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Anti-planking law? WTF!

Blogie — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:47:21 +0000

To show my disgust over a proposed bill by a misguided congressman to outlaw planking in the Philippines, I attempted to plank atop a table coral last Saturday at the Coral Gardens. Unfortunately, a friend pointed out that one must be physically in contact with the medium in order for the act to be considered [...]

New blog: Scuba DAVAO

Blogie — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:08:08 +0000

From now on, I will be blogging about scuba diving experiences and my marine conservation advocacy over at a new blog: Scuba DAVAO. It’s a community site and Dabawenyo divers are welcome!

Front-page news!

Blogie — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:02 +0000

I’ve been published before, but today is a first for me: my story made it to the front page of a local business paper, the Edge Davao weekly. Lead story, baby! The piece is about my take on the protection of the marine environment, especially that of Davao Gulf’s. There is a real difficulty in [...]

Want one of these…

Blogie — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:33:32 +0000

Browsing through this month’s issue of Mabuhay magazine, I chanced upon the DVR-460 SportsCam by Swann Security. This waterproof mini digital video camera would be perfect for my new-found passion, scuba diving! I think it would be an indispensable gadget for documenting my dives (and for capturing evidence against errant divers).

Destructive divers not welcome

Blogie — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:33:46 +0000

There were two boats at the Coral Gardens when we went diving there today, ours and another group’s. Even though there was a buoy in the area, both boats lowered anchor dangerously close to the coral colonies. One of the boatmen said the buoy was too far out, is why. But, what about the beautiful [...]

The Coral Gardens of Talikud

Blogie — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:06:41 +0000

Before I took up scuba diving, the place called Coral Gardens was my favorite snorkeling site. Now I don’t think I’d ever be satisfied with just swimming on the surface in this aquatic haven. I had my second and third dives there today — each with a different entry point. (I’m not sure how big [...]

Advocating for marine life

Blogie — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:47:19 +0000

Today is World Oceans Day, and it is also Blog Action Day for the Save the Philippine Seas campaign. As part of the latter, I have taken it upon myself to advocate for the conservation of the marine ecosystem in the Gulf of Davao. It’s not going to be easy, I know, but it’s got [...]

Davao Gulf needs help!

Blogie — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:21:49 +0000

Yesterday I had my first two official dives as part of my scuba certification program under SDI, administered by the cool people at Carabao Dive Center. We did Coral Gardens and the Dapia Wall, both found around Talikud Island, Samal. That was my first time to dive Coral Gardens, which is also a great spot [...]

Scuba diving

Blogie — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:41:27 +0000

I’m finally getting myself certified for scuba diving! Actually, I’ve gone diving several times already, two occasions of which I blogged about here and here. But the very first time was at Pearl Farm Beach Resort sometime in the early 90s. I was there for the weekend with friends and I met the resort’s dive [...]

Crocs’ classic design updated

Blogie — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:20:38 +0000

[Media Release] Relive the comfort and joy of the Crocs’ Classic that started the “Feel Good Revolution”. Ever since the launch of the original Beach and Classic styles, Crocs has pioneered a variety of designs that has redefined comfort footwear. We invite you to revisit the footwear that started a whole new genre. Finally, you [...]