(I was gonna post B&W pictures but decided against it because I don't have enough quality photos to post. I am skipping black and white Friday this week. :( Sorry! ) Anywho, yesterday was quite a busy day for me (which
This is an overdue post. =_= Last August, I was lucky enough to tag along with my friend in a family-slash-birthday trip to Bohol. We stayed in Dumaluan Beach Resort and went on a tour. One of our stops was this place.
I went to Sunrise Buckets yesterday for the second time and thought I'd share pictures of the place here in my blog. They have the cutest interior design! And their wings are great too! I am a bit sad that I
Out of all the places I've ever been to in the Philippines, this one's my favorite. It is so clean and it makes me proud that such a place exists in my country. It gives me some sort of hope that we can still be as clean as Singapore, if we wanted to.
We went on a tour and met a lot of nice people. It reminded me of when I was in Thailand - foreigners everywhere, accommodating tour guides, smiles, sand, and beach! We stayed at a beachfront resort, though the beach wasn't really swimmable, the overall service was okay. Their breakfast was a disappointment, and their restaurant didn't have as much options. The good thing was, Puerto Princesa was a place full of restaurants with good food. And our resort was accommodating enough to drive their guests to the town proper when they want to go out. We tried Kalui and Balinsasayaw which were both great.
Here are some photos from the tour:
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The bar at the resort restaurant.[/caption]
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The dog at the resort.[/caption]
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A flower that our tour van had to stop for so we could take pictures. I don't know what kind of flower this is but took a picture anyways.[/caption]
I mentioned a couple of posts back that my friends were coming over to Zamboanga for a visit. So they did and one of the places we went to was The Great Santa Cruz Island.
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A view Sta Cruz Island from Paseo del Mar[/caption]
It was my first time to go there despite the fact that I lived in Zamboanga city for 4 years when I was in college, and that we owned a house here. It's just that years ago, going there was just never an option, what with the rampant kidnappings during those times.
But it was always a dream for me to go there. I remember that one of our text books back in grade school featured Sta Cruz Island, describing it as a heart-shaped island that is known for its pink sand. As a child, hearing of a place with pink sand (PINK! As in my favorite color. WTF o_O) was pretty awesome and dreamy. And the fact that it was in my parents' hometown made it way awesome-r. LOL. Oh, and did I mention it was heart-shaped too? ASJGAKDFDDJAA&; *flails*
I've been so busy the past few weeks. Had a trip to Bohol, had a 3-day meeting with the boss, finished a layout, and I am yet to upload all my travel pictures and portraits that I took of my