Summer in November: The Boracay Escapade

Summer in November: The Boracay Escapade

The beach bum's last beach getaway for 2009.

The refreshing Mocha Rum at Jonah's. Pacquiao's victory over Cotto.
The buffet by the shore. The priceless sunset experience with friends.
The exotic fire dancers. The lights of Juice Bar.
The party animals at Hey Jude. The relaxing Bamboo Lounge.

A week-long love affair with the sun, the sand,
and the wonderful people of Aklan.

Good times.

Pahiyas Festival

Pahiyas Festival

Every 15th of May, the people of Lucban, Quezon celebrate the Pahiyas Festival to honor the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro Labrador.

According to legend, San Isidro magically plowed the field whenever he went out of the church. This story by the Spaniards was passed on to the Philippines from Mexico during the colonial times and since then, Pahiyas Festival has been the farmers' way of celebrating a bountiful harvest.

With a grand display of colorful rice wafers called ‘kiping’, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house in the town, the Pahiyas Festival continues to be a source of excitement for the locals and visitors of Quezon Province.

The Kuwebang Lampas Beach Adventure

The Kuwebang Lampas Beach Adventure

Three decades of being a true-blue Quezonian and still my humble hometown, Pagbilao never fails to surprise me.

This is the first time I visited Kuwebang Lampas in Brgy. Polo.
I admit, as a native of Pagbilao and a self-confessed beach bum,
it is a shame I haven't seen this place sooner.

Shared with family and friends, discovering the beauty of Kuwebang Lampas was indeed, a wonderful experience.

Lipa: A Different kind of Adventure

Lipa: A Different kind of Adventure

Looking for a different kind of food trip?
Then go hit the bus and visit Lipa.

During daytime, P. Torres Street in Lipa, Batangas is a quiet place. But when night comes, it transforms into an alley that will lead your way to a filled stomach. It has the longest strip of food choices, Filipino style.

Filipino dishes, desserts, delicacies, coolers and street food.
Name it, and for a cheap price - you got it!

The Jejemon Invasion

The Jejemon Invasion

I just watched Jessica Soho's feature about Jejemons, and now I have a clear understanding of what the group is about and the frenzy they created.

Disclaimer: I am not a Jejemon (hahaha!), and yeah, I get confused whenever I get messages, Jejemon style. Even annoyed sometimes, like most people do. But come to think of it, if we get annoyed because we don't understand their "language", don’t you think the game is being played on us?

Why are we so bothered? Its not like the Jejemon language will take over the Filipino language, or any other language for that matter.

Just an opinion, I think they’re just having fun. So let them be.
Come on. Gay lingo is accepted and Jejemons’ way of texting isn’t?

Peace! c’,)

Catching-up

Catching-up

Saturday night with friends Louri, Lyn, JD. This is the first time we've gone out since our Boracay trip last year and we felt like we needed a lot of catching up to do so we planned a get together.

We had dinner at Go Greek!, JD and Lyn enjoying the food while planning our next beach getaway - Potipot and Anawangin in Zambalaes. After a sumptuous Mediterranean treat and an hour of shopping, we're off to see a Martin Scorsese film. JD, the ever critical audience that he is has these words to say: "If you like dragging and predictable, and mortifying on your seat for more than 2 hours, then go watch the movie Shutter Island." The film bothered us a little because of the morbid scenes like a crazy mother drowning her three kids and a doctor planning to perform a lobotomy, so we decided to end the night by doing something light.

We had our nightcap at the Manila Peninsula, sharing funny stories over a really BIG bowl of ice cream.

I love these guys.
They always know how to end the day right.

All in a Day

All in a Day

A book, a camera, sunset, and me.

Spent the afternoon walking, reading, and watching people pass by.
Watched the sunset while having dinner at Harbour Square.

And like the sunset, I bid the day goodbye.
All in a day. All by myself.