Wednesday, January 20, 2016
January 2016
Happy 2016, forcing myself to do triple effort. Kinda tired, less sleep.... Sickness on the 20th of January.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
CEBU CITY, ALCOY, OSLOB, MOALBOAL, MACTAN
Night 1. Beer drinking at mango square to save accommodation for 1 night
Day 1 - Alcoy beach, via CEbu bus terminal 3hours away. Manong pababa po Sa Tingkoy beach Sa Alcoy via Ceres non-aircon bus
We spend whole morning at Alcoy, bakit Ganun #2 Na best beach sya pero not what I expected. Nkita ni isay disappointed Ako, we did not stay overnight Sa Alcoy Ang mahal pa ng nipa hut room. Entrance fee p20 then table is php200 cr php10. Sumakay kmi ng trike going to market to eat. Carinderia & buy some bread. Walk around the beach and may spot for swimming. Kelangan ma-dip ka.
Few walks away while waiting for the bus, long beach is scenic we even saw baligtad Na rainbow. Then Ceres bus again going to Oslob we decided to spend overnight there. We met habal habal man and negotiate for the whole day service php700 each. Check in Sa resort with Ac, swimming pool for php1200 per night. It was so hot after lunch simula Na ng mahaba habang inuman Sa resto. Aftn swim Sa pool, dinner time few drinks then borlogs Kse we need to wake up early thefollowing day.
Day 2. Oslob eto Na po Ang adventure. Isay rented camera & snorkel while I pay for our entrance fee. Orientation then Yun Na 2 kmi Sa boat + 2 boatmen (1picture & 1 guide) panic attack Ako Nung nilubog Ako (di Ako marunong lumangoy). Panic#2 ayan Na si sharky imbis si Kuya hawakan ko si tail Ni sharky nahawakan ko( panic kala ko kakainin Ako).
Aguinib
Osmena peak
Hope matandaan ko Yun ibang town super scenic ng place via habal ride
Lunch and head to Moalboal
Check in Sa Tipolo resort & stayed 2 nights
Moalboal beach snorkeling, one of the best underwater species (Talaga) at show off Ang mga sardines parang may circus Sa ilalim ng tubig,
Head to mactan Sutukil pricey turista price
Last stop coffee & drinks Sa airport
U STORY & MY STORY AT SIQUIJOR
Almost missed out my flight "again". Nagpalit ng gate habang nsa resto Ako. Cebu pacific Talaga, halos isa Ako Sa last peep Na sumakay ng bus.
Welcome to dumaguete! Work, I have pendings at work Na I need to coordinate. As I read Sa trip advisor & blogs, wala raw signal Sa smart esp Sa resort.
Before lunch I went to MB then head to Port. Ayun sailing sched at 12pm thru GL Lines
Upon arrival, a polite driver tour guide approached me. We went to tourist center then haggled for the price for island & mountain tour. I can do it daw for one day but selected places. I optnot to
Php300 one way to Ustory, malayo sya true enough since it's located in tag-Ibo
Wow!!!!!! Super Ganda ng place, there you go "NO SIGNAL". Met Laurence glad I reserved for a bungalow months before my flight since they only have 4 rooms and open from Nov to May only. Reason: they go back to France with his Pinoy hubby( bartender ng coco grove, famous resort in siquijor)
When I looked at the menu super mahal ng food. I ordered chicken spring roll for php120 and a bottle of beer. Taste: imagine chicken fajita rolled in lumpia wrapper deep fried. TripAdvisor is so true-Lala, ambiance, room & food 5 star perfect!
Then staff accompanied me Sa room, so cutee & sweet. Window, veranda bed, roofless bathroom, so many sockets, interior, view, restaurant, warm people, everyone remember my name. Even tissue holder is so cute. Perfect small paradise. I missed out Yun sunset Sa sobrang antok ko. I fell asleep for 4 hours, 9pm Na pala.
So I have to wake up early morning to check the view. No wifi no fon signal anu ba Gagawin ko "play ng games" at watch movies Sa I touch. I forgot charger Ni surface at si notebook pen at book
Dinner was so good squid in lemongrass butter & calamansi "why not". Side dish super Sarap din. Sabi nga "the price is right"
I spent 3D/2N in this resort, no tv just the fan with mosquito net. Open window sa gabi sobrang comfortable. Relaxing ang place 'coz sa veranda may double size bed, sarap magrelax.
Early mornings, woke up at 6am to feel the breeze of air on the seaside area. Sobrang ganda as in parang wala sa Pilipinas. I love the interior =) May Buddha by the beach!
Homey, privacy, chillax, good food ... Thumbs up!
Btw, Lauren is very helpful on best places to go. She even recommended Infinity Resort. Surprisingly for additional few bucks aircon si Infinity but for me I love U-Story =)
Welcome to dumaguete! Work, I have pendings at work Na I need to coordinate. As I read Sa trip advisor & blogs, wala raw signal Sa smart esp Sa resort.
Before lunch I went to MB then head to Port. Ayun sailing sched at 12pm thru GL Lines
Upon arrival, a polite driver tour guide approached me. We went to tourist center then haggled for the price for island & mountain tour. I can do it daw for one day but selected places. I optnot to
Php300 one way to Ustory, malayo sya true enough since it's located in tag-Ibo
Wow!!!!!! Super Ganda ng place, there you go "NO SIGNAL". Met Laurence glad I reserved for a bungalow months before my flight since they only have 4 rooms and open from Nov to May only. Reason: they go back to France with his Pinoy hubby( bartender ng coco grove, famous resort in siquijor)
When I looked at the menu super mahal ng food. I ordered chicken spring roll for php120 and a bottle of beer. Taste: imagine chicken fajita rolled in lumpia wrapper deep fried. TripAdvisor is so true-Lala, ambiance, room & food 5 star perfect!
Then staff accompanied me Sa room, so cutee & sweet. Window, veranda bed, roofless bathroom, so many sockets, interior, view, restaurant, warm people, everyone remember my name. Even tissue holder is so cute. Perfect small paradise. I missed out Yun sunset Sa sobrang antok ko. I fell asleep for 4 hours, 9pm Na pala.
So I have to wake up early morning to check the view. No wifi no fon signal anu ba Gagawin ko "play ng games" at watch movies Sa I touch. I forgot charger Ni surface at si notebook pen at book
Dinner was so good squid in lemongrass butter & calamansi "why not". Side dish super Sarap din. Sabi nga "the price is right"
I spent 3D/2N in this resort, no tv just the fan with mosquito net. Open window sa gabi sobrang comfortable. Relaxing ang place 'coz sa veranda may double size bed, sarap magrelax.
Early mornings, woke up at 6am to feel the breeze of air on the seaside area. Sobrang ganda as in parang wala sa Pilipinas. I love the interior =) May Buddha by the beach!
Homey, privacy, chillax, good food ... Thumbs up!
Btw, Lauren is very helpful on best places to go. She even recommended Infinity Resort. Surprisingly for additional few bucks aircon si Infinity but for me I love U-Story =)
BANAUE & HAPAO RICE TERRACES
APEC week..... NOV 2015
Everyone went to Batad & sagada. I stayed in Banaue.
Bus stop nagkagulo Na naman guides at tour as usual. Free shuttle going to halfway resto, hitch Ako (I didn't pay p50 environmental fee) Sa terminal.
Sa halfway nagkagulo Na naman guides nagbigay ng short orientation(scammy). Since I'm alone umalis Ako Sa resto gutom Na ko at Di Nila ko ma-force to join tour. Checked out some rooms. Scammers Na naman(stairway to heaven too pricey, private bathroom daw pero nsa labas for php600. Finally, greenview lodge for php250 per night with a nice view and common area. Have to pay for cfon charging php20 and hot shower for php50. This is normal naman Sa banaue.
Window shopping ng furnitures then found a massage place...
Booked tour thru greenview, they referred me Sa guide for php1600 with trike going to hungduan & Hapao. Carinderia food papaitan! Dinner at 7th heaven, drink with other guides I met Nung morning. Free hitch going back to greenview. Madilim Na raw Kse.
Day trip to Hungduan & hapao. Passed by scenic road. unlimited rice terraces with different shapes at variety. Johnsen is good on plants, leaf, puno familiar sya Sa mga halaman. Learned a lot about culture and how local people live. My heart melted when I saw Yun outcome ng recent bagyo landslide & napadalhan ba sila ng relief goods. Now I know why actor Piolo went there recently(as per another guide, tumutulong daw Sa particular Barangay last seen Nya Batad at mang Ramon's few weeks back)
Nice view there's a church in the middle of terraces. Haba din ng trek moderate to sometimes hard going to hot spring & coldest Hapao river
Banaue! This is the place where I met lots of backpackers, family, Pinoy, puti Na nicest Sa pilipinas. They have different stories.
I also love hanging out with a group of victory Christians Pinoy & American group of friends I met at the hot spring. Tawanan galore dahil Sa hot & cold nice chat with them. I don't have their pictures but Meron Ako Sa knila. It's all about beautiful memory Kasama sila.
mind you ... don't mind me =)
paminsan-minsan ganito lang ang feeling, hayaan na ntn... parati nalang ganun, "it will pass"
mahirap intindihin, "read between the lines"
it was just few days ago, byahe sa thailand. masaya naman i spent 24th and xmas sa bahay. 25th, fly na ng gabi. i know travel duration ko from 13 days cut short na to 18 days. Nakakaloka eto yun travel ng buhay ko na i know yung dates pero yun mismong araw hindi ko na minsan alam. bilang ko sa trip # of nights.
anyways, bago ko umalis medyo emo sa mga bagay bagay na minsan di ko nalang kinukwento. masaya ang byahe kse nakakalimutan ko nman lahat ... kapalit syempre ng learnings, new experiences at saya.
pagbalik, eto na naman ako..... pero naiisip ko na anu ba talaga gusto ko? pero kelangan may masimulan na
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