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		<title>First-time in Mabuhay Palace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 22:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We&#8217;re on the road We move from place to place” &#160; It was labor day. One must have minded working on a holiday. I would have. But since it was field work and I would be working with a Filipino music icon, I jumped out of my bed and proceeded to Manila Hotel, one of &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/first-time-in-mabuhay-palace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First-time in Forest House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 07:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Can you take us to that restaurant with a good overlooking view?” one of my colleagues asked my officemate who grew up in Baguio City. And with a snap of a finger, Forest House came to mind. &#160; After some take-home shopping at Mines View Park and the Good Shepherd and road trip around Baguio’s &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/first-time-in-forest-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Ninong in Baguio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Ninong” is a Filipino endearment for a godfather, which usually connotes a person who generously gives out gifts, especially during the Christmas season. This is another alias that was recently added to boxing champ Manny Pacquiao because of his television show that awards fabulous prizes. He was the reason why I, along with some colleagues, &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/finding-ninong-in-baguio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer on the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My adrenaline is pumping. Packing and unpacking my belongings seem to become a monthly, if not weekly, habit. It all started with a Manila-Cebu-Cagayan de Oro trip in just three days. Yet, I have to take time out from business trips to accommodate pleasurable ones. &#160; So, I hit the road with some other friends &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/summer-on-the-road/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Travel to Learn English</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read this infographic on learning English at the Kaplan International website. Infographic via the KIC Blog. &#160; The data is interesting. One of the reasons why foreigners prefer to travel to the Philippines is that majority of the Filipinos can easily converse in English. In fact, there are many Asians, Koreans in particular, &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/travel-to-learn-english/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Behind Masskara&#8217;s Smile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this post for the blog, PositiveEnd.com, of my friend Koleen Davila-Palaganas (@koleendavila). Her blog evokes positive things of people, organizations, and cultures. You can read the entire post here &#8211; Positive Philippines: Behind Masskara&#8217;s Smile. I was eight years old and I was standing in front of my mother’s office right across the city &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/behind-masskaras-smile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First-time in Panaad sa Negros Festival Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Panaad” or in local language (Hiligaynon), it is about a vow and fulfilling it. &#160; For 19 years, the province of Negros Occidental has been fulfilling its vow of celebrating its spirit of jubilation and friendship through the Panaad sa Negros Festival, highlighting the various products, attractions, history and culture of its 32 cities and &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/first-time-in-panaad-sa-negros-festival-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First-time in Panaad sa Negros Festival Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going around the Panaad Park, visiting the booths of all 32 local government units can be a bit taxing, though entertaining. But I decided to write a separate blog for the towns and cities south of Bacolod, which I frequented when I was still a kid. &#160; &#160; &#160; Bago City &#160; Bago City is &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/first-time-in-panaad-sa-negros-festival-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First-time in Mambukal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having visited Mambukal when I was still a toddler, I have so little recollection of what it’s like in this mountain resort. Everytime I go home to my province, I always wanted to visit Mambukal. &#160; Mambukal lies at the foot of Mt. Mayon and is the gateway to the Mayon National Park. The resort &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/first-time-in-mambukal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming of Oia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was only a small writing assignment that needed a little bit of research but it bloomed into a hunger to explore the world and find my way into this ultimate dream destination someday. I was working in a PR firm and I was writing an article on the special SMS service of a client. One of &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://firsttimetravels.com/dreaming-of-oia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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