Excuse me for taking so long to post Part 2 of the Expat Guide to Living in Iloilo City. My excuse is… I have no excuse other than the fact that there are people to meet, things to see, and obligations to fulfill. After all, Iloilo City is a vibrant city with many great eye candies. What can I say, I love Iloilo.

Before I tell you about the many great distractions here in Iloilo City, allow me to introduce you to Ebon L. Thea, Sheryl (more on Sheryl and her husband Patrick in my future blog) and I met him last week. Ebon L. is a professional poker player from Kansas. He moved (yes, moved) to Iloilo City because he can earn more here than in Kansas. I wish I could reveal his poker secrets, but I took a vow of secrecy. But, trust me, they are great secrets. Let’s just say that I would hate to be the ones playing poker against Ebon.

Now, on to the many great distractions in Iloilo City. I’m going to focus on food, drinks and entertainment this time.
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We are still sitting in the Mabuhay Lounge waiting for our delayed flight to Hong Kong to board. Earlier today, while at Greenbelt 3, I visited Power Books to check out some Hong Kong travel guides. Here are some of the things that we plan to do aside from the city and Macau tours. We are going to dine at The Peak Lookout which has an amazing panoramic view of Hong Kong harbor. We plan to visit the flower market on Flower Market Road in Kowllon. Of course a trip to Hong Kong has to include a visit to some factory outlets. This time around we plan to go to the outlets located at Spring Garden Lane also in Kowloon. My parents want to buy some electronic goods. So, we’re going to take them to 298 Computer Zone, Broadway Shop 714-15 (Apple Computer central) and Photo Scientific Appliances. After all that shopping and sightseeing, I think I’m ready to head on to Singapore.

I don’t like to travel when it rains. But it is. Hard. With thunderstorms.

We are at NAIA’s Mabuhay Lounge, waiting for our flight to HKG. Our plane doesn’t leave until 2:20PM, which means we still have some 30 minutes to read magazines, eat carbs and surf the Internet. The Mabuhay Lounge is a convenient place for people like us who need to do last-minute emails [as if we couldn't do it abroad] to associates [read: wedding planner and writers] and family members. Actually I’m not doing any of that. Read more »

I got this email from a friend and I though this is a very good analysis of the Juday’s ad about Meralco’s Sytem Loss.

by Resti Reyes

I normally shy away from political issues such as the ongoing war between the Lopezes and Meralco on the one hand and the GSIS and the government on the other. But this issue has crossed over into the media battlefield. That makes it now a media issue that can be covered openly by other media. I have friends in ABS-CBN, and if I am to be a true friend to them, I owe it to them to point out the mistakes their camp is making on this issue. And as a media entity, they need to realize the consequences when they allow themselves (and their stars) to be used as pawns by their sister companies to fight their battles for them. Read more »

She actually reminds me of myself when I’m not high on caffeine. Nothing beats my iPhone’s Hello Kitty theme though.