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    Quote Originally Posted by Moy View Post
    then swim with the fish no problem and ill make sure the rod have 2 hooks to catch the fish and you hehe
    make sure the muggets is a beef flavour w/ spices in it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moy View Post
    "Decades ago, Boracay Island was an almost possessively guarded secret so that only a few knew of its existence. Tourism only began to develop in the 1970s,[6] when, it is said, a foreign movie crew accidentally "discovered" this island paradise"

    In davao city there are beautiful beaches/resort might not be modernized and famous like Boracay does but its beauty is beyond to what youll expect too at a reasonable price

    http://samalbeaches.com/index.php/Re...ch-Resort.html
    http://samalbeaches.com/
    http://www.philippinebeaches.org/201...davao-del-sur/

    http://www.pearlfarmresort.com/ (one of my fav beach/resort when i live in davao and
    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?...59173244511500
    lots of nice beaches and island resorts in the Phils. I just didn't mentioned in the thread coz we are talking about Bora-bora Love samal and pearl farm too. Everytime I got off the plane at Davao airport...hmmm I can smell the freshness of air and durian too. lols. But indeed there are lots of secret paradise in the Philippines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Englishman2010 View Post
    It is over priced and probably over rated, but I enjoyed myself there and I'd probably go back again at some point, but not soon as there are still lots of other places in The Phil's I want to see first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Yes ... according to my daughter & son-in-law, the Maldives are "something else" ... truly special ... and they've often said they'd love to revisit them one day.
    it's like an island paradise. Lots of Filipino staff working there as well
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    [QUOTE=Tawi2;303876]:
    Heres a pic of Boracay

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    What is the first thing you think of when you read "BORACAY"?

    white sandy beach and a cold san mig light
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    Quote Originally Posted by sars_notd_virus View Post
    white sandy beach and a cold san mig light

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    I dont drink alcohol so substitute that for a nice cold ice cold coke I could probably name 15 or 20 fantastic white sand beaches that never get any exposure whatsoever and are devoid of tourists,anyone ever been to Gumasa beach in Sarangani?Or sandugan on siquijor?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    I dont drink alcohol so substitute that for a nice cold ice cold coke anyone ever been to Gumasa beach in Sarangani?Or sandugan on siquijor?
    & a refreshing mango fruit shake... only heard about Gumasa but haven't been. Been to to the magical & mystic island of isla del fuegoooooo "Siquijor" stayed at Coco Grove & rent a bike to galivant the island & rent a jeepney to tourist spots. Beautiful and inexpensive. Thumbs up!
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    Nothing mystical about siquijor,I spent a lot of time there before a tarmac road ran around the island,just superstition without substance,I went to see the mambabarangs making their "spells"
    I stayed in coco grove a few times,did you see Rocky the dancing parrot?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Nothing mystical about siquijor,I spent a lot of time there before a tarmac road ran around the island,just superstition without substance,I went to see the mambabarangs making their "spells"
    I stayed in coco grove a few times,did you see Rocky the dancing parrot?
    Yeah how can i forget Rocky. I've been to one lolo (grand dad) I forgot the name because he's a well known mambabarang. I was just very intrigue because ever since I was a kid, Siquijor is famous about it & I'm an avid fan of this program Sports Unlimited (abs-cbn) where they featured this 2 mambabarangs...I bought a potion for good luck (for business) I bought it for my mum store. Lots of potions to buy like if u want a man to love u lols geee, that was expensive. About a 50mls bottle, it was Php1,500... They said, that it's good to visit Siquijor during holy week. Until now my cousins asked me to come back but I've got no time. All work (& no play ).
    But I love it. Thumbs up to Coco Grove It's peace and quite just like Sumilon Island and Malapascua Island in Cebu...
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    I've been to one lolo (grand dad) I forgot the name because he's a well known mambabarang
    Maybe Jesus Butalid?Rocky has been there forever,always dancing



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    We were there in March 2006 (dragon boat race time). For the two weeks we had storms, heavy rain, high winds and high seas. (the dragon racing was cancelled). The power was down most of the time (no air con etc). The small boats were unable to re-stock with diesel from the mainland, so even the private generators were down.

    When my wife arrived in Fuengirola and saw the 7miles of sandy beaches she asked what all the enthusiasm for Boracay was !


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    the rich and famous go to Amanpulo!!!! now that is Philippines top island

    http://www.amanresorts.com/amanpulo/home.aspx

    Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and others go there
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Maybe Jesus Butalid?Rocky has been there forever,always dancing
    rocky always showing off I remembered it now, the place in San Antonio-Juan Ponce. Met his daughter & sons all mambabarangs in their house. I'm not good in remembering names but I couldn't forget the faces and the places. It's like a memory card in my head my diary & old photos are in Cebu & our cam before wasn't digital yet (2003 & 2004)...poor me
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    Quote Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post
    When my wife arrived in Fuengirola and saw the 7miles of sandy beaches she asked what all the enthusiasm for Boracay was !
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    [QUOTE=scott&ligaya;303945]the rich and famous go to Amanpulo!!!! now that is Philippines top island

    http://www.amanresorts.com/amanpulo/home.aspx

    oh no. that's one of my top list of places to visit in the Phils. But it's too much...can't afford it It's my friends & cousins dream too. In Cebu, we just ride a jeepney, go to Mactan to Maribago Blue water or Hadsan & swim like tadpoles there hahaha.... But thumbs up to Amanpulo.
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    San Antonio
    He does live in San antonio it was most probably him.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    He does live in San antonio it was most probably him.
    think jesus is the one whom they called jess & is not as old as juan ponce. Is jess a younger bloke with the dancing sticks? I mean he just look at the sticks & say prayers in silent and the sticks will move... oh I don't know. I think I've got dementia symptoms now Guess, San Antonio got lots of mambabarang.
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    Is jess a younger bloke with the dancing sticks?
    You have a GOOD memory He also plays the guitar and the dolls "Dance" I once saw an old guy in San Antonio strum away on a guitar and he made dead fish swim funny people but nothing more than skilled illusionists



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    You have a GOOD memory He also plays the guitar and the dolls "Dance" I once saw an old guy in San Antonio strum away on a guitar and he made dead fish swim funny people but nothing more than skilled illusionists
    that's it. But I haven't met jess. Only the old lolo, juan. Much as I wanted to witness jess doing his rituals, my frenz rather want to go swimming. We are also scared to stay outside when it's getting dark. At the beach front we also wanted to see this fireflies, I mean bunch of them at night because that is what the island is famous of. The island glow at night. But a resident there told us that due to lots of development, it's hard to see them at night as they live in this trees (i forgot the name again), & it's almost gone now
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    The island glow at night.
    I stayed there for three months once,didnt see any more fireflies than I saw in Mindanao,the spanish called siquijor isla del fuego,island of fire,some say because of the fireflies,and some say its because the island was born of a volcanic eruption,if you get to Mt Bandilaan the islands highest point and wander around you see volcanic rocks protruding,I think thats the substance behind the name.Nice island though



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    [QUOTE=Tawi2;303965]didnt see any more fireflies

    it's ashame that old people used tell stories about this. Even my dad says the island glitters at night. I only seen 3 fireflies there . I seen 1 in Cebu Haven't been to Mt. Bandilaan, but only in Mt. Hibok-hibok in Camiguin & Mt. Apo in Davao.
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    I only seen 3 fireflies there
    I saw a few but your right,they arent any more prevalent on Isla del fuego than anywhere else in Pinas I did see genuine St Elmos Fire or at least thats what I think it was on Siquijor so that could be another reason for the name
    Done Hibok2 and Mt Apo



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    [QUOTE=Tawi2;303969]St Elmos Fire or at least thats what I think it was on Siquijor so that could be another reason for the name

    must be Santilmo ( St Elmos Fire ) & not fireflies
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