Jenny's Island Adventure

When the rain comes in June, July, August until October, we take out our jackets and raincoats with us, the bigger the umbrella you carry, the better so it won’t be blown away by    the winds brought about by the summer monsoon. Indeed it was drizzling early in the morning when we were on a road trip to the north. Surprisingly, the weather changed and the sun came up, we were on a fifteen minute speed boat ride to the white island. This was the calm after the storm and you can see clearly through the water underneath. We were so excited for a three-day stay in the island formerly known as Isla Puti because of its white sandy beach.   The island is about 2.5 hectares when the tide is at its peak, and is about 5 hectares at its lowest tide. As we approached Jomabo Island Paradise Resort, one would want to jump and dive before docking. There are about six fan family cottages with a capacity of 10 persons for each, where there are two bedrooms, a kitchenett...

Best Tour Guide Award 2018   Tourism Week 2018 Celebration   It’s been a year since the Province of Negros Occidental   was awarded Hall of Fame in the National ATOP Pearl Awards besting all other provinces in the country for the Celebration of Tourism Month in the Philippines. Arriving   late in the afternoon from the recently concluded Philippine Travel Mart and the National Tourism Summit for Tourism Officers and Tour Operators. It was a fast   three hour ride to Sipalay the next day on a cold morning, the waves were high, many surfers caught my attention at the public beach in the city. We were billeted at the Tourism Center where aircon rooms are available just right in front of the beach. We had a walk about with about seven   tricycle drivers   at the old city hall we walked to the plaza, then the statue of our national hero Jose Rizal, followed by an interesting story of the police station where a 1943 bell hangs ...