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People go to Puerto Princesa for many beautiful reasons—the beaches, the underground river, the cashew nuts, the seafood.   I went to Puerto Princesa to renew my passport J   The latest appointment in the capital was September last I checked.   I tried searching nearby provinces like Batangas, Pampangga and even Baguio and Legazpi but all were fully booked till September.   So I grabbed my best option—Puerto Princesa!   It’s also a great excuse to getaway from the toxicity of the metro.   I booked with AirAsia and the cost was just   PhP 3337.00 two way.   Lucky Me!!!! Hotel was also relatively easy to find.   I reserved mine through Expedia.com    Cheaper than the rates in Tripadvisor.   Well at least for this boutique hotel.   I booked 1 small room with a twin bed at Islands Stay Hotels Puerto Princesa.   It’s located at 420 Rizal Avenue, Brgy Bancao-Bancao in Puerto Princesa.   In truth I chose Islands St...

I made a very short video about legendary Jazz singer Billie Holliday to commemorate her passing more than five decades ago.  The video is just a simple highlight. Her real name was Eleonora Fagan Gough.  But she changed in to Billie Holliday in tribute to a film celeb named Billie Dove. She doesn't know how to read music and had no formal music training but she went on to sing for jazz big guns like Count Bassie, and Benny Goodman, and signed many deals with recording companies. Considered as one of the highest paid performer during her time, Holliday passed away July 17, 1959 with just $750 to her name, according to NPR.   Eight years after that, also on July 17, the world lost another jazz great--John Coltrane.  I'll do a short video about him next year.  Meantime, please enjoy: