Comments on: Boracay, the Philippines - short version http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/2008/05/03/boracay-the-philippines-short-version/ It's personal. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:52:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Candy http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/2008/05/03/boracay-the-philippines-short-version/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Candy Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:58:30 +0000 http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/?p=51#comment-552 Gosh, just noticed the date of this post. 2008! Mabuhay! Gosh, just noticed the date of this post. 2008! Mabuhay!

]]> By: Candy http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/2008/05/03/boracay-the-philippines-short-version/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Candy Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:55:12 +0000 http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/?p=51#comment-551 i'm glad you had a lovely time at boracay and that is a gorgeous, gorgeous photo (the first one of the sea and the boat!). i love boracay - have been going there since the 80s when you could only access it by chartered small planes and there were only really basic huts on the beach (Pearl of the Pacific which is now a massive hotel), chicken barbecue when you asked really nicely, and peanut shakes by the one enterprising guy with a blender. i'm sad it's become such a resort island but i guess that was the only way for it to go. i wish the people with the influence and ability would make a real effort to address its environmental problems (shrinking sands because of the dying reef and pollution). the previous commenter was quite uncharitable about the sand - which is truly beautiful on the top end. but under threat. sadly it's true about the water quality which, on white beach, waxes and wanes depending on the way the wind is blowing. good wishes and thanks for coming to the philippines. i’m glad you had a lovely time at boracay and that is a gorgeous, gorgeous photo (the first one of the sea and the boat!). i love boracay - have been going there since the 80s when you could only access it by chartered small planes and there were only really basic huts on the beach (Pearl of the Pacific which is now a massive hotel), chicken barbecue when you asked really nicely, and peanut shakes by the one enterprising guy with a blender. i’m sad it’s become such a resort island but i guess that was the only way for it to go. i wish the people with the influence and ability would make a real effort to address its environmental problems (shrinking sands because of the dying reef and pollution).

the previous commenter was quite uncharitable about the sand - which is truly beautiful on the top end. but under threat. sadly it’s true about the water quality which, on white beach, waxes and wanes depending on the way the wind is blowing.

good wishes and thanks for coming to the philippines.

]]> By: litson http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/2008/05/03/boracay-the-philippines-short-version/comment-page-1/#comment-549 litson Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:18:04 +0000 http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/?p=51#comment-549 not a druggy place? Hahha. Thats a good one. Its shabu (meth) capital. You mentioned the water being so pristine and clean yet posted a picture of the rampant algae bloom that take a quarter of the year here. Its not unsafe by any means, but its easily not 'clean' water. It cant grow without the seasonal phosphates that wash down. Either way, your own pic looked nasty and showed the beach to be nasty as well. Its a dirty place. Trash is on the beach all day, every day. The sand is no closer to flour than dirt.the only fine sand is far down station 1 where they imported beach sand, if you can believe that, but the entire beach is coarse coral sand. not a druggy place? Hahha. Thats a good one. Its shabu (meth) capital. You mentioned the water being so pristine and clean yet posted a picture of the rampant algae bloom that take a quarter of the year here. Its not unsafe by any means, but its easily not ‘clean’ water. It cant grow without the seasonal phosphates that wash down. Either way, your own pic looked nasty and showed the beach to be nasty as well.

Its a dirty place. Trash is on the beach all day, every day. The sand is no closer to flour than dirt.the only fine sand is far down station 1 where they imported beach sand, if you can believe that, but the entire beach is coarse coral sand.

]]> By: JD Cruz http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/2008/05/03/boracay-the-philippines-short-version/comment-page-1/#comment-158 JD Cruz Sun, 04 May 2008 03:29:43 +0000 http://www.worstkeptsecrets.net/?p=51#comment-158 It's nice to know that overall, you had fun in the Philippines. Pardon us for the inconveniences and the shameful characters that you met. We hope that someday, they'll be obliterated from this planet. Mabuhay ka! It’s nice to know that overall, you had fun in the Philippines. Pardon us for the inconveniences and the shameful characters that you met. We hope that someday, they’ll be obliterated from this planet.

Mabuhay ka!

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