Bosko Tikis used at an island community development in the Philippines? - General Tiki

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Tue, Jun 26, 2007 9:05 PM On 2007-06-24 09:28, bigbrotiki wrote: Those entrance gate A-frames are virtual, so the Bosko masks are simply lifted from the internet, just as the masks on the building in the middle are taken from the A-frame on the BOT cover. Good eye Sven! Closer inspection shows you are indeed right, it is computer generated....I thought those folks were awfully white for Southern Samar :lol: And yes Virani you can get beetles in the PI :P The more I look Tikiyaki the less it seems they have actually done, BUT I think I understand what they are up to (though one should ALWAYS be EXTRA cautious in their financial dealings in countries such as the Philippines! :wink: ) Let me explain, the Misses and I have had an eye on purchasing land on the beach in the Puerto Gallera area which is a few hours south of Manila across the channel on the north coast of the island of Mindoro. Mindoro is beautiful, wild and rugged even by PI standards, but PG (which is on the eastern half of the island called Mindoro Oriental) has gotten a bit too popular and the development (though small by say Thailand's standards) has been poorly planned and executed with cement block crap piling over the native 'nipa' (thatched) look guesthouses and restaurants. Also the prices have gone sky high STUPID ($200US a sq mtr! :o ) for that part of the world so you would not see a decent ROI for decades! :roll: Meanwhile Boracay (which is off the north tip of the island of Panay in the middle of nowhere) has for the most part kept it's lovely native look, but is even more expensive! Sorry but a MILLION DOLLARS for a small plot in the PI, a place with SO MUCH tropical beauty, deep sea fishing and diving, gorgeous white sandy (or black) beaches, endless coco-palms etc. is just stupid! During my many times in PG looking at locations and getting to know the locals I found that there was a cool anomaly. The road that circles the very large Island of Mindoro abruptly stops for about 30KM because there is a fairly large mountain ridge right behind the last (and most stunning) beach in Puerto Gallera, Talipanan. Just on the other (western) side of that ridge is Mindoro Occidental, and there land prices drop considerably as there is little access to the area, except by boat. It is also quite rugged, wild and one even hears of night raids by pirates in the area :o BUT! This area has loads of potential as it so close (yet so far) from the well know tourist area of PG and all it would take is the road to be continued (something the cell phone company has wanted and tried to do) for it to EXPLODE! Of course that could be a bad thing if it were to look like White Beach or Sabang on steroids as we would end up with a Pattaya look a like! :P :o :( :o :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :o :( :o :o :( :o :( :o :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :o :( :( So I had proposed several times to my friends and acquaintances there -that were like minded as myself about this- that if a group of investors were gathered to an area over there to develop it properly, we would be ahead of the curve, save the beauty and ashetics of the area and do well all the way around in the end...... THIS is what I believe they MAY have actuated in Calicoan Island. :wink: NO CGI HERE! Calicoan Surfcamp Promoting eco-tourism in Calicoan Island: Full speed ahead [ Edited by: Rattiki 2007-06-27 03:18 ]

On 2007-06-24 09:28, bigbrotiki wrote:
Those entrance gate A-frames are virtual, so the Bosko masks are simply lifted from the internet, just as the masks on the building in the middle are taken from the A-frame on the BOT cover.

Good eye Sven! Closer inspection shows you are indeed right, it is computer generated....I thought those folks were awfully white for Southern Samar :lol: And yes Virani you can get beetles in the PI :P

The more I look Tikiyaki the less it seems they have actually done, BUT I think I understand what they are up to (though one should ALWAYS be EXTRA cautious in their financial dealings in countries such as the Philippines! :wink: )
Let me explain, the Misses and I have had an eye on purchasing land on the beach in the Puerto Gallera area which is a few hours south of Manila across the channel on the north coast of the island of Mindoro. Mindoro is beautiful, wild and rugged even by PI standards, but PG (which is on the eastern half of the island called Mindoro Oriental) has gotten a bit too popular and the development (though small by say Thailand's standards) has been poorly planned and executed with cement block crap piling over

the native 'nipa' (thatched)

look guesthouses and restaurants. Also the prices have gone sky high STUPID ($200US a sq mtr! :o ) for that part of the world so you would not see a decent ROI for decades! :roll: Meanwhile Boracay (which is off the north tip of the island of Panay in the middle of nowhere) has for the most part kept it's lovely native look, but is even more expensive! Sorry but a MILLION DOLLARS for a small plot in the PI, a place with SO MUCH tropical beauty, deep sea fishing and diving, gorgeous white sandy (or black) beaches, endless coco-palms etc. is just stupid!

During my many times in PG looking at locations and getting to know the locals I found that there was a cool anomaly. The road that circles the very large Island of Mindoro abruptly stops for about 30KM because there is a fairly large mountain ridge right behind the last (and most stunning) beach in Puerto Gallera, Talipanan.

Just on the other (western) side of that ridge is Mindoro Occidental, and there land prices drop considerably as there is little access to the area, except by boat. It is also quite rugged, wild and one even hears of night raids by pirates in the area :o BUT! This area has loads of potential as it so close (yet so far) from the well know tourist area of PG and all it would take is the road to be continued (something the cell phone company has wanted and tried to do) for it to EXPLODE! Of course that could be a bad thing if it were to look like White Beach or Sabang on steroids as we would end up with a Pattaya look a like! :P

:o :( :o :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :o :( :o :o :( :o :( :o :o :( :o :( :o :( :o :o :( :(

So I had proposed several times to my friends and acquaintances there -that were like minded as myself about this- that if a group of investors were gathered to an area over there to develop it properly, we would be ahead of the curve, save the beauty and ashetics of the area and do well all the way around in the end......

THIS is what I believe they MAY have actuated in Calicoan Island. :wink:

NO CGI HERE!
Calicoan Surfcamp

Promoting eco-tourism in Calicoan Island: Full speed ahead

[ Edited by: Rattiki 2007-06-27 03:18 ]

Post #315152 by Rattiki on Tue, Jun 26, 2007 9:05 PM