I Love Faces Week 30 : Sharing Summer Stories

This week at I heart faces, everyone is sharing their summer stories through a series of photos. Our summer in Boracay is my contribution .....

To get a good view of Boracay, we visited Mt. Luho, Boracay's highest elevation with a viewing tower and a walk way. From here, we had a nice view of the Bolabog beach, the Fairways and Blue Water Golf Resort and of course the ocean. To get there we hired an All Terrain Vehicle for 500 pesos each.

It was my first time to ride an ATV and traversed a rugged terrain and it was all worth it ....

Getting henna tattoos have become a popular must do when you visit the beach, so I had one for myself ...

Even if it was raining and the sand can really get harsh when the wind blows, we sure had fun!!! .........
And who could resist the best milkshake in Boracay!
And if your built for this, Boracay boasts of water activities for the water sports enthusiasts ...We still managed to catch the sunset even if there was typhoon at that time, it was not as glorious as it used to be but still beautiful ....


Night life is alive in Boracay. You can party all night, lucky for us, it was not raining from 10pm onwards and so we treated ourselves to some acoustic sounds and some drinks ...


And my most treasured moment is some quiet moment after taking a bubble bath, thanking my Father up above for the opportunity to be one with nature and enjoy this beautiful experience.

Come visit and join the fun here!!!

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Photohunt 13 : ENTERTAINMENT

More than a week ago, I got an invite from a good friend to watch the full length film directorial debut of her brother Milo Sogueco. The film was entitled "SANGLAAN" or pawnshop in English, one of the entries in this year's Cinemalaya Cinco Festival. The event was held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theatre and was a full packed event with cocktails served before the showing.


The movie director, Milo at the center with the rest of the gang and her sister Cha at the lefmost side. This was after the showing after congratulating him of a job well done.

A few days ago, the winners of this year's Cinemalaya film festival were announced and Ms Tessie Tomas got the Best Supporting Actress nod.

While Ina Feleo's acting won the Best Actress Award. I really love her subdued but meaningful acting in this film.

My congratulations to the entire team and to the good ensemble of actors. The awards is a good testament that Milo Sogueco's directorial debut is on the right track.

This my Entertainment entry for this week's PHOTOHUNT.
Check out the other entries here.

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Food Trip Fiday #18 : Appetizer, Seafood

I had to satisfy my cravings for a Vietnamese meal last week so we went to Pho'hoa to had my fix and what I had definitely made my day.



We had fresh spring rolls as our appetizer. This one has rice noodles, lettuce, meat strips and shrimp rolled in rice wrapper and served with dipping sauce that tasted like a mixture of peanut and hoisin sauce. A big thumbs up for this one .... its appetizing indeed!


And for the main event we had Pho Do Vien or simply Seafood Noodle soup! Extremely satisfying, I can finish a large bowl.

Lemon, basil, beansprouts, hoisin and chili sauce, these are the ingredients that will ultimately make your gastronomic adventure more hearty and fulfilling. Use them to flavor your soup by adding them directly to your broth and voila, my day is now complete!

Happy foodtripping peeps!

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My Thoughts on PGMA's Last SONA

The truth is, I'm one of those who applauded when I heard her speech, not because everything she said was accurate and true but because it was well delivered and fierce. She may not be popular but no one can discount her intelligence and the dedication she puts into her job. And she looked pretty in that pink terno made by Inno Sotto.

To highlight the main points of her speech ...

1. "I didn't become a president to be popular"
2. "Better health care, more roads, education system"
3. "Kilalanin ang mga magsasaka bilang backbone ng bansa"
4. "Paid the political price to do the right thing"
5. "For standing up with me to do the right thing, thank you Congress"
6. "We have built more and better infrastructure"
7. "Subic Tarlac expressway is an example of building better roads"
8. "We have built airports of international standards"
9. "We are developing wealth through PPO and tourism"
10. "Tourism doubled. It is now a 2B dollar industry"
11. "Cash handouts produced the most effective immediate relief"
12. "Sa pamamahagi ng milyon milyong hectariyang lupa"
13. "Hinihiling ko sa congreso ang pagpapalawi ng CARP"
14. "165 Million Pesos for MicroFinance Loans"
15. "Nakinabang ang isang milyong pamilya sa pabahay"
16. "Our highest rate of inflation is the lowest since 1966"
17. "We increased indigenous electricity"
18. "There is decreased use of fossil fuels"
19. "Taxes should come from tobacco and alcohol, and not from books"
20. "We have provided 8M jobs"
21. "We have decreased the number of poor by 2M people"
22. "My term does not end until next year"
23. "I will fight for the ordinary Filipino"
24. "We cannot be complacent"
25. "Thank God, we did not let our critics stop us"
26. "To the candidates for the next election, build a nation rather than tear down their opponents"
27. "My critics called it dictatorship. I call it determination"
28. "Mabuhay ang Pilipinas"

I'm not going to check the accuracy of those numbers but I've felt developments despite the worldwide crisis and I'll give her credit for that. There's just too many critics out there, that if only words can kill, GMA must be long gone by now. That's why I really enjoyed the part when she finally lashed back at Mar Roxas, Erap, JDV , etc... and to quote her ...

"Those who live in glass houses should cast no stones, if you really want something done, just do it. Do it hard, do it well. Don't pussyfoot, don't pander and don't say bad words in public."

“They, who so vehemently oppose Charter Change today, pursued it vigorously when they thought they were going to benefit from it. Now that they won’t, they rally against it.”


I really cringed at the sight of these politicians like they are all pure and clean and have honest intentions to serve the country. C'mon, give me a break!

And to Mr Palengke, everytime I see you driving the padyak makes me want to shut the TV down. That is so pretentious!

Its just unfortunate that a lot of people are being mislead by speculations, like on one paper the headline reads "GMA, hindi bababa!"This is obviously a blatant attempt to mislead the public and poor Juan dela Cruz would readily believe when in fact GMA said she will step down in 2010.

I will take her word that she will step down when her term expires, no more analyzing what she didn't say, leave it to those negative thinkers!

I'm hopeful that next year, real change will happen. Let's get rid of the same trapos we hate. Let's analyze who among those presidentiables can offer real solutions to the problems of our country other than kicking out a president. Let us not equate eloquence with good leadership, gaining popularity because they can charm everyone with their good vocabulary. Good leadership means action and progress, and I have someone in mind who qualifies.

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Litratong Pinoy : PROTEKSYON

Ngayong tagulan, malaking bagay ang laging magdala ng payong para sa ating proteksyon, lalo na at panahon ngayon ng ubo at sipon, mahirap magkasakit!!

Dahil isa lamang ang dala naming payong noong araw na pumunta kami sa CALERUEGA, Batangas, inilaan namin ang payong para sa mama ko, kunsabagay umaambon lang naman at mas malakas ang resistensya namin kesa sa kanya....

Para sa ibang lahok, bisita na dito ...

Magandang Huwebes mga ka LP!

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I Heart Faces : at the Beach

I've been wanting to play in "I heart Faces" weekly photo challenge for quite some time and just find time to do so now. Tuesday night is their cut off time so I'm still in ...

This week's theme is "at the beach" and among the many beach photos I have, I'd like to share this one. This was taken last year at the famous Boracay beach, my friend was rejoicing coz finally the storm ceased after two days since we arrived and we can now fully enjoy the beach and bask in the sun.

With or without the storm, we definitely had fun!

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Photohunt 12: UTENSILS

Chopsticks, that's the utensil I enjoy using. I wish I can be as efficient as the japanese/chinese/koreans, I take pleasure looking at everytime they are having their meal. It's like an art, a skill that captures your attention and interesting to watch.

For more utensil entries, check here.

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