by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
1. Taking Care of Calvin: He discovered this morning that he indeed left his rain jacket on the Autobus last night (or this morning rather) that we took back from Banaue. Coupled with the loss of his point and shoot, we concluded that when Calvin is sleepy, he leaves...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 6, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Climbed up a volcano? Check. Climbed up an active volcano? Check. Been to the world’s only island within a lake, within an island, within a lake within another island within a country of islands? Check. Compared to Batad, this is a relatively easy trek....
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
So Batad was quite an experience. It took us awhile to get there, but it was well worth all the sweat and twisted ankles. So it goes from Banaue – Private Jeepney to the saddle (around 2500-3000 pesos including return trip) – Hike from the saddle to Batad....
by Annah Kim | Jun 5, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
11:30 pm: Woke up randomly at 11:30 to complete, pitch-black, darkness. No electrical lights, no fires, nothing. I fumbled around for my flashlight and walked outside my bedroom. There was no light pollution and so the sky was absolutely marvelous; you could see every...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | Fit for Foodies, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Figured I’d give a shotout to the food made by our very first “homestay” host: Rita’s Freshly killed Organic Free-Range Chicken We saw this poor bastard alive only moments before it was plucked, sliced, boiled and served straight to our hungry...
by Annah Kim | Jun 5, 2010 | Doctor in the House, How Did You Do That?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
What turned out to be an epic adventure to Banaue/Batad started with an overnight 10-hr Autobus ride — a bus which Calvin had first depicted as an unpleasant ride. It turned out to be any old bus trip. Maybe it was the 32-hr crammed bus ride to Mississippi that...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Post-travel Reflections, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
The nature here is so splendid, complete with the sounds of villagers preparing rice, the caw of roosters, the buzz of inects, you’d think the world never changed in the last millenia. The life is so rustic and simple, you would wonder why we all have...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
After nearly 5 miles of climbing up a mountain (see the roofs of little houses in the background of the photo below? That’s where we started) with 2 backpacks weighing over 50lbs and a DSLR in one hand. . . . A lot of people have been e-mailing me asking...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines, What Dreams May Come
I once dreamt of Batad, only to be awoken by the din of NYC traffic outside my window. 2 months later I wake up in Batad, looking out a window into the rice terraces that stretch like a stairway to heaven. To dream a dream created by Google...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 3, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Today we trekked to the Chinese Cemetery, which has to be one of my favorite places so far in Manila. Other than the fact it was completely serene and separated from mayhem of Manila, there was nobody around except the 3 of us and a few dogs. Plus, a light...
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