Blogs from Puerto Galera, Philippines, Asia

The second half of my first work week went by pretty fast. As I left off, I was really sick on Tuesday. So on Wednesday I made an appointment with a clinic attached to my apartment to see if I can get some medicine prescribed to me. I made the appointment for later in the day. However, Wednesday was also the day that the stitches in my arm were supposed to come out. My dermatologist had sent me with a suture removal kit so I opened that up and tried to remove them myself. Since it was on my arm, I could only use one hand so it was extremely difficult. I ended up getting one stitch out (but nearly cut it so short that it was going to be stuck in my arm and I ... read more

The time finally came for deskwarming to be over and to head out to vacation in the Philippines! We had been planning the trip for months and booked about 4 different flights to visit different destinations in the Philippines. Everyone was so eager to get out of the cold and into some tropical weather with nice, sandy beaches! Our flight was early morning so we had to wake up at the crack of dawn and get the subway out to the aiport. When we left Korea it was 12 degrees Fahrenheit so we were getting quite the few stares from the Koreans as we wore our shorts and light jackets to the airport. We were taking a small backpack for carry on and didn't feel like lugging around a thick winter jacket. It was worth it ... read more

It's my first time in Puerto Galera. And also first time experiencing para-sailing, mixed emotions: afraid, excited, dizzy and ENJOY.. I really had fun. Meeting new friends and having quality time with my cousins. SUMMER 2010 Thumbs Up. =)... read more

The journey from Kuala Lumpuh, Malaysia, to Dumaguete, Philippines. Where to start? It was going so well until we landed in Manila and set foot on Filipino soil. Because they are essentially sadists, Cebu Pacific airline insists on overnight flights. We landed in Manila at 6am local time. We were tired, dirty, hungry. Our plane to Dumaguete was at 7am. After a very long wait in the check in queue we were relieved to find ourselves at the departure gate. Then our plane got delayed for three hours. In order to butter up the disgruntled passengers, Cebu Pacific gave out free food to everyone on the flight. It was fried chicken and rice from Jollybee. This meant that the plane reeked like KFC. Grrr...! We finally arrived in Dumaguete and we were immediately looked after by ... read more

Day 6 - Encenada Beach Resort On Wednesday, I had just finished breakfast at our lovely Mexican restaurant. For anyone reading this and wondering about food on Puerto Galera, I highly recommend this restaurant, even if you're not staying at Badladz. It is a Muelle Pier and it is part of Badladz. It is just scrumptious...maybe I've been deprived of food living in Korea but I still have orgasmic daydreams about the food there. As I was tottering back upstairs from my ecstasy inducing meal, all these guests showed up at check-in. So far, there had been few guests and we had been tended to very well. Not only were these guests ancient in age, but they also looked grouchy as they were shaking their heads and frowning at the counter line-up. Now, who goes on ... read more