tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38505576742702881892024-03-06T07:58:14.188+08:00Bonjour, c'est Nini!Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-53647518212518381482016-08-10T23:12:00.003+08:002016-08-10T23:12:32.698+08:00Love Me Like Cebu<div style="text-align: justify;">
Finally got to visit Cebu last July! So many firsts (and probably, lasts) during this trip. Another adventure filled trip! Exhausting yet memorable.</div>
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I still can't get over how beautiful southern Cebu is. Look at this view from our hotel room balcony in <a href="http://www.savedrabeachbungalows.com/rooms.html" target="_blank">Savedra Beach Bungalows</a>:</div>
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Watching the sun set while listening to the waves crashing onto the rocky shore is the most relaxing thing to do. But that's not exactly why we went to Cebu.</div>
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Day 1 was island hopping around Moalboal c/o <a href="https://www.facebook.com/galoretours/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf" target="_blank">Galore Tours</a> to find Nemo, Dory and friends. We sailed into the open sea past 1pm. The package included dolphin watching, but unfortunately, there were no dolphins around at that time.<br />
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We saw a lot of sardines. In the shallow waters of Pescador island we got up close and personal with the fishes while feeding them. The <b>current is quite strong in that area</b>, fyi. Last stop was to see Crush, the sea turtle. We had to swim into the open sea to see how he's doing. No sign of Nemo, though.<br />
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We had an early start on Day 2 because we just had to see Destiny, the whale shark while we're there. We thought maybe Dory was around too.<br />
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<b>Budget</b>. I got to say, this trip was not cheap, but it was comfortable.</div>
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<li>Hotel accommodation in Savedra, for 2 twin rooms (1 room with extra bed) and 1 double room: Php 12,610</li>
<li>Galore Tours island hopping: Php 3,000</li>
<li>Van rental for 12 hours (hotel-Oslob-canyoneering-hotel): Php 3,500</li>
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For a non-swimmer such as myself, I think I have fallen in love with the sea.</div>
Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-87474565496499412592015-10-20T12:00:00.000+08:002016-08-10T23:34:33.425+08:00Baluarte ni Chavit<div style="text-align: justify;">
Since Vigan is Singson's territory I just had to highlight what they have done for Vigan. </div>
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Honestly didn't do much research which is what I always do when I travel. I was clueless as to what Baluarte ni Chavit has in store for us. I thought it would be a museum-type similar to that of Malacanang of the North in Laoag. It turned out to be a zoo.</div>
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There were parrots:</div>
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Pardon my weird posture. The parrot's claws were digging through my shoulder so I couldn't move that much.</div>
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A goat having an identity crisis (or simply liked the food of the geese/duck):<br />
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Deers, makes me think of Japan:</div>
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We got up close and personal with a 6-month old tiger:<br />
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They even have a museum of different preserved animals that Chavit Singson hunted. Hunting ain't cool. Just saying.<br />
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Every night at 7:30pm, people gather at Plaza Salcedo for the Dancing Fountains show. It was amazing! In Ayala, we only have the lights show every Christmas, but in Vigan, they have this every freaking day? Wow.</div>
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They have managed to develop the city while maintaining it's beauty of an old Spanish town.<br />
<br />Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-11039971793257609932015-10-18T19:30:00.000+08:002015-10-18T19:30:00.469+08:00We've Only Just Vigan<div style="text-align: justify;">
Vigan has been in my domestic travel bucket list because of the picturesque beauty of old Spanish houses. I'm also into the history, culture and the arts when I travel. "If these walls could talk," right?<br />
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Vigan is in Ilocos Sur, around 2 hours away from Laoag and 4 hours away from Pagudpud. In May 2015, it was declared as one of the <a href="https://www.new7wonders.com/en/cities" target="_blank">New 7 Wonders Cities</a>. It is considered "the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia".</div>
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<b>Bantay Bell Tower</b>: The Bell tower of Santuario de Nuestra Senora de Caridad, St. Augustine Parish, Bantay, Ilocos Sur.</div>
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Built in 1591-1592, it was constructed as a belfry of the church and the watch tower of the town.</div>
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Everything's just so yummy! You can never go wrong with Filipino food served in the province. It's fresh, natural and just delicious!</div>
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We checked out their rooms after. They have one with beds made out of calesa. Really creative.<br />
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<b>Hotel Luna</b>. The newest addition to Vigan's accommodations. Hotel Luna opened just a year ago. It's the only hotel-museum with a swimming pool. The other museums were closed by the time we wanted to go so we ended up here.<br />
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I was so happy to see a few of the works of my favorite sculptor, Daniel de la Cruz:<br />
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My friends and I have been wanting to eat bagnet pizza since we were in Laoag. Glad that this restaurant is just beside our hotel, Vigan Plaza Hotel.<br />
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Vigan is just breathtaking. Food is great. The tourist spots are picture-worthy. There's still more to share about our Vigan experience in my next post.</div>
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It's the first time the bichachos traveled au localle!</div>
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Didn't have a post for it but our first trip together was in Bangkok, 2 years ago. So far our itineraries consist of 80% shopping. But this time, we got nowhere to shop but a lot to explore!</div>
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We booked our flight on Labor Day this year and booked a tour via E-Philippines. Check out the package tour we booked <a href="http://www.e-philippines.com.ph/philippines-travel-package/4d3n-explore-ilocos-tour-package-laoag-vigan-pagudpud-via-laoag-city/" target="_blank">here</a>. We were in Ilocos for 4 days and 3 nights. I can say that's more than enough to explore Laoag, Vigan and Pagudpud.<br />
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The packages they offer vary from the number of people in a group, for a minimum of 2 persons to maximum of 12, and whether you prefer Budget, Standard or Premium accommodations per city.<br />
Budget package can go as low as Php 3,200 up to 8,000.<br />
Standard package ranges between Php 5,300 to 10,000.<br />
Premium package ranges from Php 7,500 to 13,500.<br />
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Package rates are inclusive of the van, Ilocandia tour (Laoag, Vigan and Pagudpud), entrance fees for the mentioned areas, and accommodation with breakfast. Additional charge for Laoag sand dunes ATV and sandboarding.<br />
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We were so chill and relaxed during this trip. No rush in enjoying wherever we were.<br />
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Drop off bags at <b>Java Hotel<o:p></o:p></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">0115PM Proceed with Laoag
City Tour; nearby places.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">To Visit: Marcos Mausoleum
and Museum, Empanadaan, Paoay Church, Herencia Cafรฉ, Paoay Lake,
Malacanang of the North, Fort Ilocandia, La Paz Sand Dun<b>es.<o:p></o:p></b></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal">To visit: Bantay Church
and Bell Tower, Plaza Salcedo, Cathedral of St. Paul, Archbishop Palace,
Plaza Burgos, Empanadaan, Calle Crisologo, Baluarte ni Chavit Singson,
Syquia Mansion, Juan Luna Shrine, Burgos Museum, Pagburnayan.<b><o:p></o:p></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b>0600PM Check in at Vigan Plaza Hotel โ Vigan City<o:p></o:p></b></li>
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Bangui Wind Mills, Kapurpurawan Rock Formations, Kabigan Falls, Agua
Grande, Patapat Viaduct, Paraiso ni Anton, Bantay Abot.</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal">To Visit: Sta. Monica
Church - Sarrat, Sinking Bell Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tobacco
Monopoly Marker, Ilocos Museo.<o:p></o:p></li>
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Exploring Ilocos got me excited to check out other areas in the Philippines! It's more fun in the Philippines, indeed.<br />
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Wait for my #MyHeartGoesShalalaLaoag, #AtTheViganningWithYou and #RumaramPagudpud posts.<br />
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<b>BUDGET</b><br />
PAL flight: Php 3,500<br />
Package tour: Php 7,100<br />
Pocket money: Php 5,000<br />
Total budget: Php 15,600<br />
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While fellow Filipinos celebrated National Heroes Day on August 31, my friends and I celebrated Malaysia's Independence Day. We happened to have planned our tour around the city on the same day as well.</div>
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Booked a cab in the hotel to service us around the city for the day for MYR 100 per person. But it's better not to because the tourists spots are just near each other and it will be so much cheaper if you just take the bus or monorail. There's also the <a href="http://www.myhoponhopoff.com/kl/visitor.php" target="_blank">Hop On Hop Off</a>.<br />
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<b>Batu Caves</b><br />
This is perhaps the farthest from the City. There are two ways to go here: (1) by taxi, which costs, if I remember correctly, MYR 120, one-way, and (2) by monorail.</div>
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<b>Merdeka Square</b><br />
In this area, you can already visit 3 or 4 tourist spots, mostly museums actually. We weren't able to enter any of those museums, but we got to celebrate Hari Merdeka! Sort of. We got there just when it ended.<br />
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We booked a bus from Bukit Bintang to Legoland, and had to go there just for the day. The bus ride was from 6:30am to 11:30am, with a 30-minute stop over.<br />
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Legoland is quite nice for kids and families to enjoy. Not much to do for kid's at heart, like us, except take lots of photos:<br />
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We didn't really try any rides but I was curious with big version of EK's log jam. It looks fun!<br />
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For reference:<br />
Bus (Bukit Bintang to Legoland): MYR 57<br />
Legoland Entrance Fee: MYR 132 (buy tickets as early<br />
Cab (Medini to Johor Premium Outlet): MYR 63<br />
Cab (Johor Premium Outlet to Medini): MYR 62<br />
Bus (Legoland to Bukit Bintang): MYR 57<br />
Total expenses (excluding lunch and shopping): MYR 371 (approximately Php 4,101)</div>
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Bukit Bintang is shopping paradise! Malls are all lined by next to each other.<br />
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For bazaar clothes, go to Sungei Wang and BTS. Sung Wei is like Greenhills while BTS is like Market Market.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Sungei Wang </i><i>is located at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is right across from <b>Lot 10</b>.</i><br />
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<i><b>Berjaya Times Square</b> (BTS) can be found in 1, Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</i><br />
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For high end and branded items, check out Pavilion.<br />
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<i><b>Pavilion </b>is right across <b>Sephora at Star Gallery</b>. </i><br />
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Fahrenheit 88 has boutique stores and an outlet store. Lot 10 is quite small but you can find H&M and Zara here.<br />
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<i><b>Fahrenheit 88 </b>can be found between <b>Sephora at Star Gallery</b> and <b>Lot 10</b>. 179, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</i><br />
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<i><b>Lot 10 </b>is between <b>Fahrenheit 88</b> and <b>Sungei Wang</b>. 50, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</i><br />
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If you're looking for locally made items, check out Central Market. But never buy packs of instant coffee and milk tea. Don't get blinded by the buy 3 for RM50. Go to the grocery store cos they sell those for RM12 only!<br />
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Don't shop all in one day. Sungei Wang and BTS will already consume one whole day. There are a lot of stores to check out here.<br />
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Some stores don't allow you to try the clothes on which makes shopping faster but a bit tricky if you are not sure what style looks good on you.<br />
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Not much of a make up fan, but for those who are, you may want to check out Sephora at Star Gallery. (I prefer going to Myeongdong in Seoul, South Korea, aka make up heaven!)<br />
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Heard about Beryl's Chocolate and planning to buy some to bring home? You can find these in bulk at Central Market. But if you plan to try out different varieties, you may want to buy at KLIA2 instead. It's much cheaper cos there's no more GST included.<br />
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On your way to the airport, taxi drivers also offer to bring you to buy chocolates. Not sure if it's at the Beryl's Chocolate Kingdom. You might find all the varieties of Beryl's chocolate there.<br />
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We also visited Johor Premium Outlet Store, and it sure was worth the visit! Since it's an outlet store, there were a lot of discounts and promos!<br />
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If you plan to go on a shopping spree in KL, book your flight some time between June and August, in time for their 1Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival! Lots of promos await ;)Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-83878891963057729182015-05-17T20:17:00.000+08:002015-05-17T20:17:24.265+08:00Recommencant"<i>Starting over</i>"<br />
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I know I do this often but not follow through, but this time, I will make time.Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-35664382460032105172015-02-03T13:00:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:01:02.965+08:00Baguio Backpackers: Ben Cab Museum<div style="text-align: justify;">For a more relaxing activity, try visiting Ben Cab museum!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDSOkhAS9FI/VM3Y2pZ4iLI/AAAAAAAADOU/buedjattJXs/s1600/20150118_111000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDSOkhAS9FI/VM3Y2pZ4iLI/AAAAAAAADOU/buedjattJXs/s1600/20150118_111000.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admission to the museum<br />General: Php 100<br />Student: Php 80</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How to get there? Below is the map from <a href="http://www.bencabmuseum.org/location-info/" target="_blank">BenCab</a>. If you plan to commute, hire a cab. I don't think there are a lot of taxis passing by that area without a passenger.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tip: When you plan to hire a cab, group the places that are near each other so you can take your time and not rush.<br /><br />You can also take a jeep to Asin road from the jeepney terminal near Baguio market.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bencabmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bencabmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/map.png" height="275" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There's not much to say but... visit the place! It's really interesting. If you enjoy looking at artworks and paintings, or you want some quiet time, you should check it out.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oALkV-LKefo/VM48aTi4zWI/AAAAAAAADO4/D8OvABPfScQ/s1600/20150118_111753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oALkV-LKefo/VM48aTi4zWI/AAAAAAAADO4/D8OvABPfScQ/s1600/20150118_111753.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nDWu3d3AcHg/VM9SUGhBBuI/AAAAAAAADRc/Q4Uk2Hxj8Ls/s1600/20150118_111812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nDWu3d3AcHg/VM9SUGhBBuI/AAAAAAAADRc/Q4Uk2Hxj8Ls/s1600/20150118_111812.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Tin seemed to have enjoyed going around the museum, playing around with the statues:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIJfhKGLiR8/VM4-ioGTVJI/AAAAAAAADPg/ddxHnt4bw88/s1600/20150118_111516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIJfhKGLiR8/VM4-ioGTVJI/AAAAAAAADPg/ddxHnt4bw88/s1600/20150118_111516.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfFyyFzZHMpwmW4gHf2xCO9jcbmpC7XjLrLFbwh8GKDmOkA3WC6gIBg6blmsQ-_8uxshaDzM3QYGPK99UmdymU5GVM2nSjaWNcDPc2T7tK-0Vy1VVJpk3OYRNP54R9dLZdCzz92pNvuvJ/s1600/20150118_111736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-90ezLS2c_Xs/VM4_CSsd5cI/AAAAAAAADPw/aIWM2L8uTZg/s1600/20150118_112557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-90ezLS2c_Xs/VM4_CSsd5cI/AAAAAAAADPw/aIWM2L8uTZg/s1600/20150118_112557.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Whistle Blower" by Orley Ypon<br />Oil on canvas, 24x36in </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3NGfNsMKPrg/VM4_PnkdDXI/AAAAAAAADP4/Zrf00TQGU6s/s1600/20150118_113334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3NGfNsMKPrg/VM4_PnkdDXI/AAAAAAAADP4/Zrf00TQGU6s/s1600/20150118_113334.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br />I, too, played around with the statues:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIUVklKBznrc6dlCoPFcV7jluvwyFFGlNGUH8dpBanDnef8bqQ_VTE7egb85Sh-Pydq9teLwCvIs2UKku-8s6Y_hOHZt98bs1fIghXwLHkNbPPy7FceMfCbaQe1pEgNrFVY-YU3y25TYs/s1600/20150118_111538.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But the paintings really fascinated me:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L0By75ywzpI/VM494YYVpAI/AAAAAAAADPU/d_8NOjfukmA/s1600/20150118_113134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L0By75ywzpI/VM494YYVpAI/AAAAAAAADPU/d_8NOjfukmA/s1600/20150118_113134.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Back Side" by BenCab<br />Acrylic on canvas, 2014, 32x24in</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SfcEJ3Da410/VM5A7iC_YWI/AAAAAAAADQ4/tuStSAI7hvs/s1600/20150118_115211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SfcEJ3Da410/VM5A7iC_YWI/AAAAAAAADQ4/tuStSAI7hvs/s1600/20150118_115211.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Chinamoy" by Cawaon Cablog</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-joZwkXcB-88/VM5D9d-c58I/AAAAAAAADRE/SU-4sqo_9JE/s1600/20150118_115116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-joZwkXcB-88/VM5D9d-c58I/AAAAAAAADRE/SU-4sqo_9JE/s1600/20150118_115116.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Huwag Mo Damdamin Ang Mga Bagay Dahil Ang<br />Bagay Walang Damdamin" by Lynyrd Paras</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Some of the other paintings I liked: <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShyKONb30Tj_G921YCBF6CAk3XQ9PjmOjuNacdhN-cE01z36OaBVfoiMXGqJV4RYiv3GC9jQYbT6nI36RA6cG0WGVmpEW_Sy1hbRP-SJWRF4nEPF9Vl3ymwlzamMgwnB0KU4yyum8WV6T/s1600/20150118_112305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShyKONb30Tj_G921YCBF6CAk3XQ9PjmOjuNacdhN-cE01z36OaBVfoiMXGqJV4RYiv3GC9jQYbT6nI36RA6cG0WGVmpEW_Sy1hbRP-SJWRF4nEPF9Vl3ymwlzamMgwnB0KU4yyum8WV6T/s1600/20150118_112305.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">" Sleepwell" by Yao Sampana<br />Oil on canvas, 2014, 24x36in </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sYO3nWvUEus/VM5AZYBtupI/AAAAAAAADQg/cceYyGE4JXc/s1600/20150118_112318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sYO3nWvUEus/VM5AZYBtupI/AAAAAAAADQg/cceYyGE4JXc/s1600/20150118_112318.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Nowhere" by Olan Ventura<br />Acrylic on canvas, 2014, 36x24in </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Qp-Udb0DUpyfpJ7qRTBwx2e3EluGKn6l2ELfyvyyVvKzWzi_wCk9klUjAdEwz_h9Tbk8JMoimbagG5wyTAbG_JQzLiioetKJkJTlqpwIDaBy5MtpKIiE8xUcEaq-6r3w8hA2YGUm2bd/s1600/20150118_111429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Qp-Udb0DUpyfpJ7qRTBwx2e3EluGKn6l2ELfyvyyVvKzWzi_wCk9klUjAdEwz_h9Tbk8JMoimbagG5wyTAbG_JQzLiioetKJkJTlqpwIDaBy5MtpKIiE8xUcEaq-6r3w8hA2YGUm2bd/s1600/20150118_111429.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pDhvVN12sLM/VM5AqXzcleI/AAAAAAAADQw/Dl8Q7mJtCNk/s1600/20150118_111621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pDhvVN12sLM/VM5AqXzcleI/AAAAAAAADQw/Dl8Q7mJtCNk/s1600/20150118_111621.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Benguet Houses" by stevesantos<br />Water color on paper, 2010, 55 x 76 cms</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was about lunch time when we finished going around the museum so we decided to grab a bite at Cafe Sabel.We had Chicken Pesto Panini and Hungarian Sausage Pasta.<br /><br />The cafe was pretty cozy. It was quaint and colorful, with a couple of paintings on the wall.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpkEEBuVQj0d6FZ3LP1pyR7Kem4dL-x2rNCEN4TYLhtpH4K1VEfDMEzjEqoeNhdiM55lyJvLYkW9M86WFq78-QetMoPRcaIl4lfzeDcCYiOceE-LWo8jY22Ub8gP78iVEgZVqdR4GF3xd/s1600/20150118_122757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpkEEBuVQj0d6FZ3LP1pyR7Kem4dL-x2rNCEN4TYLhtpH4K1VEfDMEzjEqoeNhdiM55lyJvLYkW9M86WFq78-QetMoPRcaIl4lfzeDcCYiOceE-LWo8jY22Ub8gP78iVEgZVqdR4GF3xd/s1600/20150118_122757.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lemongrass Iced Tea (Php 70)<br />Chicken Pesto Panini (Php 100)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, I don't know much about Benedicto Cabrera (Ben Cab). There was one thing I was curious about: Who is Sabel in Ben Cab's life? There were paintings of her or were named after her, the restaurant was named Cafe Sabel, it made me wonder who she was. His wife, his first love, his only love, his inspiration... his muse? Found the answer <a href="http://www.bencabmuseum.org/national-artist/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;"><i>[In 1964] </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Observes and sketches from his window in Bambang a bag lady/madwoman/scavenger named Sabel. To him she is<b> a symbol of dislocation, despair& isolation โ the personification of human dignity threatened by circumstances</b>. Undergoing numerous transformations over the coming years, she becomes a landmark for every stylistic painting transition.</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">During his first solo exhibit of oil and acrylic paintings at Indigo Gallery in Mabini in 1966, he introduced the character of Sabel.<br /><br />#cultured</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-azrHbKOHXI4/VM4_p2Mr0aI/AAAAAAAADQI/nhLD6VdDB6s/s1600/20150118_125148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-azrHbKOHXI4/VM4_p2Mr0aI/AAAAAAAADQI/nhLD6VdDB6s/s1600/20150118_125148.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm definitely going back to check out the Farm and Garden.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM877RzNjB6Rsj1D6mmb5_mEF7S2eroMvOqeGwZbSumAFFw3cgvZBx5vQh6CUi9aP7j7EZWbWV8cX2kQujl_t1zPYdsr8rcGK9jlKxp2FbWcGT56tYscJZtT-kJX7ZISxB1-tVZqPfQQ4d/s1600/20150118_112917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM877RzNjB6Rsj1D6mmb5_mEF7S2eroMvOqeGwZbSumAFFw3cgvZBx5vQh6CUi9aP7j7EZWbWV8cX2kQujl_t1zPYdsr8rcGK9jlKxp2FbWcGT56tYscJZtT-kJX7ZISxB1-tVZqPfQQ4d/s1600/20150118_112917.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq78GlvkLkmyrTpYgZtEaKvcB2QH7Vq8swXYfNAxflqxTaJvxeEgdY5hSWt1YM0IltugEBlMdu7SO-4cN11LVxxnWzqYKUZ3aAvlXFwG3-81KlSlxkGIh6Xg9ENTvWI3tuSKUDoRBvkIHf/s1600/20150118_112945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq78GlvkLkmyrTpYgZtEaKvcB2QH7Vq8swXYfNAxflqxTaJvxeEgdY5hSWt1YM0IltugEBlMdu7SO-4cN11LVxxnWzqYKUZ3aAvlXFwG3-81KlSlxkGIh6Xg9ENTvWI3tuSKUDoRBvkIHf/s1600/20150118_112945.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-54103441113157528592015-02-01T14:49:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:01:02.969+08:00Baguio Backpackers: Strawberry Farm in La Trinidad, Benguet<div style="text-align: justify;">I must say, this is one of the highlights of our trip. It was actually my first time to go to the Strawberry Farm in La Trinidad, Benguet. Even though most of the cab drivers we had during our trip asked if we plan to go to La Presa Farms, which is now famous because of <i>"Forevermore"</i> on ABS-CBN, we still chose to go pick strawberries!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u0Wx7xYCPqA/VM3K56WEH8I/AAAAAAAADOE/bmK39Be8v9M/s1600/20150118_095229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u0Wx7xYCPqA/VM3K56WEH8I/AAAAAAAADOE/bmK39Be8v9M/s1600/20150118_095229.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baguio Buddies: Jenny, Tin, Nini</td></tr></tbody></table>How to get there? From Burnham Park, it takes 15-30 minutes (15 minutes per Google Maps, but then again, you will be crossing mountains). We rented a taxi for half a day. Per hour, they charged us Php 300.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When's the best time to go? Be there as early as 8am. Since it is quite far, it's better to start your day early. It's still popular with tourists since they can pick and buy, not just fresh strawberries, but also vegetables like cabbage, lettuce, string beans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D5iYgP2JjOU/VM3HexvZL_I/AAAAAAAADNQ/pkk5cdy3vW0/s1600/20150118_094542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D5iYgP2JjOU/VM3HexvZL_I/AAAAAAAADNQ/pkk5cdy3vW0/s1600/20150118_094542.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You know you're in La Trinidad when there are trucks full of green leafy vegetables passing by.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And you know you're in the strawberry farm when there are lots of ice cream and taho vendors offering their products in strawberry flavor.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>The market</u>. There are many stalls outside the Strawberry Farm. It's actually similar to Mines View Park but with fruit and vegetable stands. You can buy pasalubong in La Trinidad as they also have delicacies such as strawberry jam, lengua, crinkles, just to name a few. Didn't check the prices anymore since I was done with pasalubong shopping.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUNebkzbQME/VM3EzptVbdI/AAAAAAAADM8/sx09SY1a4jI/s1600/20150118_094920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUNebkzbQME/VM3EzptVbdI/AAAAAAAADM8/sx09SY1a4jI/s1600/20150118_094920.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some items that can only be found in La Trinidad are strawberry-designed pouch (which I got 3 for Php 50) and bonnet, Ilocos blankets (which my friend bought at Php 160, I think).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>The farm</u>. Every plot has a different vegetable planted on it. We didn't know where to go but we just walked to where the people are.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVk_gh3OvhVcUctBxjS7GOWZTHNycGfuPoeGttvCHUV_ocDs3O1beU1h9mcBluiwiFs2sx5bqoZTh9b97Uxq1vyzAH4wj-s0zt6n5j7y2yoDPsK9Dtu9fUp0M_idfklz876TtZPyikdOh/s1600/20150118_095650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVk_gh3OvhVcUctBxjS7GOWZTHNycGfuPoeGttvCHUV_ocDs3O1beU1h9mcBluiwiFs2sx5bqoZTh9b97Uxq1vyzAH4wj-s0zt6n5j7y2yoDPsK9Dtu9fUp0M_idfklz876TtZPyikdOh/s1600/20150118_095650.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy1WHwmgCjpLyqLefVq4jGSrNRFho7GU1XVLBCuXfZTV2x6xFeIHdjzIrA0IOQrEwRiBduqd2P9jMvuiiQgqaIZlQ0OkoRLyF3T0Bvb-2v3LwLlytwU4jPGIFMjrov58zbcwpjZAShXMP/s1600/20150118_095506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy1WHwmgCjpLyqLefVq4jGSrNRFho7GU1XVLBCuXfZTV2x6xFeIHdjzIrA0IOQrEwRiBduqd2P9jMvuiiQgqaIZlQ0OkoRLyF3T0Bvb-2v3LwLlytwU4jPGIFMjrov58zbcwpjZAShXMP/s1600/20150118_095506.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>To get started, just ask around if they are open for strawberry picking. The first place we asked charged us Php 500/kilo. We went further into the field and found one that charged a little less at Php 450/kilo. The trick in picking strawberries is cutting somewhere in the middle of the stem. Don't remove the crown as this will expose the inside of the strawberry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, there was not much to pick.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzR2ukA0XVYHITo6t7Hst1kYkmcBIiVRY7frZUmYocUvS0nsCJeqNlX2pMgmdi8pUcI4TCESMmDutWzcFucsFbhmOuqdevbSHbI9dG6Jm1esAQKk2Witnx_ItqC5AXyvC6Otc-91uPH9x/s1600/20150118_094907.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzR2ukA0XVYHITo6t7Hst1kYkmcBIiVRY7frZUmYocUvS0nsCJeqNlX2pMgmdi8pUcI4TCESMmDutWzcFucsFbhmOuqdevbSHbI9dG6Jm1esAQKk2Witnx_ItqC5AXyvC6Otc-91uPH9x/s1600/20150118_094907.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u></u><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRYM21Q724U/VM3H3RFjbDI/AAAAAAAADNY/RX8PFHM8A5Q/s1600/20150118_094825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRYM21Q724U/VM3H3RFjbDI/AAAAAAAADNY/RX8PFHM8A5Q/s1600/20150118_094825.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hi kuya!</td></tr></tbody></table><u><br /></u><u>Buying strawberries</u>. There are types of strawberries to choose from: big or small, will last for 3 days or 7 days. Be careful where to buy your berries. Wag magpadala sa sales talk. Ask if YOU can choose the strawberries you wish to buy. Sellers tend to just grab and get whatever strawberry is easy to get from their pile.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We got the strawberries for Php 250/kilo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our trip to La Trinidad would have been sulit if we had our own car. We would have picked not only strawberries but also vegetables. We would have gone crazy shopping for souvenirs, even walis, from the surrounding market.</div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-74650422219926754012015-01-22T23:37:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:01:02.977+08:00Here we go Baguio!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the first of my many adventures this 2015, I decided to go to Baguio with my friends.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was the perfect place because:</div></div><div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;">The weather was cold, and living in a tropical country, we always want to be somewhere much cooler.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">We get to enjoy the place while everyone's in Manila with the Pope (<i>or so we thought</i>)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It will be my best friend's first time to go there! Which adds to the fun of it because we get to see the tourist spots again, in a different light.</li></ol><div><div style="text-align: justify;">To be honest, I have little memory of the times I was there with my family so going there with my friends felt like it was my first time to be there too!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First backpacking trip ever, though!</div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WE0W6Jeg4ek/VL-mXyOZS7I/AAAAAAAADAk/ltN4hH_o93I/s1600/20150116_080005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R8rJH-x2mh8/VL-mvOVSjAI/AAAAAAAADAc/fopMKyByTV0/s1600/20150116_071844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R8rJH-x2mh8/VL-mvOVSjAI/AAAAAAAADAc/fopMKyByTV0/s1600/20150116_071844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R8rJH-x2mh8/VL-mvOVSjAI/AAAAAAAADAc/fopMKyByTV0/s1600/20150116_071844.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before getting into our itinerary, here are some tips on planning your trip to Baguio:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><ol><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Plan it during off season</b>. I know the whole point of going there is to experience the cold December breeze, which happens to be the peak season. However, I must warn you that it may not be a relaxing vacation if you are there during the Christmas holiday. Traffic congestion, crowded restaurants and tourist spots.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></li><li style="text-align: justify;">If you want to risk it, <b>plan well</b>. If you want to go to different places in Baguio, it's better to have it all planned out, rather than get stuck in traffic most of the time in your stay there. Baguio can be divided into 3-4 areas, depending on where you want to go. For example, our itinerary involved going to these places:</li><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Camp John Hay - Treetop Adventure, The Historical Core, shopping in the outlet stores and food trip</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Mines View Park, Good Shepherd, The Mansion and Wright Park</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Burnham Park, Session Road food trip and thrift shopping along Harrison Road</li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">La Trinidad Strawberry farm and BenCab Museum</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoH_mUg41Z3xhy_gC8RHoTZYw87IdUX2k6OVeffulCfeflt8TIUoolUrn5AzrZVZrJgKAwaaICV3K5t7Hm6dHCEpBhTtGuAohyFsBB1dqqhbB-O2isdSDDeraeF_VqkpUVkDfib4k2kgK/s1600/20150116_095519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoH_mUg41Z3xhy_gC8RHoTZYw87IdUX2k6OVeffulCfeflt8TIUoolUrn5AzrZVZrJgKAwaaICV3K5t7Hm6dHCEpBhTtGuAohyFsBB1dqqhbB-O2isdSDDeraeF_VqkpUVkDfib4k2kgK/s1600/20150116_095519.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Get tickets as soon as you reach Baguio</b>, especially when it's peak season. You might not get home in time for work or school. At least if you get the bus tickets early, you have a better chance of getting the time and seat you want.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Do not be afraid to <b>talk to the cab drivers</b>, be-friend them even! If you are unsure about your plans during the trip, getting tips from the drivers would help. You never know you may even get a discount for when you ask them to drive you around for half a day or so.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Bring a lot of friends</b>! The more the merrier, isn't it? And everything will be much cheaper cos you get to share expenses.<br /></div></li><li style="text-align: justify;">When all else fails, <b>enjoy </b>the cool breeze, surrounding nature and the thought of being far away from civilization even just for a few days.</li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3cJ2LRSvBNI/VMETS-yC9qI/AAAAAAAADL0/l0cYTnaYFaY/s1600/20150116_161610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3cJ2LRSvBNI/VMETS-yC9qI/AAAAAAAADL0/l0cYTnaYFaY/s1600/20150116_161610.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those are just a few tips off the top of my head. Don't worry, there's a lot more to my Baguio backpacking adventure:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bwG9JoSrtb6rTz2oxqSoe0N6Hu5Yv_q4HXMmaAa71M1bvB76PY3s0bZ55ZUK9Iq9TZ60m8eweynH0GJ4KW6kFWkclIs36-K377BRBxfWSN3PWCw69xSEHU80NUaUofugbEx_EZLcJptw/s1600/20150116_160442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bwG9JoSrtb6rTz2oxqSoe0N6Hu5Yv_q4HXMmaAa71M1bvB76PY3s0bZ55ZUK9Iq9TZ60m8eweynH0GJ4KW6kFWkclIs36-K377BRBxfWSN3PWCw69xSEHU80NUaUofugbEx_EZLcJptw/s1600/20150116_160442.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bellhouse in Camp John Hay</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kftHKDoB8ko/VMEXX1qb-bI/AAAAAAAADMg/kNLxddwnQQ8/s1600/20150118_095630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kftHKDoB8ko/VMEXX1qb-bI/AAAAAAAADMg/kNLxddwnQQ8/s1600/20150118_095630.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strawberry Farm Picking in La Trinidad</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sOxrr-MJuOo/VMEVn7ziISI/AAAAAAAADMI/0tlNZWr6cus/s1600/20150118_110654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sOxrr-MJuOo/VMEVn7ziISI/AAAAAAAADMI/0tlNZWr6cus/s1600/20150118_110654.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Artist, Benedicto Cabrera' museum</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsoWk4IiZAMmDaIwBcZknZBopruXLSCfAPXuFabW0vd813Q8hshhKrGWwmZv7-LsOpvBfNWrJvKUpYz_pC4n2IfKcrqjECeVHE2q1-DNsopHbC29tIaWIwYIyR7V0T4uosutAHUSgWwT_/s1600/20150117_171319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsoWk4IiZAMmDaIwBcZknZBopruXLSCfAPXuFabW0vd813Q8hshhKrGWwmZv7-LsOpvBfNWrJvKUpYz_pC4n2IfKcrqjECeVHE2q1-DNsopHbC29tIaWIwYIyR7V0T4uosutAHUSgWwT_/s1600/20150117_171319.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food trip in Baguio!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Much love,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nini</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-58480892355906174982013-02-07T14:20:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:01:02.973+08:00It's Almost Summertime!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And itโs time to plan those beach trips with your family and friends! Everybody knows why itโs good to plan this early, but if in case you donโt:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ol><li style="text-align: justify;">To take advantage of those <u>early bird promos for airfares</u>, if you want to go somewhere far from Metro Manila (e.g. Boracay, Cebu);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Of course you gotta <u>reserve as early as possible</u> because itโs peak season for beach resorts in the months of March-May, so you've got a lot of competition in reserving; and</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Youโll have <u>something to look forward to</u> while youโre stressed at work or even in school! :D</li></ol><span style="text-align: justify;">May I suggest a beach trip, not so far from Manila? That is โ BATANGAS!</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Itโs just a <u>car ride away from Manila</u> where you can find lots of resorts with still beautiful beaches. Last year, I went to three different resorts in Batangas: <a href="http://jemappellenini.blogspot.com/2012/01/allez-vous-club-balai-isabel-in-talisay.html" target="_blank">Balai Isabel</a>, <a href="http://jemappellenini.blogspot.com/2012/03/blockmates-beach.html" target="_blank">La Luz</a> and Stilts. I havenโt told you about our Stilts daytrip, so here goes: </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">May 2012, my barkada and I went to our first beach trip ever at <b>Stilts Calatagan Beach Resort</b>. It was <u>roughly a 3-hour ride</u> from Alabang (left at around 6am and got there at 9am), but when youโre with your friends, you wonโt feel like it was a long trip. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsWumnksM81Vtd331w9ZxtWI1zZ5ttgra90ygzKB8DgVcxrnTY7o8LqC8HNYjPboz-L3EP3sb1YptoA8sqEUw8OsfhABikPzyAtlt66GwNmk-oL2RWHY9qZOs0FTTusKPYXbBd_3IsSiR/s1600/P1030718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsWumnksM81Vtd331w9ZxtWI1zZ5ttgra90ygzKB8DgVcxrnTY7o8LqC8HNYjPboz-L3EP3sb1YptoA8sqEUw8OsfhABikPzyAtlt66GwNmk-oL2RWHY9qZOs0FTTusKPYXbBd_3IsSiR/s400/P1030718.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sab, Eunice and the sleeping Lorenzo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Someone recommended this resort to us and after seeing the pictures on their Facebook and website, we were convinced (and excited) to go there!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Upon entering, it looked like a ranch because of the vast lands before you get to the parking and front desk.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFiC9oNExepGDlTthKP9yeOZsSrvE_pXJgNEpL1weYp4PUqiRK2yhy0BFeEHpZEGzkwEhbtvGPE-KL-YKbEA1TKP6o3-JbbqdKDcFftwMQbPkDWuRDpHI3C1hyQf0zcAk7ArFSKIklVNb/s1600/P1030721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFiC9oNExepGDlTthKP9yeOZsSrvE_pXJgNEpL1weYp4PUqiRK2yhy0BFeEHpZEGzkwEhbtvGPE-KL-YKbEA1TKP6o3-JbbqdKDcFftwMQbPkDWuRDpHI3C1hyQf0zcAk7ArFSKIklVNb/s400/P1030721.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before entering the secret garden of Stilts :></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">From there, we had to walk a bit. And when we got to the beach...</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrnsS1IdOgYfRX1QUYZJDxceFHi1cx2a9iyPe4EsYF9RbS6T_imMrPfFJrOaB4WOyw_qCaFfmxlxdcTfEm7__28yseckPdYR1EXbb72AYrewuBptFVOySyUIHCjf8HFaKZIoxK9GdVUQ3/s1600/P1030724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrnsS1IdOgYfRX1QUYZJDxceFHi1cx2a9iyPe4EsYF9RbS6T_imMrPfFJrOaB4WOyw_qCaFfmxlxdcTfEm7__28yseckPdYR1EXbb72AYrewuBptFVOySyUIHCjf8HFaKZIoxK9GdVUQ3/s400/P1030724.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1rbMa0MCr7gWn7szin-MZNce6RjNoTZw43zbEzgUHkETCXfaiJ5RP_Tb0Ai0dXBFZGZrduINaQWoqnU_gKMTBahRJTAltWhJhkFNXky_MT6PM1e-rAR0TukkK6PbbBjc4zc0RyV_SP8l/s1600/P1030723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1rbMa0MCr7gWn7szin-MZNce6RjNoTZw43zbEzgUHkETCXfaiJ5RP_Tb0Ai0dXBFZGZrduINaQWoqnU_gKMTBahRJTAltWhJhkFNXky_MT6PM1e-rAR0TukkK6PbbBjc4zc0RyV_SP8l/s400/P1030723.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Blue and beautiful... BLU-TIFUL! Haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnBDTvWXMstRMY_uQbEya2aGRef_41X3PmSaRQMrh0Kyd4TrC_2WoGomPxehXrbzZVH6vxRcLJwDkJthNTBMBlwZF3aVlZqP7TSzhRyRjqF0t7wgXiSa-bDO7UnuFHhAFp-ubXJOwDZaT/s1600/P1030742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnBDTvWXMstRMY_uQbEya2aGRef_41X3PmSaRQMrh0Kyd4TrC_2WoGomPxehXrbzZVH6vxRcLJwDkJthNTBMBlwZF3aVlZqP7TSzhRyRjqF0t7wgXiSa-bDO7UnuFHhAFp-ubXJOwDZaT/s400/P1030742.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0sRGc2meHVUiWU26Dv4cSaueAgt-rbqbDTgcnxMTT4sVtc1ufpMyvYbJ5v7BShQm8ji2LQHgb2vvR97jEw8z-OZRetKabtZB3SmXylniwyMcAQDDhc4isKEdYLv9-LhsL8y4kE2XWNpB/s1600/P1030824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0sRGc2meHVUiWU26Dv4cSaueAgt-rbqbDTgcnxMTT4sVtc1ufpMyvYbJ5v7BShQm8ji2LQHgb2vvR97jEw8z-OZRetKabtZB3SmXylniwyMcAQDDhc4isKEdYLv9-LhsL8y4kE2XWNpB/s400/P1030824.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Them boats for snorkeling :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Very open and spacious. It's actually <u>perfect for big events like weddings or team building seminars</u> for orgs or companies. When we were there, there was actually a scheduled event.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There's a lot to see and do in Stilts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><u>Mini playground</u>: For the kids to play or where kids at heart like us can hang out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581099_10150884859389313_2016716733_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581099_10150884859389313_2016716733_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/547743_10150884861164313_2116036458_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/547743_10150884861164313_2116036458_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><u>Inspirational quotes on trees</u>: A nice read while strolling along the sand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558517_10150884860719313_1547191325_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558517_10150884860719313_1547191325_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389721_10150884861509313_1830980918_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389721_10150884861509313_1830980918_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMw4yw89BgR5Ky4QulAPjc1ByOeLz3FGv86UZLT7h1YA9x0Jw1QaZTbk9GUnrKbpseiAa-zwn7qart41TwckUqSCjyJPpsc5E5xYd8oq18MVWMfgQy5W8-xPfRvQH7zvcOOUwMrbl3vy7/s1600/P1030839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMw4yw89BgR5Ky4QulAPjc1ByOeLz3FGv86UZLT7h1YA9x0Jw1QaZTbk9GUnrKbpseiAa-zwn7qart41TwckUqSCjyJPpsc5E5xYd8oq18MVWMfgQy5W8-xPfRvQH7zvcOOUwMrbl3vy7/s400/P1030839.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More quotes in the cottage area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u>Lovely flowers</u>: Adding color to your beach experience.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/r270/150729_10150884863939313_616749442_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/r270/150729_10150884863939313_616749442_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/550568_10150884896519313_2032844975_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/550568_10150884896519313_2032844975_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">SOBRANG GANDA lang talaga, okay! Haha</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb13cKItRcnDouErmXeZPxCq6U2MJKB2QPLYZa2pvcyfVkvh6ssXTh-pu-b0tQRODYZoRYike48cGresY3Jv61jTEsCPieNkXV7tIxrzqGrlYTf019tFJ-670rrSCEqnYQ0OsI78K0w-wI/s1600/P1030802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb13cKItRcnDouErmXeZPxCq6U2MJKB2QPLYZa2pvcyfVkvh6ssXTh-pu-b0tQRODYZoRYike48cGresY3Jv61jTEsCPieNkXV7tIxrzqGrlYTf019tFJ-670rrSCEqnYQ0OsI78K0w-wI/s400/P1030802.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duyan :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u>Swimming Pool</u>: When you just feel like swimming in chlorine.<br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW7iaD51E9De85Cws9AQc12HNKzJfUuh0quyum2szqcP-mKxdMDTVDBoS42q3h1svG9e2_70KUOqOKz1Mi7Xah8KVk3Vd2EoKbCsVsZ6bsgbE9fNeN3S9RFwiNMY77ZTQ8QCvywVNkml8/s1600/klar6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW7iaD51E9De85Cws9AQc12HNKzJfUuh0quyum2szqcP-mKxdMDTVDBoS42q3h1svG9e2_70KUOqOKz1Mi7Xah8KVk3Vd2EoKbCsVsZ6bsgbE9fNeN3S9RFwiNMY77ZTQ8QCvywVNkml8/s400/klar6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the pool before setting out sea! (Photo by Klar)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">We played with Trixy's underwater camera before going out for snorkeling! Employees told us that they were going to close the pool at around 11:30am, so we went here first.</div><div><u style="text-align: center;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><u style="text-align: center;">Snorkeling</u><span style="text-align: center;">: Take the time to enjoy the beautiful corals underwater :D</span><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxN-o-0TtrByAPzPC6qJmJwPw-aUqn3-bOAm-swm5yyYVbc3MyBqkCz0jq5jNpNun5s3uFQ_iv1b9ixMQpp2UnqQcUASDAvtGLWWIkDCln950IGXcVlJYNb3yvYUfi6TgEWbsyjuLgiko/s1600/P1030747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxN-o-0TtrByAPzPC6qJmJwPw-aUqn3-bOAm-swm5yyYVbc3MyBqkCz0jq5jNpNun5s3uFQ_iv1b9ixMQpp2UnqQcUASDAvtGLWWIkDCln950IGXcVlJYNb3yvYUfi6TgEWbsyjuLgiko/s400/P1030747.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKVf6C4MQoLS_OnGv8PDf_MvMArff4CRRrrIuIyuqStN9_AAw_HZOYaXfeDg78B3eEn6JeiSZLffqMdLa_MGXzc8AiXvT1O8c49amGVvOuyAwBDokH-8hymlGbZdGw5hivNGBShpXoOAK/s1600/lianne5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKVf6C4MQoLS_OnGv8PDf_MvMArff4CRRrrIuIyuqStN9_AAw_HZOYaXfeDg78B3eEn6JeiSZLffqMdLa_MGXzc8AiXvT1O8c49amGVvOuyAwBDokH-8hymlGbZdGw5hivNGBShpXoOAK/s400/lianne5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snorkeling! (Photo by Lianne)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdyhGGoVJHPh4Y978qupOSjl0PW3-DzCrviveBYx5XRTywn6811N2cKKNdaoJ1lc-w8Z076ww1VGVAr7FuJF3R602bIZFNQF6hYIJHCg_tyQSywAfR8C27gpeIdn3F7qbvBrDU2GURAhq/s1600/trix8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdyhGGoVJHPh4Y978qupOSjl0PW3-DzCrviveBYx5XRTywn6811N2cKKNdaoJ1lc-w8Z076ww1VGVAr7FuJF3R602bIZFNQF6hYIJHCg_tyQSywAfR8C27gpeIdn3F7qbvBrDU2GURAhq/s400/trix8.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful corals (Photo by Trixy)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The kuya's who went there with us were very friendly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had a hard time snorkeling. It was my first time, actually. I struggled to swim and snorkel with the life vest on but if I removed it, I might have drowned haha but I would love to do it again after seeing the photos my friend took of the corals :D after a while at sea, I felt kinda dizzy, though.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other than snorkeling, you can also go out kayaking... In the waters, of course, unlike these two: (haha!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLJheC886IqqJGm_iDQ4yT3B2DGtyJYvk4y5cw1Jm_H9aOkHXqsly5CYxv1YixEtBetGKdb3dDlAkGYbWuoaqzifNkhDHT-2FqAUKlvPl49dVARXrOHVRbB5oPCrMN9Adn2ogfQ1hM4J4/s1600/lianne3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLJheC886IqqJGm_iDQ4yT3B2DGtyJYvk4y5cw1Jm_H9aOkHXqsly5CYxv1YixEtBetGKdb3dDlAkGYbWuoaqzifNkhDHT-2FqAUKlvPl49dVARXrOHVRbB5oPCrMN9Adn2ogfQ1hM4J4/s400/lianne3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Photo from Lianne)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u style="text-align: center;">Cottages</u><span style="text-align: center;">: Rooms by the sea.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nW2BJF5x7MVS1zjm-4S13cP_9VWBisfn6I_yk_77dkJzeCkpFkgUuSZPZ7sZXLYGGgFdkdGxVbNye2tiWYWJ_Col49BE2DoWDaxsYFG0KQuiC7vb4BUhEO8hCryXtk2oXDfXaUmoJTap/s1600/P1030761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nW2BJF5x7MVS1zjm-4S13cP_9VWBisfn6I_yk_77dkJzeCkpFkgUuSZPZ7sZXLYGGgFdkdGxVbNye2tiWYWJ_Col49BE2DoWDaxsYFG0KQuiC7vb4BUhEO8hCryXtk2oXDfXaUmoJTap/s400/P1030761.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I even saw someone dive out of the cottage :))</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjoKdMjEXe3t5pELeThts1-5p7FljxC-LohDrZvNiUvghcOKbZV1jor_WoelzuHgyLCM_Pec0twsbu7TGsJuYsaMg0l5JtWuo2aC1HMAzFi5oByLVFEONcAio5jGAw57F9Itp3jv-aZmD/s1600/P1030823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjoKdMjEXe3t5pELeThts1-5p7FljxC-LohDrZvNiUvghcOKbZV1jor_WoelzuHgyLCM_Pec0twsbu7TGsJuYsaMg0l5JtWuo2aC1HMAzFi5oByLVFEONcAio5jGAw57F9Itp3jv-aZmD/s400/P1030823.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Wouldn't it be nice to wake up at the sound of the splashing seawater? This is one thing I loved about the resort. We only planned a day trip so we didn't get a chance to spend the night in one of these lovely cottages. Check out the rates <a href="http://www.stiltscalataganbeachresort.net/?page_id=352" target="_blank">here</a>!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSAE8yYya-pe66nFj0YtPv_UMvPH02QqQOoB9UnZ4JiQH251XF7DkIolUGM9bySpbs6zJZitxNqAP4gMYW7oLczTefd6-PgRJNlXecNOb4NcgI2L5QMe7w4k1i6vItjy6w7Avrtx4ccca/s1600/P1030837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSAE8yYya-pe66nFj0YtPv_UMvPH02QqQOoB9UnZ4JiQH251XF7DkIolUGM9bySpbs6zJZitxNqAP4gMYW7oLczTefd6-PgRJNlXecNOb4NcgI2L5QMe7w4k1i6vItjy6w7Avrtx4ccca/s400/P1030837.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"So awesome. Right?"</td></tr></tbody></table><u>Sand and Seashore</u>: Playing dirty then getting wet and wild :))</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkPbTkZiaba9H1GEG3XTpa6ZYc9P7Bu8m1mooJgMMk_5d5EjCQrc_EVBuXhI1HHQD05B8a27aZOR3OrxbdZ5flFUljUiCpNW2aG8EkTYIzc5YdmAOkG8AX9DPNttehH6_jiFHZsyiUyRM/s1600/P1030752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkPbTkZiaba9H1GEG3XTpa6ZYc9P7Bu8m1mooJgMMk_5d5EjCQrc_EVBuXhI1HHQD05B8a27aZOR3OrxbdZ5flFUljUiCpNW2aG8EkTYIzc5YdmAOkG8AX9DPNttehH6_jiFHZsyiUyRM/s400/P1030752.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making sandcastles.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiVLAzcMQZCFGA_0GySq8X-EA9z7IgOiISxCYDOiNRnVJa9ingNeku2ggEpBAdrusdCkKtsXZWWwt_BBFsp492gPhEot65xFREDjRE7FsgGGf5TpfOQ_cUSHCVshswFm6-U_I5auEOjFs/s1600/klar14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiVLAzcMQZCFGA_0GySq8X-EA9z7IgOiISxCYDOiNRnVJa9ingNeku2ggEpBAdrusdCkKtsXZWWwt_BBFsp492gPhEot65xFREDjRE7FsgGGf5TpfOQ_cUSHCVshswFm6-U_I5auEOjFs/s400/klar14.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mermaid friend. (Photo by Klar)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdg_saF5DYixzOoIP0aDW56tOwr3SQ5UPPkzNDvzVW0YxlK_8ctNFWHTTb3CgqN1azbFYrWBqY3DzT-XpTu44Rvp2tdEAofU4gQinpEjoVdT9KWwTBPoYABE-YNByI1Lt-xEvs1FPpbD4/s1600/P1030842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdg_saF5DYixzOoIP0aDW56tOwr3SQ5UPPkzNDvzVW0YxlK_8ctNFWHTTb3CgqN1azbFYrWBqY3DzT-XpTu44Rvp2tdEAofU4gQinpEjoVdT9KWwTBPoYABE-YNByI1Lt-xEvs1FPpbD4/s400/P1030842.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That hut by the shore we claimed ours.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZ9NilfTuDps-UPQ72GNiO4QqscCzaLSRQ-DdnHRzbLphI9JAqSbWsmLNhrtpctEUnSLccdOJtNrYZN6Boc6a48qjEW4AP-9rI7WQrwLhmnuNXrdekn6bw-UtNWUHcROcAUbfBkwWlPND/s1600/P1030850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5phpUW0y0wajh7GlPh3bzQCHepT7fJK5q6T5O52GkFPhw8ecnhEJbRL4ZtjAXKPqnovk2s3aW-CXmTgRwgs_c_GJqOKxZbfQyQPWnku0ffnPtnWGH4WzraENkK4EAW9ffKOL5hHdqcIo/s1600/P1030857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5phpUW0y0wajh7GlPh3bzQCHepT7fJK5q6T5O52GkFPhw8ecnhEJbRL4ZtjAXKPqnovk2s3aW-CXmTgRwgs_c_GJqOKxZbfQyQPWnku0ffnPtnWGH4WzraENkK4EAW9ffKOL5hHdqcIo/s400/P1030857.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's all just wooden walls and doors, and a cemented floor, but it's clean, and that's all that matters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjdu71Cnq-r-0i9ZcxKakKvYEzpRmtnUDEqC05sStQBJTd0yvQeyN4qeIsLp0LaNvMAUkyJEwcIYksbanrzguK6HY9YPF-PrahXr8PtVcWKNPfVIXI9xBFrDG4y9KXderDSoDWPVTUDyR/s1600/P1030858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjdu71Cnq-r-0i9ZcxKakKvYEzpRmtnUDEqC05sStQBJTd0yvQeyN4qeIsLp0LaNvMAUkyJEwcIYksbanrzguK6HY9YPF-PrahXr8PtVcWKNPfVIXI9xBFrDG4y9KXderDSoDWPVTUDyR/s400/P1030858.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><u>Delicious and Refreshing Food</u>: Enjoy halo-halo and mais con yelo, among others, on a hot summer day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsdQP2OCILiWT0qpb4Svei1BpXlsG8yFbeEZRML0uaEmCJkyj8UyRpydcp9AbxSB9OUCLD3r4YdHMWut7rQn4Z6j_x7dzfpCWcA4WzKACWrdCDI9KBS6cBAA71hSI5-_bhyGQkGjAZkT0/s1600/P1030841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsdQP2OCILiWT0qpb4Svei1BpXlsG8yFbeEZRML0uaEmCJkyj8UyRpydcp9AbxSB9OUCLD3r4YdHMWut7rQn4Z6j_x7dzfpCWcA4WzKACWrdCDI9KBS6cBAA71hSI5-_bhyGQkGjAZkT0/s400/P1030841.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We also ordered fish and pizza for lunch and it was really good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*~*~*~*</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We really had a nice time at Stilts! It's a very beautiful resort! After reminiscing like this, I wish I can go there again. Maybe someday. For now, I wanna visit other beach resorts in the Philippines!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So, where are you planning to go this summer? :D</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/581293_10150884902514313_219011274_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/581293_10150884902514313_219011274_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you haven't decided where to go this summer, why don't you go to Stilts?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">For more details, check out their <a href="http://www.stiltscalataganbeachresort.net/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />Like them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stilts.calataganbeachresort" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-84248312991806839772012-03-31T14:30:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:03:21.432+08:00Blockmates & Beach<div style="text-align: justify;">Finally got to go out with my blockmates... to a place other than the mall or someone's house.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was really worried that the rain will ruin this summer getaway so I prayed hard -- it's our first outing, and we are rarely successful in planning trips like this, and that I don't go to the beach that often haha I also had my Teru Teru Bozu with me wherever I go. And yay! Even though it was drizzling when we got there, the second day was sunny (yay wrong <a href="http://www.weathercity.com/ph/09/laiya/" target="_blank">weather forecast</a>) :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94dVgybCLalfJtTvR4CIuPBfIASbu3qULBYsYEIE8OVdLg1fIjpPsbQEniN6Nvc8ESwwGqrgTmSuV2vXCy4Ge6189fu6F1yG_qttO7t2YRKPKtr0SoW5D996hoYrrNAfBDXGR6wHVAVXd/s1600/P1030373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94dVgybCLalfJtTvR4CIuPBfIASbu3qULBYsYEIE8OVdLg1fIjpPsbQEniN6Nvc8ESwwGqrgTmSuV2vXCy4Ge6189fu6F1yG_qttO7t2YRKPKtr0SoW5D996hoYrrNAfBDXGR6wHVAVXd/s400/P1030373.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u>La Luz Beach Resort</u></b><br />Among the resorts we searched, this one seemed to be the cheapest. We got the <u>Premier Loft</u> that can accommodate <u>8-10 people for only Php 5,520</u>. I liked the room. Us, girls, stayed in the second floor and had one bed each to ourselves while the five guys stayed in the first floor and slept in three beds hihi They had a nice spacious bathroom; <i>mahina lang yung shower</i>. I only told the management about it when we were checking out. (Photos from La Luz website)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.laluzresort.com/images/rooms_prl_a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.laluzresort.com/images/rooms_prl_a.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.laluzresort.com/images/rooms_prl_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.laluzresort.com/images/rooms_prl_b.jpg" /></a></div><br />Anyone who stays overnight must pay <u>Php 1,100 for food</u>. (<a href="http://www.laluzresort.com/rates.html" target="_blank">Rates</a>) The food was okay. <i>Pwede na </i>for the said price. Unforgettable food: Mango Sago <3<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXupF8osFh9YUdOG2qTA-P7OgJ4wPfNs5vdoGrqGdPJ52puJUxYSX4n4tSVsLLxdUfzr2NXlGn3HoTA8LQ7BSCenV-98FPkp7ZjwCF80CUvajZrq_dtYlQu1e_JFgBjlG5ndgElNBw0Hc6/s1600/P1030382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXupF8osFh9YUdOG2qTA-P7OgJ4wPfNs5vdoGrqGdPJ52puJUxYSX4n4tSVsLLxdUfzr2NXlGn3HoTA8LQ7BSCenV-98FPkp7ZjwCF80CUvajZrq_dtYlQu1e_JFgBjlG5ndgElNBw0Hc6/s400/P1030382.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eating area :)</td></tr></tbody></table>The place was really nice! Perfect MOMOL place. I kid haha They had these cabanas where you can just relax, feel the sea breeze and watch the waves... <i>Ang sarap lang talaga tumambay dun</i>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVIqp3vlMO42QrRCT7bs-nAe1ru3GnDb00U06uKyrGsMY73LTBBe10IdJRlrGMMFkLvRfv3RQAlKQAotwq_9vaLFn7wv6jaOFph6Hx9wvr9FUnpd7lhOpQObb0BrUMwnuWar3obo6oqXQ/s1600/P1030375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVIqp3vlMO42QrRCT7bs-nAe1ru3GnDb00U06uKyrGsMY73LTBBe10IdJRlrGMMFkLvRfv3RQAlKQAotwq_9vaLFn7wv6jaOFph6Hx9wvr9FUnpd7lhOpQObb0BrUMwnuWar3obo6oqXQ/s400/P1030375.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vXX6rCBjcCzfozuvDL2LQfmZvnL-vGskxLmx4YS37LhPMLWeU4Hweg1Yi0-7SbzZbc2x5_3NjgemF7Y7Fd5nhyphenhyphenG_lFDFg6HYoi6CLudEHtG3_83mwt9jo_YfMfwpbbmo9ZuAm86Io-lH/s1600/P1030380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vXX6rCBjcCzfozuvDL2LQfmZvnL-vGskxLmx4YS37LhPMLWeU4Hweg1Yi0-7SbzZbc2x5_3NjgemF7Y7Fd5nhyphenhyphenG_lFDFg6HYoi6CLudEHtG3_83mwt9jo_YfMfwpbbmo9ZuAm86Io-lH/s400/P1030380.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img507/2305/p1030419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://imageshack.us/a/img507/2305/p1030419.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just chillin' in our cabana~</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Makes me want to have a beach resort of my own so that I could put up cabanas like those hihi</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have nothing to say about the beach itself since I rarely go to any beach. This was actually just my second time to go to a beach (first was in Punta Fuego, 2007 -- beautiful, beautiful place!) <i>Masaya na akong nakapagtampisaw at natikman ang alat ng dagat </i>haha! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img11/4628/p1030398it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://imageshack.us/a/img11/4628/p1030398it.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There's this big rock... hill... I don't know what it is.. which you can climb and enjoy the view? I actually don't remember looking at the view; I was too worried about falling because the wind was just so intense up there. It felt like the wind was going to blow me away.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img853/1935/p1030391g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://imageshack.us/a/img853/1935/p1030391g.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY2MecntxzbBDEZ4vL7tJgpmSFAcBWZyUKFSZGIKgDtNzoY_2Fc3SaBPtsB1Xyy_wdZTnkRdSlxKkJQ2NC4YopDK0WF_5z5INrdCStinw6_cvq39Vsp2_q0VYq-O5SxjDY1M9A7cwp4Nx/s1600/P1030344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY2MecntxzbBDEZ4vL7tJgpmSFAcBWZyUKFSZGIKgDtNzoY_2Fc3SaBPtsB1Xyy_wdZTnkRdSlxKkJQ2NC4YopDK0WF_5z5INrdCStinw6_cvq39Vsp2_q0VYq-O5SxjDY1M9A7cwp4Nx/s400/P1030344.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So windy up there~</td></tr></tbody></table>From that... rock... you can see another beach resort from a distance. It was hard to get there on the first day because the water was high. I took that picture the next day and I was really amazed at the view. I don't know why, it's just a bunch of rocks but still, it made me smile :D </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8YPsOgLJN6_JoUrQ4GSA_UPWKDlAxOBg2MFK8J-UmXkd2I1iEjFzndj2J57IEnHUnSmV6Sv_Q7BAu5PPwsCK80GhEWCdxGW4s7dIdQalWtYA1cKWRUQphvX5S8Fq4rsVDwlM6uEBoX7i/s1600/P1030390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8YPsOgLJN6_JoUrQ4GSA_UPWKDlAxOBg2MFK8J-UmXkd2I1iEjFzndj2J57IEnHUnSmV6Sv_Q7BAu5PPwsCK80GhEWCdxGW4s7dIdQalWtYA1cKWRUQphvX5S8Fq4rsVDwlM6uEBoX7i/s320/P1030390.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCkzJo3vU5bQPLo7mN3qF81_lqS5Rf2WlxY2nt7Em61ebDL6iUgdCcOj_ToqyoUlN5jKWLH45H9gNFVMs8lzz22UoVpFwX3XF6lkoJlgjgXhgPACvz7T07GsOpySs1I38WACq1yKo12vN/s1600/P1030388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCkzJo3vU5bQPLo7mN3qF81_lqS5Rf2WlxY2nt7Em61ebDL6iUgdCcOj_ToqyoUlN5jKWLH45H9gNFVMs8lzz22UoVpFwX3XF6lkoJlgjgXhgPACvz7T07GsOpySs1I38WACq1yKo12vN/s320/P1030388.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.laluzresort.com/activities.html" target="_blank">Resort activities</a> included volleyball and biking. They also have snorkeling, kayak and banana boat ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZUtBOPjRkxCmzmnB6kjg0mdlO1kI_5iyT1oM-zm9kzF-mtv0DzM0YtoA7mNyqudJ8tATQBQT44uK9A8rECju4WsFVivh1S1CIsTZQhKdSZQiqvvLw-Y95pKR-gW_oM0zM6ZY9uWZotM5/s1600/P1030355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZUtBOPjRkxCmzmnB6kjg0mdlO1kI_5iyT1oM-zm9kzF-mtv0DzM0YtoA7mNyqudJ8tATQBQT44uK9A8rECju4WsFVivh1S1CIsTZQhKdSZQiqvvLw-Y95pKR-gW_oM0zM6ZY9uWZotM5/s400/P1030355.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That night, all we did was play Monopoly Deal. I would advise you to bring stuff to do, although the resort also has board games you can rent. We were supposed to have a movie marathon since someone brought a portable projector (so cool!), but no laptop so... that didn't happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg660wRnaD5zEL9UT5MG5gMoQO7QYDmC05-SppcTo7k2HsrjzMojdCTKfzIfhSZsrezJVxg9rMNjjjARul5LWLG8uD35xZBGoQ_9ukV6p6GGy0WmcIBv2ekFKGtzB6Xg5y0-rZ2zrpRBNU1/s1600/P1030367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg660wRnaD5zEL9UT5MG5gMoQO7QYDmC05-SppcTo7k2HsrjzMojdCTKfzIfhSZsrezJVxg9rMNjjjARul5LWLG8uD35xZBGoQ_9ukV6p6GGy0WmcIBv2ekFKGtzB6Xg5y0-rZ2zrpRBNU1/s400/P1030367.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monopoly deal tournament!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57wWF48A1_owzFP2RtrSouAsYp1TFTEx0KuOsovHofiYlIJ2W2JjJzAu6Yvn3tqBA7lBZ-3ChLhK67KTa2OrVALMw5z0NYHcd7yV5JTKqdIyj2VkJTuW4ofSUdhtXCXJNZmnhCxhOZFyg/s1600/P1030400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57wWF48A1_owzFP2RtrSouAsYp1TFTEx0KuOsovHofiYlIJ2W2JjJzAu6Yvn3tqBA7lBZ-3ChLhK67KTa2OrVALMw5z0NYHcd7yV5JTKqdIyj2VkJTuW4ofSUdhtXCXJNZmnhCxhOZFyg/s400/P1030400.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Monopoly Deal in the morning!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After this trip, I really just want to go to any beach and swim again!! I want to go back to La Luz resort because I really like the place. But I wanna try other resorts too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQkZw5Z5rml9if_sDXh2hdjA0zQK_-LmMLNExFkc-fSiRfKCE44973971pfa_Bnf3vJcUFa9d2BY2e77c8P-2n2KQ37YEg886Ukrjc3Utx9wCvaCOlFGabh3l-k1bhKmG4hxN154qSZwf/s1600/P1030379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQkZw5Z5rml9if_sDXh2hdjA0zQK_-LmMLNExFkc-fSiRfKCE44973971pfa_Bnf3vJcUFa9d2BY2e77c8P-2n2KQ37YEg886Ukrjc3Utx9wCvaCOlFGabh3l-k1bhKmG4hxN154qSZwf/s400/P1030379.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All in all, good service, wonderful place... nothing much to do, though. I only realized now that my friend was right to look for a pool. Maybe beach resorts should have a pool. <b>But they have cabanas!!</b> So yeah, try it!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img259/8429/p1030378e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://imageshack.us/a/img259/8429/p1030378e.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>La Luz Beach Resort</b><br />Laiya, San Juan, Batangas<br />(<a href="http://laluzresort.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="http://laluzresort.com/directions.html" target="_blank">Directions</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-66133557532883209042011-11-06T16:01:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:03:21.419+08:00Third Stop: Mustafa Centre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div>You can get to Mustafa Centre by taking North East Line (Purple) to Punggol and getting off at <u>Farrer Park </u>from <u>Little India</u>.<br /><br />It's not an easy find unlike Chinatown because you have to walk a few miles to get there. It's a big building, though so you can spot it as you walk. If you don't, then maybe you're getting lost.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_IV3zEztxAjYnFb2mrAW4DE7iqDaArPmK9CIoEpM-YJV-X59kOaOq3-Tclpilct-IKEYtQuKRuqY3RHmVJssMk5On-V5j9NzH_UOgViXKXM7G7Ppf5DyVdtB7ZOlf6FPWoZ84VqlnMit/s1600/P1010508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_IV3zEztxAjYnFb2mrAW4DE7iqDaArPmK9CIoEpM-YJV-X59kOaOq3-Tclpilct-IKEYtQuKRuqY3RHmVJssMk5On-V5j9NzH_UOgViXKXM7G7Ppf5DyVdtB7ZOlf6FPWoZ84VqlnMit/s320/P1010508.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Some friends recommended that we go to Mustafa because my mom was looking for the perfume that my brother asked her to buy. They said that this place is 24/7 so we could have gone there the night before after dinner but out of exhaustion, we decided to call it a day instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziR1dcaTPDVxdqdEuOEkIn_f6wmlOTKnkA2Ic2VNdB12mXB1rR0DEch0dNH7kgeUjPG5VrBO_XMmU1Z-AoHX0G3SUIcIZCx8zmeeqlfAaZD8qFzr07lW2VRETnIATUed0f2T0dROYZXs9/s1600/P1010510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziR1dcaTPDVxdqdEuOEkIn_f6wmlOTKnkA2Ic2VNdB12mXB1rR0DEch0dNH7kgeUjPG5VrBO_XMmU1Z-AoHX0G3SUIcIZCx8zmeeqlfAaZD8qFzr07lW2VRETnIATUed0f2T0dROYZXs9/s320/P1010510.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />When we entered, it seemed like it had EVERYTHING. We were only looking for perfume so we stayed at the ground floor and started walking from one end to the other. There are a lot of shelves full of different brands of cosmetics and other products.<br /><br />My mom saw the lipstick she just bought for the trip. It costs Php 900. There we saw 2 for around $20 (Php 700). So Mustafa is a cheaper option where you can buy things in bulk with discount. It's like 168 but more organized.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19B-7n4FioX0uZBH-iZhA8hBrsdImO53z7b5UnobhTBhQnObjYyvvlIpEsuFU0Rzm5W14TjAjvOtS7L9fgf8odj2NAiiWE00wvUcTobYp7s0gL9vUM8U-8cvp_Hr-G-WxyJjGRaTD2d4/s320/still-life-und1863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19B-7n4FioX0uZBH-iZhA8hBrsdImO53z7b5UnobhTBhQnObjYyvvlIpEsuFU0Rzm5W14TjAjvOtS7L9fgf8odj2NAiiWE00wvUcTobYp7s0gL9vUM8U-8cvp_Hr-G-WxyJjGRaTD2d4/s320/still-life-und1863.jpg" /></a></div><br />We found the perfume section at the other end of the building. We were looking for United Colors of Benetton Perfume, Hot & Cold, but we didn't know what it looked like. Also, there was just so many perfumes! I eventually found it. We bought 1 cold, 1 hot then added 2 more... which one's for guys again?... for my other brother and my dad. I also bought myself a perfume - Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea Exotic for $30 (*converting to peso* Woops. Ang mahal pala haha). I haven't used it yet because I still have my Victoria Secret perfume.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x1Su-hgmsiSeDKMaO2hgOq3YYg0IGJKhUdocGLQpM2d2qeKhcsbwfgg2FGsWLvl-dZqqbpXmaTlgdtMB0bU1n3NvJCehVOn4PKU8jGbp5ZvSfj3Dx_nRxX5ww0cV_ggfk7dt35PVMnOV/s1600/P1010587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x1Su-hgmsiSeDKMaO2hgOq3YYg0IGJKhUdocGLQpM2d2qeKhcsbwfgg2FGsWLvl-dZqqbpXmaTlgdtMB0bU1n3NvJCehVOn4PKU8jGbp5ZvSfj3Dx_nRxX5ww0cV_ggfk7dt35PVMnOV/s320/P1010587.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />After putting everything in a basket, this one saleslady approached us and began asking my mom where we were from. She started her sales talk about this product called UV White (O2 Advanced). It's a renewal gel that when applied, can remove dry skin. My mom bought two because the saleslady was persistent.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkKE_yhPWYaDsPVB5nL23zQzJmmM2Nry7iM29Y5Qs5Xc9dPHvEbUHUSQuKCTpkM76eWgljYZ2QN7OnN5JEh9sBrLCpBqu-BeCJLVXkv08wRRJraHat3biNhPZP1AVqklq5b43SCSUt6t/s1600/P1010586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkKE_yhPWYaDsPVB5nL23zQzJmmM2Nry7iM29Y5Qs5Xc9dPHvEbUHUSQuKCTpkM76eWgljYZ2QN7OnN5JEh9sBrLCpBqu-BeCJLVXkv08wRRJraHat3biNhPZP1AVqklq5b43SCSUt6t/s320/P1010586.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />We were in a hurry to leave Mustafa because we had to go to Marina Bay Sands and be back at the hotel by 11:30am. It was past 9am. We left without exploring the other floors of Mustafa Centre :< But then we saw this...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392668_10150389819354313_807249312_7847322_793777880_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392668_10150389819354313_807249312_7847322_793777880_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Very nice promotions for this shop with their big-ass "3 for $10 3 for $10 ..." posters. Good thing the store lured us into them; I was carrying all the perfumes and it was heavy! We bought a bag so I could carry the perfumes more easily. I also bought these cute keychains from this store - 5 for $10 (I already gave one to my friend hihi):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wiDz1F7mQhgYkwW5WrJo-uNzZoQuCe2rgiMga5krEruBYRa-JYFZnT844M3rhdIUnh0KWM3oNT_v3OLO2IZH0wZaqtqyttfsoIuiC_kh-4fY0Op21PASJ4QJfAi6T2fVSBh80DEdwzdE/s1600/P1010582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wiDz1F7mQhgYkwW5WrJo-uNzZoQuCe2rgiMga5krEruBYRa-JYFZnT844M3rhdIUnh0KWM3oNT_v3OLO2IZH0wZaqtqyttfsoIuiC_kh-4fY0Op21PASJ4QJfAi6T2fVSBh80DEdwzdE/s320/P1010582.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then we bid farewell to the Mustafa Centre, to Farrer Park and was on our way to... Marina Bay Sands!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNoXgprT9xP7N6tQOYVNF3rHppjW2KY5JvBeiToDSZAwiAOPJ79vHXko0cBA01aeGGgNSzS4TfDh8WAoJI4j3gr57Yfmf0a9Uomk0f083qg1AgkYKQO_VhOlJ0biSoblsHcC3oYPY-s1n/s1600/P1010511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNoXgprT9xP7N6tQOYVNF3rHppjW2KY5JvBeiToDSZAwiAOPJ79vHXko0cBA01aeGGgNSzS4TfDh8WAoJI4j3gr57Yfmf0a9Uomk0f083qg1AgkYKQO_VhOlJ0biSoblsHcC3oYPY-s1n/s320/P1010511.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span id="goog_2134652272"></span><span id="goog_2134652273"></span>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0Singapore1.352083 103.8198361.098096 103.503979 1.6060699999999999 104.13569299999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-2491980582493817952011-11-06T11:05:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:03:21.399+08:00Last Stop: Marina Bay Sands<div style="text-align: justify;">From Mustafa we went straight to Marina Bay Sands. From Farrer Park, go down at Dhoby Ghaut station then transfer to the North South line (red line). Get off the last station, which is Marina Bay.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When we got out of the station, the place looked so empty but there were also areas with ongoing constructions. We couldn't figure out how to get to Marina Bay Sands but we could already see it from afar. We tried to just walk and eventually, we got there!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From Marina Bay Sands, you can see the cityscape! It was like Makati, here in the Philippines, with a cleaner bay :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YREU0r7slvfgLnQDLXFpB6Fg1KO-294Ubpc7rj2Xzyw-NTIf8alCM68Jqm1BMTlgBcwv9hknzXewu6wQrphqWYfjN6IvMl3lCI5WQEuwDN5NKdX12ZOvkbxXIZuAkgO0bMp9X6JlnDWM/s1600/P1010516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YREU0r7slvfgLnQDLXFpB6Fg1KO-294Ubpc7rj2Xzyw-NTIf8alCM68Jqm1BMTlgBcwv9hknzXewu6wQrphqWYfjN6IvMl3lCI5WQEuwDN5NKdX12ZOvkbxXIZuAkgO0bMp9X6JlnDWM/s320/P1010516.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLPiya2fiwqY4aSSEsT9zboIk1LYkk4j-DjxVAwk_8B955TJ5sr8004j86P3fM9C585uUzJwzPz3PLSX2oCIYX1-80CIzUF6sdMW48kDwrP7WO5BfsUnlvM3XGQmMfmR3hfYvplwhU7qd/s1600/P1010525+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLPiya2fiwqY4aSSEsT9zboIk1LYkk4j-DjxVAwk_8B955TJ5sr8004j86P3fM9C585uUzJwzPz3PLSX2oCIYX1-80CIzUF6sdMW48kDwrP7WO5BfsUnlvM3XGQmMfmR3hfYvplwhU7qd/s320/P1010525+%25281%2529.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We entered The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands. It was huge! There were a lot of shops but there was still so big spaces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFETkJPfiDwGTBPuYlGgB0i0qcyk_kQAiFVs9WbN2Am5q_97q6rgHQWIMLGByEdZUQaXh-ZFV_J46RJd5VgIAhP5JLNzHd91U71ZpQmp_Q6_cVQdwQD0aGju16TOIZauwk4QN3Hrm_Vqhc/s1600/P1010526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFETkJPfiDwGTBPuYlGgB0i0qcyk_kQAiFVs9WbN2Am5q_97q6rgHQWIMLGByEdZUQaXh-ZFV_J46RJd5VgIAhP5JLNzHd91U71ZpQmp_Q6_cVQdwQD0aGju16TOIZauwk4QN3Hrm_Vqhc/s320/P1010526.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We haven't had breakfast then so we were really hungry. We were looking for the food court. After asking, they said just to go straight ahead but it seemed endless! We got tired and so we rested on the benches, took some pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The shops in this mall were for </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOqED90t5DP7ZkMBkn3Ubeo-Br8Fxi9wfCrT1wVzDPN4g4uGaajhfwLJMJJT0jC6rTmOT5w4bt55OCuX-PMGakBL7SziOhwZyU2kK8OXiJD3l1r7jq-ESWmuybOFhy5K4hutoTtDWOnhm/s1600/P1010533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOqED90t5DP7ZkMBkn3Ubeo-Br8Fxi9wfCrT1wVzDPN4g4uGaajhfwLJMJJT0jC6rTmOT5w4bt55OCuX-PMGakBL7SziOhwZyU2kK8OXiJD3l1r7jq-ESWmuybOFhy5K4hutoTtDWOnhm/s320/P1010533.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMgfvJsjFwggx7_1wk9MLw7r1aAyg3taBa8GIlOi41P2YjzU6QMBvIo5MXfRk2L0pGP38Qaevhh_N8a6kR2kJ85BbCzUdjzB0Jd4mPWUCkhDPpnxiZ2Q1drWypje6KAi7TF1Dlx0UyZO-/s1600/P1010535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMgfvJsjFwggx7_1wk9MLw7r1aAyg3taBa8GIlOi41P2YjzU6QMBvIo5MXfRk2L0pGP38Qaevhh_N8a6kR2kJ85BbCzUdjzB0Jd4mPWUCkhDPpnxiZ2Q1drWypje6KAi7TF1Dlx0UyZO-/s320/P1010535.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-86427780962623386242011-11-05T12:52:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:03:21.436+08:00Second Stop: ChinatownAfter we finally got our room at 3:00pm (check in time), my mom decided to get some sleep first (she was really sick :< boo). I told her that I'll go to Chinatown on my own. Thanks to SMRT and EZ-Link, I didn't mind going there alone. I could have chosen to go to Little India but I didn't because 1) it's near so there's still hope that we can go there maybe the next day or that night and 2) I was scared to go there alone haha I'm sorry.<br /><br />But before that, I had my lunch - Tom Yang cup noodles. Sitting pretty on our bed while eating Tom Yang and watching Koreanovela = The Life :)) I could never do that at home because I'm worried that insects would come pestering me in my sleep.<br /><br />So off to Chinatown!<br /><br />Ni hao!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobPU9kwYb-gIGclRMlq4gfB-ioRUrDOPnGfnGVJBXGYBGjmQxNcoxam8Br5DO69PlFGL7EkqcqjSkrs_ZeyrZrLsnk8In0j8mnQ4WCLOYlxkLMJQGKALCoCCPu3gexT3rEtVfDQsPSWD0/s1600/P1010506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobPU9kwYb-gIGclRMlq4gfB-ioRUrDOPnGfnGVJBXGYBGjmQxNcoxam8Br5DO69PlFGL7EkqcqjSkrs_ZeyrZrLsnk8In0j8mnQ4WCLOYlxkLMJQGKALCoCCPu3gexT3rEtVfDQsPSWD0/s400/P1010506.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Couplets on Chinatown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every MRT station have some drawings or writings on their walls. This one, I found interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So there I was, in Chinatown, all alone. I was anxious at first since... I'm all alone. But when I got out of the MRT station, I saw a lot of people - tourists, like me, and I felt better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1TWjfCUp8hl_Sn3JHEOgQ_ZVc0w52-vDIz1z0eXKQ2IYlF9-piwNe90vek8tf5dTNVnF9v5Dd5P2Mxs2vvzic-P6H4xzYqUbnWCohqLmFMkoJMRGgJCNuC9HZ8L8I9HkBIBNuM0RRM5B/s1600/P1010440+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1TWjfCUp8hl_Sn3JHEOgQ_ZVc0w52-vDIz1z0eXKQ2IYlF9-piwNe90vek8tf5dTNVnF9v5Dd5P2Mxs2vvzic-P6H4xzYqUbnWCohqLmFMkoJMRGgJCNuC9HZ8L8I9HkBIBNuM0RRM5B/s640/P1010440+%25281%2529.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because of these 3/5/30 for $10, I wanted to buy a lot of things. But since I honestly didn't know who I'll give it to, I restrained myself from buying. I was all for taking photos :></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI8swCJWEqm1U3yylMAMfyY_Zg4DwRYxsvtKULF8oU49LucWvcNoce5z2CuTsbBOFt8CDKQQstpUrItlrx8VAcv5BzOHsTlowWwEDvR1msZzOF-Njp7sdaxW2Ox5BT4oNssj4EbQLVegv/s1600/P1010442+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI8swCJWEqm1U3yylMAMfyY_Zg4DwRYxsvtKULF8oU49LucWvcNoce5z2CuTsbBOFt8CDKQQstpUrItlrx8VAcv5BzOHsTlowWwEDvR1msZzOF-Njp7sdaxW2Ox5BT4oNssj4EbQLVegv/s640/P1010442+%25281%2529.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The TinTin Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For collectors of Tintin comics~ There were comics both in English and French (which I was tempted to buy), posters and even figurines representing a comic book. If I were a Tintin fan, I would've spazzed out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfncfaQWk1OJxBSS3Aj8PcbEEh9dN7kgH8MktETX_lnWujKaJrw8MiEno61A55M3jlCGyCSDXJjppfdtHKilUhssBwPcKB-NWaQITZj3bOtlQ1hdUVqIUht8OYyHbZUbqDyrAZ8ryP1d5/s1600/P1010444+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfncfaQWk1OJxBSS3Aj8PcbEEh9dN7kgH8MktETX_lnWujKaJrw8MiEno61A55M3jlCGyCSDXJjppfdtHKilUhssBwPcKB-NWaQITZj3bOtlQ1hdUVqIUht8OYyHbZUbqDyrAZ8ryP1d5/s640/P1010444+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The buildings (or are they houses?) in Chinatown looked like ancient houses in the Philippines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At first, I didn't know where exactly to go; I didn't want to get my map and start looking (and honestly, I'm not good with maps hihi although I did see the streets indicated in the map, I didn't know which side I was on it) I continued walking and walking, just looking around the many stalls of clothes, key chains and other trinkets until I final reached my desired destination - <b>Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum</b>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HP-aOwvB5otzptjMTfsoqya3zKdDQjEwCFw99uteBh445yKI5WvaY7alxsPDHzLC4Yq0DZDlKsYxzf-tc39F2kP03PSO4lb6lR0YS9UrcUrAO9wpIF_ZyPmndx2b-UuL-YxX4bQMBtQJ/s1600/P1010446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HP-aOwvB5otzptjMTfsoqya3zKdDQjEwCFw99uteBh445yKI5WvaY7alxsPDHzLC4Yq0DZDlKsYxzf-tc39F2kP03PSO4lb6lR0YS9UrcUrAO9wpIF_ZyPmndx2b-UuL-YxX4bQMBtQJ/s400/P1010446.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />I was hesitant to enter because I didn't know if I was wearing the right clothes or if there were rules I had to know before entering. I just looked around to see the other visitors. They also provide skirts that one can wear if one is inappropriately dressed I was actually expecting that there would be a big bell, like what I see on dramas but maybe it's a different kind of temple haha<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6M55pDL18YptacLJ8k_Qcxz_i1jOc-Y0VtEe18HdXvoHnyUGXhLkmqcmJdT8tnlhz8zvMpe46iqCWJhRBI6EbpIL8IuY5e4l_s0TXC6abQmSM4nU2EP6ZdroZNt3tLHWvQnufUZBmcQ1/s1600/P1010448+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6M55pDL18YptacLJ8k_Qcxz_i1jOc-Y0VtEe18HdXvoHnyUGXhLkmqcmJdT8tnlhz8zvMpe46iqCWJhRBI6EbpIL8IuY5e4l_s0TXC6abQmSM4nU2EP6ZdroZNt3tLHWvQnufUZBmcQ1/s640/P1010448+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While inside, I was still anxious with my actions. I don't know if it's alright to take pictures, if I'm walking on the right path or something - it's a different culture with rules unknown to me so I was just being careful. I saw a map in the entrance that said the temple had four (4) floors. I only went through the first floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While I was at what-I-think-was a souvenir stall, a woman bumped me without even saying sorry. It annoyed me for a while but then I thought, maybe it's part of their ritual to walk straight ahead or something (her hands were in a praying position so I assumed she was there to... pray)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg245sEjBlo5eKIv4fjnXZvqQe0Rgtpch0N2mPP9TCIJXEcHFysiKvxgy-h40gLL50j2AXTW9dwswLRptADh0MvdaDLM_FxGtZouX-3G6PHVDjw3M1Ax3XyL3XDNiWBkmxy8607eCgCozO5/s1600/P1010456+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg245sEjBlo5eKIv4fjnXZvqQe0Rgtpch0N2mPP9TCIJXEcHFysiKvxgy-h40gLL50j2AXTW9dwswLRptADh0MvdaDLM_FxGtZouX-3G6PHVDjw3M1Ax3XyL3XDNiWBkmxy8607eCgCozO5/s640/P1010456+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAtRfIXFpkkR7PppIfm1cNj5NA0ZaRb6EVXG_Au2pmrhYwTru7WKGDOqOpr3NkyZzaNCVM7T-7dp7KsdWcLHBOWUlloOWNYIMQm_MjrnGULqLp4lFwX2SpMsZL_ElsuEeMYB8TlxBD1bc/s1600/P1010458+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAtRfIXFpkkR7PppIfm1cNj5NA0ZaRb6EVXG_Au2pmrhYwTru7WKGDOqOpr3NkyZzaNCVM7T-7dp7KsdWcLHBOWUlloOWNYIMQm_MjrnGULqLp4lFwX2SpMsZL_ElsuEeMYB8TlxBD1bc/s640/P1010458+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />So that ended my tour around the temple. I'm sorry if I offended anyone with the things I said (see, I still don't know if I'm doing this right haha), but seriously, I apologize for my lack of knowledge.<br /><br />I continued my tour around Chinatown. I actually passed by <b>Chinatown Complex</b> but didn't bother going in since I wasn't done going around the streets of Chinatown. I should have at least went around the complex. I just found out that The Hawker is there. Oh well, next trip :><br /><br />I noticed that they sell shirts with "I <3 SG", which was what I was looking for. I'm glad that it was 3 for $10. I had a hard time choosing the color and size. The first guy who helped me was a bit <i>masungit</i> and for a moment, I thought he talked to me in Filipino. I wasn't sure so I continued talking to him in English. He eventually left me because there were other customers and well, I was talking too much of his time. Then, another guy approached me to help me with what I was looking for - he was cute hihi anyway, I bought 3 shirts, with myself, my brother and my dad, in mind.<br /><br />Next store, I saw these longchamp-looking bags that had "Singapore" written all over it. It was really cute! Again, 3 for $10. I left for a while but I thought I should buy it, so I did.<br /><br />I stopped by a camera store to just try asking the price of lenses for my camera - Lumix LX-5. The guy in the store was really nice enough to take sample shots using the wide angle lens with macro lens (I forgot how he called it). It's 2-in-1 for $399. (Embarrassing) test shots hihi:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtbuex5TkgI6DYmSZbxjGC7-fYV5RQC05N6k9gEyf9ExT3OGGPnptzMfFLdcnVK_R4AQVzUBE-fvJPpazlvjdKcMHDVbSoMsesm2V-xa0cLdlJMVqxgDUfvfNOQgs2RMkbsCtEVPnobzu/s1600/P1010469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtbuex5TkgI6DYmSZbxjGC7-fYV5RQC05N6k9gEyf9ExT3OGGPnptzMfFLdcnVK_R4AQVzUBE-fvJPpazlvjdKcMHDVbSoMsesm2V-xa0cLdlJMVqxgDUfvfNOQgs2RMkbsCtEVPnobzu/s200/P1010469.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMhNtO3eVaJVq_r79iTsSsPgVHs6IUPQzml5JhRmXASeKCiI-c0vTbAHEBnqTBwzzFazQmXC-1qO_ZEKzhrjYBN-5GIglJlUBWlVn6iVZ3eW13qI0JRyzkNbINAVIis9YtfYXmatPfKLN/s1600/P1010471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMhNtO3eVaJVq_r79iTsSsPgVHs6IUPQzml5JhRmXASeKCiI-c0vTbAHEBnqTBwzzFazQmXC-1qO_ZEKzhrjYBN-5GIglJlUBWlVn6iVZ3eW13qI0JRyzkNbINAVIis9YtfYXmatPfKLN/s200/P1010471.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After asking me where I was from and how long I'll be staying in Singapore, he told me that he'll give it to me for half the price if I buy it before closing, 6pm (it was already 5:30pm that time). I just told him I'll try to come back. Sadly, I wasn't able to buy it. I'm not that disappointed though.</div><br />Walking around some more, I stumbled upon the <b>Sri Mariamman Temple</b>. I just looked from outside. Again, I was scared to enter. I better gather up more courage for my next trip so that I'll be able to go to places and tell more stories.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUgtpD9VcqZSUWSGKB4dALWFDBtOPQy0pyoEeUh2g3TN641rQ0yjhfYbxkCAjKsqQd79onnqx13BGYr_xmYmCtW5cm4kb-feJXmEXgoQ08PVUcikYf6bGx2nXmVgOCim4M13eGWhoFhcQ/s1600/P1010472+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUgtpD9VcqZSUWSGKB4dALWFDBtOPQy0pyoEeUh2g3TN641rQ0yjhfYbxkCAjKsqQd79onnqx13BGYr_xmYmCtW5cm4kb-feJXmEXgoQ08PVUcikYf6bGx2nXmVgOCim4M13eGWhoFhcQ/s640/P1010472+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WoiwRoKZzjgyEO2SOpmF6UyXM6_vbnue4NOc3ZECrpoqMb05cK-SeFG-LlPa2IR81-XMTPx4yQTJ9QaGavT6ChWdUqopT55-ABZtENsMu4AZCT6M1ACKmtTtRlNIrNRK06grDyl4MyLr/s1600/P1010473+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WoiwRoKZzjgyEO2SOpmF6UyXM6_vbnue4NOc3ZECrpoqMb05cK-SeFG-LlPa2IR81-XMTPx4yQTJ9QaGavT6ChWdUqopT55-ABZtENsMu4AZCT6M1ACKmtTtRlNIrNRK06grDyl4MyLr/s400/P1010473+%25281%2529.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />I was about to leave Chinatown because it was almost 6pm when I saw something...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDBW0nTGqEPRUUCTN3rCjojG-YwNZR9CfgLTTiX-CwvFQv7Zga17oqwSlGbpS4oui96gdLoWTKawxYWV2Yg7dL-BoCEoaeW1EeQ0GV2a0r1gEqLlVdthBJ215mCQ3_oU-dqNqvF4nt6-b/s1600/P1010484+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDBW0nTGqEPRUUCTN3rCjojG-YwNZR9CfgLTTiX-CwvFQv7Zga17oqwSlGbpS4oui96gdLoWTKawxYWV2Yg7dL-BoCEoaeW1EeQ0GV2a0r1gEqLlVdthBJ215mCQ3_oU-dqNqvF4nt6-b/s400/P1010484+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dSjT1fbuvDw_2O8G0FSErG5jpkxsKY7Y19m5nEXpvb9OPkm3Y2d1Fw-ycJsJfqFPKGgGsFcpp5YTHJ9mfuMB8rLtzKoEK9OFmFUzH8Hvzn42bhnziLQcLiA11rdKf55F3siF02oe39_y/s1600/P1010486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dSjT1fbuvDw_2O8G0FSErG5jpkxsKY7Y19m5nEXpvb9OPkm3Y2d1Fw-ycJsJfqFPKGgGsFcpp5YTHJ9mfuMB8rLtzKoEK9OFmFUzH8Hvzn42bhnziLQcLiA11rdKf55F3siF02oe39_y/s400/P1010486.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I actually returned to Chinatown that night because my mom wanted to buy more of the bag I bought. We got there around 9:30pm, I think so a lot of the stores were already closed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XEZdrVrqGZvgyFFa3CXirhDmhMVU6eXtsRZOfAeSGI3di__VBgUxMw7ejN6aGkGqdKf5_D3t8QeQ06Eza4yW7WEdem8Wxiu-VlZJ-2uAqHi5DYfNLPh69XQnFdmydC3K2YXwb6W-gA75/s1600/P1010503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XEZdrVrqGZvgyFFa3CXirhDmhMVU6eXtsRZOfAeSGI3di__VBgUxMw7ejN6aGkGqdKf5_D3t8QeQ06Eza4yW7WEdem8Wxiu-VlZJ-2uAqHi5DYfNLPh69XQnFdmydC3K2YXwb6W-gA75/s320/P1010503.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com1Chinatown, Singapore1.284356 103.84367991.2684815 103.8239389 1.3002305 103.8634209tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-77680240398710088642011-11-05T11:18:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:03:21.425+08:00First Stop: SentosaUpon leaving the hotel to go to Sentosa, we were able to talk to an employee named Peter who gave us directions on how to go there. He was so nice to give us directions :)<br /><br />1. Go to Little India MRT station, walking distance from the hotel (Parc Sovereign hotel).<br /><br />I was surprised to see that Little India was so near our hotel, it was part of my itinerary. I had hope that we will be able to go to all the places I planned to visit. We got our MRT cards, which is so cool and it is a must-have for travelers in Singapore (<a href="http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/routemap/MRT_SysMp_with_all_CCL-Sept11.pdf">MRT & LRT System map</a> from SMRT website).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQihXKR-4La5SpbctCep95M40Nn1xgWpSv3KPWVDFC10_ep8J5wvMopKcPuxix6qDsI9Z3a61eQ-IEIACALy84Qme_kvSIHLZKqkX8A7Y8qJjQBgPW6NjftZw0gokhEpWwDgAyYWp5s3Z8/s1600/P1010329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQihXKR-4La5SpbctCep95M40Nn1xgWpSv3KPWVDFC10_ep8J5wvMopKcPuxix6qDsI9Z3a61eQ-IEIACALy84Qme_kvSIHLZKqkX8A7Y8qJjQBgPW6NjftZw0gokhEpWwDgAyYWp5s3Z8/s320/P1010329.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The MRT station is so clean and it feels really safe because of the CCTV inside the station. There are long walks, sometimes in some MRT stations from one exit to another. Very systematic and organized MRT stations. Another thing that makes it safe are the doors that only open once the trains have stopped. Also, compared to our MRT/LRT stations, it stops exactly where it should stop. Riding the train was easy breezy, really breezy. The train's fast. It has a ticker that tells the stop you are currently in. I really love SMRT!!<br /><br />2. Get off at Harbour Front, the last station in the North East line (Purple line).<br />We had breakfast at the Harbour Front station. I forgot the name of the place but it was a food court. We saw a lot of Filipinos eating there too, perhaps they were all going to Sentosa.<br /><br />We should have entered the mall first before stopping to eat at the station because there are a lot more restaurants to choose from. I had my eyes on Food Republic. It had this street market feel (with wooden chairs and tables haha) but the food was actually more costly.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1941EbVMbDzIit2bveIi9KJhJWv1KRbl5SiR7M_PpzbUhtdW5yLqIr7eciXUPTBzUApHNmaIwDQJpXqSqhVlIkcMO7481AoYQtGQWr4MqhW4bAsaVCImohXGb9Gz1kGJT_-v5Xx4LEJV/s1600/P1010437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1941EbVMbDzIit2bveIi9KJhJWv1KRbl5SiR7M_PpzbUhtdW5yLqIr7eciXUPTBzUApHNmaIwDQJpXqSqhVlIkcMO7481AoYQtGQWr4MqhW4bAsaVCImohXGb9Gz1kGJT_-v5Xx4LEJV/s320/P1010437.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Spotted something while looking around Food Republic hihi<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s3PZVcXN6pQLnSjvgB7lwW76_EKzjxv31hRJRRar8VrksfxkYLWRpAxF5-HzJlGscpd6TNKakvcmHblWo612S4bbbabB5THV4kBWjajByQKt3QP__bhznR34A8VujlfE6KRzdI-f5LoM/s1600/P1010439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s3PZVcXN6pQLnSjvgB7lwW76_EKzjxv31hRJRRar8VrksfxkYLWRpAxF5-HzJlGscpd6TNKakvcmHblWo612S4bbbabB5THV4kBWjajByQKt3QP__bhznR34A8VujlfE6KRzdI-f5LoM/s320/P1010439.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />3. Ride the Sentosa Express line, monorail.<br />It was at the top floor of Vivo City. At first, I thought we had to pay $60-70 just to get in Sentosa. Eventually we found out that we can just use our magic MRT card! Yay for EZ-Link card! I think it was for $3 only.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5Kj0bWmeobx01xLlRklIVCRuMSg58Z2iy7y5gS7ghceDXTvkjtVHoGuLw7ekwDDpMKauPM5akVn-JmT4Yv1aJINF9Ebg7a4uJ-Klmx716EYBlI4z069ltRDGo4tmPPj2EPhRvWxlBQTV/s1600/P1010333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5Kj0bWmeobx01xLlRklIVCRuMSg58Z2iy7y5gS7ghceDXTvkjtVHoGuLw7ekwDDpMKauPM5akVn-JmT4Yv1aJINF9Ebg7a4uJ-Klmx716EYBlI4z069ltRDGo4tmPPj2EPhRvWxlBQTV/s320/P1010333.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeHExX8JSztck-zy71zVlH2sbgkil4OceiIgN5f1pzKCQzlH78B9lX5fmLe-5HlL3_6f7becYS9NGQKL_4VDuHcRp-JIGDQlWv5QwYxoa5y3PVMjNeOFvlpxUy4nktZ38puL0IVVgVPUs/s1600/P1010332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeHExX8JSztck-zy71zVlH2sbgkil4OceiIgN5f1pzKCQzlH78B9lX5fmLe-5HlL3_6f7becYS9NGQKL_4VDuHcRp-JIGDQlWv5QwYxoa5y3PVMjNeOFvlpxUy4nktZ38puL0IVVgVPUs/s320/P1010332.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Into the Sentosa Express! Woot woot! There are four (4) stops as shown above and of course at that time, we were just in the Sentosa Station. (<a href="http://www.sentosa.com.sg/uploadedFiles/en/Getting_to_and_around_Sentosa/SentosaIslandMapJan2011.pdf">Sentosa Island map</a> from Sentosa website)<br /><br /><u>Waterfront Station</u>.<br />Where you can find: Universal Studios and Resorts World<br /><br />We accompanied Tita Lyn and Issa to Universal Studios and started our photo-op :) (Sorry, I'm a bit camera shy especially if I'm the only one in the picture hihi) There were a lot of things we could take a picture with - posters, stores, ...statues..., etc!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJm5HcOLEz3yUH3l7EyHngW6jO4r7LbvQHfPXGiDvYZ7GLKj1Tf4ziaw6b2EsV3cjUUGlAN78Z4XKBiM5N06rZ_F08Z-R15AqWKmrTuxSTbYlA_HtxVAMeY6nClpGZuEhxOGtlNO8_gjp/s1600/P1010337+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJm5HcOLEz3yUH3l7EyHngW6jO4r7LbvQHfPXGiDvYZ7GLKj1Tf4ziaw6b2EsV3cjUUGlAN78Z4XKBiM5N06rZ_F08Z-R15AqWKmrTuxSTbYlA_HtxVAMeY6nClpGZuEhxOGtlNO8_gjp/s400/P1010337+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The Lake of Dreams~</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenO0vuM4LxlaYDOlEeSDukji12_hHcHRBLpPkGogVs_rOCyZDv0Gwq0jbsw9N6IKKwGb9AKjtsW1SQtyQFE9w39N1FrCQldXlv7siJ_AsXq_lBbLhMvu-apKP4-7q4IimcYntZf4eWHkk/s1600/P1010391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenO0vuM4LxlaYDOlEeSDukji12_hHcHRBLpPkGogVs_rOCyZDv0Gwq0jbsw9N6IKKwGb9AKjtsW1SQtyQFE9w39N1FrCQldXlv7siJ_AsXq_lBbLhMvu-apKP4-7q4IimcYntZf4eWHkk/s320/P1010391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took a picture of this because I remembered my friends. When we were at Starbucks Tagaytay, we saw a school called ASHA.</div><br /><br /><br /><u>Imbiah Station</u>.<br />Where you can find: Merlion Plaza and Imbiah Lookout<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1frnTdsFffCbTZq4fAAMWLyd69DNTyoZnUVrFbjOwHZHSi8qI126WAMoVwZ8SIAobvNFx5F1PAKZ5zIjGPLWHkYKEBCLjBc2Q6eKSswTB3idgfY_Xh_51hv_OFWrcAneqKu1MIqI6dt67/s1600/P1010408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1frnTdsFffCbTZq4fAAMWLyd69DNTyoZnUVrFbjOwHZHSi8qI126WAMoVwZ8SIAobvNFx5F1PAKZ5zIjGPLWHkYKEBCLjBc2Q6eKSswTB3idgfY_Xh_51hv_OFWrcAneqKu1MIqI6dt67/s400/P1010408.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />We didn't go to Imbiah Lookout or explored the attractions other than the Merlion because it was really hot already.<br /><br /><u>Beach Station</u>.<br />Where you can find: Tanjong Beach, Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach.<br /><br />My mom and I decided to ride the beach trams that bring people to the beaches. There are actually two - one for both Tanjong and Palawan beaches, and another for Siloso beach. There are pavillions in Siloso beach, and resorts in Tanjong and Palawan beaches.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbfTvlC1pW9FDvne5d5Rci3ZgePrnK9V-DAH1BYLwf4CKxJmtxt6Ndhg3rRfe0_v5NU_oaiRKar_nz_GdH4kAhIrMf9pdexL0_R6-UgvNzp319oSg0qD88x_DLIef7Ehdye5VNUBn_TiX/s1600/P1010421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbfTvlC1pW9FDvne5d5Rci3ZgePrnK9V-DAH1BYLwf4CKxJmtxt6Ndhg3rRfe0_v5NU_oaiRKar_nz_GdH4kAhIrMf9pdexL0_R6-UgvNzp319oSg0qD88x_DLIef7Ehdye5VNUBn_TiX/s400/P1010421.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1VACuug9-nGE92N6R0bw5NRTmdbu8J3whVOhkTOpqf0H38VPdURxDz1t7wFybSVD6ul9h-lc3xP7uGZ-sYqP5DMUjT3ZrYAA4BFDdotz2HoqDpO1eS6orwV4AQt5RXzsvqlsHMtKGZtB/s1600/P1010422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1VACuug9-nGE92N6R0bw5NRTmdbu8J3whVOhkTOpqf0H38VPdURxDz1t7wFybSVD6ul9h-lc3xP7uGZ-sYqP5DMUjT3ZrYAA4BFDdotz2HoqDpO1eS6orwV4AQt5RXzsvqlsHMtKGZtB/s400/P1010422.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rrNWGD-Nc04C4zM5zREb54TOFFu-Kz86hyphenhyphenS0kpwG2cw3rdfkQw3DMtjHwy8owlNZY_oyn16xUkp8WeyD_h_UkrM1Yz71l5wn6I48CwyeiFcM7MJtUORgQHfyV_LijCTtJ8NUQ88pYpMu/s1600/P1010425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rrNWGD-Nc04C4zM5zREb54TOFFu-Kz86hyphenhyphenS0kpwG2cw3rdfkQw3DMtjHwy8owlNZY_oyn16xUkp8WeyD_h_UkrM1Yz71l5wn6I48CwyeiFcM7MJtUORgQHfyV_LijCTtJ8NUQ88pYpMu/s400/P1010425.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8pZbHpWt8Hy0UeI-dwg6AeIRlumUVyubb2-qaPSZ-Rfgequio7qCqlS0Yf1GgBU1T4FIf3pa6WD5h3ZaSORGM6QJ-ft8avLY326N4UUKEvZI6EHs6rrC8m9JINa6fetH1VmoLFq0aLda/s1600/P1010427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8pZbHpWt8Hy0UeI-dwg6AeIRlumUVyubb2-qaPSZ-Rfgequio7qCqlS0Yf1GgBU1T4FIf3pa6WD5h3ZaSORGM6QJ-ft8avLY326N4UUKEvZI6EHs6rrC8m9JINa6fetH1VmoLFq0aLda/s400/P1010427.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Southernmost Point of Continental Asia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to go there because it seemed interesting to be in the southernmost point of continental Asia :))</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHquMtbb6S7vIUl_IQsYm0XaOdqia0eQ9fAb3WJZ6qkLlSZx3cNw9DPAnbPvnQe7oETmDOuImyKws0s25GmMhmprmRTomcSuZY1VEojpRrUiQsIq67zVTsxjxZ5MCxrxAanov7JCoaZfW/s1600/P1010426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHquMtbb6S7vIUl_IQsYm0XaOdqia0eQ9fAb3WJZ6qkLlSZx3cNw9DPAnbPvnQe7oETmDOuImyKws0s25GmMhmprmRTomcSuZY1VEojpRrUiQsIq67zVTsxjxZ5MCxrxAanov7JCoaZfW/s400/P1010426.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I can't say much because we only went around to take pictures and see for ourselves what's in Sentosa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you plan to go to Singapore, and you decide to visit Sentosa, be sure to allot a day or two for it. There are lots of things you can do while you're in Sentosa - attractions to see (like Universal Studios) and places to visit (Beach area).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What to bring: sunblock, shades, beach stuff (swimsuit, towel, clothes), cap, camera and friends!</div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0Sentosa, Singapore1.2494041 103.83032091.2176541 103.7908389 1.2811541 103.86980290000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850557674270288189.post-50737215875694716272011-11-02T11:03:00.000+08:002015-09-12T22:03:21.410+08:00Airplanes in the night sky<div style="text-align: justify;">My mom and I had this trip planned since June because of the Cebu Pacific promo. Finally, the day of our trip to Singapore!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Flight no.: 5J-803</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gate no. 111</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Boarding time: 8:00 pm</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Departure: 8:30 pm</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We arrived at NAIA 3, three hours before our flight. It took us an hour and a half to get in. By this time, my mom had a bad case of colds. I was hoping that she would be able to rest in the hotel and it'll be gone, but before that... At 8:00 pm, they announced that our flight will be delayed for an hour due to late arrival of turn around plane... something like that.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ETD: 9:30 pm</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At around 8:20pm, they announced the flight delay again. I thought it was just to reiterate the one hour delay. But no, it wasn't.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ETD: 10:30 pm</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since travel time is 3 hours and 25 minutes, our ETA at SG was around 2:00 am. It was frustrating! So to kill time, I tried looking for a place with wi-fi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Fast forward>></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is my first time in years to be on a plane again. My last trip was to the US, back in the Summer of 2005. So when we took off, it actually scared me. That... scary moment when the plane speeds off and then eventually... flies. It just felt like there's a chance the plane will fall.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKf3WmelrBPe0WGbx4q2qeSN83UjXxBFVEhd0Yri3FdEKRA0fE7ezY5gTGQczwXnP0gMSVOr5rmEb5ZXd1BIReuacDeEzA9wjtQkjAjSmrim3QHfohEh0i3ev2bB4xMC6YDV5Hn-vDX9F/s1600/P1010328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKf3WmelrBPe0WGbx4q2qeSN83UjXxBFVEhd0Yri3FdEKRA0fE7ezY5gTGQczwXnP0gMSVOr5rmEb5ZXd1BIReuacDeEzA9wjtQkjAjSmrim3QHfohEh0i3ev2bB4xMC6YDV5Hn-vDX9F/s400/P1010328.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yay! Touchdown Singapore!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the taxi on our way to the hotel, it felt as if I was just in the Philippines, particularly Makati, with a right-hand side Chinese (Singaporean) driver using some techie gadget that tells him "Drive Carefully".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We got to the Parc Sovereign hotel in Albert Street at around 2:30 am. We had a problem with checking in -- they didn't have a room other than an Executive suite. So we bunked with my mom's former officemate and her daughter who were also there for the weekend. It was a small room really meant for two people but we had no other choice. Sorry!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Slept at 3:30 am and we had to wake up at... 7:00 am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was a pretty bad day. At least we got to SG safely :D</div>Ninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939731421365205402noreply@blogger.com0Singapore1.352083 103.8198361.098096 103.503979 1.6060699999999999 104.13569299999999