Manila Zoo

July 5, 2008

Located at: Quirino Avenue cor. Adriatico St., Manila, Philippines, open every day from 8 am to 6 pm. For years Manila Zoo has been has home to a variety of wildlife, some of them you may have seen on your last visit here. But seeing the renovated holding facilities makes you realize that their new habitats makes living in captive environment a little bit closer to nature.

Nonetheless it is an educational & fun experience to share with family & friends. Get educated by the wild in the city.

Have your picture taken with the friendly animals of their Kinder Zoo (Petting Zoo)


Polly wants a cracker???






See if your taller than an ostrich...









These Koi's got some balls...













Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
Turtle Power...










Beat the heat...
Take an ice cream break...

















Go horse back riding...
Ride Em... Cowboy...









Ever wonder if humans really came from monkeys???
Honestly, I see no resemblance...












Remember elephants never forget...














See you later alligator...
Open wide crocodile...










Entrance fees:P40 for non-Manilans, P20 for Manila residents, P10 for kids below four feet tall.
Contact#: (63) 2-5258157

Coral View Resort

Morong Bataan

May 31,2008

Located in the heart of Morong, Bataan, Philippines. It's a cool 20-minute scenic drive from Subic Bay Philippines and just 10 minutes from the latest Ayala Land 320-hectare development, Anvaya Cove.

A nature paradise away from the hustle and bustle of city life. A place where family and friends can relax and experience nature at its best.

Take a dip in the fine sandy beaches...

















Play in the sand and build sand castles...

Go through their obstacle course...









Play beach volleyball, Serve's-up...









All aboard... Caution Underage Driver!!!








Have a nice day...

CORALVIEW BEACH RESORT : Amenities & Rates

Billiard Tables - P 165.00 per hour
Darts - P 100.00 per hour
KTV Room - P 400.00 per hour / P 4,000.00 per day
Boating : use of wooden boat and oars - P 100.00 per hour
Boat ride to Pawikan Island - P 100.00 per person

Active Fun - Westgate Alabang

Located within the heart of Westgate Alabang, your children can play and interact with other children in a safe, comfortable air conditioned environment. Children can move around/navigate through the multi level maze of suspension bridges and tunnels, walks the plank, swings from mobiles, drops down the spiral slide, or slide down their kiddie or giant slides - all the while supervised by their trained and courteous staff.

Ideal for parties and functions, there is also a dinning area that serves a variety of foods and beverages. For a reasonable fee they also conduct programs and activities suitable for your desired occasions.

Swim and play in a sea of plastic balls...

Crawl around and navigate through a labyrinth of mazes...

Play the piano like Tom Hanks in "Big"...

Whizz... down a variety of Slides....

Play Basket ball like "Air Jordan"...

Manila Ocean Park Now Open

March 2,2008

At long last Manila Ocean Park is now open to the public. Located behind Quirino Grandstand Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines, Manila Ocean Park is the first Marine theme park in the country. Similar to Singapore and Hongkongs' own Ocean Parks, Manila Ocean Park is home to a variety of marine animals and plants, less the dolphin shows of course.

At the moment the Oceanarium is the only area open to the public. The final plan is to include a mall and hotel within the theme park. At the moment it is still under the final stages of completion.

The Earth is covered by 80% of water. If you are amazed by the 20% percent that you can see above water, image the wonders that the deep hold.

Enter the lobby of the Oceanarium and be greeted by a series of LCD displays showing the wonders of the deep.

Welcome to Agos (Flow), the start of the exhibit. A virtual rain forest that shows the natural flow of water from land to sea. Interact with starfishes and sea cucumbers. Please be careful, try not to squish them or take them out of the water...

Bahura (Reef), showcases unique coral formations, plants, and animals that can be found in the Philippine coral reefs. Please turn-off your cameras flash at this point, as it disturbs the animals.

Laot (Fishing grounds), see a variety of fishes that can be found in deeper waters. Experience the feeling of diving under water inside a sunken ship and imagine seeing the different types of fishes at this depth.

Take a break, have your picture take with one of the mascots. Say cheese...

Buhay na Karagatan (The Living Ocean), walk through a 25M tunnel and experience for yourself the wonders of the deep. See the various animals interact with one another and with their environment. Wasn't able to take a decent picture as the area was too crowded.

Ang Kalaliman (The Deep), see how schooling fish work in groups. Experience close-up how sharks and string rays move and react to their environment.

Multi-media Facility, though it seems to be still under construction kids get a blast of this projector that displays trivia, different shapes, colors, and figures on to the floor.

The 2nd floor Activity Area, is still under completion. This is interesting to look forward to as it will be equipped with a fish spa, hermit crab race area, Shark viewing area boat ride area and souvenir shop.

At the moment there are still a lot people going here, I suggest you visit it at a much later date, so you could savor the experience and see the completion of Ocean Park Manilas other facilities.

Hope to see here some time next year...

Mambukal Nature Trip

Mambukal Mountain Resort in Bacolod, Philippines. Located at the peacful valley of Mount Kanlaon is only 30 minutes land travel from Bacolod City.

Spread over 23.6 hectares, Mambukal is a virtual nature paradise. It's series of 7 water falls, is it's main attraction feeding fresh flowing water to its swimming pools and boating lagoon. Equiped with hot sulfur springs which relieves the body of aches and pains is a draw among visitors young and old.


A vast forest park, Mambukal is an ideal spot for campers and nature lovers. The attractions include the Canopy Walk, a network of hanging bridges. Or try your hand at Wall climbing and Slide for Life.

Mambukal also has meeting rooms and function rooms, for those who want to hold meetings and
conferences close to nature.

Welcome to Mambukal...

Admire the majestic falls of Mambukal...

Take the plunge...Bombs away... Be careful though, jagged rocks below...

Up in the sky, it's a bird...it's a plane... No, fruit bats... hmmm...

All aboard...Take a boat ride in their boating lagoon...

Siquijor Adventures

Siquijor is the magical and mystical island of the Philippines used to be part of Negros Oriental and it was at that time called Island of Fire. Mostly because there are a lot of fire flies that can be seen along the shore lines during night time. This gives an impression of dancing fires. Very convenient as it was able to protect the island from invasion during colonial times.

Siquijor is said to have magic potions, shamans, sorcerers and witches - and a lot of Filipinos will not stay overnight on this island because of this superstition. For me it just makes the trip more exiting and I enjoyed my overnight stay in Siquijor.

Siquijor is only about an hours boatride from Dumaguete City, so it is easy to include Siquijor as a day trip from Dumaguete. Once you arrive on the island I suggest you talk to one of the local multicab drivers and arrange for him to take you around the island and show you all the sights worth seeing here or you could arrange a tour of the island from the resort you are staying in.

Check-out the view of dumaguete pier at sunrise.

A view overlooking the island, shows clean and lush vegetations...

Take a dip in the sulfur spring and cleanse your body of all those germs and microbes. Dr. Kauffman and Dr. Wong. eat your heart out...

Beat the heat swim or wade in the clean and clear water of their falls...

No jumping or washing of clothes here...

Admire the white sand beach of Sinag-Dong...

Take a swim in its clear blue water or go diving and discover the mysteries of the deep. Most resorts here rent out diving equipment and give diving lessons for a nominal fee. Don't worry, if you don't know how to swim you'll be escorted by licensed and trained divers. You will also get to choose the dept of your dive, from 6 ft to 20 ft, it's up to you. Each dive will be chronicled and documented for you and could be used whenever you decide to get your own diving license.

Enjoy your vacation and please leave all your work and gadgets at home, so you could enjoy the beauty of nature at its best.

SM Science Discovery Center (MOA) Experience

Found in the heart of SM Mall of Asia (MOA) is the first of its kind "Technology-based"
attraction with hands-on exhibits that allow visitors to be immersed in an interactive
learning experience. It utilizes state-of-the-art equipment using the latest in engineering,
computers and digital technology to make learning more fun and exciting!

For a nominal fee of Php330 per person you get to experience first hand their exhibits. Play
and learn is the concept. You can have fun at same time learn about your experiences.

Smart Media City:


Experience the best and latest in software and trends in digital information and computer graphics. This exhibit showcases hands-on computer terminals for guests to experience interactive learning and entertainment. Play inside the dynamic, virtual environments of
Gesturetek, where players can interact with and move around the 3D virtual environments.
Play basketball, volleyball, soccer, or play the drums...

Transportation Nation:

Take a fast track into the future. See the evolution of the modern transport vehicles and take a look into the future. This exhibit showcases gentle alternatives to fossil fuels that can make our cars run at maximum efficiency and which are also environmentally friendly...

Experience the sensation of flying "Top Gun" style as you manouver your own plane inside the cockpit...

Wheel Surf

Segway

"Sinag" - The first ever solar power vehicle, designed, built, and raced by Filipinos....

Grossology Exhibit:

Experience how the human body works through Grossology. See how burping happens ("Burp Man") and how the kidneys work ("Urine: the Game"), Grossology also offers games involving
educational Q-and-A’s about grossness and identifying different bodily odors by smelling
odors from a tube.

Virtual Reef:

Meet and greet the wonders of the sea. Headed by Mr.T, an interactive Titan Fish, guests can
interact with this virtual cartoon character and ask anything they want about the sea...

Say "Hello" to Mr. T. The talking Titan fish...

Spaceship Earth:

Spaceship Earth gives us a tour around the current condition of the planet. Featuring emotional scenes that demonstrate how seriously the environment needs our help, this exhibit calls to every human being. But it is not too late, we can still save the
environment if we do our little parts...

Spaceship Earth... All Aboard...

City Science:

Emphasises on up-to-date architectural wonders and the building of infrastructures, City Science also gives you the chance to create and design your own city. Or destroy it. Even simulate an earthquake as you step onto the earthquake simulator platform to demonstrate how tremors affect buildings.

Digistar Planetarium:

Equiped with its own planetarium, experience an outdoor environment with 3D generated
graphics and state of the art sound equipment...

Robot Inc.:

This exhibit features the evolution of these mechanical wonders, as seen by a showcase of
robots both on-screen and off-screen.

Hasta..La Vista.. Baby...

Robot wars anyone???

The amazing Astro Boy

Lego Midstorm Robotics Center:

Students from age eight and up are taught step by step to design, build, and program robots to do wathever they want...

Life Clock:

A two-level futuristic structure, it allows guests to know what’s happening inside the SM Science Discovery Center via four large graphic panels, where interesting facts and trivia also pop up from time to time. The second level features The Time Capsule-a computer console that lets guests send e-mail messages to the future. The console will allow you to take your picture, attach your message and send it to a specificied e-mail address at any point in time in the future.

Image port:

Souvenirs anyone??? Guests will have the opportunity have their pictures taken-and even pose by a green screen to tinker with digital backgrounds...