WAVE Lesson

Ang buhay, sa opinyon ko, ay parang isang WAVE Lesson. 

Sa gitna ng kawalan, makikiramdam.  Magmamasid.  Magpapatianod.  Pilit tatayo sa bawat parating na alon.  Babalanse.  Tutungo sa dalampasigan kahit ano mang mangyari. 

Kung sakali mang bumagsak, tatayo at tatayong muli. 

Hindi susuko.

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Tatlong beses lang akong nakapag-surfing sa tanang-buhay ko kaya pagpasensyahan na po ang aking porma. 

Ansarap lang ma-stoke.  Ibang level ang bliss.  Pumi-freedom. 

1.  LA UNION - sumama ko dito sa Travel Factor as a solo traveler.  2nd time kong magtravel with total strangers.  Una ko nung sa El Nido.

Tutorial

Grabbed from Master Jolan

2.  ZAMBALES - solo traveler pa din with Travel Factor.  Side trip to ng Anawangin/Capones trip.  Malapit kaya dito yung Scarborough Shoal?

3.  RIZAL - dahil hindi pwede lumayo, tr-in-y naman sa artificial wave pool.  Ansakit sa paa dahil antigas ng semento at yung pintura ng pool nasa talampakan mo na pagkatapos!   

Hindi ko alam ang magiging pang-apat pero sana, makapag-wave lesson ulit sa lalong madaling panahon at habang kaya pa ng buto-buto ko.

Bagasbas, Siargao, Baler o Bali --- antay lang ha!

BOURNE L-nido-cy

Excited ako nung nalaman kong ang 4th installment ng Bourne Series ay isu-shoot sa Pinas. 

Iba ang pride dahil lumi-level na tayo sa US, Italy, France, Spain, India, Germany, Russia, Netherlands at Morocco; which were all previous locations of the trilogy.  Ngayon, pagkakataon naman natin para magkaroon ng exposure ang ating Lupang Hinirang sa international scene, yeba!

Medyo bagsak balikat lang.  Parang Slumdog Millionaire ata ang magiging dating ng bansa natin.  Kasi ang mga locations e sa San Andres Market, Navotas Fish Port, Marikina Market, Pasay Rotonda at Jones Bridge.  Medyo may scene rin daw sa MRT Ayala. 

Yung sa Ayala, okay yun.  Atlis makikita nilang we are not-so-provincial-and-barriotic after all.  Yun kasi perception nila sa Pinas.  Kala nila sobrang hirap natin.  Kala nila sobrang left behind.  Di nila alam sobrang ahead nga natin.  Been there.  Done that.  Kaya lang, nag-stagnate.

Tapos nung nalaman kong mag-e-EL NIDO rin sila, napa-yeba ulit ako!  Anganda kaya sa EL NIDO!  Tapos makikita sa BUONG mundo?  PANALO!       

El Nido

Sa palagay ko ang El Nido ang PINAKA sa lahat ng mga beach destinations sa Pinas.  Under rated lang.  Saka mahirap lang marating dahil 5-6 hours ang land travel from Puerto Princesa.  At medyo baku-bako ang daan.  Pero wag ka.  Once andon ka na, sulit naman talaga.     

Babala:  CAM WHORE Ahead.

Topmost LEFT photo (clockwise):  Me, Tikoy, Louie, Jen & Nonie.  Chinese dude is Joe. 





Ang ganda di ba?

Kaya sa mga bagets na hindi alam kung ano ba ang dapat nilang gawin sa youthness nila, I suggest e libutin na lang ang Pinas.  Medyo magastos lang pero much better kesa mag-umimow o magpakalulong sa kaka-gimik.

And actually ginamit ko lang talaga ang Bourne Legacy para ma-post ang mga old Multiply photos ko hehe.  Pasensya naman. 

At kung nag-skip-read ka, gusto ko rin sanang magpromote ng PAKULO ko.  Click nyo lang at sali na!

Si Kuyang DRIVER

Para saken, kung meron mang pinakamagandang lugar sa Pilipinas (kahit na ano pa man ang definition mo sa salitang GANDA) this would be Palawan!

I simply HEART Palawan. 

Having been in Puerto Princesa and El Nido, Palawan already established herself to me as the BESTest travel destination ever.  Not only because of its affluence in terms of natural wonders  but also because of its people. 

Ambabait nilang lahat. 

Yung tipong hindi ka nila kukulitin para bumili ka sa kanila ng kung ano man ang linalako nila dahil they value your privacy.  Na alam nilang andon ka para magtanggal ng stress at hindi para magshopping. 

Yung tipong hindi ka tatagain sa mga fees dahil honest sila.  Na kahit nakaiwan ka ng singsing na may 12 dyamante e mababalik yon sa yo (hehe di ako masyadong sure dito but that is how I trust them).

Lalo na si Kuyang Driver namin. 

Given na syempre na nung sinundo nya kme sa airport e very welcoming sya.  Pero ang hindi ko kinaya ay yung hindi na kinailangang ibuka ang bibig namin at humingi ng favor na kodakan nya kme sa isa sa mga scenic spots nila kasi sya mismo ang nag-offer. 

"Sir, kunan ko na po kayong tatlo." 

First time ko yon. 

Sa iba kasi, sisimangutan ka o kaya kailangan mong bigyan ng tip.  Yung tipong konting kibot mo lang e nakalahad na agad ang palad at nag-aantay ng kaperahang galing syo at pinapamukha sa yong nothing is for free in this world anymore! 

Wala namang masama don.  Alam ko hanapbuhay nila yon pero sana hindi garapalan.

At syempre, mas maluwag magtip, kung you know that they gave you a very good service.

Kaya balik tayo kay Kuyang Driver. 

Nagkataon kasing Valentine's Day nung andon kme sa Palawan.  Kaya tinanong ko sya:

"Kuya san date nyo?" 

"Wala po Sir, sa bahay lang." 

E dahil sa mabait nga si Kuyang Driver, naisip naming bilhan sya ng Selecta Ice Cream para pasalubong sa Mrs nya, pang-Valentine :)

* CROCODILE FARM & NATURE PARK *

* BUTTERFLY FARM *



* MITRA RANCH *

Sabi nila meron na raw Zipline dito ngayon!  The Baker's Hill is just a walk away from here where you could buy baked delicacies and much more.  Just don't know why we have not taken photos of Baker's Hill.

* IWAHIG PENAL FARM *

Natakot kami sa Mamang nagbukas ng van namin kaya napabili kme ng souvenirs from him ng wala sa oras.  Syempre inmate rin sya don.

* MANONG DRIVER *

Sobrang labong mabasa mo itong post ko.  Pero saludo ako sa kabaitan mo at dedikasyon sa trabaho.  Sana dumami pa ang mga tulad mo sa mundo!

  

 

The BIRD that Flew DHABI

Envelope courtesy of Tikoy.  (Hihi, ito po ay isang Metrobank envelope pa, thank u Tikoy!)  Paper courtesy of Tikoy?  or was it from Nonie?  Hmmm, sign of the times :)  Basta ang naaalala ko, I was so eager to write Aimee a letter to tell her how much fun I was having and I was so thinking of her in every islands, in every waters that we were exploring..  That I was so hoping that she was beside me that time.. 

Anyway,  while everybody went out exploring the pasalubong stores, I opted to stay to finish my writings.  And as an extra treat, I included the coconut leaf BIRD that Manong Banker gave us. 

On our way back to Manila, I asked around for the post office.  I realized later that it was a Sunday so no chance at all of mailing it from Puerto Princesa.  A bit disappointed that my plan did not materialize, I just carried it back to Manila and mailed it from there.

After almost 2 months in transit,  Aimee finally received it --- with the Bird now all dried up :)

Seeing it again now brought back fond memories --- a piece of home, bundled with My LOVE. 

For TRAVEL FACTOR --- I WILL!

I am not really a blogger...  because I am not good with words.  I would rather read someone else's blog, then share a piece of my thoughts, than create and re-read my own.

I am more of a poser (though the result may not be always satisfactory)...  sometimes a jester (if one single joke clicks then you're up for more)...  a motivator (i love seeing others triumph over their fears)...  a go-getter (hence, my battlecry: I refuse to just exist---i live)...  but it never occured to me that this day would come where I'd finally squeeze my balls, and spark some brain activities, to come up with something interesting and worth reading. 

But I realized that I am not doing this to impress.  I am starting to blog to GIVE BACK.  This is going to be my simple gesture of thanking Him, thanking new found friends and acquaintances, appreciating my family more, and showing my gratitude to Life for all the experiences I gained. 

Folks I may not be a blogger, but for Travel Factor --- I will!

I could still remember the time while I was watching Sports Unlimited (that was when I'm like 2 or 3 shades lighter and some few bucks richer; but awfully bored), I got enticed by two young ladies delivering a monologue about Travel Factor and travel and stuff about travel and all about PASSION ( Haha, Tix!)... 

Though this is an extremely overused line, I'd like to abuse it some more --- and the rest they say is History!

Thank you Travel Factor for the merriment of experiencing some of the 7,107 ways of enjoying life! 

...  for accommodating me in El Nido though there is only a day left!

...  for letting me partyyyyy (where people are more interested to pose than to dance, haha)! 

...  for getting me STOKED and craving to be stoked again!

...  for letting me do what I dread most, like to Trek, and be happy that I did such.

...  for preparing me on my next trip through Pinatubo, in finding the very elusive lighthouse of Ca-pagod Island and later on be mesmerized by the Very PINE Beach and even later, to satisfy my yearning for STOKE!

...  and lastly, for letting me take care of others, more than my Life, to the point of bloodloss :D

Chinese

English

Filipino

Pakistani

Beautiful places.  Amazing people.  Inextinguishable spirit. 

And that was, my TF experience!