My article: “From terrorism to ecotourism” was published in Sun.Star Davao last February 17, 2019. Here is the link: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1792911/Davao/Weekend/From-terrorism-to-ecotourism A screenshot as it appeared in the Sun.Star website. I’m copying the full text here just to make sure that it stays online even when … Continue reading The Liguasan of tomorrow
HER name is Lourdes Bato, she learned acupuncture at 17 years old from her aunt who is an eye doctor. That’s her after sticking needles into me. Smiling. Grrrrr… Her grandfather was sick with cancer, she said, and her aunt initiated acupuncture treatment on him … Continue reading Sticking needles
(This article was first published inmy column at Sun.Star Davao on February 10, 2019. [https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1786948/Davao/Opinion/Estremera-Nothing-wrong]. But to make it more fun for this blog, I’m posting here some file photos of my adventures and misadventures). Whitewater kayaking on Davao River when the Davao Crocodile Park … Continue reading Nothing wrong
The vision is a museum of Mindanao arts, a permanent venue to tell the story about arts and artists. But that will take a lot of money to build, and so we are building with what can be had now. Tucked in a 1.3-hectare property … Continue reading A repository of Mindanao arts in the making
I’ve been drinking wine for years now. Red. My liquor drinking days were during my youth when the joy was in getting drunk and just feeling carefree. But in my trip to Mexico in 2017, I picked up acquaintance again with — what else? — … Continue reading Reviving my single malt taste
Here's another article I wrote that was published in Sun.Star Davao. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/feature/2017/09/17/mindanaonce-564580 It's a story about how things will fall into place like from some Divine hand when the intentions are pure. I'm sharing here the full story and the photos of the photo-art exhibit … Continue reading MindanaOnce
Sorry, I’ve been very busy the past days, and I haven’t visited my blog. So, let me just share with you my column article in Sun.Star Davao about my last meet-up with the President. Here’s the link to the article: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/opinion/2017/09/02/estremera-digong-unchanged-561931 But since, you’re already here, … Continue reading Digong unchanged
Photo by Jenjen Dumlao IT’S called the Holy Grail of underwater photography, a much sought-after underwater species that tend to be elusive. For so long now, the search for the Rhinopias has been going on, especially among the underwater photographers. Having studied the habitats and … Continue reading My first Rhinopias
NOTMY is a cat. He’s not mine. Thus, the name. His full name is Not My Cat. Nickname: Notmy. He’s a full-grown black male cat with a loud demanding voice and a blue collar with a bell. That was when he first arrived at my … Continue reading Notmy the terrorist
LUCH LIBRE, meaning free fight, is popular in Mexico as a form of professional wrestling. A visit to Mexico City for a first-timer isn’t complete without watching and cheering on the wrestlers. And so we did. As wikipedia reads: Mexican wrestling is characterized by colorful masks, … Continue reading Lucha Libre is fun, but isn’t for me
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