this is how i spent the first weekend of october

home. it was all i can remember while indulging myself with our trip to cebu south. it was a nice and refreshing change of environment. away from work, traffic, and everything that made my back ache. it was not the glam ang classy trip to a beach or resort though. no visuals of other weekenders flaunting their oh-so fab garbs and gadgets that somehow i always envy. it was how i want it to be.. just to be away. another thing was that we saw only one group of koreans throughout the weekend trip! hehehe

ang saya. i had time to get lost in my own world. naks.

so, this is how i spent the weekend of october 4 2008 saturday to october 5 2008 sunday:

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oct 4
*7:30 am cebu city
we started a bit late. about 2 hours away from the city is our first stop. matayupan falls at the municipality of barili.
*9:30 am mantayupan falls barili, cebu
we took our lunch at our first stop - the mantayupanl waterfalls. a lower waterfall drops at 70 feet while the first plunges 200 feet before dropping and spraying mist into the gound.

this body of water has been a source of dispute a few years back among the municipal leaders, baranggay officals and the local farmers. they somehow cant come to a decision wether the waterfall should only serve as power source or as a tourist attraction or irrigation source. as of now mantayupan waterfalls is open for the public, supplies power for most of barili and cannals have been constructed for irrigation
sa harap lang ng mas mataas na waterfall ay mga roofed sheds that you can use. entrance fee is 10 php. there are no food stalls but they have grills where you can prepare your food.


*2:00 pm alegria, cebu
we went further down south later in the afternoon. i'd like to call this a courtesy stop. a municipal offical of alegria invited the organizer of this trip for a visit at a new mountain resort.

owned by a hongkong based british businessman, sun xi mountain resort sits on the high hills of alegria. a very peaceful retreat. the place was still constructing a few facilities on our visit but they already have a bar giving guests a warm welcome and they also have a mini-grocery. you can visit their site.







*5:00 pm moalboal, cebu
we'll be spending our night here. the aunt of one member of the group gave us accommodations for the night. much of the night was spent on videoke and a bath on a spring. the spring was quite strange. it was connected to a water source where the river and the sea meet. so the water was brackish and coooold!

i enjoyed the night that i forgot to take pics. tsk sayang.
*the whole morning of sunday moalboal, cebu
rain. heavy rain. we can't go out but the sound of rain was enough for me to drift into dreamland. ang ganda ganda ganda ng tulog ko.

oct 5
*afternoon of sunday basdako, moalboal, cebu
by this time i've lost the sense of time and forgot to take pics. ang tagal ko nang di nakakita ng probisya.

we stopped at one of the public beaches of moalboal. we had plans on diving into the open sea but was not able to. we could have played on the waters dividing cebu and negros island. naks.

*7:00 pm barili, cebu
we took off from the beach before dark and drove to our last stop - molave milk station.

only seen on the roadside is the food shop of the milk station but down the steep hillside is the farm a dairy farm supplies the raw ingredient. what's even better is the price. 10 php for one cone of smooth ice cream(which comes in chocolate and vanilla). i had 4 orders of smooth ice cream. hehehe.

hope i can do this again!

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fairygodflower says: salamat kay elmer g. sa pag organize ng trip.

bitchywitch says: ...sa uulitin!

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
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pekchurs: sekan edesyown

venue:

the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Baclayon

models(may models talagah!):

Aries the Warrior Princess
Brother Anjo the Prince in Waiting

fairygodflower says: may pinagmanahan...

bitchywitch says: mas maganda sana kung may costumes, noh?

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bongga boholana

...at sumunod nga ako sa aking amang hari sa kanyang inutos. habang nagligpit ang aking mga alipin ng mga gamit, biglang dumapo ang kalapati ni amang hari sa aking bintana. dala nito ang mensahe na naglalaman ng tunay na dahilan ng kanyang pagtawag sa akin.

"magmadali ka na 'round bohol' tayo bukas at dapat kumpleto ang pamilya"

nangingilid na ang mga butil ng luha sa aking kayumangging mga mata. hindi alam ng amang hari kung ano ang internet, ang computer, ang blog at lalo nang hindi nya alam na naisigaw ko sa buong mundo ang aking nakakahiyang kahilingan, ngunit sya pa ang tumupad nito. mabuhay ka aking amang hari! iba ang level ng powers mo!!!

touching noh?!

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bitchywitch says: as the princess' legal adviser i would like to present to the whole world the proof of her encounters in the land famously known for its thousand nipple-like land formations and small creatures with ridiculously enormous eyes. let the table be opened for presentation.

I. Sagbayan Peak and Butterfly Sanctuary.

let the following images be labeled as exhibit A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 respectively as proof that our highness has seen and stepped into such place.

A-1: a view of the second hill which serves as a viewing deck providing a 360 view of sagbayan. one can actually see the cebu city lights at night from here. everyone is advised to save this place for sunset. at the foreground is the butterfly sanctuary

A-2: its the princess, who else?

A-3: one of the butterflies at the butterfly sanctuary captures at flight (just within sagbayan peak)

before i proceed on the next image, i would like to mention that sagbayan peak also has their own captive tarsiers and their sagbayan peak water park is already open. now before you make your grand exit from the said place, take a look around and hanapin nyo ito:

A-4: ang ganda ng drawing!

II. Chocolate Hills

below are the magnificent views that greeted the primera familia on their visit to chocolate hills. by the way, this is the princess' first visit after more then 22 years of living in boholandia. let the following images be marked as exhibit B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4 respectively.

B-1: the entrance viewed from their lower observation deck

B-2: the pondering princess

B-3: the proud limestone formations bragging all their natural beauty

may it also be heard that the public is advised to thoroughly check whatever souvenir items that you want to buy which are sold in the area as their are a lot cheaper items on other places of the same quality. pero kung wala kayong magawa pagkatapos makita ang mga chokolateng burol, hanapin ito:

B-4: yan ang art!

III. Man-Made Forest and Hanging Bridge

to reach the next spot our the royal family has to pass the ever amazing man-made forest. to further present our proof, let the following images be tagged as exhibit C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5 and C-6 respectively.

C-1: blurry image of the man-made forest (captured on a moving vehicle)

C-2: hanging bridge over loboc water

C-3: the princess before prancing over the bridge. ang taray!

C-4: clean green waters of loboc river, just below the hanging bridge.

C-5: one would be greeted by this simple and cute cottage of cheaper souvenir items at the end of the bridge and...

C-6: you can also buy fresh buko from there. saya noh?

IV. Tarsier and Loboc River Cruise

and this is the most exciting part of the journey. again may i present to the public exhibits D-2 to D-8.

D-1: spot the tarsier

D-2: tarsier: the maldita mode

D-3: tarsier: the cute mode

D-4: an underground water source of loboc river. it was here that the princess and one of her siblings took off their clothes and jumped on the cool waters of the river. mga pasaway.

D-5: the loboc river. gandah noh?

D-6: riverside forest, a protected area and habitat for tarsiers

D-7: end of the trip. the rushing waterfalls serves as the major source of loboc river. fresh from the mountains daw ito.

hindi na sila nakapag floating resto. they took the loboc river cruise at sa lahat ng mga baklang gustong mag river cruise, hanapin siya:

D-8: he was the boatman who toured and fluently talked about the loboc river while driving the boat. (he actually looked like a thai gay twink porn star with a swimmers bod hehehe...)

V. Longest and Biggest Python

the familia royale dropped on a private residents' house to take a look on wierd looking creatures of which the main attraction was their python among other faunas. let the following proof be marked as exhibit E-1, E-2, E-3 and E-4 respectively.

E-1: the python named Prony

E-2: flying lemur (a.k.a. kagwang) housemate actually sila ni prony

E-3: a few of the many caged animals were these two cute little owls

for those who want to be entertained while ogling on these creatures, hanapin nyo siya:

E-4: an unknown specie among the beasts

VI. Baclayon Church

the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception was the last stop for the royal family. sitting in a quite town of baclayon, this church is considered the oldest in the philippines and a solid proof of spanish influence on us. let the images below also be a solid proof the family's visit to the church and be marked as exhibit F-1, F-2, F-3 and F-4 respectively.

F-1: the church viewed from east

F-2: the convent next to the church

F-3: church interior. they still have that pulpit and they also have...

F-4: an organ!!!(hehe)

that concludes my presentation. i hereby declare my assurance that all evidences presented are true and authentic. so help me god. charing!

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fairygodflower says: bakit wla akong role sa post na itey?...public apology nlng ang sa akin dahil super late ang entry namin. sowree!

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts.
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