Fun at Blue Coral in Batangas :)

That was a Sunday morning, we were on our way to San Juan, Batangas for our company outing. I was with my colleagues and co-employees. I told myself that I have to enjoy my time there and make the most out of it (Well after summer classes and stuff). And so I did.

Sir Mhon and the curtains.. Very orange!

This lady on the next picture is Ms. Dahlia. I was with her most of the time. We have known each other for quite some time but we have never bonded like what we did. (Also because, my other girl buddy was not around.)

With Mam Dahl.

This is the resort where we stayed. Blue Coral. (I didn’t see any blue corals though.)

Blue Coral

We waited at the fourth floor of the main hotel before we checked in. I think we were ahead schedule. Anyway, while there, this sight had made me feel good. I took this next shot with my cellphone.  I have never seen one like that.

I took this shot using my cellphone. Breathtaking.. ^_^

Most of the pictures here are not from my camera, however the owner of the photos allowed me to use them. Here are some.

Another nice shot of the Blue Coral pools.

So these are, well, the pools again.

This is the main building or hotel. I was at that fourth floor when I took the shot of the fourth photo.

The main hotel. I would say it is quite clean.

I can say that the rooms are okay. For the ambiance of the whole place, I’ll give it four stars out of five. But most of my colleagues think that the place is small and congested. I didn’t see it that way though. I can’t say anything about the food, because for me, they’re all good! (Well, except for breakfast, I didn’t have much options.) So for the food, I’ll give it four also out of five.

And of course, who wouldn’t want to go to the beach?

The beach.

After checking in, we rested for a while and then we had games after at the beach.

These are my colleagues and workmates at school.

Hey, I look pretty nice here. hehe. >_< That’s our nurse by the way. We were having a relay game here. And obviously, I was not looking.

She is our school nurse. Go go go!

Good sport. I think they had fun! But I did not participate in any of those. I can’t. hehe >_<

During the evening, we had games again and of course, drinking to the max level. Hawaiian is the theme and several did put an effort to come in Hawaiian attire.

Can’t play again, however, I did come in my pink glittery see-through churva. >_<

Me in pink. ^_^

The next day, we didn’t have any activities so we can do anything we like. They took a lot of pictures, I did a lot of dipping in the beach and in the pool.

After breakfast.

Tambay mode at the beach.

Me, Sir Rman, Sir Ed, Sir Raffy and Mam Meng.

All in all, I did enjoy my stay there. I didn’t take much pictures, but I’ll remember my time spent there just well.

Thank you to the staff of Blue Coral for your fine accommodation. Thank you to SPCBA (for taking me there, hehe) and Mam Meng Veloz, for most of the photos.

Blue Coral is located in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. You can check out their website if you want to know more information. (Hehe, they didn’t pay me to do this..)

Till then, have a nice day.

Ten Things I Want To Say To Certain People

Because this topic is so trending, (like what my other blogger friends have posted, Leah, Bino, and Madz) I also posted this. (Nakigaya rin! >_<)

There are some things I can’t say to some people because I think it is better left unsaid. Does it make any difference that I blogged it? hehe. They won’t be able to read this anyway, well some may.

And because this is an English blog, just imagine how I’ll say it in Filipino. Ahihi.

1. You will become a teacher in the future, but look at your attitude.

2. I don’t use the English language to impress people.

3. You’re saying negative things about me, but look at what you’re doing. (And look at you’re attitude as well)

4. Stop texting the same things over and over. (Hi. Gawa mo? Ah, okay.) You’re very consistent!

5. Being true to yourself is not a bad thing, as long as you do not step on other people.

6. Don’t say yes, to something you’re not sure about.

7. Sometimes, you can break the rules, you don’t always go by the book, or what was directed to you.

8. I want to help you, but I’m not in the position anymore to do so.

9. We’re not close, so let’s not talk about my personal life.

10. I hope I can see you and meet you and talk to you personally.

Well, that’s it. I always prefer to live a happy life. So smile!

Galera Beach and Me

I have gone to Puerto Galera a number of times. And I never get tired of going there because it’s  a great getaway substitute for Boracay.

This time, I went there unplanned. And I didn’t take much pictures using my camera, these shots were made through cellphone.

As usual, the travel started from Alabang to Batangas pier, then to the Island.

Life vests, I didn’t wear any.

My friend took this shot of the waves through the window of the ferry boat.

The waves as seen from the ferry boat

Hey, that’s my hand! (Maka extra eh)

My excitement whenever I go there and finally see the sands never ceases.

I can see it now.

The next shot shows the other boats that travel from the pier to the Island.

The ferry boats

Waiting area for the passengers.

Around 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., I wouldn’t dare to swim in the beach because it was really hot, that it hurts just looking at the beach. But one can start dipping around 5:00 p.m. If you really want to dip earlier than that, make sure that you have your sunblock. It’s better safe than sunburns!

It was around 3:30 p.m. here.

There was also the floating restaurant that I have seen for the first time.

With the red tables. haha!

The next photo seems symmetrical to me.

wiaitng

And of course, the title of this post is Galera Beach and Me. So here’s me!

Me.

I maximized my time there by eating a lot, and dipping in the beach. I now, love beaches! ♥

‘Provincial Eatery’

I was pretty amazed with this restaurant that I saw in Palawan.

I was really hungry that time and people were much busy with the fight of Pacquaio and Marquez (They were crowding this house nearby with its own pay per view cable thing). I saw this eatery which is in fact an extension of the owner’s house. But before you enter, you have to take off your slippers or shoes!

Nice curtains ha.. hehe.

The ambiance is nice, ‘homey’ I would say. The floors are well scrubbed and clean. The food is delicious, not quite expensive.

It feels “homey.”

There’s just one thing I was not able to do. I FORGOT to write down its name! Hahaha. I will remember it next time, because I’ll be going back. Lesson learned. >_<

Barefooted. (Hey, I belong! )

I just find that experience nice. Have a good day!

The Remote Beauty of Lobo

I have never been to Lobo, Batangas. My mother told me that it is really far. One Saturday, I was fond of going to the beach, without spending much. My two other friends were already there, and the other one, works there. So with my good friend Jhoanne, we traveled from Laguna to Batangas. It was indeed far. While we were traveling, my friends took these shots of the beach that morning.

Lobo beach at morning.

Majestic mountains.

I heard that the children in the next photo just happened to pass by. And someone took a shot. I just love the capture of this one. It plainly shows friendship, or could it be anything else?

Friends walking at the sands of Lobo...

Rarely touched sands. (Rarely nga ba?)

The travel from Balagtas exit to Lobo took us two hours. We also rode two jeepney rides to the terminal. (Pasaway pareho yung nasakyan namin!) The sights were almost the same as the road I have taken on the way to the Underground River, that is, you’ll see a lot of zigzag roads and mountains and trees. It was already 3:30 p.m. when Jho and I arrived at Lobo.

I was with them. 1, 2, 3.. Pose!

Before we took off for the beach, we ate Lomi at this place.

Eating lomi with Chard, Radney, Jho, and Dhenis.

The lomi costs only P25.oo. I can’t believe the servings. One bowl could be eaten by three people already! Busog much!

Lomi, I surrender. >_<

After the eating session, we headed to the beach and waited for the sun to set. We took pictures and they played cards and amused ourselves. (Because it’s too darn hot!)

Love this shot too. It caught Jho's sincere gladness..

These... are not mine. >_< and the owner of these certainly doesn't like Hello Kitty.

I also texted my friends and tweeted  a bit. And Chard took this shot of me.

Me, while tweeting..

At 5:30 p.m. we started to feel the water madness! The beach is nice. It is not commercialized, there are other resorts nearby, but the people there are not as crowded compared to other famous beach spots.

Water shot, fail!

I really enjoyed dipping in the water. And I laughed a lot with them. They are indeed stress relievers. I also have Jhoanne, my good friend, and we shared stories, as in loads of them.

Me and Jho while enjoying the waters..

Swim swim.

I maximized my time that I can see the mountains and the sun. The sunset was magical. Around 7 p.m., I looked at the sky, and I was really amazed with the stars. I mean, there are lots of stars! I haven’t seen it that way. I never thought that there actually more stars in the sky.  Someone explained that we can’t see it near Manila because of the ‘light pollution.’ Anyway, I can’t forget how the sky looked like that time.

Lobo at Sunset

Look at that sun..

I would like to thank Dhenis for the place, food, laughs, and everything. I enjoyed my stay there. And to my friends, Chard, Radney and Jhoanne for being joyful companions. And again, thank you to my friend Dhenis for the photos.

I want to go to Lobo again, hopefully, and see it’s beauty.

Damuhan O Sa Harap ng Computer?

“You were tagged in your friend’s photo”

“Bino retweeted one of your tweets”

“Showing 1 of 26,000 results”

“Loading…Please wait…”

Ang mga salitang ito ay madalas nating mabasa sa pamamagitan ng interconnected computer networks o “internet” sa maikling salita. Ang internet ay isa ngayong instrumento para sa komunikasyon at transaksyon ng mga tao o grupo ng tao sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo.

Ako’y napatanong sa aking sarili, ano kaya kung noong high school pako, ay meron na nito?

Ako ay produkto ng tambay sa damuhan noong ako ay nasa elementary at high school.

Noong aking panahon, pagkatapos ng klase, ang mga estudyante ay madalas naupo sa damuhan para magkuwentuhan. Madalas pa nga naming binubunot yung mga damo, na ang tawag nila ay “damology.” Sa damuhan ko natutunang maglaro ng moro moro, magpalitan ng songhits sa mga kaklase para sa mga bagong kanta, magpalitan ng mga kwento sa mga crush, kwentuhan sa mga masusungit naming opisyales ng CAT, kwentuhan sa gawaing bahay na hindi nagawa, o kaya’y hinuha sa aming kahihinatnan sa aming paglaki.

Ngayon, ang mga bata ay parte na rin ng isang pagbabago. Ang paggamit ng “internet.” Ito ang naguubos ng oras nila sa loob ng computer shop, o kaya’y sa kanilang mismong bahay, hanggat may mabilis na koneksyon sa internet.

Sa pamamagitan nito, ang mga kabataan ngayon ay nahuhumaling sa pakikipagkaibigan at sa iba’t ibang paraan ng sosyalismo sa iba. Sa isang pindutan lang ng mouse, nakakahanap na sila ng mga sagot sa tanong at mga napagkakalibangan. Kahit yata ang sagot sa kung san mkakabili ng murang galunggong, alam itong sagutin ng internet. Palitan ng mga larawan, hiritan ng mga banat, ang pagpost ng mga“tweets” at ang paglalaro ng mga larong makakapagbigay sayo ng pakiramdam na ikaw ay isang hero o bayani. Maraming pwedeng magawa pag kaharap mo na computer o laptop, kasama ang broadband mo.

Dati ang mga studyante, nagpupunta sa silid aklatan para maghanap ng sagot sa kanilang mga takdang aralin. Ngayon, nakaupo na lang sila sa tabi ng isang kahong daig pa ang maligno sa daming kamanghaan na kayang ibigay sa tao.

Masasabi ko din na sa ngayon, ang internet na ito ay nkakaapekto na sa pagbabago ng lingwahe at panitikan. Dito mo na makikita ang mga ‘jejemon,’ ‘slang,’ ‘loan words,’ carabao English,’ at pati na rin ang ‘bekimon.’ Pinaghalo halo na, ika nga. Masasabi ko rin na ito ay nakaka apekto sa asal at paguugali ng mga tao. Dahil mas marami na ang ‘platform’ ika nga para mailahad natin ang mga sarili. Ang ibang tao, halos ikuwento na ang mga pangyayari sa buhay nila, yung iba, ang turing ay “wala lang.” Paano kaya ang mga paraan ng kagawaran ng edukasyon para mabigyan ng control ang mga ito sa usaping pagaaral at edukasyon? Paano din kaya ang mga hakbang na ginagawa nila para patuloy na maihabi ang internet sa ating edukasyon? Ang ating lipunan ay kailan magiging handa? O di kaya’y mas tamang tanungin na paano gumagalaw at umiikot ang lipunan natin sa sistemang meron ang “internet”?

Kailan kaya uli darating ang panahon na ang mga bata ay nasa damuhan, at nagpapalipad ng saranggola? Kailan kaya mauulit na ang mga kabataan ay sama samang magkukuwentuhan sa gabi kasama ang mga kaibigan habang naririnig ang ingay ng mga kulisap? Kailan kaya mauulit na ang paglalaro ay isang bagay na ginagawa sa pamamagitan ng pagtakbo at paggamit ng katawan, at pagkatapos ay isang sandigan ng pagkakaibigan ang maihuhulma?

Kung wala kaya ang internet ngayon, mabuhay kaya ng simple ang mga tao, gaya nang dati, at muling uupo sa damuhan para sabihing “Kaibigan, kwentuhan tayo.”

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Ito ang aking lahok para sa Bagsik ng Panitik patimpalak ng Damuhan.

Let’s Watch “Venue Rental”

I was at Festival Supermall Alabang, and I wanted to watch a movie. I looked at the movie schedules.

"What to watch.. what to watch..."

And then I said, “Hey, what’s this ‘Venue Rental’? And I actually walked to look for the poster..

Halfway, I realized that “It’s rented!”

“Ah…Venue rental! ‘Kala ko, movie yun, hehe.”

Venue Rental, "bakit walang poster?"

‘PRC Lomi Hauz’

Hello friends! It’s been a while. I was really busy with a lot of things and I wasn’t able to blog. It’s really hard to write without any motivation! >_<

Anyway, I hope I can get back on track. To start with…

I went to a conference at Puerto Galera last weekend. I was with my friends and we walked outside the venue to eat and look for some snacks. We came across this small “lomi carinderia.” We got in and ordered their special lomi.

As we waited, you’ll feel relaxed as you can see the view of the sea.

While waiting for the order, I stared at the calm sea..

And after several minutes, the lomi has been served.

I'll tell you, this is delicious.

Their special order of Lomi. (We also ordered buns.)

It tastes real good. For only an affordable price of P80 for the large order (we ordered only one but we were three), you’ll be satisfied with it.

If you happen to stay at Puerto Nirvana in Puerto Galera, PRC Lomi Haus is just a few steps away (I guess their cook is ‘licensed’ aheehee ). If you’re the type of person who is “not maarte,” you can try this place out.

Me in front of the PRC Lomi Haus.

Who wants lomi now?

B-day ‘Thanks’

This may be late (super late!), but it’s better that I say thank you than never.

My special day was complete because of all the heartwarming greetings. Even if I was at a convention, my day was just fine, with friends in the Rotaract field. But my other friends also who made me feel that I am special to them. (naks )

Thanks to those who greeted me in facebook (that reached almost 400) and twitter (and most of them were still awake at 12 midnight).

Thanks to my students and friends who texted me, and those who called me. ♥

Thanks to those who greeted me at the 1st Philippine Rotaract Convention. (whether I know them or not) I had a truly nice time there with my fellow Filipino Rotaractors.

Thanks to Sir Mhon who brought me cake that day.

Cake from Goldilocks from sir Mhon.

Thanks to Zyra for the extraordinary video that you made. ♥ If you could just see my reaction when I first saw it, I was confused and crazy..

Thanks to the organization presidents of our school, who gave me a very nice gift and for the companionship. Sir Mhon, Sir Benjie and Mam Bing for their efforts for that simple ‘dinner’ to happen. (ahuhuhu)

Thanks to the Science Education majors (with Chai) who made me a twitter board (since I love twitter) and flowers that will surely never die (made of paper).

Twitter board.

Thanks to Zyra again for the cake, birthday card and of course, the lovely flowers. ♥ (And also for the nice shots of me, as if it’s my 18th bday! >_< Super effort tol, I love you talaga. Abot langit ang appreciation ko.)

Cake from Zyra.

Thanks to the 2nd year education students for the tasty cake from Alvarez bakeshop. Yum yum!

I'll tell you, this is really yummy!

Thanks to my blogger friends and students who sent me their picture greetings.

From Lalit.

From Bern.

Thanks for being a good friend, Axl. (www.axlppi.com)

Salamat sa pag eksperimento ng photo ko, Otep. - http://otep.wordpress.com

I miss you, ate Leah (http://iamsuperleah.com)

I miss you, Madz - http://itzmadzday2day.blogspot.com

Shyvixen (http://shyvixen.stillthinking.blogspot.com)

Ka-bbm, level up, Bino - damuhan.com

MJ - heavenknowsmj.blogspot.com

Thanks po, Kuya Lhan at Ate Mhay (http://www.notbuknilhan.com)

Zyra, Love you tol. (adodcespresso.com)

From Ryan Bello aka "puge" (bosukoi.wordpress.com)

Sorry Ry, o ayan na po, kasama na pic greet mu..

To my Nanay and Tatay, thank you po. Labs you po. ♥

I thank God for all the blessings, the guidance and for everything, as in everything..

It just feels nice to share the happiness I felt. THANKS.

Ang saya.

“Sorry, Environment”

One evening, I was riding the jeepney going home from Muntinlupa. We had softdrinks and had it in plastic. Then this friend of mine (which I’ll call Beranel) threw the plastic outside the jeep.

Zen: “Bakit mo naman tinapon sa labas yung plastik!?”

Beranel: “Ay, hindi ko sinasadya..”

Zen: “Anong di sinasadya!? Ginawa mo na eh. Wala kang ka concern-concern sa environment! nakuu!”

Beranel: “Sorry, Zen.”

Zen: “Wag ka sakin magsorry!”

Beranel: “Sorry, environment.”