things from the Save More. At the top of the list, bug spray, just in case any additional critters decide to show up one evening when I turn on the light. Then some toothpaste, shampoo and some snacks. Oh and Ramen as I have a hot pot here so at least I can have some soup. I did also have to snag this nifty Kleenex box that I'm sure Patrick will want to get a hold of as well ...

... a volcano, with a lake at itīs center, that has an island with a volcano with a lake at itīs center, that ALSO has (the 2nd island that is) has a "volcano" that has a lake at itīs center too!! Oh that is just too awful to print... so Iīm going to anyway. -------------------------------- As with all trips in the Philippines we got up early, later than most, but early for a Saturday still. Yet another kind and generous soul, a ...

As promised, I'm posting the second half of the pictures we took today. As I watched a beautiful day, come to an end, the first strange site was this giant boardwalk along the bay. First it was completely empty, but shortly before 5pm it started to fill with people. Hundreds at first, but then thousands. I couldn't see that while the area was nice, it would attract this much attention from even the locale population ...

... fact, the availability of coconuts in large quantities makes it an ideal location for manufacturing coconut-based food products such as buko pie, juice, macapuno and nata de coco preserves, desiccated coconut, and coconut cooking oil.

Being so, a visit to the city isn’t complete unless you get to savor its famous delicacy: buko pie. Although many towns in the province are producing this typical Pinoy dessert made out of ...