my first Parasailing experience

Matagal ko ng gustong i-try ang Parasailing but everytime na pupunta ako sa Boracay I dont have that much extra on my budget since its really kinda expensive. But recently, naexperience ko na sya! I went to Boracay last March 19 with my boyfriend and friends. Its my third time na in Bora so I told myself I shoud try something new. Yung di ko pa na-try na gawin sa last 2 visits ko and I've decided its gonna be Parasailing. Medyo ayaw pa ni jowa nung una kasi nga mahal daw pero sa totoo lang alam kong natatakot sya. Pero dahil malakas ang convincing powers ko, atleast for my bf, napapayag ko rin sya.

Early morning of our anniversary we went for a walk and look for an agent offering a Parasailing activity. Actually di mo na kailangan maghanap eh, kasi sila na mismo lalapit sayo. We saw this kuya na mabait. Nakipagusap kami. Nagkasundo sa presyo. Nagset ng time. Sabi nila iisa na lang daw ang presyo ng Parasailing which is 1500 pesos, pero naka-discount kami ng konte. Kaya 2800 pesos ang binayaran namen para sa dalawa. I know right! Kinda masakit sa bulsa but will it be worthit? Hmmmm, let's see!

Then we went to the departure area ng mga bangka. We registered, waited a couple of minutes for the speedboat that took us to the parasailing boat.

When we arrived on the boat the crew gave us some safety precautions. Mga dapat at hindi dapat gawin habang nasa ere kami. Then we geared up and wooot here we go!

I'm a little bit nervous habang papataas pero nawala rin naman. But when we're already up I suddenly felt nauseous. Sobrang nahihilo ako to the point na nasusuka na ko. Mas lumalala lalo na pag hinahangin kami. I asked my boyfriend kung nahihilo ba sya, hindi daw. So ang ending sya yung sobrang nag-enjoy and Im glad he did.

Hindi naman ako masyadong mahilohin at hindi ko talaga iniexpect na mahihilo ako sa parasailing. Siguro dahil puyat ako the night before.

feeling ko kaya ako sobrang nahilo dahil pinaglaruan kami ni kuyang taga-picture

He asked me kung gusto ko na daw bumaba. I told him na tapusin namen yung time which is 15 minutes lang naman kasi sayang yung binayad namen, sulitin na.

So I tried to enjoy the view para hindi ko maisip na nasusuka ako, nakakahiya naman kung susuka ako while we're 50 plus feet high.

Usually pag ganitong mga adventures I dont want it to end yet pero this time I cant wait na matapos na.

nasusuka na kooooo!

They started to pull us back. Buti na lang medyo mabilis ang pagbaba. The minute we're aboard, I didnt just vomited, I threw up hard! Sobrang nakakahiya haha!

The speedboat took us back again to the shore. But wait, there's more. The driver let my boyfriend drive the speedboat and he enjoyed it.

Mas na-enjoy ko pa ang pag-sakay sa speedboat kesa sa parasailing. But I can say that it was still worthit kasi naexperience ko sya, nakita ko ang view ng Boracay mula sa taas na breathtaking talaga, at kahit pano nag-enjoy din naman ako minus the hilo syempre and atleast my love enjoyed it more.

pampatanggal hilo hihihi

And that was my first Parasailing experience. Yes, first, because maybe I will give it another try someday. Sana hindi na ko mahilo para mas ma-enjoy ko sya.

What I Learned from Casa San Pablo

Hello there! It's been a while since my last post. Oh well ganyan talaga pag tinatamad busy. Medyo nagbalik ako dahil hindi pwedeng hindi ko ikwento ang aking experience sa recent place na napuntahan ko. 

I was invited by my friend, Marge to a place in Laguna called Casa San Pablo since the best things in life are free syempre gora ako. Plus, what I love from getting away with friends is, I've got to bond with them and do some catching up since hindi naman kami madalas magsipagkita.

How do we get there? We rode a bus in Buendia going to Lucena then we got off at San Pablo Medical Center then we rode a tricycle to Casa San Pablo. 

What welcomed us was a breath of fresh air, which is exactly what I needed in this super hot days. We arrived at exactly lunch time, so after sipping the welcome drinks and introduction to the very accommodating owner, Ms. An Alcantara, we were led to our room to settle our things.

It's not a typical room with beds, toilet and bath and whatnot. It has art decors, fresh flowers and a very refreshing smell.

I love the attic room minus the "untog" that I got two times.

The lanai was perfect for kwentuhan and some inuman sessions.

thank you Zai for this photo

Now, this was the most exciting part, after settling our things we went to the dinning hall to have our lunch!

We had lechon, pipian, fresh lumpia or lumpiang hubad according to Marge, fried tilapia wrapped in banana leaves and tahong.

Then we had this ube halaya for dessert which was my favorite of all. Unlike other typical halaya, it was thick and flavorful at higit sa lahat hindi sya nakakaumay. Kaya kong ubusin ang isang buong serving. Kung hindi lang nakakahiya hihingi pa sana ako ng isa pa haha!

After lunch, we had our time to muni muni and then Ms. An took us to a native cooking tour. The food is one of the thing that brings us closer to a place that's why cooking tour is one of the special features you can enjoy and taste in Casa San Pablo.

We cooked pinaltok or ginataang bilo-bilo. 

And served as our late afternoon merienda with suman, perfect!

After ng aming napakasarap na merienda, nagliwaliw naman kami. Nag-bike, nag-swing, nag-seesaw, nagtaguan, naghabulan, nagbahay-bahayan at chika lang po yung huling 3. 

thank you Michy for this photo

Trees, fresh air, laughter, giggle, play, eat haaaay, this is life!

photos credit to Zai

Late that afternoon Ms. An show us her craft, clay pottery. She makes clay figures and call it storyteller dolls. She also showed us some of her works.

We also took a dip on the pool just to beat the heat and then, again the exciting part, dinner! We had nilagang baboy, shrimp, liempo, and chiken. Wala akong pcitures ng food for dinner low bat kasi ang phone ko. 

We let the night pass by sitting on the hammock under the stars. Saya ng buhay sa Casa San Pablo!

Came morning, we had breakfast. Fruits, pandesal and jams, fried rice, egg, danggit, longganisa, coffee and hot chocolate.

I love their hot choco, isa sa mga babalikan ko sa Casa San Pablo.

I dont want my vacation to end, not just yet, but I need to leave earlier because I have some important things to do that day. Sayang lang hindi na ako nakasama sa Lake Pandin tour nila, well I'll make sure next time mapuntahan ko rin yan and the 6 other lakes in San Pablo.

To end this post let me share more photos and some things that I learned from Casa San Pablo.

1. I learned how to cook pinaltok or ginataang bilo-bilo. Paltok means hagis. Pinaltok dahil hinahagis ang bilo-bilo sa kawali. Hindi sya pwedeng ilagay lang basta dahil magdidikit dikit. 

2. I learned that the english term for sago is tapioca balls. I know right, Im such a looser hehe.

3. I learned that pinaltok is perfect with suman. Isawsaw ang suman sa pinaltok and perfect ang sarap!

4. I learned that kare-kare can have a better, I mean a good taste in chiken. Pipian ang tawag nila sa luto ng manok na may peanut taste katulad ng karekare. But unlike kare-kare wala syang sahog na veggies. Sabi nga ni Ms. An it's the kare-kare for kids. Im not eating kare-kare pero nung natikman ko to ok din naman pala sya.

5. I learned a little bit of coconut histoy. And also that there's an infestation right now threatening it's existence.

6. I learned about Pigafetta and his role on our history.

7. I learned that we can make a garden out of junk.

8. I learned that we can make a chandelier out of used bottles.

9. I learned of what we can make out of an old iron.

10. I learned that Casa San Pablo is a perfect place to relax, to unwind and just spend ample time with family, friends and special someone that is just 90 minutes away from Manila. I will definitely come back!

My Birthday Wishlist 2014

Hello blogworld! Kumusta naman? Im back! Well I cant really say that Im back, depende pa kung magtutuloy tuloy ang sipag ko. Malapit na mag-end ang birthday month ko pero siguro aabot pa birthday wishlist ko. But before that let me take a recap on my birthday wishlist last year.

My birthday wishlist 2013

10. unique birthday cards - granted! given by my sweet PBOer friends
 9. to have a photo of me on a birthday suit - mukang matatagalan pa to ulet bago matupad lalo na ngaun sa kalagayan ng katawan ko
 8. sana may manlibre saken -  granted! by my gorgeous and generous friend Arvin
 7. new business oppurtunities - granted! had a bazaar last December with my bff Nahnah
 6. pug puppy - hindi pa naman mauubos ang mga pug sa mundo so keri lang
 5. flowers - walang nagbigay ng flowers nung exact birthday ko pero the following months until now may narerecieve akong flowers every now and then so i say granted to!
 4. DLSR - sabi ko bibili na ko nito eh pero parang nawala na naman interes ko
 3. all expense paid trip to Batanes - someone promised me this, obviously hindi pa sya natutupad until now but im still hoping
 2. God's gift - granted! greatest thing that happened to me last 2013
 1. success of the first PBO project - granted! obviously overwhelming ang success ng PBO at marami pang mga successful project ang sumunod at susunod

Six whishes ko ang natupad out of 10. Hindi na masama! Ngaun meron ulet akong wishes but hindi na lang ito pang-birthday kundi wishes ko na ng buong taon ng 2014.

My birthday wishlist 2014

1. maging successful at magkaroon ng good feedbacks ang 4 upcoming projects ng PBO at dumami pa ang members at supporters nito
2. pumayat na ulet ako
3. more travels
4. my relationship with my love will upgrade to the next level.
5. mag-grow ang business
6. good health for me and my loved ones
7. car

I guess that's all I could ever wish for this year. No further elaborations needed. Yun na yun!

I posted the photo above in fb on new year of 2013 with a caption "no resolution this time, motto na lang "stay hot and sexy"". Well obviously hindi ko napanindigan ang motto na yan dahil new year of 2014 eto na ko (photo below),

Oh diba ang layo na ng itsura after 1 year. So ngayon ang pinaka-wish ko talaga eh maibalik ko yung katawan ko dati. Yun na!

Happy New Year!