My Bucket List 101

Before I die, I want to........


1.) Bungee Jumping
2.) Sky Diving
3.) Diving
4.) Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
5.) Zip line
6.) Visit Paris & Eiffel Tower
7.) Visit the Holy Land / Pilgrimage to Israel-Jordan-Egypt
8.) Visit one of the Disneylands
9.) Go to Rome & meet the Pope in person
10.) Take a long walk to the Great Wall of China
11.) Make an angel in the Snow
12.) Watch a Concert
13.) Wakeboarding
14.) Skywalk @ Crown Regency Cebu

SINGAPURA

September 07-09, 2011


I'm proud to say na first out-of-the-country ko was in Singapore..

Me & my immediate Manager Maám Rhea went there for a 3-day "Business Trip".
Nakanang, pormal na pormal pakinggan.. hahaha..
Kami ang pinapunta ng GM namin sa SG para magpa-install sa mga laptop namin ng E-tops,
designed for Logistics purposes with Parker Hannifin, and para hindi na rin masayang ang pagpunta namin dun, we were scheduled to visit our company's business partners na nasa SG rin ang mga offices like Amiad and Becker. =)


Dahil business ang purpose ng pag-visit, super hindi nakapag-gala.. We just maximized our time to stroll around sa gabi lang..

The Summer Capital of the Philippines. The City of Pines. BAGUIO

This Baguio trip is one of my getaways with friends that I will never ever forget..

May 2012 ng napadaan kami (with my officemates) sa Baguio dahil papunta kami nun sa Sagada.
At dahil isa sa mga dream places ko na mapuntahan at maikot ay ang Baguio, kaya talagang plinano ko na bumalik dito.

After ilang beses na pilitan, sa wakas, napapayag ko rin si Damulag na mag-Baguio,,, with friends.. =))


**April 7, 2013 (Sunday)

Meeting Place: Victory Liner Pasay
Call Time: 10:30pm


Dahil may mga na-late, nakasakay na kami sa bus ng 11:30pm at umalis ang bus ng eksakto 12am..



**April 8, 2013 (Monday)

Past 6 in the morning when we arrived in Baguio at ang lameeeeeg.. ^_^

Bea, Me, Louie, Mary Rose, RJ & John (who took this pic) ^_^

One of my friends recommended Tuvera Pension House, walking distance from Victory Liner's Terminal.
After mailagay ang mga gamit sa room, we started to stroll around.


First Spot: SM BAGUIO

Second Spot: BAGUIO CATHEDRAL

Third Spot: BAGUIO IGOROT MONUMENT

Fourth Spot: BURNHAM PARK

Maraming exciting stuffs kaming ginawa dito. We tried for the first time ang "Strawberry Taho".. ;)

Nag-bike din kami.. :)

Fifth Spot: PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY (PMA)

Sixth Spot: CAMP JOHN HAY

The Epic Jump Shot ^_^

Seventh Spot: Lunch @ VOLANTE

Eight Spot: BOTANICAL GARDEN

Ninth Spot: MINES VIEW PARK

Favorite Quotable Quotes

I love watching movies, listening to a music & sometimes reading books.. Every movies I've watched, every songs I've heard and every books I've read, merong dialogue o mga linya na malakas ang impact sa pagkatao ko... Mga pangyayaring napagdaanan ko na o mga sagot palang sa napakaraming tanong ko sa buhay na ako lang ang maaring makasagot.. Those are my pastime, first is to entertain me, but most of the time, I have an intention to get some lessons to motivate me na hindi nakukuha sa mga academic books na madalas tinuturo sa eskwelahan...

Let me share to all of you some of my favorite quotations.. ^_^

Adult Pi Patel: "I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.."

 

Popoy: "Baka kaya tayo iniiwan ng mga taong mahal natin, kasi baka merong bagong darating na mas ok. Na mas mamahalin tayo. Yung taong hindi tayo sasaktan at paaasahin. Yung nag-iisang taong magtatama ng mali sa buhay natin; ng lahat ng mali sa buhay mo.."

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Popoy: "She had me at my worst, you had me at my best. Pero binalewala mo lang lahat yun.."

Basha: "Popoy ganun ba talaga ang tingin mo? I just made a choice.."

Popoy: "And you chose to break my heart.."

    

 

Carla: "Darling, you know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince.."

Anastacia: "I think I've kissed a prince, Mom. I hope he doesn't turn into a frog.."

 

Princess Merida: "If you had a chance to change your fate, would you?"

(OST) Touch the Sky by: Julie Fowlis

"I will ride, I will fly..

Chase the wind and touch the sky..."

Ogway: "Quit, don't quit? Noodles, don't noodles? You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, but Today is a gift. That is why it is called the PRESENT.."

Chuck Noland: "We live and we die by time. And we must not commit the sin of losing our track on time.."

Edward Cole: "We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round.."

Soothsayer: "Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be... So who are you, Panda?"

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Po: "Shen, scars heal.."
 Shen: "No they don't. Wounds heal.."
 Po: "Oh yeah.. What do scars do? They fade, I guess.."
Shen: "I don't care what scars do!"
Po: "You should, Shen. You got to let go of the stuff from past - because it just doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.."

Christopher Gardner: "You got a dream. You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period.."

"Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame.
Where there is a flame
Someone's bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die
You've gotta get up and try try try.."






"Remember only God can judge ya
Forget the haters cause somebody loves ya

Can't you see it's we who own the night
Can't you see it's we who bout that life

We don't take nothing from nobody

It's my mouth I can say what I want to..."  
 

Baguio-Sagada-Banaue

Instead of a white sand and the cooling breeze of ocean waves, we chose the Mountain Province for our Company's Summer Outing....

May 10, 2012

Meeting place: FAVI Office.

We left Pasig at 11pm, and we were all excited that no one could ever imagined how long could it takes to get to our destination.

May 11, 2012

Itinerary: First-Stop, BAGUIO

We arrived at 5am in Baguio City and just had our breakfast and a short walk there because we need to leave at exactly 6am for our next destination. Even though it was just lasted for an hour, we enjoyed the place and for the FIRST TIME, I experienced the "smoky breath" and I was so amazed! hahaha.


On our way to Sagada, we stopped for a while in Benguet to take some photographs of ourselves at the Highest Highway in the Philippines.. :)

After that, we continued on our journey....

Time check: 11 am.. Whoaah, parang may kakaiba.. SIRA ANG TIYAN KO!!! HELP!!! One of the memorable bloopers habang nasa byahe kami.. My gosh, I was so embarassed coz they were all bullying me & making a funny sounds like "ummmmm-uhh" "ummmmmm-uhh".. XD
I was perspiring profusely.. Akala ko katapusan ko na.. Kung pwede lang tumalon sa mga bangin na dinadaanan namin, ginawa ko na. Hahaha.. Life & death experience for me.. HAHAHA..

Thank God, naka-survive ako!! haha. That was already 1pm when we arrived at Salt & Pepper.. TWO HOURS kong kinaya ang pinaka-pasakit na naranasan ko sa buong buhay ko.. hahaha.

itsura ng nakaraos sa isang matinding pagsubok sakanyang buhay... XD

The clock is ticking kaya after mag lunch, nilagay lang namin ang mga gamit namin sa mga kwarto, then, dire-diretso na kami sa itinerary namin.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church Sagada

Yung iba naming kasama, naghintay lang sa labas, kami ni Jackie, pumasok sa loob para magdasal kahit saglit lang.. At ako pa naman, everytime makakapunta ako sa isang lugar na bago para sakin, kaylangan makapasok ako kahit sa isang simbahan lang.. =)

YOU! Yes you.. haha. Nakita naming karatula habang papunta na kami sa ECHO VALLEY..

Medyo umaambon pa nung mga oras na yan pero hindi mo talaga maikakaila sa itsura ko na super excited akooooo.. =)

On our way, nadaan namin ang SAGADA CEMETERY..

Kwento kwento lang ng konting history tungkol sa cemetery na ito yung tour guide namin, then we headed na sa HANGING COFFINS, ang nangungunang dahilan kung bakit prang hindi ako napagod sa mahabang byahe, ay dahil sa pagnanais kong marating at makita sa personal ang mga nakabiting kabaong.. =)

Yung iba naming kasama na medyo ayaw mag-trek, nagpaiwan nalang sa taas.. Medyo maputik at madulas din kasi yung daan, kaya yung iba nagpaiwan nalang.. Mga KJ, hmp. Once in a lifetime experience lang ito, hindi pa sinamantala.. haha. Basta kami, go lang ng go!! =)

Pagkatapos namin sa Echo Valley, next destination namin ay ang LUMIANG CAVE.. =))

As you all can see, we're surrounded by hundreds of coffins. Sabi nung tourist guide namin, kaya daw nasa may labas ng cave yung mga coffins para makapasyal pa daw yung mga kaluluwa.. Creepy!!!!! hahaha

Me & Jackie (Lumiang Cave)

Connected ang Lumiang at Sumaguing Cave. Pero dahil medyo hindi capable yung iba naming kasama gawin yung challenge na lumusot sa matatarik na mga bato papunta sa Sumaguing Cave, hindi na namin sinubukan.

Hopefully someday, ma-experience ko yun.. hehe.

Next, SUMAGUING CAVE..

Inside the cave, wala akong masabi kundi puro "WOW".. If you really like adventures, nakuuu, perfect place.. =) Ang lamig pa ng tubig. Feel na feel ko pa ang mga pakapit kapit sa mga bato, at deadmakels ako sa mga inaabot ang aking mga kamay para tulungan ako.. haha.

I'm so happy!! Kasi nangyari tong moment na to sa buhay ko.. =)

Let's call it a day.. Time to recharge.. =)

But wait, adventure never ends... Pabalik na kami sa bayan, at sa kabila ng lahat na "wet look" na kami at alam naman naming giginawin kami sa paghampas ng malamig na hangin sa aming katawan, mas pinili pa rin naming sumakay sa bubong ng jeep.. =))

Result? We had so much fun!!! ^_^


May 12, 2012

The Fence

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. 

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said "you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one." You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later. 

- Author Unknown

Hospital Windows

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. 

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. 

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. 

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. 

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. 

Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. 

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. 

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

 

- Author Unknown