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Traveling on a Night Train from Bandung to Yogyakarta

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If you have plenty of time exploring a certain country, traveling on a train overnight is one smart move. It does cut costs not alone for your transportation but also a big chunk on the accommodation - sleeping on a train saves costs for a hotel. Last January 19, I was heading to Yogyakarta from Bandung through the cheapest mode I knew, via a train. The train service for the 8PM

Short Trip from Jakarta to Bandung

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My flight to Jakarta was grounded on the runway at Singapore Changi Airport last January 19. I didn’t expect that. I should’ve known better that Changi is such a busy port which could have heavy air traffic cum ground delays. The plane finally took off thirty minutes after it was supposed to.  We arrived in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (in Cengkareng, Jakarta) at around 11AM, (

Balloons Don't Fly Away All by Themselves

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When you free someone close to you for reasons you have known all along spell of his/her happiness, you free a big part of yourself if not the biggest you realize you could never keep until the very end. But it’s not a bad thing after all. You have simply removed yourself from a sea of uncertainty, false hopes, bitterness and being unfair to yourself. And the grandest of things is that you

Petronas Twin Towers

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Kinetic I & II are to be visualised together, one complementing the other. Just as the PETRONAS Twin Towers joined by the skybridge symbolize strength in unity, the sculptures represent the concept of unity in diversity. The revolving parts of the sculptures relate to the vitality of creative vision and symbolise the dynamic growth of PETRONAS and the Malaysian people. "Kinetic I," 1998Latiff

Sleepless in Kuala Lumpur

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Bring it to the table and I would eat it. Come to my mind and I would do or act on it. With another solo exciting trip wafting into my mind that was still pre-occupied with a short, tight-packed, with-a-purpose-for-friends trip back home, all I ever wanted was to take a breather and to think – to give myself a think space, a much-needed one where a long distance from my little reality would make

Simala Shrine: Miraculous and Majestic (Cebu)

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People from all walks of life come out in droves to Simala Shrine in Lindogon, Sibonga, not just to pray for divine intervention, give thanks for their blessings or revisit their faith but to see what is clearly an architectural wonder in Cebu south. It is built on the side of a hill with a design reminiscent of European cathedrals. The shrine, even though evidently under construction when I

Shades of Grey

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According to the wise, only two things in life are real – one is black and white being the other. These two gauge what is exclusively a right and what is a wrong, what is a yes and what is a no. They are perfect instruments to weigh on objects, people and deeds and judging differentiates one from another. They help assess the value of something by tagging it with either of the two extremes and

The Twin Bridges of Cebu

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Cebu's twin bridges are a classic reminder of where I came from and where I was headed. I was born and raised in Leyte and found a new home through the wonderful years in Cebu. Oh yeah, reminiscing those epic years! Pictures were taken using a Sony Cybershot W310 during my trip back to Cebu from Ormoc City, Leyte in May 2010.  Mactan-Mandaue Bridge Marcelo Fernan Bridge business as usual...

Pulau Ubin: Rustic Side of Singapore

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Little is known of the old ways and what used to be. But with much curiosity and keen observation, history effortlessly unfolds before your very eyes, taking you deeper into the forgone times. Once you step into the soil of Singapore, its overwhelming modernity somehow makes you forget about its beginnings. Coupled with its clever conveniences, shiny skyscrapers, green environment, Singapore

Somewhere Somehow

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Waxing Crescent Moon (August 5, 2011), a photo by Joemill on Flickr. Somewhere far beyond today I will find a way to find you And somehow through the lonely nights I will leave a light in the dark Let it lead you to my heart * Lyrics from "Somewhere Somehow" by Michael W. Smith feat. Amy Grant * Forgive me the cheesiness. :)

The Green Roof at Marina Barrage

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One of the recreational parks in Singapore of high regard is The Green Roof at Marina Barrage. Long before I went there, I only knew that that elevated, curved, green, perfect-for-kite-flying park as nothing but Marina Barrage when in fact it’s just a small part of a bigger area. Many people go there on picnics with the city’s awesome skyline in the background. But more importantly, Marina

Best of Youtube Musicians 2.0

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Another round of good music from awesome musicians where else but on Youtube, in no specific order! They might make it to your hit-the-replay-button-over-and-over-again list. :) 1. Hoorahjencar (Joseph Vincent) 2. Ilajil (Aj Rafael) 3. Jsanchezfan (Jessica Sanchez) 4. Jessebarrera (Jesse Barrera) 5. Rojuanearagon (Maria Aragon) 6. Jasminevillegas (Jasmine Villegas) 7. GabiWilsonTV

The Funny Turkish Ice Cream Man at Clarke Quay, Singapore

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If you want some Mado Turkish Ice Cream, go to Clarke Quay but expect a little twist. The Turkish man selling ice cream is funny, naughty, very playful. He flips the ice cream using his long scoop, gives it to you, takes it back leaving you with an empty ice cream cone, does it for a couple rounds, fakes a high five and finally you'll have what you pay for. You'll enjoy watching him doing his

Have These People Ever Read John Maxwell's?

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When you expect too much from people whom you thought were to show good leadership, of course, you get disappointed, you carry yourself a heavy burden, you don’t miss to be a mess yourself, you find yourself getting mad unwittingly, you curse. Need I say more? These are the marks of how unhappy you could be in an environment that capitalizes on delivering results while forgetting the right way

Glimpses of Old Cebu: Images of the Colonial Era

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The title is borrowed and so with this post’s images of bygone Cebu, decades of years past. I was at SM City Cebu, May 1st last year, for a photo exhibit and book launching of Lucy Urgello Miller's book, as titled. Pictures showcase a peek into her book, a vast collection of photos and postcards of old Cebu. According to the Philippine Star article, these “photos were taken between 1899 to 1940