Can You Keep Up

Cocomangas Bar in Boracay is one of the place to party hard in the island and it is also famous for its "Still Standing After 15" its a set of 15 hard drinks and if you were able to drink it all up and still alive you got a free shirt,your name engrave on the walls of the bar and 1 point for your country. so before you try it watch the video on how they do it. i always wanted to try it but i dont think i can finish all 15 hehe. so i just stick to their Illusion Drink.

Happy Earth Day

First Year Blog Anniversary

Wow its been a year since i started this blog. and after almost 40,000 site visit im still at it hehe. thansk to all the people who have visited my blog especially those on a regular basis thanks. and to those who love to leave comments and sending me emails thanks and forgive me if im late in replying on your mails and questions. to all the blogger that have linked me up thanks and more power to your blogs too. im goin to bora this sat to celebrate lol. more power to me...

Budget Hotels In Boracay

Its the time of the year again to visit boracay, well we can do visit boracay all year round but summer is the best way to if you wanna go star spotting and party all night long till 10 am. can't wait for my comeback to boracay this coming april 25 this time we are going in by boat from manila. for a change and i dont have that much budget for transpo hehe it wont be boring anyway as i will be with my friends plus i can document it all and share it here so people who are on a low budget can have some tips on how to go by boat. anyway whenever we go to boracay i prefer to stay in station 3 except for my first one. i prefer to stay in station 3 not only they have good quality hotels there at a reasonable price but i just love how i sunbathe without people walking around. plus few people choose to stay there so mostly foreigner who prefer to stay longer are the ones in station 3 so its nice and not so noisy. for this trip i really did some research about budget hotels so i hop from forum to forum reading about people experience on low budget hotels in boracay especially this high season.

so you think you cant get a room in boracay for under 2000php ($48) during the summer? well wait till you check out the hotels i will be posting

Boracay Budget hotels:

Boracay Courtyard

Rates:
Superior (2 single beds) 1,400 php ($33)
Semi-deluxe (2 double beds) 1,700 php ($40)
Deluxe (2 double beds) 2,200 php ($53)

Location: Station 2 (at the back of Victory Divers), Brgy. Balabag, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan, Philippines

Contact: +63.918.937.6573 / +63.917.719.9970 / +63.922.844.4521 / +63.920.951.3665

Official Website : www.boracaycourtyard.com

La Isla Bonita

Rates:
Standard Fan 1,500 php ($36)
Marble Air-Condition Room 2,500 php ($60)
Deluxe Air Condition Room 3,000 php ($72)
Suite Air-Condition Room 3,500 php ($84)
Family Room 6,500 ($156)
Princess Room 5,000 php ($120)

Location : Beach Front, Boat Station 3

Contacts : +63 (036) 288 35 01 +63 (036) 288 69 59 Mobile: +63 0918 305 1335

Official Website : www.boracayislabonita.com

Melindas Garden Boracay

Rates :
Standard Fan Room: 1400 php ($33)
Aircon Room: 2,500 ($60)

Location: Station 3

Contacts : +63 36 2883021

Official Website : www.melindasgarden.com

Roque's Place

Rates:
Fan Room : 900 php ($21)
Standard Air-Condition Room : 2,500 php ($60)
Family Room : 3,500 php ($84)
Deluxe Air-Condition Room 4,500 php ($108)

Location : Just behind the tourist center in station 3

Contacts : +63 36 288 3356 Mobile +639212402991

Official Website : www.roquesplace.com

Fat Jimmys Resort

Rates :
Fan Room : 1,500 php ($36)
Standard Air-Condition Room : 2,500 php ($60)
Superior Rooms : 3,000 php ($72)

Free WiFi Resort

Location : Station 2

Contacts : Manila Office +6326327583 Mobile +639224214785/Boracay Office +63362885562 Mobile +639167027985

Official Website : www.fatjimmysboracay.com

Dave Straw Hat Inn

Rates :
Fan Room : 1,400 php ($33)
Standard Air-Condition Room : 1,960 php ($47)
Deluxe : 2,520 php ($60)

*RATES ARE SUBJECT TO 10 % SERVICE CHARGE AND 12 % GOVERNMENT TAXES

WIFI EQUIPPED RESORT

Location : Station 3

Contacts : +63362885465 Mobile +639177168647

Official Website : www.davesstrawhatinn.com

Club Ten Boracay

Rates :
Boracay Escapade II
Single Occupancy 5,800 php ($139)
Twin Sharing 3,700 php ($89)
Triple Sharing 3,500 php ($84)
Quadruple Sharing 3,200 php ($77)

Inclusions
3 days / 2 nights Accomodation
Daily Breakfast
Roundtrip Boat and Land Transfer
Welcome Drinks

Location : Between Boat Station 1 and 2

For Inquiries about the package and for there normal room rate Contact +63362886024

Official Website : www.clubtenboracay.com

Culpepper Boracay

Rates :
Culpepper Room Rates Starts At 2000 php ($48) to 3500 ($84)

Location : Sunset 1, Sitio Manggayad, Boracay Island,

Contacts : Email: boracayculpepper@yahoo.com or boracayculpepper@gmail.com
Yahoo Messenger : boracayculpepper
Telephone Numbers : 0063-36-288-5072
Mobile Numbers: 0063-919-8620-620 (Rommel Dizon) and
0063-916-6198-626 (Emily Dizon)

Official Website : www.boracayculpepper.com

Villa Camilla

Rates :
Fan Room : 1,700 php ($40)
Standard Air-Condition Room : 2,000 php ($48)
Semi-Deluxe : 2,800 php ($66)
Deluxe : 3,500 php ($83)
Family Room A : 4,500 php ($107)
Family Room B : 4,000 php ($95)

Location : Station 3

Contacts : +63-36/288-3354 Email : Front_Desk@VillaCamilla.com

Official Website : www.villacamilla.com

Orchids Resort

Rates :
Fan Room : 915 php ($21)
Air-Condition Room : 2,400 php ($58)
Cottages With Private Veranda (Fan Cooled) : 1,300 php ($32)
Family Villa : 5,000 php ($120)

Location : Station 3

Contacts : +63362883313/5079 Mobile +639172420833

Official Website : www.orchidsboracay.com

**rates posted are for high season**

Travel News: Universal Studios Theme Park Soon To Rise In RP

Universal Studios theme park soon to rise in RP
By Zinnia De La Peña
Monday, April 7, 2008
The arrival of a Universal Studios theme park in the Philippines is creating a huge buzz after the Genting Berhad Group secured the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.(Pagcor)’s nod for its proposed project within the Las Vegas-like Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Manila Bay Integrated Tourism City.

Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer Efraim Genuino said the Genting Group has committed to develop 35 hectares of the 90-hectare prime reclaimed land facing Manila Bay into a world-class tourist destination.

Genuino said the Genting Berhad Group is planning to invest $3 billion in the Manila Bay Integrated City, the Philippines’ biggest tourism development project.

The Genting Berhad Group owns the Genting Highlands Resort in Malaysia and holds the exclusive development rights of film giant Universal Studios in Asia. It has teamed up with its subsidiary Star Cruises and Alliance Global Inc., the listed investment holding firm of retail tycoon Andrew Tan, for its proposed project in the $15-20 billion casino resort complex along Manila Bay.

Genuino said the Genting Berhard Group’s proposal includes the development of leisure and entertainment facilities including a theme park, state-of-the-art theaters, amusement and cultural centers, retail and gaming center and hotels.

Universal Studio’s movie-theme Hollywood park has 13 attractions based on movies including Shrek, Jurassic Park and The Terminator. Excluding its restaurants and theaters, the theme park alone draws about four million visitors a year.

Besides Hollywood, Universal Studios has other parks in Orlando, Barcelona and Osaka, Japan.

Another investor group, Aruze Corp. of Japan is planning to put up an integrated resort featuring a hotel with 2,000 standard rooms and 300 VIP suites; a major oceanarium targeted to be the world’s largest; theaters, a sports arena, a Holy museum and a giant ferris wheel similar to the London Eye to be known as the Manila Eye.

The Aruze Group is likewise infusing $3 billion in capital for the development of 40 hectares of land in the Manila Bay Integrated City.

Genuino said Aruze, a leading gaming machine maker known for its ties with the popular Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas and Macau, may start development of its project in the second quarter this year which may take two years to complete.

Other groups whose project concepts have been approved by Pagcor include Bloomburry Investments Ltd. of Australia which will develop 15 hectares of the reclaimed prime land, and the SM Investments Corp. (SMIC).

Bloomburry plans to build a hotel, sports arena and other tourist attractions.

Genuino said SMIC has yet to hatch a plan for the Manila Bay Integrated City but said this would be a unique concept.

Tessie Sy, SMIC vice-chair, said that aside from developments within the Mall of Asia complex along Roxas Boulevard, the company may work on something in the future to further promote the tourism estate.

SMIC, together with international hotel firms Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific and Accor will develop and manage a 350-room hotel in SM Bay City, which will be located near the SMX Convention Center.

Meantime, two administration congressmen supported yesterday the Integrated Tourism City, saying the nation should rake in billions in potential income from the project instead of growing grass on reclaimed land.

“We also need jobs. We have 430,000 new college graduates a year, but not all can be absorbed by existing companies,” Palawan Rep. Antonio Alvarez, House trade and industry committee chairman, said in the midst of reports that Catholic bishops are opposing the plan.

Manila Rep. Amado Bagatsing said he would prefer “that we grow money instead of grass on reclaimed land in Manila Bay.”

Alvarez said the Pagcor project would put the country in a position to catch a portion of China’s increasing spending on gambling.

“Due to China’s growing affluence, its 1.3 billion people are spending $70 billion in gambling bets a year, according to one estimate,” he said.

He said the gambling revenues of Macau, a Chinese territory, increased by 47 percent to $10.34 billion last year and have exceeded those of Las Vegas.

He said the Pagcor project could also prevent rich Filipinos from going to Macau or Las Vegas and would allow them to “just spend their money here.”