The Wandering Savant

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Finding the right parallelism to the said adage is never to far-fetched. No less than the writer himself could attest to its veracity.  At dawn today, 21st of February 2012, I embarked on a new kind of journey--a journey to wellness. After so much procrastination on my part, I finally started  a new routine that is to jog, or shall we say, walk uninterrupted for as many hours as I can. I did just that. I call it my journey to wellness as everyone doing said exercise has been reaping so much benefits out of this healthy endeavor. Needless to say, its contributions to a sound mind and body have been talked about by many health experts the world over.  Running, jogging, walking or a combination of these provide excellent cardio-vascular workouts that strengthen our hearts. These would give us a fighting chance against the deadliest of heart diseases. Moreover, cardio-vascular exercises also have some mental health ...

    Our encounter with the whale sharks in Oslob was a short one. We headed immediately to the town of Aloguinsan, where a new tourist spot is being promoted. I wasn't exactly sure as to what to expect considering that the place was unfamiliar to me. We dropped by Carcar for a short lunch break and we had a chance to sample the town's famed lechon--delicious indeed. After lunch, we decided to embark on our journey to the town of Aloguinsan. We tried to wait for commuter vehicles but we found it to be fruitless.     After an hour or so of debating about transportation, we decided to rent a multicab. The decision was proved to be brilliant afterwards considering that the road going there was a bit challenging. For the amount of P2500, we had a vehicle that would transport us to and fro.        We had to maneuver a pretty challenging road for  one and a half hour  before we reached our destination, Barangay Bojo, Aloguinsan; where we were...

A few of the people from MODCEBU Team embarked on a trip to the south of Cebu  Province, particularly  Oslob town, to take a look at the newest craze in as far as local tourism is concerned—butanding or whale shark. Locally known as Tuki, whale sharks are the largest known living species of fish. As filter-feeding species, they feed mainly on planktons—microscopic animal and plant lives.  Since whale sharks were not known to be endemic in the area around Oslob, Cebu, we rushed to see before it's too late. The area around Oslob can be considered a seasonal feeding ground for these huge sea creatures. Our bus ride from the Cebu South Bus Terminal going to Oslob was a breeze. After a two and a half hour bus ride we arrived at our destination at exactly 5:30 AM. However we had to wait for a couple of hours as fishermen still had to lure the whale sharks close to shore. Here are some of the photos. silhouette...against the sunrise More fun in the Philippines!!!! More ...

Tsunami scare in Cebu City-Photo by Philstar.com When panic strikes traces of sanity vanish! Such was the case when an intensity 7 earthquake struck Cebu-Negros region yesterday. Within minutes after the said earthquake, rumors of of an impending tsunami went wild, sending people into to the streets scrambling for higher grounds.  Philvolcs did issue a tsunami alert level 2 for the eastern shores of Negros Island and Western parts of Cebu. At alert level 2, which is characterize with waves of up to 3 feet (1 m)high, the likelihood of devastating effects is minimal. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii did not issue any tsunami alert stating that  "based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected."  The move to announce alert level 2 for Negros' eastern shores and Cebu's western shores may not have been totally baseless. For one, there was a magnitude 7 earthquake and the announcement was a very good precautionary measure i...

Dawning of a New Day, Oslob, Cebu; Photo by: Chode Cabasag HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's been more than a month since new year came; but, nonetheless, allow me this opportunity to finally greet all of you a happy new year. That's how it is when one gets caught up with a lot of things. SO, I haven't been into this blog for quite sometime, and I think it's high time to update you of the goings on in this year.  However, prior to that, let me take this opportunity to thank my Creator for an eventful year 2011. There were a lot of challenges that we have to come by and we have overcome. I have a great feeling that 2012 is going to be a promising one for all of us. We will have challenges, we will fail, and then we will grow up for the better, even better.