I was so disappointed with Tondol on my last visit that I openly bashed the place in my blog. Last Christmas holiday, I was off from work for six days which meant I was able to do a lot of things in my hometown. Other than the yearly Noche Buena with family, reunion with mother-side relat…
I went a bit tough with my writeup on Tondol White Beach in Anda (my hometown) I admit. TONDOL BEACH Anda Pangasinan: Boracay of the North squandered. But what can I do?That's the reality as I see it.The post has been getting a lot of attention lately and is one of the top traffic g…
The name Pangasinan means "land of salt" or "place of salt-making"; it is derived from the words Pang , meaning for and asin , meaning "salt”, or For Salt in the Pangasinan languageand other related languages. The province is a major producer of salt in the Phil…
I know every corner of Tondol Beach as I am a native of Anda Pangasinan myself.I've been here countless times even if it's located Northeast of the island of Anda whilst I live in the South.I remember when we were in high school, my classmates and I would occasionally skip classes…
ANDA is a small sleepy town in Western Pangasinan.It is a 4th class municipality which was isolated for a long time from the rest of Mainland Pangasinan.Andanians are proud of themselves but we have to admit its sometimes hard to find reasons to celebrate here. The overflowing joy people …
I will be up up and away to my hometown and will not be back till Sunday. That means, since I was not able to see AVATAR in IMAX last weekend, I have to wait until 27th or worse Jan. 1 to watch it. I have to join the millions of Filipinos who will be fighting their way in and out of t…
_______________________ I will tell you about our latest road trip by the middle of the week. But first, I would like to show you more of Tondol Beach........... As I said earlier, the beach area is vast. The stretch took us around 45 minutes to reach the easternmost corner......…
_____________________ And who says the small island Municipality of Anda has nothing to offer for the beach loving Filipino? We are also proud of our beach we call TONDOL.
____________________ I badly needed a break. The Holy week was therefore a welcome thing....... I am in my hometown now. ........lost in the middle of the fields as I wanna lose myself willingly ..... ____________________ reminds me of the ricefields in my hometown---less the mountains.h…
________________________________________________________________________ “Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to” -----John Ed Pearce I think I could completely relate to that. I have grown up in a very isolated place called Anda in the Pr…
_______________________ Due to criticisms from the business community of last years seemingly too many and unplanned holidays which they said was bad for business, Malacanang has already disclosed the list of HOLIDAYS for 2009. ___________________________ Under Proclamation no. …
taking a bus ride for 6 hours could mean fun or torture depending on which perspective you take or who you are with.....
