Hard to say "Goodbye" for now

Saying Goodbye is never an easy thing..

My three weeks vacation was over and parting time is the hardest thing to do. It's not easy for me to packed my things again knowing that I'll be leaving the next day, that I will miss my family again, that I will not be able to join them during breakfast, lunch and dinner. And we will not be together for another 3 or 5 long years.

I will surely miss the laughters and cries of my niece and nephews. I will miss those times of playing with them, tickling and cuddling them while their lola keeps complaining on cleaning all their mess..haha!!!

I will definitely miss those moments with my nanay and tatay who also took a break for a while from their busy work just to be with me and spent every minute with me for us to be together even if we just stayed home or go on malling or any kind of simple bonding.

I will treasure those time that I'm stucked in traffic and always need to fall in line in paying to the SM cashiers, in the bank, in SM Foreign Exchange and long time in grocery. And the big thing..I surrendered in walking and shopping at the Mall of Asia and Greenbelt.whewwww!!!!so tiring...mind and money blowing also.

And I really enjoyed eating Odd Balls Squid Balls and Kikiam and Tender Juicy Hotdogs...sarap!!!

But all good things never last, after packing my things I slept at 1 o'clock in the morning and woke up like 3:45am to get dress and leave home before 4:30 am for my 8am flight. My nanay also woke up to prepare breakfast but I don't want to eat heavy. It's not really a good idea for me that my nanay and my tatay to go with me in the airport so I insisted that my only brother will go with me not them coz I will surely cry as I bid farewell to them. But can't prevent to cry either when they say goodbye and take care and hugged me so tight so I rushed to the car to keep myself for being emotional and cry.

But still, I can't help and prevent my tears na kusang tumutulo mula sa akin mga mata habang nasa car at tinatahak ang daan patungong airport. Pano pa kaya kung talagang ihatid nila ako hanggang sa airport. Huhu!!!cguro super drama ang scene ng lola nyo.hahaha!!!!

For a while nakalimutan ko munang malungkot dahil sa haba ng pila to get my boarding pass from Northwest Airlines pero nong sakay na ko ng plane I started to emote again and thingking na back ko normal na naman ang buhay ko na puro work and miles away from my family.

Anyways, I arrived in Narita Airport Terminal 1 in Japan around 1:05 pm but the thing is I need to wait there til 7:55pm for my connecting flight going to Saipan, kaya walang magawa ang lola mo kundi magwindow shopping ng paulit-ulit sa mga shops sa Narita Airport and mga 2 hours before my flight eh tsaka lang ako nagdecide bumili ng T-shirts and Rice Crackers..imagine un lang 3 items eh umabot na ng $50..huhuhu!!!!expensive talaga..

And for my final journey, I was on board on NW100 by 8:05pm and arrived in Saipan at 1:20am wednesday, buti na lang at very comfortable ang seating arrangement ko and I was able to sleep dahil sa sobrang pagod..

Wednesday morning at 8am back to work, kaya no time to emote pero after work yon ang nakaka emote kasi wala ng kapamilya to prepare food for me and lonely na kasi tahimik na sa bahay, wala ng makukulit na batang, nangungulit, papasaway at pakalat-kalat sa bahay at walang lola at lolo na saway ng saway...wahahahha...

hay life.....

Bicol Escapades

One of my vacation destination in the Philippines was Bicol. I have visited the 3 main provinces of Bicol Region and my first stop was Legaspi, Albay, where I spent my whole saturday eating Pili Nuts and their famous Laing for our dinner. And Sunday morning wouldn't be complete without seeing the beautiful Mt. Mayon at it's active mode. It's perfect cone best seen from 6:30 to 7:30am before the clouds cover its peak. The ruins of Cagsawa church lies in the town of Daraga, the tower stands firm as Mayon Volcano's destructive eruption buried the church with rocks and lava way back in febuary 1, 1814.

My next stop was Sorsogon, we drove all the way from Daraga to Sorsogon City just to visit Ate Nene, who went home for good. And we're invited to visit their humble but cute resort in Sorsogon. I thought I will have the chance to see the Butanting in action. Hehe!!!but I'm afraid coz we need to ride in a boat..huhu!!!katakot..

And my final day, we spent it in CWC (Camsur Watersports Complex)wherein that day there's an Ironman 70.3 competition. I did not even try the wakeboarding coz I'm afraid I might broke my back, but really enjoyed watching those professional wakeboarders being pulled by cable ski system. I can say the rates for boarding and gears are reasonable enough to enjoy the adventure that CWC has to offer, I just don't have the guts to try those. And worst thing I ever experienced with CWC was their Clubhouse Restaurant and Bar, imagine we waited for almost 1 and a half hour for our orders..My gosh!!! I really wanted to walked out and just leave the restaurant but I'm still being considerate with the crew coz that time their very busy because of the Ironman participants so patiently wait and lola nyo..hay!!!kesa masira ang araw ko mega picture taking na lang kami til umulan ng malakas and we decided to leave na and go to Naga City, and their nag malling galore lang kami sa SM Naga. So happy at last I have time to shop na walang masyadong people all around the place kaya I was able to buy clothes and Havaianas and some girly stuff.

I can say I enjoyed my Bicol Escapades so far kahit medyo bitin kasi need to go back to Manila by Tuesday morning.

The "Manila Ocean Park"

I'll be spending my first weekend getaway with my makukulit na pamangkins at the MOP or Manila Ocean Park in Luneta Park. I get the idea pf bringing my family at Manila Ocean Park when I saw the place in the teleserye ONLY YOU and one of TFC's show na nakalimutan ko yon name.

My nephews and niece were so excited to see the one and only Oceanarium in Quirino Grandstand in Luneta. The entrance fee of Php 400 for adults and Php 350 for kids, it's fair enough to see the joy and excitement in the eyes of those kids. The state of the art Manila Ocean Park is well equipped with big and spacious boutiques malls and restaurants and other facilities.

It's surprisingly amazing to see those mermaids dance, swim and float and go with the flow with other marine habitat and species.

Here some pictures for you to enjoy.

Philippine Vacation Experience

After almost 5 long years I finally able to take a brake and unwind in my own country the "Philippines". I'm feeling nervous coz I'll be travelling alone but I'm also excited knowing that few hours from now I will see my family back home.

Now that I'm here in the Philippines, there's really a big, big difference from where I came from. The 1st big thing is TIME... in Saipan time is not killing me..I can drive 5 mins from my house to work..no traffic, no hazzles. And only here in the Philippines that you need to leave your house as early as possible, I need to have at least 1 to 2 hours travelling/traffic allowance before your appointment coz if not I'll defenitely be late..

And having Philippines as my vacation destination I should be ready with my budget. There's no such thing as FREE here, we need to pay in the parking, in the public rest room..huhuhu!!!! And if I wanna enjoy my vacation with my family it will cost thousands and thousands of pesos..but really worth the expenses especially with my makukulit na pamangkins. Seeing them excited and enjoying makes me happier.

I really love mall hopping before when I'm still in the Philippines and I thought after missing all those newly built malls in town I will be so excited and will have a grant time visiting each mall but opppsssssss I'm wrong coz when we went to SM Fairview to find good restaurant for my first dinner with my family, I'm really shocked with the crowds..there all over the places, from boutiques to restaurants to grocery and only then that I realized I'm no longer a City Girl. I'm no longer used on seeing a lot of people it makes me crazy and dizzy...wahahha!!! feeling naging PROMDI ba.

There's this one weekday na I decided to meet the wife of my co-worker. I told her sa Trinoma ko na lang sya i-meet para makita ko yong place and baka di masyadong maraming tao.. But to my surprised eh mas super pala ang dami ng tao don as in mas marami pa sa SM at ang akala kong madali kong mame-meet yong wife ng friend ko eh mas nahirapan pa ko kasi malaki yong place at madami ikot-ikot and gustuhin ko man magshopping eh di ko rin magawa sa dami ng tao, kaya right after kong maibigay yon padala sa kameeting ko eh umalis na rin ako agad.

During my first week of vacation in Manila parang sobra akong nanibago sa traffic, sa crowd, especially sa mga sasakyan sa kalsada, nakakanerbyos kahit pasahero lang ako, siguro talagang nakakapanibago lang pati pollution kaya nagkasakit din ako..huhuhu!!! And sino naman ang makakapagsabi na me crises ang pilipinas sa dami ng new businesses, malls at magagandang condo at subdivision na natatayo eh I can say that Philippines is growing and improving.

I'm sure from time to time I'll be posting more of my adventure here in metro manila and other places and by that time siguro naka adjust na rin ako at more familiar sa lahat ng lugar.

Wave Jungle - World Resort

Fun, fun under the sun.....we enjoy our weekends under the sun..we enjoy the cool water and fun adventure of World Resort. All we have to do is wear our best swim/wet suit and sunblock and all is ready to go and enjoy the day. Wave Jungle at World Resort is one of the best water parks in Saipan.

Me and my friends love the amazing rides including the Wave Coaster, Black Hole, The Wave Pool, Body Slide, Tube Slide and we even spent sometime in the kiddie pool..haha!!!

And when feeling tired and hungry World Resort has a lot of things to offer to feed our hungry stomach. They have the Buffet World serving International cuisine, The Myeong-Ga which serves korean ribs, noodles and kimchi, and of course we can enjoy our beers and cocktail drinks at their Red Box Sport Bar, and a lot, lot more.

This is a great getaway that is too good to be true! If I can only bring my whole family here especially my niece and nephews for a fun filled summer.

Summer Getaway - Yellow Submarine

Yahooooo, Summer is here again!!!!!! Looking for a place and and adventure to spend your summer????

So, what are we waiting for enjoy your summer vacation...get ready with your beach bag, shades, sunscreen lotion and not to forget those sexy bikinis..hehehe

But if you're not ready to get wet and wild but still want to enjoy the heat of the sun, sea and sands...ehemmmmm... no need to worry..there's a lot of adventure we can get busy with especially this summer like picnic, mountain climbing, go up, up and away with the hot air ballon or go deep, deep down the ocean with "Yellow Submarine"

Yeah, it's really a Yellow Submarine. We've tried the under the sea adventure of Deepstar Yellow Submarine. This Submarine is designed to allow tourists, locals residents to explore the beauty of the exotic underwater seascape in air conditioned-dry comfort. The Submarine dives to a depth of 100 ft. with audio narration and music playing during the entire tour. We got to see colorful tropical fishes, beautiful corals and a wide variety of marine life. The tour included visiting World War II historical artifacts, airplane and shipwreck sites.

The dive beneath the sea provided a wonderful adventure and educational opportunity for both local residents and tourist to better understand the world in which they live. Residents of the CNMI have always been closely linked to the ocean but the opportunity to spend time in underwater exploration is unique.”

Chocolate Hills - Bohol

Nature has it's best.."The Chocolate Hills" of Bohol. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread all over the 50 kilometers area. They look like chocolate kisses. They are very uniform in shape. They are covered with grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns chocolate brown.

Bohol's Chocolate Hills is one of the new 7 Wonders of the World and one of the most famous tourist attraction in the Philippines. The original viewing station of the Chocolate Hills is a government-owned and operated resort called "Chocolate Hills Complex" located in Carmen, Bohol, about 55 kilometers from Tagbilaran City and about 5 kilometers from the town proper of Carmen, Bohol. The Chocolate Hills Complex has a restaurant, hostel with swimming pool and an observation deck where one could view and even count the hills at the view deck 210 feet above the ground. There are a total of 214 steps leading to the observation or view deck. Here, one can view the landscape that is covered with more than a thousand Chocolate Hills.

"Boracay" Beach Capital of the Phils.

Summer is fast approaching, and the first thing that will come into our mind is picturing ourselves under the heat of the sun, enjoying the white sand and smelling the fresh breeze of the ocean.

And the best destination.... "Boracay".

Boracay Island is located approximately 200 miles south of Manila and 2km off the northwest tip of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers.

It is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations because of it's White Sand and crystal clear blue water. Boracay is defenitely one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Boracay can be reached from Manila by daily flights on Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Air Philippines, Asian Spirit, Seair and Pacific Air. Caticlan is nearer the island, but the airstrip is short and narrow, and only the smaller planes of Asian Spirit, Seair and Pacific Air can land on it. The larger aircraft of Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines fly to Kalibo , the capital of the capital of Aklan. From Caticlan it takes about 15 minutes by boat to Boracay; from Kalibo, an hour and a half by bus plus the 15-minute boat ride.

And for your total fun, relaxation and recreaction a lot of hotels, restaurants, night spots, and souvenirs market to give you fun and entertainment like:

Boracay Top Hotel

Fridays Beach Resort
Sea Wind Resort
Discovery Shores Boracay Resort & Spa
Lorenzo South
Frendz Resort Boracay
Paradise Garden Resort Hotel


And when you're in Boracay, your vacation wouldn't be complete without trying all the water sports and adventure like parasailing, banana boat, island hopping, snorkling and diving.

For more hotel accommodation visit

Lao Lao Golf Resort

What a day off spending it in one of the largest and best golf course in Saipan. I'm not a golfer but for a change me and my friends decided to spend and drive all the way to Lao Lao and breathe some fresh air, check the place and practice golf..only at the golf range...hehe!!!

They have the East Course and the West Course to enjoy golf.

East Course is spread out over the extraordinary cliff line bordering of LauLau Bay. There are dramatic views and picturesque sceneries for nature lovers. The course offers a variety of challenges to the golfer; among the highlights are the breathtaking four consecutive cliff line holes on front 9 in which each possessing its own character and acquiring a unique approach.

While the West Course has the majestic view of Mount Tapochao as its background. Its serenity creates a great composure to players. The expansive fairways of the course provide a yielding layout and an invitation to a relaxing round of golf.

They also have other facilities like restaurant, golf shop, snack bar and golf range.