davao experience part 1

A pahabol summer escapades this year.  Managed to squeeze in a 3D2N vacation at the beautiful Pearl Farm Resort in Samal Island, Davao City last June 24-26.  This was at the height of storm Falcon hitting the metro.  I was kinda worried if our flight would be canceled or not.  Our flight was scheduled to depart early morning at around 4AM so I had no sleep at all. But thank God that during our vacation, the weather cooperated and not a slight of rain drops we've experienced in Davao :)

early morning flight at the height of storm Falcon

@ Davao International Airport

my travel buddy: Dude and Me on our way to Marina Wharf

@ the Marina Wharf, Pearl Farm

Because our schedule was an early morning flight, we didn't had the chance to have breakfast in Manila.  So we had our breakfast at the Captain's Bar which is very cozy and inviting. 

a baby shower and dude's birthday!

Ok, this is a late post already.  Last June 17, we were invited for a baby shower that happened a day before Dude's birthday.  

The party was held in Mc Donald's Greenbelt 1.  It was a Friday night, so almost everyone who were invited were available for the party.  

After eating, the program started.  We had a great time enjoying the games that the soon-to-be parents had prepared.  And of course, our gift for the baby is a baby car seat/basket.  

And after the baby shower party, we had an after-party for Dude's birthday!  We trooped to Centerstage, Makati for a videoke night out.  And take note, the only guy in the group was the birthday boy himself haha!  Here were some of our pix.  Grabbed this on Dude's blog

craving for a mc donald's shake-shake fries

After the release of Kung-Fu Panda2, Mc Donald's also made an awesome come back of their shake-shake fries.  Their shake-shake fries comes with 2 flavors: cheese rush and bbq kick for only P55 each.  You can also go for a shake-shake fries combo which comes with a float.  Either a Watermelon or a Green Apple Sprite float for only P85.  

I remember I tweeted this a few weeks ago that I'm craving for Mc Donald's shake shake fries and after office, I went immediately to the nearest Mc Do outlet to satisfy my cravings.  And then I was happy again! :)

 So go now to your nearest Mc Donald's outlet and order this combo!

blog lovin'

I'm loving the look and feel of my blog now!  Finally, I got the umph that I'm trying to achieve.  Maybe it's because of the ad sense and the banner?  It made my blog a little more eye catching and pleasing to see... well I'm talking for myself of course.  Even though I've been blogging for almost 4 yrs already, I can say I'm still not that adept to it.  With all the new technologies coming out, there are still other ways to make this blog more definitive and profitable hehe!  Well, aside from the aesthetics of the blog what's more important though is still the content of it.  I should be doing my post more often than not!  With this in mind, I am now more challenged and eager to write and compose my thoughts into words and pictures.  So come, take a peek of my baby! :)  Enjoy!

Travelogue: Baguio

For the last leg of our road trip, we're off to Baguio.  From La Union, it was another 2-hour drive to Baguio.  We had our dinner first on ??? sorry I forgot where we ate our dinner haha!  After eating, we went directly to our rented transient house.  It was very homey and all 9 of us have our own space.  


We started the day with breakfast cooking egg, instant noodles, Maling and rice.  Sorry, got no picture of the food.  It was all gone in just minutes haha!

Brian, doing the washing of dishes... sipag! :)

And then we're off for the tour in Baguio.  We went to Lourdes Grotto

No, we didn't climb all the stairs :)

we got to taste the taho with strawberry arnival and it was good... yum!

Good Shepherd for the pasalubong

Mine's View is next

picture with douglas, the famous dog in mine's view

 Then to Strawberry Farm

basket of strawberries

i got to pick a strawberry... fun!

and taste it as well... hihi!

So there you go folks... our awesome 2days 1night road trip adventure.  It's always nice to travel with your friends and colleagues.  Making time for relaxation away from the busy environment in the office and just having the time of our lives... Till the next road trip adventure guys! :D

Travelogue: La Union

Ok, for the continuation on my previous entry, our next destination is La Union which is known for its waves.  Which explains my swimming attire for Hundred Islands, I'm wearing a rash guard because that was what I'm expecting in La Union, to experience surfing.  

But no no no!  It didn't happen :( It was not the reason why where there, it's because of the Pugo Adventure.  

What to expect in this place?  As what the name suggests, it's an adventure!  Expect for a thrilling ride on their three course zip-line, ATV, wall climbing, rappelling.  They also have a pool if ever you want to have a relaxation with your family.  For more information regarding this place, you can visit their multiply account here.

Here are some pix of the guys who did the zip-line and ATV.  

all geared-up and ready to take the challenge

Tin, kaya pa teh? hehe

the boys on their ATV adventure

GO Dude!

Jepoy

I didn't join the guys on the zip-line anymore not because I'm afraid or something.  It's because I was done with it.  I mean I've conquered the fear already during our Bohol trip, remember my post on that?  So I told them, we'll just go around the place and see the scenery and this is what we got.

the swimming pool, it was very inviting :)

at the pool, you can see the zip-line

they also have a hanging bridge

We were all having fun in the place because we've lost track of time.  By the time the boys were done with the ATV, it was almost dark already and it's time to hit the road again.  This time,  going to the summer capital of the Philippines - Baguio! :) 

Travelogue: Pangasinan > La Union > Baguio with Sabre Peeps March 26-27, 2011

Hello everyone who ever might be reading this blog of mine, I'm sure I can count you in my fingers haha!  Sorry for the blog break, I was kinda pre-occupied the past weeks and had a tight schedule in the office.  But now, I have the luxury of time to do my post :) 

Last March, me and my previous officemates had a Road Trip way up in the Northern part of Luzon.  It's like a "mini" company outing although some of us have gone on different directions already and is now resigned from Sabre, but we still kept the bond that we had as previous officemates and colleagues... Naks!  And so, we treated ourselves for a much needed RnR.  We were 9 all in all so imagine the fun that goes with it haha!  We rented a van that is the coolest van I've ever ridden so far.  Imagine it has a DVD player, videoke and a wifi!  How cool was that huh?!? 
Ok, so here goes our itinenarary.  We started our journey at 3:30AM, meeting place at Tin's house because it is near  NLEX already.  After a 5-hour drive, we arrived to Pangasinan and we're off for a good start.

the gang

the entertainment showcase that comes with wifi connection :)

good morning!

going to Hundred Islands

A 15-min boat ride was needed to traverse the first island and the only island we went into which have the view of all the other islands.  But first, we had to stop to see a  bat cave where it housed thousands of bats.

 

 And then another uphill climb for the view of the Hundred Islands... whew!

finally!

group pic

and of course we had to take a dip into this beautiful beach :)

so a sun tan lotion is needed... oops! too much? :D

after swimming, lunch was served

Then we're off to our next destination which is La Union where the Pugo Adventure is waiting for us :D  La Union and Baguio trip will be on the next post :)