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Pasalamat Festival - La Carlota City (2)
by koolitz on May 04, 2007 in YouTube, Travel, Events
Check out Pasalamat drum beaters and me in action! 
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Pasalamat Festival - La Carlota City
by koolitz on May 03, 2007 in Travel, Events, Photoblog
Pasalamat Festival Queen
We went to La Carlota City last April 29, 2007 for the Pasalamat Festival - based on the tradition of giving thanks to the Gods of the elements after a bountiful harvest by the ancients in “Buglas”. Our host is also our officemate - Fritz. La Carlota is more or less than 50km away from Bacolod City. As expected, there were so many food! I was not there for the food but for the street dance and also for the Pasalamat drumbeaters - which is, according to the locals, the highlight of the festival. I actually love the beat! The streetdance was expected to start around 2pm but it started around 3:45pm! Why? Because they waited for Loren Legarda!
I’m glad it didnt turn out like what happened to Panagbenga Festival.
Anyway, here’s some more photos that I took that day.
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Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe - Camp John Hay, Baguio City
by Birks on March 09, 2007 in Travel, Food Trip, Photoblog
Everything Nice. Yes, that is the name of a quaint little Cake Shop and Cafe located at the Mile Hi Center inside Camp John Hay, Baguio City. Their specialty includes desserts and pastries but we were there for lunch so we ordered more than just dessert. 
The waitress said many people usually order their Chicken Cordon Bleu. So I ordered that along with a plate of yummy Potato Wedges.
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Butterfly Sanctuary - Camp John Hay, Baguio City
by Birks on March 08, 2007 in Travel, Photoblog
We went to Camp John Hay after watching the Panagbenga dance parade last February 24, 2007. The place was clean and green and I liked it very much. They have picnic grounds and it’s a great place to hang out especially because of the cool breeze. Theres also a garden with lots and lots of colorful flowers. That sure was a pretty sight.
The Butterfly Sanctuary is an eco-tourism attraction inside Camp John Hay. Entrance fee is P40/head and P35/head for a group of at least 25 people.
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Baguio Panagbenga Festival 2007 - Pictures [Part 2]
by Birks on March 07, 2007 in Travel, Events, Photoblog
Where can you find fairies, princesses, ballerinas, and even the controversial couple Jollibee and Hetty in just one parade? (Oh, I forgot to mention — a whole bunch of politicians, too!) They were all present at the colorful float parade of the Baguio Panagbenga Festival last February 25, 2007.
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Baguio Panagbenga Festival 2007
by Birks on March 06, 2007 in Travel, Events, Photoblog
February 24-25 was a weekend of flowers, colors, butterflies, jump shots, and nice cool weather! Koolitz and I, along with some friends went to Baguio to experience the Panagbenga Festival also known as the Flower Festival of Baguio. We watched the dance parade on Saturday and the float parade on Sunday. We didn’t really get to watch the whole dance parade though because there were soooo many people! That’s why on Sunday we were already on Session Road as early as 6:30am so we could find a good spot where we can take good pictures of the parade. I particularly loved the floats. I was awed as I watched so many colorful and pretty flowers pass by me. Ack, politicians were everywhere though, taking advantage of the festival to make their campaigns.
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Our Zoobic Safari Adventure
by Birks on February 14, 2007 in Travel, Events, Photoblog
After witnessing the colorful hot air balloons at Clark, Pampanga, we headed for Subic to visit the Zoobic Safari. I was so excited to see tigers up-close. I hate cats but I don’t know why I like tigers. I just think they’re adorable. 
It was a looong trip going there, most especially that none of us really knew the way going to Zoobic so we kinda got lost a few times.
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Hot Air Balloons
by Birks on February 14, 2007 in Travel, Events, Photoblog
We were there and we finally got to experience it!
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Our Enchanting Moments at the Kingdom
by koolitz on February 12, 2007 in YouTube, Travel, Photoblog
I would like to share our enchanting moments at Enchanted Kingdom last January 28, 2007.
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11th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
by Birks on January 26, 2007 in Travel, Events
On Feb. 10, 2007 (Saturday), Koolitz and I will be travelling to Clark, Pampanga with some friends from Flickr to witness the Annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta! I’m excited as this will be a first for Koolitz and I. It will also be another photo opportunity as some of the world’s best, and the most colorful balloons will be participating in the said event.
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