Monday, July 27, 2009

My Lakbayan Grade


My Lakbayan grade is A-!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

Those which are shaded in light and dark blue on the map above are the places where I have been to for the past 20+ years of my existence. It seems a lot but I still need to cover many grounds of our 70+ provinces. I have visited all of the provinces in Visayas region as it is the smallest region of our country and it helped a lot that my father is from Region 6. My Northern Luzon trips were courtesy by our visit to my mom's hometown in Cagayan Valley and we also have relatives in the Ilocos Region.

Despite of my blood ties in Luzon and Visayas it is odd to reveal that my favorite region here in the Philippines is Mindanao... Yes, I am a Mindanao lover!... I learned to love it because I discovered that the perception of a war haven Mindanao is not true at all. There is a presence of terrorism activities in some parts of the region but it is unfair to brand the whole of Mindanao as a haven of lawlessness and terrorists. I would love to explore more of that very beautiful region and meet more friendly people in my upcoming trips.

P.S. I have a secret... Don't tell my mother I have been to Basilan :)

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

hala ka.. susumbong kita sa mom mo... hahaha..

Oman said...

Congratulations. I am stuck at B lol. Basilan? Talaga? WOW.

escape said...

how was your basilan trip? what spots have you been to?

Lantaw said...

isa kang tunay na lagalag bro! :)

Mr Whattaworld said...

Wow... Basilan I heard is very very nice!! :D

Nash said...

good job onting onti nalang!!!

Entertainment Blog said...

Hi!

Just dropping by...

I'm from Mindanao, Davao.

Thank you for your article, for telling all people that "...it is unfair to brand the whole of Mindanao as a haven of lawlessness and terrorists. "

Tnx ^_^

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I remember I commented here before but couldn't see it now...

Anyhow, congratulations for being a certified lagalog :D

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Long weekend is here...

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edsan said...

As I went over your travel map, you have not yet visited our place. Hence, may I invite you to visit Bucas Grande Island in Socorro, Surigao del Norte, Philippines and experience the beauty of its island vacations spots.