Majayjay Falls & the Niknik Bites

Hello! How are you guys? I've been gone for so long.. Been a little busy being lazy for the past few weeks. I was not also in the mood to blog because of the gloomy weather.. Ohhh shocks, do you also hate it when it rains? I do... :)

enjoy lang guys!

So we went to Majayjay Falls last June 7, 2010, together with some peeps from our subdivision. The place is located at Barangay Gagalot, Majayjay, Laguna. The place was pretty nice (though  not that amazing as compared from the other falls I've seen before)..The water that flows from Mt. Banahaw through the mountain's lush is very clear and of course very cold.. We were told by the caretaker that the place is normally crowded during weekends.

clear flowing water

freezing cold :)

tempted to swim (?)....WATCH OUT!

Happy Me and my younger brother before I was bitten by the "niknik"

-The Suffering-

I SHOULD HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN  that there are many insects abound in this kind of place... I should have been a little careful and should have brought my insect repellant lotion..

Guess what? I was bitten by these insects known as "niknik". While I was swimming, I didn't notice any insect bites. But after swimming, my legs started to itch (the itchiness was undescribable). When we reached home, I noticed there were a lot of bites and it was getting redder and bumpier. Very itchy rashes that I could not help but scratch it... The rashes spread all over my legs. I believe it was the cause of  the scratching.. I suffered from this  for more than two weeks. But then, the rashes bruised and of course it left some ugly marks.. I was worried and almost cried.. But my mom told me they will be gone in a few more months...

I'm still treating the marks now with WII-Scarslick, that costs me around 3K... In the commercial, they are claiming that the scars would be removed in two weeks time.. Hahaha.. NOT TRUE!! I've been using it for a month now... But yes, it is lightening the marks..

TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN LADIES.... and BE CAREFUL...

PBA All Star Weekend in Palawan

25 April 2010
The best part of my short vacay in Palawan was getting a VIP pass for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All Star Weekend. It was a great and fun experience.. I was so lucky that it was held in Palawan this year and it so happened that I was there... This is better than all the island hoppings.. I know some of you won't agree... But then, I was able to see my idol (since I was 10), The Legend -  Alvin Patrimonio up close.

And my college crush Mark Macapagal.. Ahhhm, he's still as cute as ever.. :) My jaw almost dopped... :)

I had so much fun watching the game. I have always been a fan of basketball..


Managed to have some souvenir photos. It hasn't been easy, the security was tough.. I just found a way... 

and lastly.... :)

Palawan Escape Part 3: Underground River

April 16, 209 - My first time to ever visit The Subterranean River Natural Park, also known as the Underground River. 

The Subterranean River Natural Park features a limestone karst with an 8.2 kilometer navigable underground river that winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea.Underground River is one of the 28 finalist for the Official New 7 Wonders of Nature!

The view was breathtaking... No words to describe how mesmerized I was...

Here are some of the photos:

 

The beautiful view of Sabang 

 

Safety first... Life jackets and helmets...

Feel free to visit: Trioqueen Travels for more Palawan Travel Packages....

Palawan Escape Part 2

April 15, 2010

The day before this, my mother and I were talking about PPC and she was a little surprised that I haven't really explored the city yet. Like I haven't been to some of the famous landmarks of the city.
So what does a city girl would normally do whenever she visits her hometown?  Since I am not a fan of beaches, unlike most of the people I know -- I'd rather stay home and spend time with my grandma..

Mom suggested that we should go to Angela's Farm.for a swimming with my little cousins....I thought it would be fun and the rest of my little cousins were so excited.

It was the owner's birthday that day, and they were not supposed to allow us use the area, since they were preparing for the party that night. But luckily, my aunt is a friend of Angela and we were allowed to swim that day..

We were invited to attend the party that night. Angela was so nice to me...

Somehow, I was inspired to have a huge house in Palawan....

Palawan Escape Part 1

April 11 -  Manila-Palawan Flight
It was my first time to fly with ZestAir, since I would normally fly with PAL or Cebu Pacific for domestic flights.

At times, I wish I was a flight attendant. Since they are paid to travel the world. But whenever there's an air pocket, I would right away change my mind... Two thumbs up to all the cabin crew out there...

I asked my cousins Den and Jim to visit us that night..  I don't know how did they grow so tall... It was only like yesterday that I could still carry them. I miss those days..

April 12 -

So happy to be visited by my cousins Anne and Collen.. They have always been like my younger sisters.. I love them so much and I am pretty sure they love me too...

Later that afternoon, we went to Baker's Hill. It is small village-like place which is in the same way like a small theme park. The place is open to public.

April 13 - Mom, with Jim and Mar went to Baybay. It's Puerto Princesa's counterpart of  Baywalk...




April 14 - Family bonding at the beach..







Later that night, my little cousins wanted to go to Baybay so badly, my Uncle Bay was forced to drive for them. Bitoy and Pawikan enjoyed biking while the teenagers strolled around. I was caught hanging out with my aunts and with my mom.

Tagaytay Overnight

December 29-30, 2009

Dropped by in McDo Tagaytay just to say hello to Jason and Len of DPSC (Doha Photographer Shooters Club). Jason is a friend back in Qatar. He knew how much I wanted to join the club but I just could not afford to buy a decent DLSR from the salary that I was earning.. Haha.. Poor little girl.. So instead, they would just ask me to pose for them... Now that he's here with some DPSC members, they invited me to pose for them again but sadly, I was not able to join them for a photoshoot in Fantasy World since Ruthie had to meet up with her His Sounds choirmates.

Went to Starbucks to have some cup of coffee and for a breath-taking view of Taal Lake, but it was too crowded. Decided to just have a little merienda at Pancake House which is just beside Starbucks while waiting for Ruthie's friends.

Snapshots while we were sightseeing the beautiful Taal Lake..

When her friends arrived, we went to Mahogany Market to have our dinner. There were many food stalls just in front of the market. My first time to be there actually. I was told that they are known for the famous "bulalo", that's why the place is always jampacked. Aside from the bulalo, we also ordered papaitan, tuyo and ... geez.. I don't remember the names.. lol..


Enjoying the dinner at Mahogany Market

Then decided to just wait for the rest of their choirmates at Bag of Beans.The place was more beautiful at night. I was not able to take photos since battery of the digi-cam was almost dead. Also, I was not in my best mood that night cause a loser stole my parking space. I was about to park when he suddenly snatched that one and only space.. Ha-ha. I ordered Black Forest Frappe with a cherry on top of it. When it was served, everyone was like... "wow".. All of them ordered hot coffees. It was so cold that night. Service though was super bagal. As in super slow... Good thing, the place was so cozy..

L-R: Love, Me, Ruthie, Michelle (everyone was saying I look like her.. Do I? Must be our tanned complexion)

Then we stayed over in the house of Ruthie's friend. That was the time I realized I forgot to bring some important things like towel, camera charger, shirt, (so I slept wearing a tube mini dress which I was supposed to use for the shoot..) But I was happy because I was able to bring my blanket. I swear I can never sleep without it. My Pooh Blanket will always be my security blanket... :) On the room, we found a portable massager.. Winks.. We liked it a lot. I want to buy one too.. I dozed off after my bestfriend gave me a massage at the back. (I still owe her a Wensha Spa massage as a Christmas gift..)

Rooch and I at the rooftop of the house. Was so cold. The wind was even blowing hard.

Goofing around the webcam, our fave hobby....

I slept around 3:40am and after just almost 3 hours of sleep, we drove all the way to somewhere (forgot the name of the instituiton/building, but it's just in front of Picnic Grove). His Sounds performed there for a conference. Wow, they were so good. I wish I could sing too.. While I was at the Powder Room, people kept on praising them. Some people were even greeting me, thinking maybe I was one of them. Ha-ha...

Posing after the concert with bestfriend Ruthie. Thanks Jenny for the shot.

His Sounds.. Photo taken by yours truly from Jenny's DLSR.

Her friends still wanted to go somewhere else after the performance. So I told Ruthie to stay and spend more time with them, since she's leaving on the 16th. But I wanted to sleep then, so I went home... I have an insomnia, because someone keeps on thinking of me every night, and that's one of the reasons why I am anemic. I was actually seeing double vision while driving... So I pulled over in a gas station and bought Gatorade and some chocolates.. Thank God, I got home safely.

It was so fun spending time with my bestfriend. She is the greatest. Is she really leaving for Europe? Another bestfriend is leaving for Italy also.. Oh Avick, do you really have to a leave? This is new, because I am the one who normally leaves the country to work... But I cannot stop them from achieving their dreams... Who knows I might follow them..



Much love,

Daintypinay

Sonya's - Antonio's

After reading many good reviews about Sonya's Garden in Tagaytay, I have always begged asked my girlfriends to set a day for us to go there and spend a lunch or merienda eating damo erk, veggies..The plan never pushed through because of the conflict in each one's schedule... You could blame their employers...:P

And so after more than year of curiosity on how Sonya's Garden look like, I finally got to be there last December 12, 2009 with Bessie Avick and younger brother John.

The truth is, it was unplanned. Don't we just love unplanned lakwatsas?. I went there to pick up Avick and dropped my mother somewhere. We were supposed to eat either at Sanctuario or Leslie's, but decided to drive all the way to Sonya's Garden to feed my curiosity.

The place was very peaceful. But I must say that I was kinda expecting for something more, I guess. We were not able to make a reservation prior to the visit, and felt so outcast because it looked like that there was a function going on that day. So we just had a little photoshoot..

These are the rest of the the photos taken @ Sonya's Garden:

Afterwards, drove all the way to Antonio's to have a sumptuous merienda. It was an expensive merienda yet a worthy dining experience. Foods are very delicious. True enough, Antonio's lives up to the hype of being one of the best fine dining destinations of Tagaytay.... This is such an intimate place perfect for all the lovebirds out there. Can't wait to go back and spend a candlelit dinner here. But who would be my date? Ha-ha.

Snapshots @ Antonio's

Antonio's is simply imcomparable. Service is even far better than the hotels... :) It is suggested to make a reservation before coming...

Loving Tagaytay,

Nori