Villa Escudero Plantations is just 2 hour drive from Manila. It is located in the city of San Pablo, Laguna on the border with Quezon province. click here for more details

Day Tour Ticket:  1200 Php Inclusions: Welcome Drinks, Carabao Ride, Use of Pools and Other Outdoor Facilities, Buffet Lunch at Waterfalls, Museum Tour, Cultural Show AERA Memorial Museum (yeah, not a church!)

Meet Madonna  the carabao. (photo taken before our Rural village tour)

Lake Labasin

We got here riding a native bamboo raft.

bamboo raft

Waterfalls Restaurant

Lunch is served on bamboo dining tables set in a few inches of crystalline running water from the falls. The experience of dining on delicious local dishes with the sparkling waterfalls as a backdrop with clear spring water running over your feet is a truly singular and memorable experience only Villa Escudero can offer. credits

more  photos ^___^

Pahiyas 2009

Pahiyas Festival is a colorful feast celebrated every 15th of May by the people of Lucban, Quezon in honor of San Isidro Labrador. It is the farmers' thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest with a grand display of colorful rice wafers, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house in the town. source

We had our  dinner at Buddy's. two thumbs up  for the sisig 15May2009

The day after kuya Tom and ate Mishka's wedding  we went  to a nearby beach to chill before we head back to Manila.

GrouPics

Need I say more? *winks* I tried skimboarding for the first time! *happy face* ♥ look what God sent us that made our trip extra special! awww ♥

Photoshoot? hehe

Jumpshotssss Blue-tiful We played Patintero! ('coz we're still kids at ♥) time to head back to Manila The beach is for free! Cool, yes?

No entrance fee, no cottage fee kasi nga free! =)

28November2010

Havaianas lets you travel in personalized style this summer at Make Your Own Havaianas 2011 from May 12 to 16 at the Rockwell Tent. Make Your Own Havaianas is your passport to mixing and matching travel-inspired limited edition soles, straps, and pins. Be a jetsetter and a trendsetter at the same time Make Your Own Havaianas 2011, May 12 to 16 at the Rockwell Tent, event starts at 10am. Click MYOH for more details. (from my yahoo mail)

As a Wanderlust (naks), I have to have travel-inspired havaianas flip flops! LOL

Since it's my 3rd year to attend MYOH, I already knew line would be crazy. Got to Rockwell at 10:20am and look at the line. 

Aliw ang conveyer belt! Got in around 1pm

He made my personalized flip flops.

My Sister and I got the limited edition soles (estampas soles).

sole: slim estampas strap: ocean blue pins: I♥PH (proud Pinay eh) & Eiffel Tower (Paris is my dream destination)  MYOH 2011 Pins
with Tine and ate Acel
your pair of new Havaianas is placed in a very cute reusable bag photowall looks familiar click with Kakai, my classmate in college left Rockwell Tent around 2pm ^_______________^

Prices:

Slim & Top Plain soles: 845-895Php (895Php if you choose to have mixed straps)

Slim and Top Estampas soles: 945Php

Pins & Charms: 100-150Php each

It's my first day in Davao! Hurray!!! Our original plan was to have a day tour at Davao Pearl Farm but we didn't do our research beforehand (Loser us!) we found out that the first boat going to the Pearl Farm Resort leaves at 8 in the morning and our expected arrival at Davao International airport is 8:15, GOOD JOB! hahaha So we changed our plan for that day and ate Teetel suggested to spend our day in the island of Samal. *insert excited face here*

GrouPic before we leave the house. =)

This was taken at Luz Kinilaw (Kinilaw is raw seafood mixed with vinegar and some spices).

Us, enjoying the ride to Samal island. Welcome to Maxima Aqua fun Resort!!!!!!!!! :P Great view of the Davao Gulf!

The resort is famous for this Giant water slide that drops you in an open sea (100ft deep, not sure though :P).

No sand. =(

You can't get in the water without vest.

Lifeguards are somewhere out there. LOL

Trampoline!

My (sexy) silhouette! hahaha

Ate Baby & ate Acel with a 40-meter water slide.

Time to go down to watch the sunset.

He's not a fisherman. He's selling cultured pearl accessories. Got myself a pair of earrings.

We rode a tricycle from Maxima Resort to the port

then a bus going to Davao city

Our day ended with a scrumptious dinner at Garden Fresca (I highly recommend this resto)

18February2010

Zip City claimed to be the friendliest zipline for all ages. It is located at Hilltop, Barangay Langub. Zip City has the view of Davao Gulf and Mount Apo. =)

 From L-R Hench, Ate Baby, Me, Esel, Ate Teetel, Salve, Hazel, Ate Acel and Sheboy

 Let the adventure begins..

I brought my iPod nano with me =)

Zip City is using the standard equipments approved by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation. 

not so obvious that we're very nervous hihi

I must say Zip City is better that the zipline in Tagaytay.

GrouPic

Entrance Fee: 300Php with 100Php food consumable either at Zipcity's canteen, Dencios Restaurant (they serve delish food but the service was a little slow) at Hilltop or Riverwalk Grill at Crocodile Park.

 19February2010

We just spent few hours in Anawangin then we headed to Capones Island.

Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Grande Island off the coast of San Antonio, in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines. The light assists ships leaving and entering Subic Bay and Manila Bay. It has first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.

The original lamp and lantern room were replaced with modern solar-powered lighthouse light as part of the Maritime Safety Improvement of the Philippine Coast Guard. Only the tower though was renovated and the keeper's house and the other buildings in the station were left deteriorating. Source

while on the boat I saw this Sapashoes Island (choz!)

it wasn't easy to reach the place where I'm standing when I took this photo

 extra challenge to reach this place but it's all worth it

Wow! they're so fast or am I too slow! gah

I heart taking photos but I like posing for the camera too! haha

 we can't go up all at the same time because of..

..the frail spiral staircase

the prize of our trek

Warning! Narcissist ahead! LOL

 the Capones Lighthouse (in case you forgot :P)

Us minus the boys ^_____^

black & white

My friends having fun at Capones beach!

I ♥ this photo! thank you to my untidy camera lens for making the trick in this picture hahaha

After the photo that I super ♥, my camera died! (low batt Y__Y) to make things worse the sunset wasn't visible in the beach where we swam! *sigh* Then when we're on the boat I saw the sun beautifully setting. Thanks to ate Baby for the lovely photo. =)

 16April2011

I first heard about Anawangin beach cove in one of the shows on GMA7 that I can't barely remember the title! LOL Since then I've been dying to go to this amazing place. Last March I was invited by a friend to go to Zambales to unwind. I didn't give him my answer right away but I know I want to join them, the thing is I'm broke. Most of my friends who are joining that trip too have been insisting me to join them, my household head was even willing to lend me money so I can be with them, with that I finally said my sweetest yes! hahaha When I was packing the night before our trip my mom gave me money. Sweeeeeeeeeeet! No reason to borrow money from Ate Baby. hehe

Honestly, I don't have any idea where we're headed exactly. One of my friends asked 'the organizer' of the trip about our itinerary that day and he said our first top will be Anawangin. WOW! That morning I was wearing jeans and baby tee =( but thanks to my ever reliable malong I was able to change clothes, read: inside the van while we're on our way to Pundaquit. (amazing! yes?)

Good thing I'm done changing clothes when I saw this lovely view. =)

I love taking photos of small boats.

Meet my friends. (From top left - Ate Acel, Ate ching, Ate Teetel, Ate Baby, Me, Ate Allelu, Kuya Jordan, Ate Jean, Kuya Tom and his wife Ate Mishka)

Lovely!

campers

Preparing our lunch...

Veggie Salad! Why not?! =)

 bagelyas

because I'm maarte like that ^________^

After lunch, we went for a walk.

Amazingly wonderful!

Welcome to New Zealand! choz!

 Green is beautiful!

I think we're ready to swim.

Last look, before we go to Capones. =)

Expenses: Bus fare from Manila to Olongapo 212Php (w/ insurance, w/o insurance 207Php). Round trip van fare Olongapo-Pundaquit, 200Php/pax .Boat fare & Island hopping, 200Php/pax. Entrance fee: 50Php

16April2011 

Every merry month of May, the legendary town of Antipolo becomes a beehive of acitivity and vibrancy as thousands, from all walks of life, flock to this lovely place amongst the hills. To the lilting tune of native songs, people come to this town, primarily to pay homage to the miraculous Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Read more

Main reason why we attended the mass here earlier today because our family prayed (and continuously praying) for my sister's safe trip next week. huhuhu She's leaving for U.S. hopefully for greener pasture. =) Oh God please take care of her. =)

Before leaving the church, you can drop by the...

we bought..

I ♥ pastillas de leche! hihi

I ♥ Singapore! I really had a uniquely Singapore experience! hahaha I still laugh everytime I remember 'that' stupidity that I did in Singapore. Are you excited to know what was it?

But before that let me tell you my first on board experience with the yellow, white and green aircraft (go figure). When I stepped in this aircraft I felt something wrong or should I say I smelled something bad. Why is this aircraft reeks like a poultry? Okay, milder than a poultry but an aircraft, read: should never smell that way!!! Yes?

zoooooooooooooom!

Fast forward. Touchdown Changi airport! Hurray I'm already in Singapore. Yeah, dizzizit! However my happiness is not yet on its full potential LOL because I might experience something in the immigration.

Boom!

True enough, aberya nga! the immigration officer asked me where am I going to stay, I replied "in Ang Mo Kio" he said "that's a big place, you have to be specific inday" Seriously I didn't understand him even if he spoke in English. Then he even asked me how much money do I have and he wants to see it. After that he called another immigration officer and this big man brought me in a room with one side made of clear glass wall. Before we reach the couch the officer (who looks like a bad guy from a movie) and I had a convo,

Officer: "What are you going to do in Singapore?"
Me: "I'm going to visit my friends and celebrate my birthday here."
Officer: *verbatim* "Celebrate your birthday in the Philippines its much cheaper there."
Me: *in my head* (much na cheaper pa?)

Before he left the room he told me that, "using of cellphone is prohibited." I nodded and sat on the red couch. I want to sleep right then and there because I came from work, I'm dead tired and I haven't slept yet for crying out loud.

Three minutes had passed, then five minutes, seven minutes waaaaaaaaaa! I'm very loquacious, I can't last a minute (this is an exxageration of coures! LOL) not talking to anyone! Then silly things started to rent space in my head. Like being deported, molested...hahaha. I'm really bored and hopeless but in times like these, God is my only strength!

I began to my Father up there. Then I prayed the rosary, I was able to finish the 5 Joyful mysteries. I prayed that if they won't allow me to explore Singapore, please just send me home although I know it will be embarrassing in my part, since most of my friends know that trip. (bakit ko pa kasi sinabi? hahaha)

At last a woman came in the room and told me to follow her. We went to another room, the woman asked me to stand by the wall, she took a photo of me. After a minute or two I 've been telling my self that it was not a mugshot, hello I'm not a criminal! Then she showed me some photos and after every photo she asked me the same question, "Is this you?" "Is this you?" "Is this you?" errrrrrr! Then she told me to stepped out of the room (in a nice way)

Then the big scary officer started talking to me again but this time he seems to be in a good mood. He asked me slumbook questions. Darn, what happend to him? Since my passport is not yet with me I entertain his questions. He even asked me to have lunch with him but I declined the offer and told her my friend is waiting for me outside then he let me go. Wait! Before I left the counter I made him laugh, really!

Whew! What a long story? Just so you know all of these things happened in less than an hour. I told it in  full details for you to somewhat feel what I felt 2 years ago! hahaha

I'm not abashed and not proud of it either but one thing is for sure I learned a lot from this 'immigration scene experience'. Now I know what to do on my next International trip but before that let me show you some of my photos taken where else!?! =) Brace yourself! LOL

Esplanade & Merlion Park

Wild Wild Wet & Orchard Road

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Sentosa & Vivo city

Clark Quay & Chinatown MRT/bus & JB Malaysia I believe that there are no MISFORTUNES only BLESSINGS! Thanks to the intercession of Mama Mary I was able to explore Singapore!!!

Tip: #1. Make sure you have all the necessary papers you need for your trip, like invitation letter, COMPLETE address & contact number (of your friend) 

       #2. SMILE at all times! ^______^

19-22September2009 

Two years ago I've decided to have an out-of-town trip every month, unfortunately I failed to do it for the month of June but luckily I was able to leave the country for my birthday! My happiness is indeed bottomless! =)

• January - team bonding in Laguna with my teammates 
• February - exploring Cebu city with my bro and sis in SFC
• March - Enchated Kingdom with Kitin, went here to celebrate our friendship
• April - spent Holy Week-end in Pampanga with my family
• May - experiencing Pahiyas (for the first time) with Ate Baby and Ate Kay
• June -  get together with my blockmates in college 
• July -  went up to Baguio City for the CFC-SFC Metro Manila Conference
• August - kneeboarding at CWC (not wakeboarding yet, 'coz it's my first time), I’ll definitely go back to Legazpi, Albay just to see the perfect cone of Mt. Mayon, it was very cloudy then so Mayon didn’t show up =(  
• September -   flew all the way to Singapore to celebrate my birthday (Sept.19-22). Then it came to my senses that I was in two different countries on my very special day *cool* (went back here in Manila on my birthday which is the 22nd of Sept.)
• October - ♪My dream is to fly over the rainbow so high♪ I tried zipline for the first time with Kitin =) 
• November -  Bahay Alitaptap Gawad Kalinga Build in Tarlac (2nd time to volunteer)
• December - chillax at Island Cove in Cavite then before dusk we went to Tagaytay brrrrrrrrrr it was very cold! *swear*