I live for LOVE and ADVENTURE. I love nature as much as I love trips just anywhere but the metro or city.
The year 2010 is about to end and I reminisce my 'tarays' for this year. Most of these trips are unplanned and I have not shed out a lot of money for these loved places for I have no money--nada. Haha. Seriously. I am just blessed, loved and oh yeah, one hell of a lucky girl with great friends and family.
This 2010 is so special for me for I have gone to some of these for the first time and experience this and that for the first time (first, surely not the last) in my 22 years of existence on this good earth.
February 24-25, 2010.
I am exactly sure of the date (so lazy to go upstairs to check my organizer.tsk).
It's my 2nd time in Concepcion .I was in 4th year college when I went there the last time)
This was supposed to be a Guimaras trip as I remember and we UNEXPECTEDLY ended up going to Concepcion.
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| Sandbar Island Resort in Bulobadiangan Island |
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| Sweet Serenity |
I told myself, I WILL COME BACK. I feel at home and relaxed on this island. :D
Pictures of Sandbar: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2025001&id=1577191520&l=b8ad0fcb5e
April 6-7, 2010
3rd time in concepcion: 3rd island that iv been to.I had to separate ways with rovi and friends--alone in the bangka' on my way to Tambaliza Island where sissy kate and her family awaits me.
I enjoyed the almost 40min-ride on the pumpboat--under the scorching heat of the sun. yes, this pumpboat ride gave me my sunburns! tsk.
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| Rovi and her friends, my new acquaintances: stayed with them overnight and boarded bus with them, too. they wetre bound to teh other side of teh island (pan de azucar) that i was headed so i had to sepaarte ways and rode the banka alone. super panultol. twas FUN! |
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| Made friends with mga manong sa bangka so that I can ahve my pictures taken.haha. Sa punta gid ko nagpungko para maka sight seeing. ULTIMATE SUNBURNS la pa ka swim! :D |
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| Goofing around with 'kapitan'. learned a lot of things about Concepcion all throughout the trip from manong (the pumpboat ride was about 30mins, nami2x sang view--islands everywhere!) |
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Pictures on the banka ride: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2028159&id=1577191520&l=fff769b157
Seen Mt Manaphag--the 2nd highest mountain peak in Panay.ahh.lapit lg gd..la ko na climb!lol
'the Climb' to what they call Hampangan--steep rock formation nad were I saw the other islands of Concepcion from the top--climbed after lunch when i arrived at Kate's grandma's house in Tambaliza.
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| with sis Kate, Mt Manaphag behind us. |
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| this is very steep, i found it hard to climb with my rubber Ipanema but the flops survived like I did! :D |
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| Kate, me, Rovi and April: haha. nagbulagay mn kami sa port, sa babaw hampangan rock mn kmi nagkitaay--unexpectedly! | |
More photos: Hampangan Rock climb
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| Someday, I will climb that mountain behind me. |
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| In between islands |
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More photos on Tambaliza Beach front, pls click link:
Tambaliza Beach
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| The most beautiful sunrise that I have witnessed is in Tambaliza. (pabalik na kmi banwa this time) |
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| Jumpshot with Kate! (didto kami halin sa isla sa likod namun yesterday) |
Had to wake up by 5am so that we can catch up with the 1st trip of the pumpboat going back to the town.aga pa. (nmi pa tni mgtulog..kg nami mgpabilin.lol)went to kate's aunt's house sa proper..slept again.and went to iyang's beach resort for her cousin's celebration (being the class valedictorian. congrats Aj!)3rd time in Concepcion..3rd time in Iyang's Resort)..ddnt xpct na dri ang celeb..so glad to be back in this resort--Iyang's will ALWAYS be special for me and my RLE groupmates wayback in college.and some friends i was with last February. :)
Iyang's--where I had my 1st scenic view on sunrise in the north on iloilo last Nov 2008. breathtakingly beautiful seeing Mt Manaphag from afar.
but seeing the sun rise from Tambaliza Isalnd was equally scenic--made me smile. :0 i kept on glancing back while i was on the banka'..tambaliza, il miss u..
More photos, just click: Pulo-Iyang's
MAY 1-9, 2010
Unexpected trip to Manila with Auntie Nonet--had to take RORO trip for we had sacks of rice with us. Triple purpose trip: dul-ong bugas, sugat kay Arnette Joy and lagaw. :D
Stayed in Mandaluyong for 9 days.
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| I look so skinny here, gawd. This is very memorable because in this spot I am standing, I saw dolphines for the first time! I FELT like a kid! :D |
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| With Auntie Virgie and Auntie Nonet in Batangas port--last ship port and bus bound to Cubao--freakin tired already. |
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My 1st and last roro trip to manila. DI NA KO MGLIAWT PAMATYAG KO. hehe
nku ka-kapoy!..wat i liked about it is seeing llots of dolphins for the 1st time and the food trip.. so tiring.
Please click: RORO trip for more photos.
I can't remember the exact days we went to these places, but every day was a tiring day. As in daw masuko na ko ka lakat--all we did was walk, eat, walk, lagaw to the max. I didn't expect all these tarays.
NOVALICHES:
I'm happy to see my uncle and cousins in Novaliches after a very long time.
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| My first ever jeepney ride--good thing la na snatch akon watch. :) |
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| With Tito Intsik's family and Auntie Jenny (rightmost)--Auntie Nonet and Papa's siblings. |
Please click: Novaliches for more photos
ERMITA, BAY WALK AND OCEAN PARK:
Aunt is so generous to me--gusto ya gd malibot ko man mga lugar sa Metro and the fact that my cousin Arnette wants to gala also--so go kami anywhere, everywhere.
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| Robinson's Ermita: Fun Arcade games with Arnette! |
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| Ocean park at night--no digi cam, just camphone. lousy photos. haha |
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| I will never eat sweetcorn in Baywalk again, that's all I can say. Not that it didn't taste good, it was sooo huge that la ko naubos. :|| Basta. |
Please click: ermita.baywalk. ocean park for more photos
MOA-Baclaran:
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| Wala ko nalibot--limited time. I was dying to ahve a pair of CMG gold shoes here but it was so expensive. Guess what? I had the shoes, discounted on my 3rd trip to Robinson's Ermita! :D haha. The shoes and I are destined for each other. :D |
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| Nice view from here. |
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| Devotees of Baclaran Church--Aunt at rightmost. :) |
Please click: MOA-Baclaran for more photos
MAKATI
So amazed with Makati. Went there to pay Aunt's house in Palmera at the 22nd floor of a certain building. Towering heights. Dollar Taxi. Greenbelt. The Landmark. High-end boutiques. Hermes--haha. Funny gd.
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| Makati City Hall |
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| Greenbelt's Chapel behind me |
Please click: Makati for more pictures
MALL HOPPING: sm north edsa, trinoma, star mall, mega mall and shangri la plaza
Super mall hopping with cousins and aunts. :D Freakin titred after.
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| Sm North (Safari Adventure) |
CAINTA, RIZAL (Palmera Heights)
Went to Aunt's house in Palmera Heights and also to visit Lola Manay and Lola Inday.
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| Sunset in Cainta |
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| the Metro over there, there |
LRT and bus rides--first time also. haha. Been to Divisoria twice, Ukay-ukay's in Ermita, and many many other places.La nadayon ang Laguna kag Bulacan trip..hehe.La na time. I'm very grateful to my aunt for this trip kay ginlibot ya gd ko didto. Now, I know how to commute when I'll be alone. Kakayaning mag-isa next time.
MY FIRST EVER PLANE RIDE. : huo, first palang. Practtice na, who knows somedays makapa abroad man ko. Please Lord? hehe.
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| About to land |
Had to go HOME for the Presidential election--if not for it we could have stayed longer. Huhu.
I was dying to go home man actually, I missed Gabby gid bi. :|
Please click: flyin' home for more photos
MAY 20-23, 2010
The unexpected-supposedly-one-day-bacolod-trip-that-turned-out-to-be-4-days-negros-occidental-escapade! (madul-ong malang tani chocolate si kuya galing nagtabid kami nla auntie kag joy) :D
May 20, 2010
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| RORO from Dumangas port to Bacolod |
Plis click: RORO trip
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| Met up with Loissa at Sm Bacolod |
Went to Bacolod's version of Smallville where PAGCOR Bacolod and Mo2 and other hotels are situated
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| PAGCOR |
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| MO2--huh.lousy waiters there |
Please click: Bacolod City for more photos
Stayed at a local hotel there and mall hopped the next day. :)
La plano gd ah.. Unplanned trip to Mambukal in Murcia (we had to buy some clothes and undergarments coz we only brought our overnight bags and stuffs..jeeeez).
MURCIA, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
The roadtrip was FUN! Scenic view and fresh air brushing my face made the trip just like heaven!
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| with cousin arnette | | | |
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It was my first time there, too bad it was about 4pm that we arrived--closed na and mini zipline. :(
tried out other stuff like hiking the so-called 7 falls. God, it was very tiring! I told myself, I'm an athlete, I should reach the top--RUNNING! I was freakin exhausted! haha..Karera with cousins and our guide.Tsk.
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| what a sight; I had to climb it! |
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| Nah, biga gid. I love adventure eh. :) |
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| And I made it! :) |
So here's the falls (I dont know which one of the 7 falls though, I cant remember,haha)
Please click belo for more photos:
Mambukal (Camphone)
Mambukal: the 7 falls
Night swimming followed the hiking then.
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| it was fun playing around the pool with my cousins! |
Please click: Mambukal: the POOL for more photos
Slept in a tent there, overnight. So uncomfortable yet I've missed camping like this.
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| Other cousins slept in teh car |
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| while we slept in the tent (good thing it didn't rain..or else..) |
Woke up early and unexpectedly we went to:
HINIGARAN, NEG. OCC.
Had to go back to Bacolod City first before going there (approx. 2 hours away from Bacolod), had to ate breakfast on the way to Hinigaran-take out. Tsk.
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| take out lang.. |
Okay man ang byahe, though still t\very titred from the other day's adventure. I couldn't believe we're going to Hinigaran in a family friend's house! Ate early lunch and went to Canonoy Beach Resort there (owned by Angel Locsin's uncle). Had to borrow clothes from my friend kay unplanned gid, la bayo. Had to buy clothes again after the swimming sa beach which lasted only for an hour I guess..
Ginkupitan ni Auntie si Kuya 500 kag gunhatag sa akon, ang bilis ng karma uy! dahil sobrang excited kumain ng talaba (Hinigaran's tagged as Talaba capital of Negros), napilas ko. Almost fainted! Goodness, lots of blood kay medyo dalum gid pilas ko. karma gd!
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| OUCH! |
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| Canonoy Beach Resort |
For more photos, please click: Canonoy Beach Resort
All of a sudden, naghagaday kami magpa Guintubdan Cold Spring and falls sa La Carlota--so la lang gd dugay sa Canonoy. Hainaku!
stayed @ canonoy for a couple of hours and went there..unplanned again.
Amazing! Murcia-Bacolod-Hinigaran-La Carlota! :DDD LA CARLOTA, NEG. OCC.
What a road trip. what I liked about it the most? Driving the motorcycle up to the maximum speed i could handle. what a road trip, so amazed by the nice road and view.
super takason! haha.tsk.
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| I so love La Carlota! Knami sang view, hacienda kag bukid-cold air with fog pa. (tani amu man ni ka lamig kag tinlo sa Iloilo) |
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The fastest speed that I have drived so far, kay kanami ang alagyan with Bryan and Dina na gaangkas sa motor. Nami mag drive didto!
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| Magnificient view. | | | | |
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the cold spring? 12 degrees, oh damn cold I'm not used swimming to a body of water with this temp.. sad that we were not able to see the falls because 2days before we got there, some1 accidentaly died, fell off from falls or werevr, died. harsh death..
brrrr! swimmin'.
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| LAMIG! haha. kinaya ko mag swim sa super lamig na tubig! |
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| Nami gid ya! So sad, we had to go home. :( |
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| Bryan drove back to Hinigaran ( Exhibitions pa kami.hehe) |
BORACAY, MALAY, AKLAN
May 26-29, 2010
My 4th time in Sin Island.
How can I be in boracay and wished i were in concepcion?haha.
when i went there last sept 2009, I was with arnette.this time, more cousins and aunts.
super fun. 2 days rest from negros adventures and off to the sin island. :)
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| swwooossh! | | | |
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| Ultimate Party at night! |
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| ultimate party and dancing |
Had my hair braided for the first time. Drank a little, danced like crazy. It was fun but it would be a whole lot better if Gabby tagged along. :(
Snorkeling + Island hopping
May 27, 2010
We went island hopping and snorkeling for the first time ever! I learned fast and fed fishes at the same time tried to catch them but to no avail (asa pa ko!).hehe
PUKA BEACH
Dropped by Puka Beach after the snorkeling! Whew. White coral beach.. :) gamay nlng bilin na shells kay na amat-amatan kwa sng mga gkadto as souvenirs and gna ubra mn bi accesories. :)
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| with kuya Leing |
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| with lovely children (I dnt know what's their nationality though) |
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| the family |
For more photos, please click : PUKA BEACH
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| the famous Boracay sunset :) |
Strolled around in the afternoon with Arnette.
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| loving the sunset |
For more photos, please click: Island Hopping + Snorkeling
May 28, 2010 3rd day. BORACAY ADVENTURES. ATV is so cool! Haha, I looked funny with my outfit but hell yeah, I enjoyed this day!
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| Just arrived at Coral Sports with cousin Arnette |
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| buggy cars ila ya. ;) |
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| twas fun! |
Off we went to the Butterfly garden and there were giant bats there. I love butterflies, so glad to see a lot of them in the garden. :)
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| the whole bunch! |
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| Giant bat smelled bad! haha |
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| Post with the horse.haha |
Next stop: Luho Point-the highest point in Boracay overlooking the whole island. The view is breathtaking. :)
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| Luho Point! |
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| stopped by to have my pic taken (the beach down there is breath taking!) |
For more photos, please click ATV-Luho Point-Butterfly Garden
Had our little lunch and off we went for more adventures. :) Back to the long beach..awww.
BANANA BOAT RIDE
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| alignment! lol |
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| on board and ready! :) |
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| yeah, that's me doing my exhibition. :) |
JETSKI
This was my first time to try the jetski and dang, I got hooked! Super fun and init--we were in the middle of the sea, far from the beach front. Floating huts in the sea! This is where we got off from the Banana boat.
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| 'floating huts' where the jetskis are located--they have a round track for the jetski riders to follow |
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| sunog na ko di. |
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| My turn! |
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| with arnette |
I will never forget my 1st jetski ride because I had to be Arnette's angkas, nahulog ko sa tunga dagat! OMG gid. MAyo' man la ko nag panic and I had my life vest man. When it was my turn, gindasig ko man but la nahulog si cousin. haha.
For more photos, please click Banana Boat ride + Jetski
MARINE WALK/ HELMET DIVING
Right after the Jetski rides, we sped off through a speed boat and proceeded to the deeper part of the sea where another boat awaits us for our Helmet Diving. I was siper excited and at the same time paranoid of what may happen underwater. haha. I am scared of diving!
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| tried catcing fishes agai |
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| Dina, Me and Arnette |
This was an amazing experience. I conquered my fear of diving for I have always thought of an article about a diver who lost his sense of hearing underwater. That was because of too much pressure and the site was deeper. But ours was just 13 feet deep, cant cause deafness if ever something happens. I did it!
For more photos, pleasw click : Marine Walk/ Helmet Diving
We were all tired after the days activities. Tired and burnt! :) Walked through the night, declined an invitation from a group of foreigners to party at a newly opened bar at the other side of the island. Slept tight and went home early the next day.
What a road trip home-- sa lain na part sang Capiz kami nag agi nman and had lunch in Roxas where there are a lot of seafoods to partake. :)
THAT ENDS MY SUMMER ADVENTURE!
Concepcion in April. Nine days all over the Metro Manila, 4 days in Negros Occidental adventure and 3 days fun Boracay escapade in May. :)
The Summer I would never forget! Never! :)
SEPTEMBER : CONCEPCION ISLAND HOPPING!
September came, the long awaited Concepcion trip happened. I really love Concepcion,. I have long waited for this to happen, even tried to invite as many friends as possible.
Along with Milok, my cousin Arnette and her friend Ther tagged along. Just the four of us ready for adventure! :)
1st pit Stop: SANDBAR, BULOBADIANGAN ISLAND
My 2nd time in the island.
We had the island just for ourselves! :)
Milok, Arnette and Ther--the 4 of us had the place for ourselves. Enjoyed swimming and watching the beautiful sunset. Embracing nature at its best: the cold sea breeze, lightnings and stars. Nice nice.
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| Approaching Sandbar! |
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| wow, we're complete here: all 4! haha |
For more photos, please click: Sandbar, Bulobadiangan Island Day 1
JUMPSHOTS! haha
We have an album for all our jumpshots with an amazing view behind us! :D
For more photos, please click: JUMPSHOTS
The best sunset next to Boracay that I have witnessed is in this island.
See what I mean? :) We settled in the night after our light drinking.
'Nag disco disco kami sa punta sang Sandbar, hit off our phones, to the loudest volume and dance danced! Gnhimu suga ang apat ka cellphones. And then, out of a sudden nagtuon sa amun nag search light sand isla;; daw spot light! haha. kahuluya gd! daw statue dance lng, nagtuon sa amun nag spotlight kag we stood frozen--our phones on our hands--FROZEN in our dance position! haha. abi nila kng anu guro ang ga siga2x sa unhan--bi nila emergency. hehe'
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| before we slept |
The island has no electricity, light source at night is solar generated and they have a generator in case guests would need to charge their gadgets.
We slept well, all tipsy and the sound of waves were our lullabies. Fresh cold air rocked us to sleep. zzzzzzz
Day 2 :
Low low tide when we woke up! Jeeez! I was shocked.
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| low tide |
After an hour, the water rose again.
For more photos, please click: SANDBAR Day 2
Played our fun game! :D
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hahahahhaa YUCK!
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For more photos, please click: THE GAME
After our early morning game and swim, we packed up all our things and started our island hopping.
Our 2nd pit stop: AGHO ISLAND
About 20 mins away from Sand Bar.
Im back on this island after almost 2yrs. :D
Swim and relax.
Crystal clear, inviting waters. :)
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| newly arrived |
It feels surreal, 2 years later and Im back on this island. This is the first island of Concepcion that I've been to way back in college with my TOUGH TEN group mates and I fell in love the first time I set food on this island. Too bad we didn't have much time to explore the other side of the island where is a cliff and behind it is the open sea already.
For more photos, please click: AGHO ISLAND
Here are some of my photos in Agho Island way back in November 2008:
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| the TOUGH TEN |
For more photos, please click: Agho Island 2008
Our 3rd pit stop:
Approx. 20-30mins boat ride from Agho Island.
2nd time on this island.
Mabalod puh knami sang tubig.
this is where the Mt Manaphag, th 2nd highest mountain peak in Panay--towering over the 16 islands of Concepcion. :D
For more photos, please click: TAMBALIZA/ PAN DE AZUCAR ISLAND
Upon arriving at pan de Azucar island, the final 4 headed to the Hampangan rock. nah.kapoy na sila na tatlo..haha..yes kapoy gdah.derechu bi island hopping..
urged them to go on climbing or else they wont appreciate being in that place.
Mt Manaphag is just there (I wonder kung when ko masaka ang bukid gd.) towering.
Sulit ang kapoy when we reached the top, the 360 degrees view--all islands and seas and the sky..basta. :D Fulfilling!
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| Mt Manaphag behind us |
For more photos, please click: HAMPANGAN ROCK CLIMB
4th Pit stop: POLOPENIA
The very first time I saw this island 2 yrs ago, I wished that I could be here. Finally!
Manong Jimmy Azucena, ang nag service sa amon sang iya bangka--thanks gd. Slept in Sand bar on our first night. Island hopping the nxt day--Agho,, Tambaliza/Pan de Azucar then stopped over sa ila balay sa Polopinia for lunch.
baw pasalamat gd kami sa pag tatap kg pag ampon sa amon..as in! ginutom gd kami halin sa pihak na mga isla.. :) basta ka nami sang mga tawo didto! :)
Free amon lodging kay nag offer na sa ila nlang kmi matulog--tnx gd ya, limited amon budget.hehe.kag pati food pasagod. Naku, we are definitely coming back. :P
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