In Search of Christmas Spirit and Magical Sunset
Yodi InsigneTuesday, December 18, 2012
It’s already a few days before Christmas but I am still a bit struggling with Christmas spirit. I’m not sure if my holiday clock was thro...
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Binondo Church » The Conflict Between Cultural Heritage and Commercialization
Yodi InsigneThursday, December 13, 2012
I was recently on a shopping spree to the famous bargain shopping paradise - the Divisoria. Going there, I took the China Town route and I ...
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Abra de Ilog Pier » Your Lovely Gateway to Occidental Mindoro
Yodi InsigneThursday, December 06, 2012
I was browsing through photos on my mobile phone from my last hometown vacation and found this snaps taken at the Abra de Ilog Pier. I fo...
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Upstairs Bed and Bath » Baguio’s Budget-Savior Accommodation for Backpackers
Yodi InsigneTuesday, December 04, 2012
It was because of misadventure or probably wrong planning that we discovered this budget friendly lodge in Baguio City. I and my office...
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Baguio Cathedral » One Tourist Attraction Not To Miss Around Baguio City
Yodi InsigneFriday, November 30, 2012
Not only is Baguio City one of the most charming cities in the Philippines, but many visitors express that side trips within the city are...
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Grasping For Heaven » Through the Freezing Montane Shrubland and Up to the Peak of Mt. Pulag
Yodi InsigneWednesday, November 28, 2012
The trouble began on this last trail section before the summit. We just passed the enchanting mossy forest and we still need to get throu...
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En Route to the Marlboro Country of Benguet
Yodi InsigneSunday, November 25, 2012
{Part III of the series Mt. Pulag via Akiki-Ambangeg Trail » Odyssey to the Playground of the Gods } We waited for the sun to rise so ...
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Eddet River » Refreshing Stop on Your Way to Mt. Pulag
Yodi InsigneSaturday, November 24, 2012
{Part II of the series Mt. Pulag via Akiki-Ambangeg Trail » Odyssey to the Playground of the Gods } Although the trail sign at the Ka...
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Mt. Pulag via Akiki-Ambangeg Trail » Odyssey to the Playground of the Gods
Yodi InsigneSaturday, November 17, 2012
Then I asked myself, “If a flicker of magical happiness is what I gained after trekking some mountains, what will I experience if I climb...
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A Quick Glimpse of the Life at Sea
Yodi InsigneThursday, October 04, 2012
I am not a seaman, but I work with them. I talk to them almost everyday, deal with their stories, read about their challenges. You can ea...
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Watch Movies for Only 25 Pesos! at SM Megamall Film Fiesta
Yodi InsigneMonday, September 10, 2012
Somebody handed me a cheap looking flyer while I’m on my way to SM Megamall. I was about to throw it out ( like all other uninteresting mar...
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Villa Sylvia Resort in Nagcarlan » Refreshing Place to Stay on Your Laguna Side Trip
Yodi InsigneMonday, September 03, 2012
Recently, I got a chance to visit the old town of Nagcarlan in Laguna to attend a two-day HAKAMS basic mountaineering training. We sta...
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San Bartolome Church » Jewel of Nagcarlan and the Legend of the Secret Tunnel in Laguna
Yodi InsigneWednesday, August 29, 2012
Recently I was down in Nagcarlan Laguna to attend a mountaineering training and whilst I was there, together with our HAKAMS trainors an...
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[Mobile Snapshot] Life is What's Happening When You Are Too Busy to Notice
Yodi InsigneSunday, August 26, 2012
It's easy to get drowned by our everyday activities, to get overwhelmed and be stressed out. But lately, I learned that we don'...
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Indoor Wall Climbing at Camp Sandugo » A Weekend To-do for Adrenaline Junkies
Yodi InsigneFriday, August 24, 2012
Our weekends are not always blessed with great weather and sunshine, but it doesn’t mean we cannot have adrenaline-packed fun activities....
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Our Desire To Be Lost
Yodi InsigneWednesday, August 22, 2012
Who am I? If this once I were to rely on a proverb, then perhaps everything would amount to knowing whom I ‘haunt’ … Perhaps my life ...
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Bunga Falls » The Mysterious Face Behind the Twin Waterfalls
Yodi InsigneThursday, August 09, 2012
When "faces" suddenly appear in unexpected locations they are often considered as mystical, like the mysterious appearance of...
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Not So Inspirational Flood Story » Why (some) People Drown
Yodi InsigneWednesday, August 08, 2012
Photo Credit: Reuters PAGASA foisted its red warning, indicating heavy rain and mandatory evacuation in flood-prone areas. But Juan, ...
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The Job Interview » Touching Story About Learning How to Appreciate Things
Yodi InsigneSaturday, July 28, 2012
Let me share this very very touching story I got from a friend in Facebook. The Job Interview (Author: Unknown) One young ac...
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Coming Home to Mandaue Foam
Yodi InsigneThursday, July 26, 2012
Where to purchase our home or office furniture is oftentimes difficult due to massive increase in technologies and wide range of options....
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Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery » Buried Memories of Another Time
Yodi InsigneWednesday, July 25, 2012
“Go forth, Mortal man, full of life Today you visit happily this shelter, but after you have gone out, Remember, you have a resting pla...
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[Mobile Snapshot] Goodbye, Summer!
Yodi InsigneFriday, June 01, 2012
The month of May have been absolutely crazy. I got promoted to a new job and the work was so crazy I barely noticed how quick time was pa...
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[Mobile Snapshot] Finding Your Own Space
Yodi InsigneWednesday, April 11, 2012
"Your own space, man, it's so important. That's why we were doomed, because we didn't have any. We were like monkeys in...
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Holy Week Inspirational Story » On Purifying the World
Yodi InsigneWednesday, April 04, 2012
Image Source: God's Project While walking on a trail going to Mt. Pulag, a curious mountaineer asks the trail master, How do we p...
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[Mobile Snapshot] Men's Urinal Wisdom: What is the Measure of a Person?
Yodi InsigneSunday, April 01, 2012
Quotation posted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 Men's Comfort Room: "The measure of a person is no...
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Lantau Island Wisdom Path » Walking a Spiritual Trail on a Usually Hectic Hong Kong Tour
Yodi InsigneThursday, March 29, 2012
In the chaos of modern travel, there is beauty in simply walking. Amazingly, walking gives us time to go deeper, think and relax. As we w...
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Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Ride » Discover the Breathtaking Iron Birds of Hong Kong
Yodi InsigneTuesday, March 27, 2012
I was a little bit wobbly when I first hopped in. Excited and nervous. Then, few meters away from the Tung Chung entrance platform, I c...
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Hong Kong Ocean Park » More Than Just A Thrill Seekers’ Playground
Yodi InsigneSaturday, March 24, 2012
Virtually everyone knows what it's like to feel really thrilled – a pounding heartbeat, cold feet, shouting out your lungs, nervous p...
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Happy Summer Everyone!
Yodi InsigneTuesday, March 20, 2012
If you are living in the tropics like me, you are definitely feeling the summer heat outside. It is so nice to feel the warming rays of s...
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Enchanted Kingdom in Laguna » Can You Imagine Life Without Magic?
Yodi InsigneSaturday, March 17, 2012
Let's face it, corporate lives can become mundane especially if they have become predictable, the same thing every time, day after da...
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BenCab Museum in Baguio City » Not Your Usual Boring Art Museum
Yodi InsigneWednesday, March 14, 2012
“I wasn’t planning on going anywhere after the Panagbenga street dancing —” Which sounded like crap when I said it, and my friends knew i...
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Panagbenga Flower Festival in Baguio » A Look At Our Summer In Full Color
Yodi InsigneFriday, March 09, 2012
My favorite events, like my favorite landscape photos, tend to be full of colors - perhaps even chaotic. I like looking at loud colors, w...
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Guam Island Fiesta Tour » Experience Guam's Tradition and Culture
Yodi InsigneMonday, March 05, 2012
The original inhabitants of Guam are believed to have been of Indo-Malaya descent originating from Southeast Asia as early as 2,000 B.C.,...
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Bacolod Cathedral, San Sebastian Parish » Old Architectural Respite in Bacolod City Center
Yodi InsigneWednesday, February 29, 2012
On our visit to Bacolod City , we spent an afternoon at the serene and beautiful Bacolod Cathedral. I find it amazing how old churches ca...
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Modern Quality Family Time » The Family That Facebooks Together, Stays Together?
Yodi InsigneTuesday, February 28, 2012
"Iba na 'pag buhay wifi" I saw this Bayan DSL Wifi advertisement from yesterday's issue of The Philippine Star and fe...
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Beyond Bacolod » 3 Days Amazing Travel Escape to Negros Occidental
Yodi InsigneWednesday, February 22, 2012
There are few places in the Philippines that truly have it all, and Negros Occidental is certainly one of them. A vast mile-wide sugarc...
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Happy 5th Birthday, Nuffnang!
Yodi InsigneTuesday, February 21, 2012
Nuffnang.com , Asia-Pacific’s first and leading blog advertising community will be celebrating it’s 5th birthday on February 27! Beyon...
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Bachelor Cooking at First Gourmet Academy » One Hyundai Club Life In Style Event
Yodi InsigneSunday, February 19, 2012
I really don’t like to cook – but I like to eat. I’d almost rather not eat than waste time making a mess cooking food that I know will ta...
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Why Do We Shout In Anger?
Yodi InsigneFriday, February 03, 2012
January is the month of the let’s-start-all-over again days, when we try to return to our sane minds, and breath free again after the D...
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Mt. Cristobal » Facing Your Own Evil at the Devil’s Mountain
Yodi InsigneSunday, January 29, 2012
Yes, they really exist. They are really there, the demons and spirits of Mt. Cristobal, the Devil’s Mountain. So I climbed this mount...
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Chinese New Year and the Year of the Water Dragon » How you can join the fun even if you are not Chinese
Yodi InsigneThursday, January 19, 2012
Most Tsinoys, or the Filipino-Chinese community in the Philippines will celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend. This is the most importa...
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[Mobile Snapshot] That's What Friends Are For
Yodi InsigneMonday, January 16, 2012
Click photo to enlarge While having my afternoon coffee break, I saw this two guys passing the Reliance overpass outside our pantry win...
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Friday the 13th Interesting Facts, Trivia, Superstitions and Stories
Yodi InsigneThursday, January 12, 2012
How did Friday the 13th become known as an unlucky date and why? What are the origins of Friday the 13th? Contrary to common supersti...
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Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo » Faith or Fanaticism?
Yodi InsigneSaturday, January 07, 2012
"When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city to see a marching band. He said, "Son, when you grow up, would you be...
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Canoe Beach Resort Pundakit Zambales [Review] » What You See Is What You Get
Yodi InsigneWednesday, January 04, 2012
Pundakit Zambales has been gifted with natural beauty and now becoming a favorite travel destination among backpackers and island hoppers...
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