tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post115494542746734657..comments2008-06-21T14:42:15.903+08:00ivanhenareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-73830605438386251602008-06-21T14:42:15.903+08:002008-06-21T14:42:15.903+08:00thanks for featuring basilan! i really wish i can go back there. its great that you saw the white beach.the donGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572021401129133203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-12475535325171228932007-06-05T22:24:32.060+08:002007-06-05T22:24:32.060+08:00Hi! Was looking around and I stumbled upon your entry on Basilan. I was entertained with your account of your Basilan trip because you write very well (you are a good story teller). Also, I was relieved because I have always been worried of my husband going to ARMM. He is working for an international NGO focused on children and is assigned to monitor projects in ARMM. He frequents Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. His usual trips worries me a lot which has affected me quite much especially that I am most sensitive now, being pregnant and all. I just wrote to say.... thanks for the entry. Remembering what you wrote will help me be calm in days I should worry about him. thanks againSeksingmamuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789111082192393632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-38880561394558718542007-06-04T00:33:24.066+08:002007-06-04T00:33:24.066+08:00The white beach in malamawi can only be express in words but never, I repeat never will be exposed like the pics you'd taken.,.tooooo risky my friend for foreign invaders, white beach is beyond comparable to the famous waikiki in Hawaii..Let the locals enjoy the priceless paradise..the place is heavenly made..I'll bet my neck if it will be privatised!YOU CAN TELL THEM BEEN THERE , DONE THAT! JUST A STORY TELLING KABAYAN! DONT OVEREXPOSED! Y'R ALWAYS WELCOME IN MALAMAWI..AS MY ABUELO ALWAYS SAY MI CASA TU CASA!mamalawi boy!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-57007663270345525232007-02-19T19:10:00.000+08:002007-02-19T19:10:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan, I just got back from basically the same trip that you took. I am a foreigner and visited Isabela and Lamitan just as you did, including the falls. I found it safe, and would go back again.<BR/><BR/>I also spent 3 days in Tawi Tawi, which was a dream! I recommend the place highlyBobhttp://www.mindanao.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1162013258534738362006-10-28T13:27:00.000+08:002006-10-28T13:27:00.000+08:00Sid - Great to know you enjoyed your visit to Basilan. I'm part of the Alano Clan and I'm glad something positive and enjoyable experiences were noted. Sad to see Chavacano is a dying language and is being taken over by Bisaya - erg! Took me less than 2 days to be fluent in Chavacano and getting replies in Bisaya or tagalog was a bit disheartening. Food to eat when you are over in Basilan os Curacha. The Deep see crabs that's cooked on coconut milk - OH MY GOD! Boil me a pot of rice with that alone - GAME OVER! :-) Too bad you didn't swim the waters of Malamawi - that's like going to the vatican and not going to Church :-) Cheers and much luck on your travels. Bien Sabroso gayot de tuyo viyajes (Your travels are SWEET!!) Keep it up brotha!Al Liwanagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1158973150313227702006-09-23T08:59:10.370+08:002006-09-23T08:59:10.370+08:00I wished I had more time and funds too. But my clients would kill me if I took too long a vacation. Hehe! I don't remember eating much on Basilan since I wanted to cover more ground. But at least I was able to feature Basilan and showed people that it's safe (for the time being).<BR/><BR/>In Zamboanga, I also wanted to visit the indigenous communities but time was not on my side. There is always a next time, especially when I visit Sulu.ivanhenareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1158972334894202352006-09-23T08:45:00.000+08:002006-09-23T08:45:00.000+08:00You took in Basilan in less than a day (I mean daylight day)? Incredible! A visit to just Isabela (born and grew up there, by the way) would require more than a few days of ones time. Next time (but I dont think theres going to be any) you go there tell us what you have eaten, the people you have met (Samal? Yakans? Chavacano-speaking natives - a vanishing breed? - and less about mileage (kilometrage?) and fares. That will make your blog more enjoyable and informative.jleongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1157969413138934012006-09-11T18:10:13.186+08:002006-09-11T18:10:13.186+08:00Fast crafts leave the Zambonga port approximately every three hours. The sea routes between Zamboanga City and Basilan are well-covered by various shipping lines so no problem there.ivanhenareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1157965265176111252006-09-11T17:01:00.000+08:002006-09-11T17:01:00.000+08:00i need your help. we're planning to go to basilan via zamboanga port on sept 21. could you help me how to get a fast craft going there? we need this info asap. hope you could email me your response at asjorda@sedp.ph. tnx!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1155739247008467122006-08-16T22:40:00.000+08:002006-08-16T22:40:00.000+08:00I've been to Basilan, and it's beautiful (they don't do it justice, but here are some old photos http://bealoca.multiply.com/photos/album/6). I was trying to show my friend the Pink Island off photos on the net, but it never does come out as pink as in real life!!!Beahttp://bealoca.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1155024630886290822006-08-08T16:10:30.936+08:002006-08-08T16:10:30.936+08:00Hi Sidney, welcome back! Now that you've mentioned it, maybe I should log the miles I've traveled. Hehe! Come to think of it, I was on opposite ends of the country in a span of just three weeks.ivanhenareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1155013686721335142006-08-08T13:08:00.000+08:002006-08-08T13:08:00.000+08:00Do you record how many miles you travel each year? Last time I checked your blog you were near Bontoc. And now you are in Basilan. You are faster than I can surf the internet!<BR/>Enjoy your travels. (and yes I am a bit jealous) ;-)Sidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023284412252407609noreply@blogger.com