Saturday, May 8, 2010

AURA - A Breath of Fresh Air in Iloilo's Nightlife





CLUB AURA on the right wing of The Avenue at the Smallville Business Complex opened its doors to Metro Iloilo’s party goers, chill-out seekers, and fun lovers on May 7. The stairway to the Club on the second level of Coffeebreak is like an invitation to journey into a higher plane of celebrating friendship, great food, and fine drinks or, in sum, the happy life.

The new club boasts of an intricately designed interior never before seen in local clubs. Partyphiles hit the dance floor on the reverberating sound of house and other music genres creatively played on the most modern, top of the line sound system in this part. The magnificent lighting system provides steady, albeit subdued, brightness by the bar and in the balcony, yet randomly and sporadically fills the cool place with streaks of light that seem to dance with the crowd.

The harmonious combination of lights makes party goers appreciate why the place is called AURA. In the field of parapsychology, an aura is “a field of subtle, luminous radiation (light) supposedly surrounding a person or object (like the halo or aureola of religious art).” Club Aura, in this sense, is a perfect rendezvous of people possessing different auras or energies or powers.

Etymologically, the word “aura” is from the Greek: αὔρα, aýra, which means a “breath of wind” or “breeze.” Club Aura is likely to live up to its name. Club Aura is and will be a breath of cool, fresh air in the nightlife of Ilonggos, their families, friends and guests.

(Thanks to Peter Jaena for the photos.)

Monday, May 3, 2010

Sunset in Boracay

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philippine beach



philippine beach



boracay beach


boracay beach

Photos by Kyle Griffin Chua and Jonathan Ozbot.

Pleasant Tagaytay - Taal Tagaytay

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taal tagaytay


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taal tagaytay


taal tagaytay

Considered as the alternative Summer Capital of the Philippines is Tagaytay, a multi-awarded high-altitude city in Cavite, just 55 kilometers away from Manila. The relative cold temperature, averaging 22 degrees centigrade, provides travelers a pleasant experience, made even better by the sight of the enchanting Taal Volcano and Taal Lake. The cool breeze in the city has made it ideal for various sports, family or company picnics, conferences, and spiritual recollections and retreats. Because of the many congregations maintaining retreat houses in the city, some people have referred to Tagaytay as the "Vatican" of the Philippines.

Taal Tagaytay

Sand, Sail and Sunset in Boracay

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boracay beach


boracay beach



boracay beach



boracay beach


There are many reasons why there has been a continuing exodus to the paradise that is Boracay in decades. Fine and white sand, world-class resort-hotels, spirited party places, a variety of water and shoreline sports, interesting people from different places, among others, have made Boracay a favorite rendezvous for families, friends and acquaintances. Of the many reasons people have in taking the next trip to Boracay, three sights worth the travel are the white sand, the colorful sails, and the beautiful sunset. - boracay beach,