Lakbayan Grade

Got this from RB

Note to self: Aim to update this at least once a year. Bookmark for updates is here.

Updates:
[Feb 2012] Trip to CDO, Bukidnon, Iligan, Camiguin

[May 2010] Trip to Albay, Bicol

[April 2010] Trip to Caramoan, Camarines Sur

[May 2009] Trip to Cagayan de Oro and Camiguin

[April 2009] Trip to Cebu and Bohol

[December 2008] Updated after the Puerto Princesa, Palawan trip.

[October 2008] Updated after the Ilocandia trip. Included the trip to Pagudpud, Bangui and Batak. All are in Ilocos Norte.


[March 2008] Updated after our Holy Week North Luzon Road Trip. Included the trip to Bolinao, Pangasinan and Vigan, Ilocos Sur

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Created by Eugene Villar.


Original post was on March 3, 2008

Dublin, Ireland Trip

Things to do and Places to visit

Haven't been able to transfer my pictures from my laptop at work to our desktop here at home so will use pictures from the Net.





Guinness Brewery, Dublin

Went here with Sheila Pascual and Mags Magalona. Forgot how much the entrance was but the place is something new to me and the free pint of Guinness in the 360 Bar is a bonus. Guinness isn't the usual SML here in Pinas but I still wasn't able to finish the whole pint.





Trinity College, Dublin

Did not take the guided tour inside the college because I felt it wasn't worth it. Not that the tour was by the students but because it's not on my high list of expenses while I was there. I just took some pictures.




St. Stephens Green

Went around the park and took some pics. Wasn't able to tour the whole place because it's too big and I didn't have enough time. It's a big place and I understand why it's popular to the locals. Families will have a good time here.





Temple Bar

During one of our trek to city center, we went to the famous Temple Bar area to see some of the local restaurants and bars.





Malahide Castle

The castle was well preserved and there are lots of relics with a nice tour of the whole castle. But the castle was smaller than I was expecting. In the books I read, the castles have large rooms for parties and bedrooms that could fit my whole house. I was told that for castles of that size, I should go to England.





Dalkey Castle

Dalkey Castle was another castle that didn't meet my expectation of what a castle should look like in real life but the actors that played as medieval tour guides were a delight. They had the accent and looks down pat minus the smell. :D


SeaLife, Bray

SeaLife was probably the most disappointing aquarium I have ever visited. It was quite small and the fish we're not as exotic or varied than what I have visited before. BUT, they have a fair sized octopus and it's my first time to see one.






Outside of Dublin




Glendalough


There's a Bus Éireann (Ireland's national bus line) trip to Glendalough that Sheila and I should have taken but I was late so we had to look for another bus. I forgot the name of the bus but this one only brought us to Glendalough where we stayed for about 3-4 hours roaming the 2 lakes and the ruins of an old monastery.




Cliffs of Moher


Even if I wasn't able to convince my other friends to go to this trip with me, I decided to go ahead and avail of the Cliffs of Moher tour by Barratt Tours. It was the cheapest tour I could find in the Net and in the tons of brochures I collected. I had to take the train from Dublin to Limerick but it was Barratt who arranged the train ticket. I just had to pick it up from the train station on the day of the tour.



It was another experience for me while in Dublin so I grabbed the chance. I did not have a seatmate so I was able to take pictures and explore the area near my seat to my heart's content. Although I have not tried riding the train here in the Philippines, the train from Dublin to Limerick was nice. The seat was roomy and comfortable and there were only few passengers. There are even mini tables for the passenger's convenience. You even get your name printed out above your seat if you have reservations! :D

Some other sights included in the tour are:

Leamenagh Castle



Poulnabrone Tomb



Powerscourt Estate

Ross McConnell, the head honcho in Dublin office, invited us to a tour of Wicklow mountains and Powerscourt garden. According to him, this garden is in the top ten gardens of all Europe. And it has earned that right with it's beautiful flower arrangements, towering sculptures, and more! THIS is the Victorian gardens I have read for years now. I can imagine the characters of my favorite historical romances in this place.





TIPS:
For someone who's used to the tropical heat of the Philippines, Ireland's summer is still a bit cold. I always wore a jacket, even a thin one, whenever I am outside.

Need to know the DART schedule so that you won't have to wait in the cold for a long time.

Be prepared to have coins because sometimes some of the DART stations doesn't have a teller and the ticket machines only accepts small denominations.

(Advance) Happy Birthday to me!

Labor Day Weekend outing

I and a bunch of people coordinated with Travel Factor to arrange a Cagayan de oro-Camiguin trip last May 1-4, 2009.

Day 1

Flight to Cagayan de Oro at 8:30am. Landed at CDO airport around 10am. Took a 2hours drive to port Benino in Misamis Oriental to take a roro to Camiguin port. Then another 45 mins jeepney ride to Golden Sunset Beach Resort.

We were at the resort around 3pm. Off we go to White Island for some beach bumming and photo op.





Day 2

Camiguin day tour.

1st stop is the Vjandep main shop near the parola.

Next is the Katibawasan Falls. The water was too cold for the girls to take a dip.






Lunch and snorkeling were at Mantigue Island. This is a great snorkeling site if it weren't for the fact that we had only a short time to snorkel, our life vests were horrendous, it was cloudy, and the waves were big!



We enjoyed the most the Ardent water spring with one of the spring having a temp of 39 degrees Celsius!

Some picture taking in the old church and sunken cemetery to cap our day trip.

And dinner at Pizza Luna.

Day 3

Back to Cagayan de Oro for our white water rafting and zipline activities. Winner ang rafting! It was the highlight of the whole trip!








Day 4

Ikot ikot sa Limketkai mall for pasalubong and lunch at Kagayanon. Had ostrich (yum yum!) for lunch and sizzling bulalo!

We were back at NAIA Terminal 3 by 6pm.

Blog update

Melbourne trip

I was in Melbourne again last Jan. 26 to Feb. 7. I was sent there for a database encryption project. Had time to travel to new places but didn't have much pictures since I toured the place alone.

Highlights of my tours were the Yarra River cruise and the trip to Melbourne Zoo.

For the river cruise, I took the Combined tour package, it was a tour up and down the Yarra river. There were a lot of beautiful sites and bridges that we passed during the trip.

Since the Australian Open was on-going while I was there, I was able to watch the Women's final match between Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. The match was pretty boring since Serena bulldozed her way to the championship. The match didn't even took an hour to finish. But the experience was worth it and I did not regret taking the opportunity to watch it. I was hesitant at first to pay AUS $ 25 when I will be watching it outside the arena, in the nearby park, with just a big screen. Fortunately, I still enjoyed it because it's a new experience.

Pagudpud trip



My sis have a blog post about this already and since she's a better writer than me, go to her blog post for the tour details.

Some more info though. The room we had in Ella's Cottages was a bit pricey but it was worth it. It costs us Php 4,500 a night and had 3 double beds, air con, and en-suite bathroom.

Our trike tour guide, Bong Malata, was very nice and accommodating. Original price for each tour was Php 600 per trike but even before I can try to bargain, he already offered a discount to us! So the 2 days tour which should have cost us Php 2,400 we got for Php 2,000 only. And he was like our personal trike driver there because when we had to go somewhere, i.e. market or bus station, he wass just a text away! He would pick us up from wherever we are and deliver us to where we wanted to go! Nice di ba?

We took the Florida bus to Pagudpud. It costs Php 550 per way. Their trip schedule is always at night, you leave Manila at night and arrive in Pagudpud in the morning or you leave Pagudpud at night and arrive in Manila in the morning. There's a bus going to Laoag during th day and from there you can take a bus to Manila if you prefer traveling during the day. Since most of us sleeps like the dead anyway, the night trip was ok with us. We just slept through the 11 hours of travel.

Cebu-Bohol Holy Week Trip



Again, please read dear sister's blog post for more info. :D

For the financial details, our tickets to Cebu took around Php 4,200 each. This excludes the Php 200 terminal fee at NAIA terminal 3 and Cebu airport. The SuperCat round-trip ticket we bought at a discounted price of Php 500 from the GO2 ticket outlet in People Support building in Makati.

We stayed at the Citadel Inn in Panglao, Bohol. We rented a room with 3 double beds at Php 1,800 per night. That's pretty cheap for a tourist spot! It had air con but we had to share 2 bathrooms (1 male and 1 female) with another room. There were no en-suite bathrooms in the Inn. Here's their email address and mobile number for inquiries and reservations:

email: citadelalona@yahoo.com
Mobile number: 09182411763

Citadel Inn was not a beach front place but it was quite near the beach. We only had to walk 5 to 8 minutes to reach Alona Beach.

On our 2nd day of the trip, we rented a boat early in the morning to chase dolphins. On the 3rd day, we had a Chocolate hills tour. We bargained with the organizer to have a discount on the tours and service back to the Tagbilaran port. This is what she offered:

Dolphin watching tour
Original cost was Php 1,800. She offered it to us for Php 1,600 with 2 free snorkel set rental. The tour includes about 1 hour of dolphin chasing and a trip to Balicasag Island for snorkeling fun.

Chocolate Hills tour
Original cost was Php 3,000 but we got it for Php 2,500.

Trans-out or service back to Tagbilaran port
When we arrived in Tagbilaran port, we managed to bargain with a van driver to take us to Citadel Inn for Php 600. Original price was Php 800.

For the trip back, we got a discounted price of Php 500 from the original quote of Php 700.


In Cebu, we booked 2 rooms at Westpoint Inn. The standard room was Php 750 and the Deluxe room was Php 950 per night. We again rented a van for a city tour for Php 2,500. The tour is for 8 hours and Kuya Rolly Estopace (Mobile #: 09164283017) was very nice and friendly. He was not only our driver but also our tour guide for the trip.

I'm going back to Melbourne

Yay! I'm so excited!!! I'll be in Melbourne from Jan. 26 - Feb. 7. Hope I'll be able to visit a lot of places!!!

Ilocandia 2008

Visited Ilocos on Oct. 18-19. It was a short but fun trip. Our group consisted of me, Carl, Marlon, Carl's officemates and their friends. Our bus to Pagudpud was 4 hours delayed and so our schedule went bust! But we still had a lot of fun.

We stayed at the popular Polaris beach resort in Saud. We also rented the van for our trips on that resort.

We visited the following places during the trip:

Patapat bridge



Blue Lagoon




Kabigan falls




Cape Bojeador



Bangui Windmills




And Vigan!



Total budget was around 3,500 per person.

Singapore 2008: Day 5 and 6 - Ikot ikot

On day 5, we visited the Esplanade, Fountain of Wealth, Chinatown again, and the Merlion park.







We wen't home on the 6th day.

Singapore 2008: Day 4 - Wet and Wild at Singapore Zoo

To save some money, we opted to buy the Park Hopper tickets that the 3 parks in Singapore were offering. For SGD 40, one can visit the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, and Jurong Bird Park. The Park Hopper tickets savings amounted to SGD 18 per person.

We decided to try the Singapore Zoo first. The trip to the Zoo was quite long, about 1 to 1.5 hours. We had to take an MRT and a bus to go there. We followed the instructions on the travel brochures we collected on our trip to Orchard Road.

Unfortunately, it was raining hard when we got there. We had to buy raincoats at SGD 5 or SGD 10 each (I forgot exactly how much) because it was really pouring that day. In retrospect, we shouldn't have bothered with the raincoats because we rode the tram on our whole stay there! As if we stayed long! We were there for just about 2 hours I think. I was a bit annoyed with my mother then because there we were with our raincoats and she didn't want to explore the Zoo because it was raining. I argued that we were wearing raincoats anyway and it was a waste of our time and money if we didn't even try to visit some parts of the Zoo outside of the Tram. But she was adamant that we should try to stay as dry as we can. Oh well ... at least I have an excuse to go back to the Zoo if I get the opportunity to go back to Singapore.

The Night Safari was just adjacent to the Singapore Zoo. Well, at least the entrance was. I am not sure if the Night Safari was the same zoo just covering different parts of the place since we also just rode the Tram during our visit there. But that is another story for another day.

Here are some pics.

Singapore 2008: Day 3 - Fun with Rock Band

Day 3 was a rainy, wet Sunday so we opted to stay home (I mean Jet, Hazel, and Fred's home) for some Rock Band fun!

Singapore 2008: Day 2 - Orchard Road

Jet, Dianne, and I met Fred and Hazel at Lucky Plaza for lunch. We ate at a popular food stop called Jologs. Here, pinoys can eat their fave Filipino food.

Ater eating a hearty lunch, Dianne and I went aroun Orchard Road to look at the expensive shops. We also dropped by Konikuniya to buy a manga for my officemate Pao. While browsing, I saw a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows worth SGD 9.90!!! I immediatle bought a copy! Yay!!!

We also visited Chinatown. While eating at Smith Street ...




we saw this sign from one of the shops ....




Panalo! Hahaha.


Some nice pics of our running around Chinatown.






We also saw a perfume shop inside the mall in Chinatown where they sell cheap perfumes. Dianne was able to buy the perfume she had been looking for for quite some time now there and it was very cheap! About 50% off!



The Singapore pips then treated us to dinner in one of the street hawker joints. We met the Cookies (Jenny and Lord) and, of course!, took more pics.

Singapore 2008: Day 1 - Arrival

I went to the NAIA 3 airport by myself while Dianne was accompanied by Nanay and Tito Benny.

NAIA 3 was bigger than Centennial but not much different. It was cold inside the airport so we had coffee while waiting for boarding.

Bo's Coffee


Camwhores



We were met at the Budget Terminal by Jet and Hazel. The Singapore Budget Terminal was a bit a surprise to us since we did not expect it to be that plain. I was a little disappointed that Dianne will not see the Changi Airport since I boasted to her that Changi Airport is the best Airport I've been to so far.

We took a taxi to Jet, Hazel, and Fred's condo and was me there by Fred. Had some chicka with the 3 then we went to sleep to prepare ourselves for a busy day!

Happy Birthday to me!

I feel so happy today!!! Sana magtuloy-tuloy for the rest of the day! It feels good to celebrate my birthday! Yay!!!

Singapore Trip: Preps

Cebu Pacific had a promo last May. They offered zero fare seats for international flights! Yay! So my tour plans for this year was whacked! I planned to have just one out of the country trip for my family this year. We went to Hong Kong last March already so my plan before was to take my family to a local destination later this year and continue with our out of the country trips next year. But the zero fare promo was too good to resist! I have friends in Singapore and I figured we could save a bit more if we crashed in their condo for our stay. My friends were very nice and agreed.

Originally, it was only me and Dianne who were supposed to go to Singapore this month. Our trip will be on Aug. 21-27. I asked Nanay if she wanted to go with us but she told me she can't get off from work for that long. My sis and my round trip tickets cost us only Php 11,586.00. This excludes the airport tax and terminal fee. But then Nanay decided to go with us! She felt that there might not be a next time when we can go as a family to Singapore. Her flight will be later than ours, she will be leaving on the 23rd, but she'll go home with us. Unfortunately, there were no more zero fares!!! And so her round trip ticket costs us Php 12,632.00!!! Hayyy!!!! Oh well, at least we will be able to enjoy SG with her.

I'm now planning our itinerary for our trip. There's a lot of things to do in Singapore but I'm not sure if the costs are really worth the experience. We don't plan to do a lot of shopping in SG since we don't have the money for it but we would like to visit as many tourist traps as we can! Hehehe.

Meme: Compliments

Got this from Dianne.

One little compliment can make you feel amazing. So give me a compliment, anything in the entire world, even that my shoelaces are awesome. Put this in your journal. And once you get some comments, put that entry in a memory or tag and when you are feeling down, just go to that entry and this will remind how great you are.

I think they call this meme ....

Got this from Dianne. Am waiting for the manicurista so tried to answer this ....

100 Things (You Might Not Know About Me)- from YAN!!.

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT??
I have a cigarette burn c/o of my Lolo. He was taking care of me and he got a bit careless ...

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Framed graduation pics and diplomas .... all the way to kindergarten.

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
I have no idea ....

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Pop, Rock, R and B, etc.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Basta malapit sa midnight

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
The manicurista to arrive .... Nandidiri na ko sa nails ko ....

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
Papa ko.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
I can't think of just one thing ...

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5'1"

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
nope

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
sometimes

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
my officemates

13. WHATS YOUR WORST FEAR?
that all my family will die before me

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
black hair, brown or black eyes

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
inside a church

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
coffee

17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
cheese

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
busog pa ko ... la ako maisip

19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME?
blue

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
nope

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?
office bag from my mom. it has been a long time since she gave me a present.

22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
yup

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
what is double joined?!

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Guess

25. WHO IS THE HOTTEST FEMALE/MALE CELEBRITY?
Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp


26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
No.

27. WHAT KIND IS IT?
no pets

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
i don't think loving a person depends on whether he'll leave or not

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
8

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
brunettes

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
Never been to the US of A.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
the little nice things that people do for me

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
got a pic with zsa zsa padilla and kuh ledesma ... do they count?


37. FIRST JOB?
web developer

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
yup, when i was in highschool ... it was a bit cruel and i regretted it

39. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOULMATE?
nope

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
checking my kid sister's friend's blogs

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
3times

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
my dedication to my work and my kindness .... (although some people don't believe i'm kind!)

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
have one right now

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
enough money to bring my family out of the country again next year!

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
maybe 2 or 3.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
not that i know of

47. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
infidelity

48. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU MISS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
laughing and playing in the rain

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
head and shoulder

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
nope

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
huh?

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
procrastination

53. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
yup

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
yup

55. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?
what benefits are we talking about here? if it's sex, sure as long as we are both mature adults and are single

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Of course.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
i rant and/or cry

59. WHATS YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE?
to have enough money so that i and my family can live comfortably and do some traveling

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
lutu-lutuan ... ironic since i didn't learn how to cook

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
between 200-300?


62.WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
nope. more of pong pagong.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
yup

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
mashed potatoes

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
integrity, looks, fun to be with, share my interests

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?
Ryanne, Ayanne, Eyen, Yen


68. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
right now? wala eh. dati charmed tsaka dark angel

69.WHATS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?
either revenge or deadma

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
coffee flavored or cheese or strawberry

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
yup

72. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM?
nope

73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
still hoping the manicurista will come ...

74. WHAT'S THE FASTEST YOU'VE EVER GONE IN A CAR?
with me driving or a passenger? with me driving .... zilch! with my dad driving, i think he once reached 140kph

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
not really

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Francis Magalona's Kaleidoscope World

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
water

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
euclid, a cousin of mine

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
eyes

80. WHAT DO U LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
eat, sleep, read pocket books, surf the web

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
hmmm ... can't think of any

82. FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR?
December

83. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY?
mint candies and potchi

84. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY AND TRULY HAD A BEST FRIEND?
yup

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
mostly black ... or is it white? ... or silver? ... oh well

86. EYE COLOR?
dark brown

88. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
mcdo and joliibee

89. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
wah sun in recto

90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
nope

91. Last thing you watched?
wheel of fortune ni kris over dinner

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
dec24

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
tried to study guitar but my fingers were too short

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
neither

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Both.

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
relationships

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Carbonara with blue berry cheesecake and 4 seasons meal form red ribbon

98. DO YOU HAVE A LOW SELF ESTEEM OR A HIGH SELF ESTEEM?
high self esteem

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
The Playboy by Carly Phillips

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE:
huh?!

Blue Coral outing with long time friends

After much planning, Carl, Marlon, Abi and I were able to finally settle to go to Blue Coral for our summer getaway this year.

We had several options since there are a lot of summer resorts along Laiya, San Juan, Batangas but we chose Blue Coral since it has beach front property and swimming pools.

Our trip started with a bus ride from the bus terminal in Buendia. We rode a Lucena bound bus at Php 108 each. We alighted at the Candelaria town and took a jeepney ride to San Juan at Php 18 each. Another jeepney ride after that to Barrio Hugom at Php 30. The jeepney passes through the gates of Blue Coral.

We availed of the day tour buffet offered by the resort. It costs us Php 800 each. The buffet included lunch and merienda. The lunch was ok, not great but ok. The merienda was a disappointment. They served just sandwiches. I liked the food in La Luz, another beach long Laiya, better.

On our way home, we had some trouble getting a jeepney ride from Blue Coral. We rode a tricycle instead. The tricycle ride costs us Php 150! Highway robbery indeed! And this is not even up to San Juan town. This is just to the nearest jeepney terminal that will take us to San Juan town. After that, we took a van to Lipa City. This costs us Php 60 each. There were a lot of people in the Lipa bus terminal and we had to shove our way in a bus back to Buendia.

Here are some of our pictures.