A Starry Night
So this is what lying on a private beach under the stars with the waves crashing and a bottle of wine is like. Ang daming lamok. (Lots of mosquitoes.) They don’t bite the other people, just me. Mosquitoes love me.
Nature is noisy.
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November 3rd, 2007 at 00:33
Are you in Pagudpud?
November 4th, 2007 at 09:14
The mosquitoes that carry malaria are night-biting. I don’t think they are endemic in Ilocos though.
November 5th, 2007 at 04:21
Hello! Malaria IS endemic in most provinces in the Philippines, including Ilocos. It’s better to just assume the worst whenever you travel and take prophylactic meds. I usually prescribe Fansidar ’cause it’s the most convenient, taken only every 2 weeks. And bring anti-mosquito lotion too.
I had the exact same experience in Nasugbu, Batangas. Beautiful beach, beautiful little beasts. It was a nightmare.