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Renzie Goes To Kawayan Cove

I just came from this most awesome place in Nasugbu, a coastal municipality in Batangas, about 2 hours south of Metro Manila.  Nasugbu is known for its white-sand beach resorts and tropical forests, which therefore makes it a fairly popular summer destination.

Kawayan Cove is an exclusive residential seaside community which covering about 68 hectares worth of prime beach-front real estate.  You have to give credit to the developers for easing in the village among the groves of trees and bamboo, making it as close to the nature as possible by working with the natural contours and landscape.

The result was simply spectacular.  You have family-friendly amenities and wide-open spaces inobtrusively tucked into lush the Batangas forest, with minimal disturbance or alteration to the topography, and a population density well lower than the typical high-end developments in the general area.

A view of Kawayan Cove from the proposed
A view of Kawayan Cove from the road leading down to Bamboo Beach. Beautiful, ainnit?

Anyway, I realize I have a lot to write about this particular visit, so I hope to churn out all my posts over the weekend.  You’ll definitely be reading more from me about my visit to Kawayan Cove.  Highlights of my Kawayan Cove adventure:

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It’s Called Repetitive Strain Injury, Man.

I’ve had the misfortune of not being able to type for more than a couple of weeks.  The doctors said it’s RSI, or Repetitive Strain Injury.  Or Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD).  Or Work related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD).  Whatever it is, the joint area that connects my right pointy finger with the rest of the […]

10 Tips on Writing a Wedding Reception Script

So you’re about to do emcee work for a wedding reception- how exactly do you come up with a script for an occasion like this? Putting together a wedding reception script isn’t all that hard, really. Bear in mind that as the evening’s master of ceremonies, you also have to play the part of a […]

Barongs Are Cool!

No, seriously, they are. Made of light, translucent embroidered material- usually of hand-loomed fiber from pineapple leaves, abaca, silk organza or banana- the traditional barong tagalog is worn untucked, like a coat dress of sorts, over a light undershirt. So in a warm and humid tropical country like the Philippines, the ingenious design of the […]

Living Solo: What To Do With All Those Plastic Cutlery

You must have noticed by now that when you’re living solo, you end up ordering out a lot and dining in, and taking lots of food home.  Give yourself a few months of doing just that, and you’ll find yourself soon enough with a whole lot of plastic forks, knives and spoons. I’ve noticed I’ve […]