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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Ayayayy... Boracay!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Manila View From The Top
The Pan Pacific Hotel

Makati

Baywalk



M.H Del Pilar St.

Manila Yacht Club



A Clear View of Makati Skyline




Manila By Night


Saturday, December 8, 2007
Come Home To Philippines This Christmas
A Very Heartwarming Commercial courtesy of Smart Telecommunication and Philippine Tourism Department.
Travel News: PHILIPPINE HILOT WINS IN ASIA SPA AWARDS

According to Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano, “We congratulate Mandala for bagging this award. Citations of this magnitude indicate that our health and wellness destinations and services are definitely at par with world standards. They also open to us more opportunities in developing this type of industry.”
Established in 2005, the AsiaSpa Awards continues to be one of the industry’s most esteemed recognitions in the Asia Pacific region. It aims to set the standards, highlighting innovation and quality. Resorts, companies, organizations and personalities that take home the much-coveted trophy are deemed benchmarks for this fast-growing enterprise.
The awards are organized by AsiaSpa Magazine, the most recognized luxury wellness publication reaching more than 120,000 influential urban female readers across Asia.
This year’s search included categories on treatments, locations, products, teaching programs, events and individual efforts. A panel of 28 judges, comprising of spa owners, wellness experts and authors, decided on the most outstanding treatments and most original spa destinations.
The 2007 winners were recently celebrated at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong, which was attended by 350 leaders in the spa trade.
Mandala Spa & Villas stood out prominently as the only Filipino independent business among the roster of winners dominated by Thailand-based establishments.
Mandala is one of the first luxury wellness centers in the country to offer hilot. Located in a quiet and secluded area in Boracay, Mandala is steadily rising as one of the finest Asian destination spas. The company earlier won the 2005 AsiaSpa award for Treatment of the Year.
The spa’s two-hour Hilot Trilogy session combines three traditional healing therapies widely practiced in the Philippines. The deep-tissue hilot massage relaxes over-all tension and establishes equilibrium.
The dagdagay, of Cordilleran origin, uses two bamboo or rattan sticks to stimulate the soles and cleanse the body from specific points on the feet.
The bentosa portion of the treatment involves warmed glass cups that suction out toxins and improve circulation.
Hilot is currently one of the features that the Department of Tourism aggressively promotes in the international market for health and well-being destinations. Selling missions that incorporate this form of wellness therapy have been received enthusiastically by the Japanese, Chinese and European travel groups.
From Philippine Department of Tourism.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Feature Resort: Badian Island Resort and Spa

Getting There:
The Badian Island Resort & Spa at the southwest side of Cebu is just abt. a 2,5 hours' car drive from Cebu International Airport,
Wanna be pick up at Cebu International Airport? Click Here
Facilities:
Private sandy beach at the Lagoon, Private Beach at Coral Garden
6) THALASSO POOL VILLA 98 sqm + Pool; (8) Badian Suite 85 sqm; (18) Junior Suites 65 sqm, (10) Family Suites 65 sqm
All suites with Private Balcony, Sea & Mountain view, Kingsize (or Twin) Beds, air-conditioned, hot water 24 hrs, Bathtub, Shower, WC, Bidet, Minibar, Hairdryer, Bathrobe, Slippers, Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Safety Box (with interior loading facility for laptops and cell phones), CD Cassette Player with Radio, 220 V.
Badian Suites with elegant Sofa, glass-roofed Panorama Bathroom with bathtub & separate WC & Bidet, the THALASSO POOL VILLAS additionally have each a private seawater Pool!
Junior Suites & Family Suites with Open-Air marble bathtub with separate shower room.
BADIAN Natural SPA & Thalasso & Sauna,
Restaurants: Panorama Restaurant, Beach and Poolside Dinner facilities; Romantic Dining on Board of Pleasure Yacht DOLPHINA anchored in Badian Bay.
Bars: Panorama Bar, Romantic Shell Beach Bar with Happy Hour
Beach & Pool Parties
Freshwater Swimming Pool with small waterfall
Excursions: Kawasan Waterfalls Tour, Town and Village Tours, Orchid Garden Tour, Picnics, Glassbottom-Boat Tour to Coral reefs, Sunset Cruising, Island-Hopping, Dolphin & Whale Watching
Pleasure Yacht Dolphina: for Island Hopping & Dolphin Watching & Bay Cruising
PADI Scuba Dive Center with Diving School
Free Sports: Windsurfing, Paddleboats, Badminton, Billiard, Dart, Table tennis, Table Soccer, Volleyball, Parlour Games
Clubhouse, TV-Video Room, Boutique
Children’s Playground, Baby sitting service
Roundtrip transfers from Cebu Airport or Cebu City to the Hotel, Helicopter transfer on request
Amenities: Welcome Drink, Evening Entertainment, Boat transfer to West Coral Beach for snorkelling/swimming, Good Bye Serenade with shell lei.
Rates:
Pool Villa-$437
Badian Suite-$287
Junior Suite-$205
Family Suite-$153
Photo Gallery Of Badian Island
Suites









Restaurant and Bars



The Resort












The Badian Spa


Kawasan Falls

Images Via (bingbing and Badian Island Resort and Spa)
Official Website: Click Here
Friday, November 23, 2007
Manila Manila Manila

The Post Office Building

The National Museum i think its undergoing a lil restoration.

Rizal Park or better known as Luneta








Manila Street Sweeper


The NBI Headquarters. our version of FBI

The Supreme Court Building



Philippine General Hospital



Sidewalk Vendors



Taft Avenue




De La Salle University one of the best university in the Philippines




Green Roof Mc Donald For the Green Archers (La Salle Students)








Buses Going outside of the Metro

To The Airport

Cutie Jeepney

Dark Clouds


View of Mall Of Asia over the fly over


Mosque in the city

New Street lamp of Manila

School girls on the pink fence

Coastal Mall
