DO IT YOURSELF DRIVE FROM MANILA TO CLARK

DIRECTIONS TO CLARK FREEPORT

Getting to the Clark Freeport Zone, otherwise known as the Clark Special Economic Zone by car is easy. 

Simply take the North Luzon Expressway from Manila and exit at Dau (83A),, Mabalacat, Pampanga.  After your exit, make a left turn towards Angeles City, and after Angeles City/Dau traffic light, make a right turn at   Clark Zone itself. The trip should take about an hour and a half from Manila without heavy traffic.

TAGALOG: Mula sa North Luzon Expressway, lumabas sa pamamagitan ng Dau Exit (83A), turn pakaliwa sa MacArthur Highway, lumiko sa kanan sa Manuel A. Roxas Ave.makapasa sa Bayanihan Park, at pumunta tuwid maagang pagpasa sa Clark Main Gate. 

2011 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta FAQ

2011 PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL HOT AIRBALLOON FIESTA DETAILS

Note: The above schedule is from the official Philippine International Hot Air BalloonAssociation. Clark Subic Marketing makes no claims or guarantees as to its accuracy. This schedule is subject to change without notice.

Frequently Answered Questions

Q. Where is the exact event site?

A. Air Force City, Clark Freeport, Angeles City in Pampanga.

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Q. How much is the entrance fee?

A. PhP150 per person. These tickets are available at the gate.

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Q. Can I ride the balloons?

A. Yes, we charge a minimum fee of US$150 per person to ride the balloon. This is on a first-come-first-served basis. Go directly to the Information Booth upon arrival to book yourself a ride.

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Q. What hotels are near the venue?

A. The event site is fairly near all the hotels in and around Clark. Please visit our ClarkHotels Web Page for a hotel booking. Book now so you don't miss-out. There are limited rooms available for this event.

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Q. Are we sure to see the balloons everyday?

A. Balloon inflation is very much dependent on wind conditions. Calm winds guarantee great flights. The organizers reserve the right to cancel any activity due to bad wind conditions. For safety reasons, balloonists generally prefer for the the winds to be less than 10 mph and the clouds to be at least 2,000 feet above the ground.

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Q. Are refreshments available on the grounds?

A. Yes. Food booths are present near the show line, on the southeast side of theballoon fiesta site. A bazaar is also set up near the entrance gate, and also on the northwest part of the grounds, near the aircraft ramp

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Q. Where can I park?

A. Ample parking is available near the entrance gate. Road signs will direct you to the parking lots, where marshals will guide you to a suitable space. A parking fee is charged.

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Q. What is a ramp tour?

A. The balloon fiesta offers a ramp tour that allows you to walk around the active flight line and interact with aircraft pilots and ground crew.

2011 Hot Air Balloon Schedule (Tentative)

2011 Clark Hot Air Balloon Festival (Feb. 10-13)
Here's the tentative event schedule:

February 10 THURSDAY FIRST FIESTA DAY

Hot Air Balloon Flights 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Formation Flying 7:40-8:15AM
Ultralight Bomb Dropping Audience Participation 8:15-9:00AM
Aerobatic Flight Display 9:00-9:40AM
Kite Flying Exhibition 9:40-10:00AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition 10:00-10:45AM
Sky Diving Exhibition 10:45-11:30AM
R/C Demonstration Flying 11:30-12:00PM
Open 12:00-1:00PM
Sky Diving Exhibition 1:00-2:00PM
AOPA Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting 2:00-2:45PM
Aerobatic Flight Display 3:45-4:30PM
Rocketry Demonstration 4:30-5:00PM
Ultralight Formation Flying 5:00-5:20PM
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In 5:20-6:00PM

February 11 FRIDAY SECOND FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flights 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby & Flour Bombing 7:40-8:30AM
Aerobatic Air Show 8:30-9:15AM
R/C Helicopter Show 9:30-9:50AM
AOPA Aircraft Flyby 9:50-10:30AM
AOPA Aircraft Balloon-Bursting Competition 10:30-11:15AM
Skydiving Exhibition 11:15-12:00PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition 12:30-1:30PM
Fire Fighting Exhibition 1:30-2:15PM
Skydiving Exhibition 2:15-3:00PM
Wings Over Asia Aviators Gathering Seminar 3:00-6:00PM
Rocketry Demonstration 3:00-3:45PM
Aerobatic Flight Display 4:00-4:30PM
Paragliding Exhibition 4:30-5:15PM
Hot Air Balloon Flights 5:30-6:00PM

February 12 SATURDAY THIRD FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby 7:40-8:30AM
Krukspec Airsoft Speedball Competition 8:30-5:00PM
Aerobatic Flight Display 8:30-9:15AM
Search and Rescue Flying Exhibition 9:15-10:00AM
AOPA-P, Wings Over Asia, Thai Flying Club Flyby 10:00-10:45AM
Skydiving Exhibition 10:45-11:15AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition 11:15-12:00PM
Kite Flying Exhibition 12:00-12:45PM
open 12:45-1:15PM
Piper Turboprop bly by of Ed/Citation Mustang fly-by 1:15-1:45PM
Skydiving Exhibition 1:45-2:15PM
AOPA Light Aircraft Balloon-Bursting Competition 2:15-3:00PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition 3:00-3:45PM
Aerobatic Flight Display 3:45-4:30PM
Rocketry Demonstration 4:30-5:00PM
Ultralight Flyby 5:00-5:30PM
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration 5:30-5:45PM
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:45-6:15PM
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow 6:45-7:30PM
Aviators Ball 7:00PM-onwards

February 13 SUNDAY FOURTH FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flights 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby & Flour Bombing 7:30-8:30AM
Krukspec Airsoft Speedball Competition 8:00-5:00PM
AOPA-P, Wings Over Asia, Thai Flying club Fly-by 8:30-9:30AM
R/C Helicopter Show 9:30-10:00AM
Helicopter Flying Exhibition 10:00-10:30AM
Skydiving Exhibition 10:30-11:00AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition 11:00-12:00PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition 12:30-1:15PM
Ultralight Flying Display 1:15-2:00PM
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration 2:00-2:30PM
AOPA Light Airplane Ballon Bursting Finals 2:30-3:30PM
Aerobatic Exhibition 3:30-4:15PM
Rocketry Demonstration 4:15-4:45PM
Microlight & Ultralight Flyby 4:45-5:30PM
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow 5:30-6:45PM
Crew and Awards Night Party 7:30PM


Note: The above schedule is from the official Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Association. I make no claims or guarantees as to its accuracy. This schedule is subject to change without notice.

MRT AND LRT FARE WILL INCREASE BEGINNING MARCH 2011

MRT AND LRT FARE WILL INCREASE BEGINNING MARCH 2011

In March, the MRT and the LRT would charge an P11 boarding fee. Passengers would also be charged an additional P1 for every kilometer that would result in a three-denomination fare matrix of P15, P20 and P30 for single-journey tickets on both the LRT and MRT lines.

The current fares are P12 to P15 for LRT 1 and 2, and P10 to P15 for MRT.

LRT 1 runs from Baclaran in Parañaque City to Roosevelt in Quezon City; 

LRT 2, from C. M. Recto Avenue in Manila to Barangay Santolan in Pasig City; and MRT, from Taft-EDSA in Pasay City to North Avenue in Quezon City.

Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free!

Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free!

The Facebook application is not up yet, neither are the Mechanics (Maybe on January 12 or 13), but we got the details courtesy of Techie.com.ph. Now, for step-by-step details to this promotion, click here.

What if you could fly 149 Facebook friends to any destination for free? That would be awesome, right? You'd be their hero. The ground you walk on would be worshipped. Guess what, wishful thinker? Cebu Pacific Air is giving you (assuming you're a Philippine resident) the chance to make your dream come true starting tomorrow when it launches its "Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free" Facebook contest. You only need to:

• Like Cebu Pacific's Facebook page;
• Install the contest app on Facebook by searching "Fly Juan";
• Create a flight as a host (but you may also join an existing flight as a guest);
• Register; and be the first one to get all 149 FB friends to "check in" on his or her flight.

Flying 149 people from Manila to destinations like Cebu, Davao, Singapore, and Hong Kong? That's like being with your whole family plus your barkada and their girlfriends'/boyfriends' pamilya's friends. You can travel together on March 8, 2011 (Cebu Pacific's 15th anniversary) and return any day from March 9-15. Of course, you'd have to take care of your own accommodations, kiddo. There's no such thing as sobrang sinusuwerte for most of us.

The Leader Board (Sample) - Race to 150 passengers, You + 149.

source: EVERYTHINGINBUDGET

Stay Tune at Cebu Pacific's Fan Page

Minute Maid Pulpy Goddess

http://www.facebook.com/MinuteMaid.ph

I just drank a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy. They say it’s got ‘no preservatives added’. Aw, c’mon…It’s bottled juice. Is that even possible? So I thought maybe... a fresh Mango Orange were squeezed into the bottle because I swear I could taste its pulpy goodness!!! Oh so yummy!

I didn’t believe it the first time I heard it’s got no preservatives added.  So I read the ingredients (even the fine print) and everything checked out! It really has NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED!  That means it doesn’t have ingredients that may turn out to be allergens, or worse...carcinogens!  Whew! Now that’s healthy goodness that tastes so good, I... make sure I have my daily dose of Minute Maid wherever I am be it in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand , Brunei or traveling around the Philippines.

So okay, it’s got no preservatives added. That’s really good, right?  Not just because it doesn’t have those icky, harmful ingredients, but it also means... it is freshly squeezed and has the healthy goodness of fruits that makes one lives healthier and longer!

So far anyone who still has a hard time believing that Minute Maid has got no preservatives added - meaning it's THAT natural, it's almost like it's plucked straight from the tree, it's just as Mother Nature wanted your orange juice to be, it's got nothing but the good stuff yes, none of those potentially toxic stuff that can harm your brain, kidneys, heart; cause tumors aargh- the list of preservatives' bad effects just go on!!! Anyway, just to prove a point on just how good Minute Maid Pulpy is 'cause it's got NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED, I'm gonna drink my 3rd liter of Minute Maid Pulpy Mango Orange for the day! It is simply delicious!

I am so addicted to its refreshing pulpy goodness taste, that when I was in Bangkok, Thailand last week, the Thai attendant @ the supermarket gave me a Minute Maid the moment he saw me:-) not that he saw a signage on my forehead but because, he overheard me looking for a Minute Maid.

What are you waiting for? Go grab your Minute Maid fix!

Be healthy be merry, drink a Minute Maid today!

Feels good to know about the real pulpy deal, right? C’mon show me a smile on the comment box, and you might win yourself a Really Pulpy Deal! (That’s a chance to win a Minute Maid gift pack simply by commenting. Sweet! C'mon you just might be picked as the lucky 'commentor'!)

Love,

Traveller on a Shoestring

Minute Maid pulpy Goddess

DO IT YOURSELF - HOW TO COMMUTE TO WAT PO VIA RIVER TAXI

newly opened River City Mall

From the newly opened River City mall, we walked towards the back of Shangri-la Bangkok.

We then turned right to the alley going to the Central Pier -  Si Phraya station.

We waited for the orange flag river taxi and paid 14 baht each then disembarked @Tha Thien.

We walked past a public market selling dried fish like those found in Tabuan in Cebu. 

Softdrinks and water is cheaper @ the small eatery in front of the gate of WAT PO. Coke cost only 20 baht against 25-30 baht selling price by the vendor near the pier.

After drinking Coke, ( my first after 6 months of abstinence) we crossed the road then entered the gate of WAT PO. 

That's when I realized I lost my LUMIX Original Battery ( sigh) I retraced my steps and found nothing, so I guessed I lost it somewhere between the pier and the gate. I moved on. And happily pose for pictures inside WAT PO. There is an entrance fee of 50 baht.

SSS Members Housing Loans for OFW

For Overseas Filipino Workers

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What are the required documents for the loan? The following documents should be submitted upon application: Mortgagor’s Application for Housing Loan with 1” x 1” ID pictures of Principal Applicant and Spouse (Original). Certificate of Loan Eligibility (Original) – (P100 Service Fee). Certification from POEA, DOLE, OWWA, SSS Foreign Representative Office or Philippine Embassy/Consular Office (Original). Latest Contract of Employment (Photocopy). Contract to Sell with statement of latest balance (Original). Owner’s copy of the Original/Transfer Certificate of Title (Photocopy). Latest Property Tax Declaration and Realty Tax receipt (Photocopy). Lot Plan with vicinity map duly signed and sealed by Registered Surveyor or Geodetic Engineer (Blue Print). Building plans/specifications/picture of the house (Blue Print). Confirmation of Completion and Appraisal from Home Guaranty Corporation located at Jade Bldg., 335 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City with tel. no. 895-90-11 (Original). A set of twelve (12) postdated checks covering twelve (12) monthly installments and shall be repeated every 12 months thereafter until the loan is fully paid. Certificate of Acceptance and Occupancy duly signed by the borrower if house is 100% complete at the time of loan filing (original). Special Power of Attorney (if filing is thru a representative) (original). Certified True Copy of the Original Transfer Certificate Title issued by the Registry of Deeds. Note: Present original and submit one (1) photocopy for authentication purposes. Applicant must be up-to-date in all existing loan accounts with SSS subject to verification by SSS-Real Estate Department. SSS reserves the right to require additional documents if deemed necessary. Application Fee – ½ of 1% of loan amount or P500 whichever is higher, for both socialized and low-cost housing. Inspection Fee – P500 for both within and outside Metro Manila.