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Roses are red; Violets are blue…

Sugar is sweet; so are you. 

Yay! Getting cheesy because it’s Valentines day tomorrow! Are you ready with your dates? Hope you’ll have a great one!

Top: Thrifted | Shorts: Divisoria

Necklace (baliktad. fail! Haha!): Ringaholics | Bracelet: Girlshoppe

Shoes: Frollic | Bag: from Singapore | Watch: Swatch | Belt: gift from Tita

Here’s what I wore during the 17th Hot Air Balloon Festival last Satuday (February 11, 2012). Details of my experience there on my next post. :)

Don’t you just love my oversized top? I got it for 35 pesos only. Another awesome steal, right? I love the prints and laces on this top plus it’s so comfortable! It was just perfect for a scorching hot day like last Saturday. Tried the belt that I got from my balikbayan tita and mixing gold and silver accessories are really risky but hey, it didn’t look so bad, did it? :) 

Oh btw, does your boyfriend poses like you? 

Mine does! Haha! So kyoooooooooooot! Look! He did my trademark pose too! :)))) I was laughing my ass out while taking his pictures. Love love! <3

Let me be the first to greet you a Happy Valentines Day! Spread the love my dear readers! :)

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Boracay 2012!

Warning: This is one hell of a long-photo-heavy-but-definitely-worth-it blog post. :)

So this is it. Probably my last post about my Boracay trip. But because I want to share to you how fun it is in the Philippines, i’ll make it as detailed as possible because I know that this trip won’t happen again anytime soon. If I have a chance, i’ll definitely go back!

Meet my tripmates. Remember my blogs about my Ilocos trip? (If you haven’t seen it yet, click here, here and here). I was with them too and Jomer and I were lucky enough because they tagged us along in this trip. They must have enjoyed our presence. Haha. :P

It was our first flight together (or our both first airplane ride) and it sucks coz’ we weren’t seated beside each other. :| And seriously, the ride was really a pain in the ears! 
Hello Boracaaaaay (Airport)! :D
Boat to Kalibo? I’m not really sure. :P
We stayed in La Carmela De Boracay and I must say, the place was…I can’t describe it. Haha! Let’s just say that i’m happy we stayed there. The room was spacious, comfy, fully air-conditioned and clean! As for the service, not so much.
No time to rest because we decided to do some activities after we landed in Boracay. Making the most out of it is the key!
First up was the Banana Boat. Not that fun since we were just being pulled by a boat and nothing exciting happened. 
But wait, there’s more! Not planned but we also tried Fly Fish and boy was it scary! Really! Buwis-buhay! Haha! See the pictures above? Yes, that’s us! It was 100x better than banana boat so I suggest you try it if you’re planning to go to Boracay. It super worth risking! 
Then we just roamed around before going home to change clothes and have dinner and watch the fire dance. (No picture though)
2nd day was such a long day for all of us. Woke up as early as 7am(?) because we have such a fun-filled activities to cherish. :P
The boyfriend and I had our henna tattoos since Jomer is itching to have a permanent one but I won’t allow him. So ayan, makuntento ka sa henna. Haha! 
Oh! Don’t you just love this paparazzi-ish photo? Haha. Artista much eh?
Yes please, Boracay is so beautiful so please please, as a customer and as a Filipino, take good care of it.
*Insert friends’ comments: Uyy.. bakit ka umiihi jan?* Haha!
First activity that day was to go to Puca Beach. I swear that place was heavenly. I can totally stay the whole day there but sadly, we didn’t stay that long because we need to go to do some snorkeling! Yay!
I swear to God that I saw Nemo and his house! Superb! We have some underwater videos using Jomer’s iTouch and I can’t wait to show it to you. We fed the fishes. Best feeling everrrr.
Then after the amazing Island hopping (can you call it that? Haha!), we prepared ourselves for our super late lunch (almost 4pm) and we decided to have it in d’ talipapa, a dampa-like in Boracay where you can buy whatever you want in the market and you have it cooked in a cooking service resto and then eat it there. Super bloated after eating everything! We all just wanted to go home and sleep. Haha. #buhaybaboy. Anyway while waiting for the food to be cooked, Jomer and I roamed around and found this couple-ish i ♥ Boracay sando. We just couldn’t let go of it. Haha!
Right after lunch, we (the remaining 6) decided to go to the groto since we haven’t been there yet and since the sun was about to set, we might as well watch it there.
I just had to have it. Kinda obligatory. Haha! :P
And I wasn’t wrong about Boracay sunsets. It was as beautiful as the picture above (or moooore beautiful). You know how I love sunsets right? It really gives me that “aaaaaaahhhhhhhh” feeling everytime I see one. So relaxing.
Aaand I just had to have a picture with it. 
Another reason why we went there was to finally have a sip of the infamous Jonah’s fruitshake. Infairness, it was really delicious! Very tasty and Jomer being pikihan with everything, liked his chocolate shake so much! 
And then we went home and slept the whole night. #LolaAndLoloModeOn. Haha! Super tired that we didn’t make it to one of our friend’s birthday salubong and experience the nightlife in Boracay. Boo!
Come to the third day, we woke up later than the usual not knowing that we only have until after lunch to check out. Engk! Yes, it was our last day in Boracay. :( We needed to be in Kalibo by night because our flight was super early the next day. So the last day was like a race because we needed to move fast. Haha!
It was also pasalubong time a.k.a ubusan ng pera time. Haha! I wanted to buy so much but the time was so short. Oh whyyyyy.
But the check out thing doesn’t stop us from doing our last Boracay activity. What we did with our things was to left if at the hotels baggage counter. Well, everybody does that!
We did the ATV-ing! At first I was so scared that I won’t be able to control it because I thought it was heavy but all the worries were gone once I pushed the start button. It felt surreal (OA). Haha. Sorry but I was just so happy that I had the guts to try it. Most of the time, i’ll ask Jomer if I can sit beside him (like the car something in EK) but this time, I promised myself to try it. And I did. And I had sooo much fun although I still asked Jomer to stay at my back to watch me and instructed me every now and then. Haha! I love how supportive he is! <3
We saw this on our first stop over. Cuteeeee!
Overlooking!
And then we saw this transformer and we couldn’t go without having a pic with it. 
Yaaaaan! So fuun!
And look! 29. <3
Anyway, we left Boracay (huhu) after the activities so we can be in Kalibo before the sun was out but we got there later than expected. We stayed in Queen’s Inn which was by the way, soo scary. Haha!We just had dinner and called it a night.
And here comes the hardest part of all. Going home. Going back to reality. :( Haha drama! :P
This time, we were seatmates! Yay!
So gay but so kyooot!
Of course i’ll still include this. Haha! 
My first vacay this 2012 was such a blast! It was relaxing and fulfilling and although it gave me an I-don’t-want-to-go-back-to-Manila-anymore feeling, i’m still thankful to God for always, always giving me blessings when I least expect it.  
This ends my Boracay madness. Haha!
Oh, it’s February now and i’m going somewhere again! Better watch out for it!!
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I say it’s a Paradise!

Holla lovies! 

Sorry for the lack of posts. (I keep on saying sorry, don’t I? Sorry.) Well guess what, new post here! Yaaay! 

You all know that I’ve been in Boracay last week and believe me when I say that it really is a paradise! Reaaally. Just like what Marian Rivera always say, byoootipul (beautiful)! :P 

Here are the pictures we (me, Jomer, Chase and Edward) took while we were there. I swear it’s 100x better in person but you know what they say, a picture speaks a thousand words. (haha! It’s 2am already hence, my senseless statements. :P)

Photo vomit! Enjoy! :D

Gotta love clouds! The closer, the better. ;)

Boracay during our first night.

Partial part of Pacman’s ‘Mansion’ @_@

Puca beach has to my favorite. So clean and not crowded. I can live here. 

Groto! 

Sunsets, oh sunsets. You know how I love sunsets! So calming not to mention breathtaking! Aaaahhh! 

Will be blogging my Boracay experience on my next post (probably tomorrow) so your dashboard must be ready for my loooooong post. It’ll be legen…wait for it…dary! Ha!

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Ilocos Trip! (Day 3)

April 9, 2011

The third day was the mooost tiring day because it’s the pasalubong time meaning, ubusan ng pera. Haha! But I loved the last day because we went to the place that I am so looking forward to go to. I was amazed! :D

Bangui Windmills! I am so happy to be here! There are 15 (i thought there’s 20) wind turbines which arranged in a single row spaced 326 meters apart. The turbines hub height is 70 meters high and each blade is 41 meters long while a wind swept are of 5,281 meters. (Source

It was really windy there you can feel the sand on your legs. It’s so itchy. But no pain no gain right? Hahaha! So let the pictures do the talking! =)

Yay or Nay? YAY!! :)

Cape Bojeador. This one’s kind of scary because of the stories and because the place really looks so old and the lighthouse was closed because someone fell there DAW. We stayed here for like 30 mins. only.

So gayahan lang kami ng pose? Haha!

I love Chase (Jomer’s Ate’s bf) for always taking our pictures. Hehe. :))

They look so close to me. Very refreshing. They make me want to touch them.

Went back to Vigan for the pasalubongsss. The Heritage Village looks better at night!

So many souvenirs to choose from! 

YAY! Definitely awesome aweeeeesome trip! I want to go somewhere like this with my friends. Srsly, we haven’t been to a far place other than Molino! Haha. Friends, PLEASE!!

I would love to go back in here! 

Marcoses, you did a pretty good job in maintaining Ilocos this beautiful. I’m sure your kababayans are very proud as well. I love Ilocanos! They’re so friendly. 

Fun fun fun!! 

Ilocos Trip! (Day 2)

April 8, 2011

2nd day of our Ilocos trip was more exciting because this time, we hit the beach! Woooh! Pagudpud is the place to be. I swear, the picture didn’t give justice to the place. It’s prettier when you see it with your own eyes. Promise! Very breathtaking. @_@

Photospam once again my friends. ;)

Blue Lagoon Resort. They called it blue simply because the water is really blue. I mean really!! Super amazing clear water. My boyfriend’s sister told us “It’s better than bora’s water”. So we’re like, Wow! 

Pag-iinarte. :P

It took so much courage to remove my cover up. Hahahah. My tummy is so shy to say “hello theeeere!” :P

Yay!

It was a struggle to be on that rock!

PaparazzishotfailIguess?

I told you nahawa sila sa’kin. ;)

Bantay Abot Cave. Another breathtaking scenery of Ilocos. Aaaaaaaahhhhh!

Patapat Bridge. One thing I love about our driver is that he was the one to tell us, “oh picture taking kayo jan” and he wouldn’t pressure us to get back to the car. He’ll patiently wait until we’re satisfied with our pictures. I super like him!  

Jomer: Para tayong celebrities dito no?  HAHAHA!

The jumping never endssssss. :D

Agua Paradiso (Agua Picnic Place). We were supposed to go to a falls but the driver said that it’s so layo from our place so instead, we make “tampisaw sa batis” hahaha. Water therapy. Literally! 

They’re calling me Karla my friend so that they’ll have many pictures on my cam. Hahaha. They’re hella funny I love them! :)))

Saud Resort. It was just across the house where we stayed so we got a chance to watch the sunset. So beautiful!!

Pang-postcard? Haha.

Ilocos Trip! (Day 1)

I am super excited to share with you our trip to Ilocos last April 7 - 9, 2011. It’s the farthest place i’ve been to so far and I am so happy that my parents allowed me to join this trip. They’re the best! :) Almost 8 hours of travel is not a joke. It’s really tiring but seriously, all the “ngalay” moments inside our 18-seater van were all worth it. 

Ilocos has been known as the place of our former President Ferdinand Marcos and I was ecstatic to see some of the landmarks there. During our day 1, we’ve been to 8 places of Ilocos Sur because it is closer to Manila and since our house was a 4-hour drive pa, we didn’t took a bath the whole day so define haggard? Haha. 

Warning: This is a photo heavy post so please be patient. Hoho. ;)

Syempre first pic kami dapat. Haha!

The Heritage Village. They told me that I heart you pare (a teleserye in the Philippines) had their taping here. I said “sorry kapamilya ako eh.” Chos. Haha!

So many souvenir shops there!

Baluarte Mini Zoo. (Mini ba talaga?) This zoo is a property of Chavit Singson and I admire him because everything is free here! From having pictures with the birds to riding in the donkey. You can give donations if you want BUT it’s not compulsory. Nice huh? So Chavit, ito ba ang katas ng iyong kurakot? Echos!! :D

This tiger is so kawawa because his (or her) caretakers are pulling his hair whenever he doesn’t look at the camera or whenever he do unnecessary movements. :(

Super powerrrrrs! Haha!

Group picture at Juan Luna’s house. It’s a cool place by the way. All his paintings were there (but it’s just a replica because the originals are at National Museum) plus the guide was so nice and very accommodating. *u*

The Church of Paoay. Gaaah. I wish churches in Manila are still like this! It’s so beautiful, isn’t it? Very old yet very stylish. I love the place where the priest make his sermon. Aaand, we went to the top of that bell tower! Very Kampanerang Kuba! Haha. Quite scary because it’s kind of old but hey! another accomplishment! Yay!

I just love this pic. ;)

Malcanang of the North. Well, well, well, the palace of the Marcoses but sorry, no Imelda shoeSSSS. Haha. 

Did you know that the guard is a relative of the Marcoses? Just look at his face. Now you know. Haha! (Yes seriously, he is.)

Did you know that I almost screamed when I saw that mannequin in stripes polo shirt in my peripheral vision? Haha. I thought someone was really there! Ask Jomer of my reaction. Hahahahah! 

I love this! I saw this in Imelda’s room. I want to have something like this for my accessories! :)

Tangkad ko no? Haha!

I swear, you’ll get tired seeing our jump shots! Haha. Nahawa sila sa’kin. :D

We also went to Marcos Mausoleum and Museum to see the body (wax) of the late former president. No cameras allowed so no pictures but it’s kind of scary knowing that you’re looking at a dead body of someone so old with matching scary music playing. Haha! Super goosebumps!!

Did you know that what I wore on our first day (the black tank top and blue cardigan) were my clothes in the office? Haha. I went home after my work then I fixed my things then changed my jeans to shorts and then went straight to Jomer’s house without changing clothes because I thought we will go straight to our house there to take a bath before having a tour but I was definitely wrong! So note to self: always, always take a bath and change clothes because what you think is different from what will really happen. Hahaha. Kalokohan! :P

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