Dirtiest Hotels in Asia

TripAdvisor has a list of dirtiest hotels in Asia (according to the reviews of the site's visitors) :

• 1.First Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2.Hotel Grand Central, Singapore, Singapore
• 3.The Imperial Hotel, Hong Kong, China
• 4.Royal Peacock Hotel, Singapore, Singapore
• 5.Woraburi Sukhumvit Hotel and Resort, Bangkok, Thailand
• 6.Colmar Tropicale, A French-Themed Resort, Bentung, Malaysia
• 7.Oxford Hotel, Singapore, Singapore
• 8.City Gate Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 9.Royal Parkview Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
• 10.Aseania Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia

Shaft of Light

I took this pic in San Juan last year (around June) during a surfing trip. It is now #14 in Wired photo contest - Shadows.

Please vote for it, here.

Kois

Kois on a pond in Hidden Garden, Vigan, Ilocos Sur

December 15, 2008

Zamboanga City Hall

Zamboanga City Hall, decked with Christmas decorations, at night

taken January 1, 2009

Chilly in Baguio

PAGASA says that Baguio is experiencing the coldest temperatures in 23 years. A low of 7.5 degrees C was recorded yesterday.

pic: Baguio Cathedral, taken Nov 30, 2008

Desolate

Seaside basketball court at Narbacan, Ilocos Sur.

Taken December 14, around 6:30 am

2009 Public Holidays in the Philippines

Malacañang Palace announced the dates of public holidays for 2009:

Regular holidays:

• Araw ng Kagitingan (April 6, Monday)
  
• Maundy Thursday (April 9)
  
• Good Friday (April 10)
  
• Labor Day (May 1, Friday)
  
• Independence Day (June 12, Friday)
  
• National Heroes Day (Aug. 31, Monday)
  
• Bonifacio Day (Nov. 30, Monday)
  
• Christmas Day (Dec. 25, Friday) 
  
• Rizal Day (Dec. 30, Wednesday) 
  

Five special non-working holidays:

• Ninoy Aquino Day (Aug. 21, Friday)
  
• All Saints Day (Nov. 1, Sunday)
  
• Nov. 2 (Monday)
  
• Dec. 24 (Thursday)
  
• Dec. 31 (Thursday)
  
• Eid’l Fitr (TBD)
  

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