passing by sleepy TAAL TOWN to see Basilica de San Martin de Tours,TAAL CHURCH

It was a long weekend due to LUNAR NEW YEAR so we decided to go to Tagaytay to relax after the climb/camping in Mt.Maculot.. Instead of taking Lipa Route, went the other way and boarded the jeepney to Lemery Batangas---25 pesos away from Cuenca. The idea is to pass by TAAL TOWN before proceeding to Tagaytay. I have been wanting to see this sleepy Batngas town and the famous Basilica de San Martin de Tours popularly known as TAAL CHURCH.......

Yeah, there is scuh thing as TAAL Town, take note, Taal Town not Taal Volocano. It's only 5 minutes away from the center of Lemery.To think about it, it's very close to Manila but many of us probably never been there,worse,never heard of it.

 
 passing by sleepy TAAL TOWN 
to see Basilica de San Martin de Tours,TAAL CHURCH

MOUNT MACULOT is where I celebrated my 31st Birthday

There are TWO THINGS I hate about my birth month. One, it happens a few days after Christmas and New Year I am always broke, two,it's too early in the year I get to get older first before everybody else does.Yeah, I just turned 31 last January 21. That was a Saturday but due to the 1st reason, I didn't really plan for any unique way of celebrating. That until  my wife's sister,Sheila, introduced her boyfriend to us last New Years eve, Jessie, and turns out that he is a mountain climber. He mentioned about their plan to climb Mt. Maculot on January 21 so we thought joining their group is a perfect way to celebrate my birthday----maiba naman.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING  was one of the things I failed to do in 2010. I wanted to experience real mountain climbing in contrast to the impromptu hike to Mt. Samat one April day in 2009 where I was wearing my PONY Chuck Taylor type shoes and holding a pillow we brought for the trip.My feet felt sore after 3 hours of following the cement road going up so I walked on the way down with only my socks on.Crazy. And so I though of doing it again in proper mindset and gears this time around. I was targeting Mt.Batulao in Batangas as I never heard of  MOUNT MACULOT before.It's in Batangas din pala in a sleepy town they call CUENCA. I googled for some photos a few days before the trip but only found a few impressive ones so I set my expectations low on this one......

MOUNT MACULOT is where I celebrated my 31st Birthday

MOUNT MACULOT is where I celebrated my 31st Birthday

UNCLE SAM"S FLYING CIRCUS in Manila

It's going to be ur 12 Anniversary of being together so me and my wife will eb away again this weekend camping in a remote location in Bolinao Pangasinan. Don't have a lot of time blogging so I will be leaving you with the following photos of UNCLE SAM'S FLYING CIRCUS which we watched last January 1,2012 at SMX Convention Center Pasay City........

What better way to start the year than watching a fun circus ayt? Enjoy!!!!!

UNCLE SAM"S FLYING CIRCUS in Manila

MY CACTUS HEART: the movie for those who were torn by love

TEENAGERS ALL OVER THE PHILIPPINES HAVE ANOTHER REASON TO BE EXCITED AGAIN.Actually, not just teenagers, including adults like me can definitely relate to this.

I am referring to the latest movie offering of star cinema which opened in cinemas nationwide today, January 25---MY CACTUS HEART.

It's a flick for those who have issues with love---people who were torn with love at some point in their life it hurts so much that they find it difficult to move on, more so, to love again.I am sure you will in one way or another see yourself in this movie....................

MY CACTUS HEART 2012 movie with Maja Salvador and Matteo Guidicelli

JANG GA NAE Korean restaurant and the late CHRISTMAS exchange gift

THIS POST IS ABOUT ME CATCHING UP ON MY PERSONAL SOCIAL LIFE------When I quit work at an online ESL company way back 2008, I was not alone. Most of my batchmates braved the storm.Three years later, we have turned into a bunch of  home based workers with salaries higher than the average employee but with no social life. In short, deprived.

Such is the case every Christmas. We all droll over the idea that everybody's busy exchanging gifts while we are on work mode.Yeah, we miss company Xmas parties. Such is our deprivation. We didn't even manage to meet prior Xmas or New year so I decided to call on a lunch date with them on January 7,2012. One of our friends,Josh, came up with the idea of exchange gifts. So there, we were very noisy in a Korean restaurant january 7 exchanging gifts and all like a bunch of deprived kids while people were looking, confused. :)

It was a day of food and catching up on each other. wanna share some of the photos I snapped in JANG GA NAE Korean restaurant in Ortigas.

JANG GA NAE Korean restaurant and the late CHRISTMAS exchange gift

BENCAB MUSEUM Asin Road Baguio City photos

My wife and her mom went to Baguio last December. yeah, I think I already said it ten times. Well, it was originally perceived as a date between mother and daughter but I hopped in to spoil the intimacy.hahaha. I was broken hearted coz I was not invited in an event in Manila which I have been anticipating for months but turned out that I didn't make the cut.If in case you know about this,just keep quiet, I am totally over it now. No more emotional angst. I am just recalling the reason why I suddenly ended up in Baguio despite not having any intentions to be there in the particular date.

The other reason, I HAVE BEEN DYING TO SEE this much talked about Museum along ASIN ROAD they call BENCAB...................

BENCAB MUSEUM Asin Road Baguio

never thought BOATING in BURNHAM PARK could be fun

You should know by now that I am a big fan of Baguio City. I know how Baguio has transformed into a crowded,dirty city that it is now but what can I do,the weather is perfect for a melodramatic person like me and I have lots of good memories of the place and that's all that matters.Every time we go back, more good memories are added.Try BOATING IN BURNHAM PARK for example. I never tried it before.When I was young, I was allergic to seeing lovers rowing and laughing and hugging each other while people are delightfully watching. Bitter lang. hahaha.When I started dating, I thought I was not ready for that kind of public display of affection. When I was a little older, I thought it's a childish thing naman. Plus the water looks dirty I have the feeling I would die drinking it should the boat tip. Daming issues.

Yeah,I NEVER THOUGHT IT COULD BE FUN.Until recently, my wife decided to bring her mom in Baguio for a treat. My mother-in-law has never been to Baguio so my wife decided to introduce the basic stuff to her,you know, start with what kids usually do.I was forced to hop in since they needed somebody to row the boat except that my wife ended up rowing while I was busy taking photos........

BOATING in BURNHAM PARK could be fun

Horeseback Riding WRIGHT PARK Baguio

Monday, January 23, was already declared by Malacañang as a non-working holiday in observance to the celebration of Lunar New Year so I am sure many of you will be out of town to take advantage of the long weekend. I was also thinking where I could possibly go with my wife and at an instant I thought of our trip to Baguio last December. Oh I already misssss Baguio!!!!

Wanna share to you the photos I took during our trip when we passed by WRIGHT PARK and watched people HORSEBACK RIDING. It's a good activity that you might want to consider when you visit Baguio..........

Horeseback Riding in WRIGHT PARK Baguio City

on 2012 TRAVEL Plans,WHY I should travel and AIRPHIL EXPRESS

I ADMIT, I HAVE NO TRAVEL PLANS YET FOR 2012. Scary. I thought I have wandered a lot last year and my wallet suffered as a result so I wanna save this year and invest a little. But this #itsmorefuninthephilippines campaign is making me droll. I am not sure if I can stop myself from doing what makes me happy the most. ONE THING IS FOR SURE, planning early saves money. I think I should act fast.

I remember that we used the yellow budget airline from Cebu the first time we went out of the country and the succeeding trips thereafter.Prior to that, my wife and I were hesitant to book flights coz it cost a fortune. Budget airlines has opened the tourism sector to the not-so-wealthy thirsty travelers like us. It has never been this fun and cheap so if you haven't explored yet, I suggest you make the first move and indulge.

PLAN YOUR 2012 TRAVELS via Airphil Express

PEOPLE are more fun in the Philippines

WHAT MAKES A PLACE FUN? the people. This is our greatest asset in the Philippines. We have fun and fun loving people.That's a fact. Who cares if Switzerland had a similar slogan in 1951? Nobody can own a slogan, but to say that we are a happy people---we can own that!!!

As of posting, I am busy making my own #itsmorefuninthephilippines photos via  http://www.morefunmaker.com/ . Will show you some of the results later today, but first this one, what do you think?

PEOPLE are more fun in the Philippines