on May 11, 2012 in:
nanay, PTB, travel, blog carnival, staycation, isla verde, eatinghalfway, ronielmacatol, pinoy travel bloggers, brgy. batasan, manila ocean park, batangas city

A staycation (also spelled stay-cation, stacation, or staykation) is a neologism for a period in which an individual or family stays and relaxes at home, possibly taking day trips to area attractions. (Wikipedia) Even before staycation was invented,...
on May 4, 2012 in:
occidental mindoro pride, occidental mindoro, monteclaro, linaw-baboy, kalinisan, ronielmacatol, eatinghalfway, bato-ili, san jose, aroma beach, manoot

Before going to Baguio City, I got to spend a day in my humble hometown. Aside from the project visits, I sneaked this photo of the Aroma Beach I have been missing, that afternoon. I got to dip in its cool waters for a while that night. Just one of t...
on Apr 30, 2012 in:
solid waste, ronielmacatol, failon ngayon, eatinghalfway, puerto galera, materials recovery facility, white beach, tamaraw falls, oriental mindoro, beyond beauty

"Nice to have photographer friends. I see the world through your eyes!" This is exactly what Eman A. Paelmo a.k.a. Screaming Mango of Caustic Creations tweeted me last week when I discovered Lakad Pilipinas post on Agbalala Waterfalls in Abra de Ilog...
on Apr 27, 2012 in:
strawberry taho, strawberry, la trinidad, strawberry ice cream, ronielmacatol, eatinghalfway, benguet, memories, strawberries, baguio city

Just a few weeks ago, Anna and I (yes, it’s really Anna-my officemate) went up to Baguio City for an DOST Scholarship Programs orientation. That is after being on the road the whole day coming from Occidental Mindoro, so now you know I am skipping...
on Apr 21, 2012 in:
queens, float, ronielmacatol, eatinghalfway, reyna ng aliwan, experience, reyna, aliwan, aliwan fiesta 2012, festival of festivals

I know this is so last week already. But let me do this, will you? It is my first time to be there at the 2012 Aliwan Fiesta and I just can feel the accomplishment of being there. I first exhausted 2 MB of the memory card, followed by a 512 MB...
on Apr 13, 2012 in:
elmer borlongan, art, alliance francaise de manille, total gallery, plet bolipata, oil on canvas, ronielmacatol, eatinghalfway, flickristasindios, when the earth smelled of water, masterpiece

Yesterday, members of the flickristasindios went to Alliance Francaise de Manille Total Gallery to witness the opening of the exhibit entitled When The Earth Smelled Of Water featuring the works of artists and couple Elmer Borlongan and...
on Apr 9, 2012 in:
travel, hospitality, experience, goats, holy week, mahabang buhangin, tranquil escape, isla verde, verde island, hometown, vacation, eatinghalfway, ronielmacatol, island, san agustin, grazing, batangas city

After missing this place last year, we defied all odds just to make it to my father’s hometown this year. We were late for the supposed afternoon trip as there were no half-day announcement last Wednesday. I still had to drop by SM Bicutan to...