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holyweek 2008 |
March 26, 2008
March 25, 2008
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top 16 pix of the holyweek 2008 |
RoaaARRR!!! bino in his glamour model pose
Nitrogen Narc!!! yan ang effect ng masyadong maraming nitrogen sa katawan 
1.5 Knots of Pure Kuryente! hahaha! dito sa ticao and totoong rak en rol sa ilalim ng tubig!
Trust Us! Sila ang divemaster at instructor ng FunDiveAsia, o di ba, palicense na sa kanila dali! itsura pa lang ulam na!
Ang Hangen Pareeh!!! agos ba kamo? lets head down to ticao 
Yun Yun Eh! there’s an abundance of digicams on the diveboat, what dya expect 
Macro Nudi!!! another great macro shot, this one is either from jox or pax, galeng!!!
The Fez & The Lips! anong sinabi ni jovet moya? ha? ha?? do you know him? major yan, like major ret 
Maglaro Tayo ng Apoy! yan si gio, jumpin the flames after getting a dose of freshly brewed native chicken egg!!
Its Complicated! the last time we dove together was decades ago, ngayon rescue diver na sya, and she kept on insisting to give me CPR hehehe joke lang jox of the sea
I Got It For Ya! thats chelsey, the saturday sunset model of donsol
Sweeter Than The Ray of Light! hehehehe sana ndi mag online parents ko in the coming weeks
Hazel and the Rainbow Connection! hanep sa smile ah! parang nanalo ng kabuhayan showcase si hazel!
Bicolandia Express! you want food? authentic bicolano food? well you gotta try Let’s
WTF! Pating!!! its kinda funny something so humongous would prefer to eat the smallest stuff like mothafriggin planktons
Darna!!! hehehehe ding ang batoooooh!!! ang batoooh! baket mo isinubo akin yan!
March 4, 2008
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thresher sharky, malapascua island |
so here’s the 2 minute clip of the thresher shark dive we did last saturday morning at monad shoal, the spot which has put the island on the diving map. its a 30 minute boat ride from the island and most dives are made in the early morning. at 1:30 of the video clip, you’ll see the 12 foot shark getting really close to me, musta been curious with all of us divers blowin up bubbles down there hehehe…
and here’s a professional take on the thresher shark and malapascua island. this one is by an underwater cinematographer and naturalist, Jonathan Bird for his Blue World TV. nice ey?
March 3, 2008
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top 16 pix of the past 5 days |
***in random order
one of the gummy bears went back to apo island, hehehe. sayang topak na old digicam ko sa macro hits eh
after the long bus+ro-ro trip from negros to cebu, we had dinner at neo-neo paluto, sarado na CnT eh. kasama namin new found friend namin, ayun si glenda o
i took heaps of the cebuano sunrise while on board a raging ceres bus on our way to maya
bino and dell on the cover of Habal-Habal Weekly mag. taken at lupus-lupus area in malapascua island
good morning monad shoal thanks to johana, rick and wendy of divelink 
this is bino’s Php52k Suunto dive computer/watch. i wondered why something so freaking expensive would have such wussy brittle straps!!! hahaha, i hope ndi sya napansin ni wendy the divemaster
si dell, ang maputing buhangin ng isla at ang bughaw na kalangitan ng visayas ayus ah, go bords!
malapascua island, i told ya i’ll be coming back for you baby… i’ll be back again this year hintayin mo muna ko maka-save ulet ha? nyahahaha
dell the divebuddy, the gorilla and bino the divemaster… redhorse at grande at mani sa kalye lang katapat nyan mga pre
new friends / old friends. bino, kath, sue, glenda, gori and dell sa tuktuk ng cebu city
bino da bitrubyan man, hindi ko ma-spell ng tama at natatamad ako magcheck hahaha. kuha sa tops
yun yun eh! the ape and the kath at the taoist temple in beverly hills, cebu
amanamin sana po bigyan nyo kaming tatlo ng pamasahe pabalik ng maynila…
after seeing the huge schools of jackfish, baracudas and snappers, bino gave me the ok sign, i think it was more than okay. taken at coconut point in apo island
nakatagbo mi og usa ka babae na gikan sa Silliman University sa Dumaguete City. nagkaamigo mi og nagkuha namo ang respeto sa usag-usa. mingaw na mi nimo uy! naulaw pa! sumbagay na ta! hehehehe
after two fruitless attempts… natyempuhan din namin na may lechon cebu pa sa CnT!!! bwahahaha
and syempre, the thresher shark hunt was a success ulet! and this time, i didnt forget my camera on the dive boat. aint she a magnificent looking creature? we’ll be back for you my friend and i will take myk with us para mameet mo na din sya finally
February 26, 2008
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top 11 pix of the weekend |
***random order (pix taken by the ape & karen)
the chowking float with the chowking man up there, and a yang-chow yummy white dimsum below
the gang having lunch at the cowboy-friendly resto, they serve mean-tasting-bull-riding steaks, yummm!
a flowery boy blowin his neck off in the tune of souljah boy’s crank that
karen’s sipyabolish haunted house guitar screechin shot of the ape
litsi plan! nakadalawa ko… sarap ng bwiset na yun eh
this is the scene at nevada square on a saturday night hehehe
already a great lunch for me, lechon kawali and 2 orders of hakaw (one of the positive lights i got from the kido )
kr and the hour-long puto bumbong, sa may resto na puro country music nipapatugtog, camp john hay
float of the katutubo peeps in baguio
si may, habang nagkakape at nagbabasa ng book na ang title ay changing minds…
the manila film fest float, people got crazy over the taartits that showed up, or floated by hehe. i think they loved iwa moto the most because she was jumpin around
February 19, 2008
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long f*cking weekend! |
anyamet!!! (hehe i only got this word from an LSD-induced creature) the palace declared the 25th a non-slavin holiday. a long weekend. a long f*ckin weekend! what to do? what to do? where to go? where to go? two group of friends got something cooked up, but havent decided wham gonna do. the best choice is to just go home to batangas and read the 3 days away. haha. at least tipid and mas madami dive-stash for the southern-next-week.
DARN IT!!! minsan lang ang long weekends. nomads look at it like a 1-day sale at ZARA for the shopaholics. and the breeze is still cool, this is a good time to head into the mountainous north. and the two choices just happens to be up there…
Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City?…
…or Sagada in Mountain Province?
…or yea, maybe i should just stay home and finish reading a couple of old ludlum paperbacks. but its a long weekend! hehehe. people with itchy feet dont just let this chance slide. hmm. i remember being told that i should stop going to places. saying its a waste of cash. but i think its possible to be a smart walker. i mean you can travel cheap. you just have to know a few old tricks haha. and another irony, some of those heads who used to tell me to stop walking actually got influenced to get their asses off them sparco seats and get them feet dirty.
and now we all got the itch
what about you, when are you gonna start to walk this pinoy land? believe me man, its not a matter of if you can afford it, its a question of if you wanna do it. (i usually can’t afford it btw bwahahaha)
February 7, 2008
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southern tales of good vibes, surreal islands, dreamy flights and 10-foot sharks… |
so far, there are only two places in the phi that i really fell in love with so much that, in my “personal reality”, i think of them as my second home… or homes hehe. i’ve decided i’d try to visit them both at least once a year. its Sagada in Mountain Province and Malapacua Island in Cebu. peaceful sanctuaries at its purest form, well at least for me.
at the end of the month, im coming back to one of these two. down south muna, sagada is still on the drawing board and the heads havent decided which dates will work for everyone na gusto sumama. so malapascua muna. we bought our tix last night, finally. good thing i got some freelance work so mababawi ko tix na to, hehe, thanks leah
why am i posting shit about this? kasi we, ako bino at dell, are all excited about it AND because bukas pa ang pinto para sumama ka! yes you, ikaw na nagbabasa neto. anjan sa baba ang IT and non-diver friendly sya hehe. we got other friends na hahabol bumili ng tix in the coming weeks, so sama ka na dali punta tayu ng dumaguete city, ng apo island, ng cebu city, ng malapascua island tapos balik cebu ulet para mag ikot at tomoma at makasama mga friends na taga-cebu
MANILA - DUMAGUETE - CEBU - MANILA
WEDNESDAY feb 27
02:30pm - depart manila
03:30pm - arrive at dumaguete / depart for malatapay
04:30pm - malatapay. approx. time, maybe less / boat to apo island
06:00pm - arrive at apo island. approx. time. maybe less
07:00pm - dinner
08:00pm - toma hanggang kaya ng tyan at bulsa
THURSDAY feb 28
05:30am - wake up call/breakfast for divers / hilik pa rin for non-divers
06:00am - start of dives
08:00am - gising na mga non-divers / beach time
09:30am - end ng dives / join the non divers sa trip nila
12:00pm - depart for malatapay
02:00pm - Ceres Bus for cebu city
thursday evening, nasa cebu city na tayo
FRIDAY feb 29
02:00am - depart cebu city for maya wharf
05:30am - arrive at maya, arrange boat
06:00am - depart maya for malapascua island
07:00am - arrive at malapascua island
08:00am - breakfast at ging-gings, after ilagay gamit sa rooms
10:00am - loungin muna, free time sa beach, poker hehe
12:00pm - lunch somewhere
02:00pm - tour the island, habal habal
05:00pm - uwi sa resort, rest. divers arrange ng dives kinabukasan
07:00pm - dinner, sana sa ging-ging’s ulet
08:00pm - toma hanggang kaya ng tyan at bulsa
SATURDAY mar 1
05:00am - wake up call sa mga divers
06:00am - start ng dive
07:00am - wake up call ng mga non divers / breakfast
10:00am - end of dive / nagbebeach pa rin mga non divers
11:30am - lunch
12:00pm - depart for maya
01:00pm - arrive at maya, depart for cebu
05:00pm - arrive at cebu, arrange accomodation
06:00pm - dinner at CNT lechon house
07:00pm - ikot ikot cebu
08:00pm - toma na ulet
SUNDAY mar 2
08:00am - wake up call / breakfast
09:00am - tour, buong araw buong cebu hehehe
10:00pm - flight pauwi ng manila
February 1, 2008
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hiding sun, like the hiding sun… feels like its just begun :) |
15° 46′1.2″N, 119° 54′32.4″E
December 4, 2007
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top 11 pix of the weekend |
#11: Gold Egol Beer Tayu, Dung!
i was browsing the ging-ging’s menu for some alcoholic drinks and wew, they got gold eagle beer! 750ml! hahaha!
#10: Bantigue Cove
if you want peace and privacy, this is the resort for ya. its located in the north-eastern tip of malapascua island.
#9: So What Did the Book Say?
zel, mike, o.j. and omar huddled up over the lonely planet booky and discussed which resort in malapascua is the best choice.
#8: Bantayan Island Skyline
okay, bantayan may not be as peaceful as malapascua but its understandable since its a big island and has a huge population (they have a number of towns, schools etc). the trick is to get a privy resort
#7: Fall from the Sky Into Paradise
this is my new sanctuary. this would be on the top of my list of places i’d wanna revisit, especially this summer. the island is peaceful, the people all friendly, the sand powdery white, the water is clear and the accommodation is fairly cheap. AND, there are sharks!!!
#6: Karen of the Hammock
malapascua island. i wonder what karen was thinking of in this one. could it be “dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” or “you better watch that guy of yours or im taking him away from you”
#5: Malapascua-Bantayan Boat Toma
we met 3 crazy cats at malapascua island who were also on their way to bantayan island. they asked us if they can share the boat with us, we agreed, bawas gastos haha. they brought some redhorse onboard to fight seasickness haha
#04: Habulin Sina Flipper!!!
on our way to balicasag island, our boatman spotted a group of dolphins. and the chase began! other boats join in and we got to see them cuddly dolphins a number of times more.
#3: Habal-habal Island
we criss-crossed the tiny island of malapascua. visiting hidden spots with great views of the beaches and the island itself. of course we traveled habal-habal style!
#2: Thresher Shark Hunt
sunday morning. cath, karen and i dragged our asses up really early for the shark hunt. We were waiting for the dive-boat when cathy auto-snapped this one. and about the hunt? yea baby, mission accomplished! 11 foot tresher shark!!!
#1: No Ordinary Morning
we stayed at Panglao island in Bohol. the following morning, we got up just before the dawn broke. a sun-painted sky was there to greet us a wonderful morning
November 16, 2007
