Back Issue: Pahiyas Festival - A Way of Giving Thanks

When : 15 May 2009 Where: Lucban, Quezon, Philippines The Girls with Kiping My cousins invited us to witness the annual Pahiyas Festival held in their province. According to Mr. Wiki, Pahiyas Festival is celebrated every 15th day of May and is in honor of St. Isidore (San Isidro), the patron saint of farmers. During this time of the year, street of houses are adorned with agricultural products and the famous kipings. Kiping is a decor painstakingly prepared rice shaped into a leaf which can be eaten later on either by frying or grilling :D In the duration of the festival, families would display their harvests outside creatively to let their priest bless them. Families would also compete for the title of the best decorated house, and...

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Posted in: Festivals,Philippines,Quezon

Back Issue: Hard Rockin' Bali

Date:  June 04-06 2010Destination:  Bali, Indonesia We joined the post summer get-away of our Kaladkarin friends.  We originally wanted to avail the free and easy package (3D2N Hard Rock Bali) from Take Me To Travel.  The package inclusions are as follows:R Two-way airfare (SIN-DPS-SIN) via Qatar Airways R Return airport transfersR 2 nights stay @ Hard Rock Hotel R Welcome bucket (beer/softdrink) R Head and Shoulder massage (30mins) R 15% off F&B, spa treatment and all merchandises Unfortunately, there were no available seats for the Qatar flight.  We decided to book our own flight and avail their Land Package instead (everything above, minus the plane transfers :P) When we arrived,...

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Posted in: Asia,Bali,Indonesia,Kaladkarins

The Big Two!

August 08, 2008They became an official 'couple' when the Beijing Olympics was opened (hence, the name of the site :P).  As itchy as their soles could ever be, they decided that every year, they will have a "quality time" trip together (domestic or international) to celebrate their hatching days and their anniversary.  Their first plan for an anniversary trip was a backpacking trip to Bicol.   August 08, 2009 ...and the backpacking trip did not materialize... It didn't work out because he had to go to Singapore for a work trip.   But when the universe conspires, there will be a way.  A week before their anniversary, she booked her ticket to Singapore for two reasons, and one of them is to celebrate their first...

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Posted in: Anniversary,Asia,Dive,Thailand,Travel