Archive for Baguio

My (not so) secret writing place

{ June 28, 2010 @ 4:23 am } · { Baguio, Hostel Review, Philippines }
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REVIEW : Bliss Homestay in Baguio City

Posted by Prime Sarmiento

I went on a personal writing retreat early this month in Baguio and thanks to its cool weather and right vibe, I managed to finish a couple of blog posts, the first draft of my graduate thesis proposal, and an analysis piece that I submitted to a news agency. Those five days were a time of productivity and creativity and this wouldn’t have been possible if I didn’t stay in Bliss Homestay. (read more here)

My Writing corner in Bliss Homestay

 

Writing is about finding time and space

{ June 22, 2010 @ 2:51 am } · { Baguio, Philippines, Travel Writing }
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Baguio is the perfect place for a writer's retreat

posted by Prime Sarmiento

A colleague asked me if I needed to go to Baguio just to write a thesis proposal for my graduate degree in anthropology.  She can’t understand why I need to go all the way to Baguio, travel by bus by around six hours or more, for something that I could have done in my own bedroom. (read more here)

Postcard Moment: Baguio Botanical Garden

{ October 27, 2009 @ 2:41 am } · { Baguio, Philippines, Postcard Moment }
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Resiliency

{ October 23, 2009 @ 5:09 am } · { Baguio, Philippines }
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The word “resiliency”, second only to the term”recession” is perhaps the most used (and abused?) word that we use in writing business stories. I’m guilty of that. Whenever I write a story quoting officials declaring – for the thousandth time – that the Philippine economy is “resilient” that it can continue the grow despite the “global recession” thanks to remittances (oh yeah, I forgot, I also use the word “remittance” – a lot! I, after all, live in a country where going abroad to earn a living is a way of life, ) But it was in my recent vist (and being stranded) in Baguio that I actually learned what “resiliency” means. (read more here)

Stranded in the City (of Baguio): Some Lessons In Letting Go

{ October 11, 2009 @ 3:02 pm } · { Baguio, Philippines }
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posted by: gypsygal Prime

I’m stranded here in Baguio and loving it. (read more here)

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