Staycation

Garden + Swimming Pool + Banig + Cloudless sky + Sunshiney sun + A good book. Oh, and did I say SUN? :)) SIGHHHHHH. Nothing more to ask for. :)

But wait, there's more! May bonus pa :) Spiked fruit shakes + slack line setup! (Salamat Xtian sa pagpapahiram, sa bahay muna siya!)

Thank you Lord! :)

P.S. I enjoyed this Staycation concept so much that I did it twice this past Holy Week. More practice needed for making shakes, and MUCH more practice for slack line tricks!

Kicking off the year with...

...lotsa sun!!!

Click on the pic to view the whole album!

Oscar injured his knee, which led to the cancellation of our Baguio climbing trip. I wouldn't really say it was a blessing in disguise, but it opened up an opportunity for a different kind of vacation. So goodbye freezing cold weather and mountains -- hello warm sun and beach!

Puerto Galera was our destination. A fine way to start the year, I must say. A new place (yes, I've never been there!), a bright atmosphere, a mix of friends (Pinoys, Brazilians, Italians), and a very relaxed pace. A perfect mix of adventure (nakikipagkarera si Miel gamit ang van namin na first time niya minaneho, patungong Batangas Port na hindi pa namin napuntahan by ourselves) and chilling out (decent lodging and a van packed with music players, a speaker, frisbee, chips, Cokes, beer and wine).

2007 was a good year! Cheers to 2008!

china competition

I just want to share my pics from China. For those who don't know, I went there last week for an invitational competition sponsored by the China Mountaineering Federation. Yup, sagot nila lahat, from airfare to lodging to food. Isa akong sineswerteng nilalang.
Mahirap i-describe kung gaanong kaganda yung experience dahil nagmamadali ako sa pagsulat ng post na 'to, kaya para sa ngayon, ito muna, dalawang litrato:

Para sa non-climbers: Dito kami dinala sa last day namin para magsightseeing. They say it's one of the top tourist places in China. They contained a body of water to make into this "stream" (at sa dulo, isa siyang malaking dam). Mala-Jurassic Park ang dating. For picture-taking purposes talaga!


Para sa climbers: Ito ang competition venue. SOBRANG BONGGA ng event. Yung opening ceremonies lang parang 3 hours, kumpleto, may mga artista at variety show! Yung actual climbing wall ay nasa bandang kanan pa niyang mga red balloons. Isang sandstone face na 60 meters high. Or 196 feet.

At walang katapusan ang cliffs na nakita at nadaanan namin. Sobrang fresh ng hangin at atmosphere, peaceful! Parang Baguio ang lamig, pero walang sinabi ang Baguio sa katahimikan. Ang pagkain, puro Chinese food na hindi pamilyar sa atin, kaya't nakakabagot at nakakasawan (sorry). So hindi ako masyado happy sa food...Pero syempre, overall, ayus pa din.

Please go here to visit my whole photo album: http://picasaweb.google.com/inaflores/ChinaInvitationalCompetition2007

the weekend getaway

what happens when a bunch of friends get left behind by OTHER friends on a long weekend? they orchestrate an unforgettable event of their own.

check out the pics of our impromptu zambales trip (25-26 August 2007). salamat, silver city sa libreng wifi at nakapag-research kami ng friday night kung saan pwede pumunta. salamat, carlo perez sa pagpapakilala sa amin sa megan's resort (kahit na 2 hours later mo binigay kay allen yung celphone nila). salamat, ati allen sa pinaggastusan mong text brigade.

hindi ko makakalimutan ang sobrang daling kumbinsihing mga kasama. mga tipong isang text lang na, "beach tayo!", at 30 seconds later dadating ang reply na, "game ako! saan?" at syempre, salamat sa buong cast! in order of arrival at mcdo q ave: ina (syempre ladies first), miel, allen, ida, marco, aldwin, kristine, robert, thea, mity, igan.

here's the pics from miel's camera.

marco malaca, upload mo na ang sa iyo!