Pampered in Dipolog City

Dipolog City
* the capital of Zamboanga del Norte province located in Mindanao.
* also called as "The Orchid City of the Philippines".
* booming bottled sardine industry

A dear friend's wedding brought me and my college friends to Dipolog City 3 months ago.

Coincidentally, it was their Pagsalabuk Festival when we arrived.

Frozen delight in Mt. Pulag

MARCH 2012
The unending walk...
     The freezing temperature...
          Awarded us with this view.

Another item in my bucket list crossed.
     Another push pin entry on my PH map.
          Yay it feels so good! :)

The HIVE is now online!

The HIVE is now online.
PLDT granted my request in less than a week.
Amazing isn't it? lol!

I should have done this ages ago.

It's never too late to start.

Now, I have no more reason not to blog more. :p

Bee Day turned Bee Week

Durhan Beach Resort

This is the longest Bee day celebration ever!
FUNtastic laag again.
Going out somewhere on our birthday weekend is fast becoming our tradition.

Though there were only the 3 of us who went, the weekend was packed with fun that I never regretted pushing through the trip.

BEE Day!

Started the celebration by watching Brian McKnight concert alone.
I am a huge fan.
He's indeed a good performer, entertainer, & singer.
Never thought he's a good comedian too.

MT. PINATUBO Finally!

TYPE: Stratovolcano
AGE OF ROCK: Between 635,000 ± 80,000 and 1.1 ±; 0.09 million years
LAST ERUPTION: 1993 (deaths reached to 847)
Located on the island of Luzon, near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga
** source: net

Our Nov 2011 climb was cancelled the day we flew to Manila.
According to our contact, the road was damaged because of the rain.
I just won't stop till I get to see this place.

10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Me

1. a frustrated green thumb
Plants won't grow well if I am the one who plants it. Flowering plants just refused to flower. :p

2. prefers sweet simple yet constant gestures over rare extravagant ones.
the hopeless romantic in me, I guess.

M's Birthday!

Birthday boy M wants to celebrate invisibly.
He'd prefer people to treat it just as any ordinary day.
So, off he went to a far away land.

Bee's Art of Living Alone

In Filipino culture, living alone is quite not normal.
We have close family ties that even when children reaches 18 or when married, they still live with their parents, aunts, uncles, etc.

I am living alone not because I don't love my parents.
I do love them so much but it is here that I'd be able to grow professionally.
I have also this curiosity when I was a kid - of women in movies living independently.
Want to experience what it feels like.

17th Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

February 9-12, 2012

Clark Airfield, Pampanga

Philippines

Let's keep our dreams alive by working hard to achieve them.

The feeling is priceless when you reach them one by one.

I am even willing to travel alone from the Visayas to Clark just for this.

Scarred People are Beautiful

I first read this article when I was in college.

Today, I need to refresh myself.

I need to remind myself about something...

M an speaks:
 I've been hurt, Lord.
I have trusted and been betrayed at times.
I have loved and received nothing in return.
I have tried hard to care and failed often.

2011 Travels

I will renew my blogging love affair this year.:)
I'll try not to be as lazy as the past years.
Good luck with that self. :p

FEBRUARY

 

 

 

      

MARCH

Boljoon: CLUB FORTMED

I called it "a paradise tucked away in southern Cebu".
My new refuge. I am at peace. I feel nothing but happiness..

N E G L E C T

Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face of all life's hazards, save one: neglect.

- James Bryden

DI INGON NATO (Not Like Us)

My bro & I. Behind the scene photos ^__^

Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined be included in an indie film.

Let alone a Cebuano masterpiece.

C H A N G E

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
-- Unknown

WHALESHARKS in Cebu

After almost a year in hiatus, writing about Tuki (Cebuano term for Whaleshark; Butanding in Filipino) is the best comeback blog for me. Haha!

Going to Donsol, Sorsogon to see these gentle giants is in my bucket list.

BATANES Birthday for me!

What can be more fulfilling than celebrating my birthday in my dream destination - BATANES!

My new Lakbayan grade is B-!

I improved after 2 years of taking the Lakbayan grade. ^_^

My Lakbayan grade is B-!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

PUERTO PRINCESA Underground River

February 25, 2009


Also known as Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.

I would love to go back to Boracay

I was absent last year so I shouldn't be this 2010.

I miss the long stretch of sugary-fine, white sand..clear, turquoise waters..water sports..to name a few.

Hope I'll win so I could be there once again.

You also want to win? Here's how:

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Vacation Package Inclusions:
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- Flights to Boracay from Manila to Caticlan Airport on Philippine Airlines

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- Three (3) Meals each day, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

- Boracay Activities - Horseback Riding, Island Hopping, Glass Bottom Boat

- PLUS - 5,000 peso Spending Cash

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LAAGholic as of 2009

These are the places I've visited so far in the Philippines.

Few of them were revisited a couple of times already.

Hmm.. Still many places left to be discovered.

7,107 island.. I guess, I was done with the 107. 7,000 more to go!

towiwiw! hahahaha!

My Christmas wishlist 2009

Christmas is just around the corner.
Got many reasons why this is my favorite time of the year.
One of which is spending quality time with my family.

The child in me got a few wishes. :) Hope my wish will come true. *kisses*

Simple wishlist...

- STITCH stuffed toy
- Faber Castell colored pencils
- coloring books (simply love them)
- desktop sharpener
- kitchen shears
- cookie cutters with cute shapes
- pastry brush (cooking brush)
- chinawares with unique shapes (preferably white)
- any kitchen stuffs since I love cooking!

Not so simple wish...
(I also love photography)

- Photography books (lighting, portrait, etc)
- Canon EFS 10-22mm lens
- Canon EF 24-105 IS L lens

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

LAKBAYAN grade is C+

Whew! Still so many places to visit Philippines.

Go go go, laagholic buyog!

My Lakbayan grade is C+!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

CORON 2009

Brewing my Coron trip blog.