next stop... Singapore!

Alright! Now I can feel the excitement! My highschool friends and I were planning to visit Singapore for the longest time.  Without Mia and I knowing, Vanessa and her boyfriend  already bought plane tickets ahead of us.  In this case, might as well buy tickets! And, so we did... (that was December 4, 2010).....

... and we got a place to stay too!

Our departure date is February 26, 2011 and for the past months, I wasn't that excited.  I mean, I want to visit the place since it's new to me and I want to see my friends there however, not as exciting as going to the beach, which I really love!  Or, so I thought.....

Now, It's only 2 days before my flight and I'm getting the chills! :-)  I was doing our itinerary for 4 days and I've been all over the net just looking for the hot spots in SG and KL and I'm in awe! It's really hard to plan a tour since I'm not that familiar with the place.  I'm not sure which place is near the other.  Anyways, since I got friends there too, I'm sure they'll help us around.

I'll see you there Bok, Mau, Gelle and Joey... :-)

Until then...

another one in January

January 28-31, 2011---- Baguio City, Philippines

knowledge bank: The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway. Baguio City was designated by the Philippine Commission as the Summer Capital of the Philippines on June 1, 1903 and incorporated as a city by the Philippine Assembly on September 1, 1909. Baguio is the seat of government of the Cordillera Administrative Region. The name of the city is derived from the word bagiw in Ibaloi, the indigenous language of the Benguet Region, meaning 'moss'. The city is at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters (5100 ft) in the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion conducive to the growth of mossy plants and orchids. Baguio City has become the center of business and commerce as well as the center of education in the entire Northern Luzon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguio_City)

This place is an overrated vacation spot! The last time I went there was on January 2-4, 2010.  I went there with my best friend just to pour out all our worries in life.  We just wanted to be as carefree as we could be then.  It doesn't matter, visiting once in a while is not bad.  I got friends from Baguio and it's nice to share the experience with new friends.  This time around I was invited by a new friend to join him in Baguio----- definitely a "YES!" for me.

Alright, day 1:

 Victory Liner: bus ticket: P440 from Pasay-Baguio

Our trip started at 10 am.  Chivas and I were both coming from work and Kim, on the other hand, was from his off.  Anyways, it was always the three of us who were together for the past months drinking, eating out and planning for trips.  Now, this is our first trip together.

We arrived in Baguio at 5pm and we were really exhausted.  I wasn't able to sleep in the bus since it's not that comfortable on the seat along the aisle.  With my long legs and consciousness, I really won't be able to get some sleep.  Since we did not have a place to stay yet (we really did not plan well on this), it was a blessing that there's a man who offered help (his job, I guess) in finding a great place for us to stay.  We stayed in Hotel Rosal, an affordable place good enough for us three.  We got a room with 3 beds, free breakfast and near the flea market.  Well, the place is great for an overnight spend of P2300.  Here are some of the pics of the place (haha! pics of us, in the room):

During the first night, we just ate out for dinner, that was around 8 pm already.  We took time to rest first before heading out.  We just ate in Andok's (oh well, a Manila-thing to do) since we did not much have time to wander.  Anyways, we all know hoe the food tastes so, no further story to tell.  After dinner, we decided to have a drink at Nevada Square.  Nevada Square is like a mini-Metrowalk with an entrance fee of P10.  We entered a bar, I think the name's Tangerine.  I just couldn't remember now.  Anyways, the place has good music, can make you dance and the P150 entrance fee was consumable so, not bad at all. Chivas and I just had beer and Kim had vodka ice,   It was a Friday night so the place wasn't as packed as I remember it.  Then I remember, Saturday night is actually the party night there.  Anyways, I'm not as wild party-goer as before, so it's all good that the place wasn't that packed.  We were just having fun by ourselves! :-)

Day 2:

It was a slow day.  We were waiting for Chivas' friends to arrive.  So, first in the morning we went to SM Baguio, we needed to buy some stuff and then had lunch there.  It wasn't exciting since we're like obliged to await for the others.  

When the gang arrived at 5pm, we went home first in Justice Village (we got a very affordable place with 6 rooms for just P5000 for 2 days).  We had dinner and decided to roam afterwards.

Anyways, since I have other friends in Baguio, I decided to meet them that night.  I met JV and the gang way back in 2009 when my bestfriend and I had our vacation there.  It was nice seeing them again and meet another face.  That's what I love about traveling ---you get to know a lot of peeps. 

And there you go---more booze for us! :-)

Last Day:

Almost time to go home.  I was already tired during the last day.  I think the weather got me---it was freezing cold and I was  feeling feverish already.  Though that was the case,  I wanted to spend my last day just walking in Baguio.

Whereto? Baguio Cathedral.  This is my favorite spot in Baguio.  Too many memories, I guess.  I even made a pact with the Lord this time.  After that, Kim and I walked towards Burnham Park, where we just took time to feel the breeze and eat whatever street food we liked.  Once full, we just sat at the bench along the lagoon and enjoyed each other's company.  Around 8pm, we met up with the other group and had dinner.  The most-anticipated Bulalo in burnham Park was served.  Oh well, thank you Lord for the blessings.  It was all pure fun and no worries...

January 2011- Where was I?

Since I decided to start writing about my travels, it's good to start it with the first month of the year.

January 10-14, 2011--- Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

My family visited my mom's heritage.  Before my dad passed away, we used to go there every year.  So after 14 long years, we were finally able to visit again.  It was fun and very heartfelt, especially for my mom.

Anyways, let me share some of my travel experience there.  First of, the airport changed sites.  This was such a hassle because before, when it was in Bacolod City, it was just a 15-minute ride from our house. Now that it's in Silay City, it became an hour and a half ride to our place.  Good thing that sight-seeing and catching up stories with my cousin kept me busy that I didn't notice much of the travel time.

When we got there, My grandma and aunt were already waiting at the veranda.  Of course, we hurriedly greet them and I was really excited to spend my 5-day vacation there.

I'll just keep this short. We actually went there to celebrate my Mom's and Grandma's birthdays.  Moreover, just to entirely spend our time with them-- visit the relatives and have a quick tour of the place.  Here are some pictures to show you:

Ever since I was a kid, I've been hearing about Mambukal Resort.   

Mambukal Mountain Resort -- Located in Barangay Minoyan. one of the most attractive and awesome resorts in Murcia. It is famous for its Sulfur Hot Spring and beautiful cascading falls. Located at the foot of a mountain, the resort is also known for its beautiful boating lagoon. The resort has a good hotel - the Lodge. (http://mambukalhaven.com/aboutmurcia.html)

It's a famous place in Murcia, Negros Occidental that I wouldn't miss, especially now that I can enjoy the challenge it may bring.  My mom told me that it's famous for its 7waterfalls.  Exciting right?  There was actually a tour guide who assisted us in trekking the place.  I thought at first that you would instantly see the infamous 7 falls. Uh-uh... you would have to trek your way up until the highest spot.  That was the challenge.  If I was really fit to do that kind of workout, I would have done so.  However, I could only trek up until the third waterfalls.  My brother and some of my cousins were able to trek up until the sixth waterfall.  It's just that it was way too dangerous to trek 'til the seventh that's why they turned back.  It was really tiring and scary because the mountain's so slippery since it was raining hard the night before we went there.  Even so, it was fun and worthy of all the sweat! :-)

Here are some of the pics:

....and this was me after the trek:

Pure joy! :-)

More pics in Mambukal Resort:

My Valentine's Day

I never intended to write something today but something happened that caught me off guard.  A journey in life and love has been my goal here as I said, but what just happened is more of a twist of  fate.


Valentine's Day--- never a big deal for me.  I don't like flowers as much as other girls do.  It wilts in the first place.  Secondly, I don't like chocolates.  I even bought chocolates for my boyfriend before because he loves it (not during V-day of course).  Unless, some guy would randomly give me a worthy jewelry piece, I'd gladly appreciate and spend V-day with him.  Haha! Definitely not happening.

Anyways, what made my night unbelievable? For the first time, I was speechless and got confused by someone I never thought I can spend time with (alone).  I can't speak so much of the details but literally, my head's spinning and I'm wondering, what's going to happen next?

Shocks! this is me now...

About Me

I'm single--- too much for  a start but yes, it's actually one of the reasons why I have time to write about what I've been doing in my life.  For the longest time I've been searching for the path that I want to walk.  Never was I in a situation where I can stop and smell the roses.  I was always in a rush-- always in a point of no return.  I got tired, hurt and disappointed.  I always thought of the "what ifs" in life that made me so impulsive. 

Since I've learned from it all, I decided to take my time NOW.  I was able to relive what I've been keeping deep inside me.    My interests are all innate-- dancing and traveling.  I love dancing jazz, ballet and yes--even ballroom.  Ever since I was six years old I've been dancing and I feel sorry that I gave it up for the wrong reasons.  Now's my time to give in to the urge and passion inside me. 

Of course, to travel has been my dream.--- may it be in the Philippines or out of the country, it doesn't matter.  I want to experience other culture and learn more about other people.  I've been to other places but still, it'll never be enough.

 I'm looking forward to share what will happen in the coming days.  Let's all wait and see.. :-)