  There are a number of reasons: 1. Having been recently rendered homeless, I tried looking for places to stay in Bacolod (i.e.
hotels and pension houses). Needless to say, not even Google could solve my problem. Most places in Bacolod do not see (or perhaps, cannot afford) the value of a website, thereby leaving me very little to work on aside from names, locations and phone numbers. So much for boosting tourism. Aside from giving me the hassle of having to call these establishments overseas, I had no way of knowing how these establishments rated with other travelers. I ended up paying P750 for a place that CLAIMED to have hot water and a TV (hot water didn't work and TV had no remote control... had to stare at a blue screen...and ratty towels too). 2. I love evaluating things, especially service. Hey, I'm no MBA but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that people will always come back for good service, even if the prices aren't budget prices.
And most Bacolod establishments need a serious customer service overhaul. (On pain of being sued, I will probably not use the real names of said criticized establishments, but I will make it a point to praise good service. ) 3. Who knows, this will launch me a career with the Department of Tourism (uuhhhmmm.... is that a good thing?). 4. It will give me something to do while I am jobless (If I'm lucky, this blog just might die an early death).
5. Not enough people see the beauty in Bacolod. Well, there's the ugly too, and I hope I can present both fairly. 6.I want to present a more "bagets" (hey, I grew up during this time, okay?? ) point of view. I THINK it will be more entertaining than the official government version. I'll leave the boring academic stuff to the "experts. " This is purely my point of view, and ME is a local mutant... in a "I belong but I don't belong" kind of way. Go figure. 
