Category Archives: Travel

Back From Boracay!

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Where was I last Friday and Saturday? I went to Boracay for a much-deserved weekend break at the beach!

I will surely miss Boracay!

I will surely miss Boracay!

This trip is entirely different from the first one. We learned that SEAIR has a shuttle service for the transfer of passengers from Caticlan airport to the island. We failed to enjoy the service the last time since we availed the transfer offered by Tans Guesthouse. We also spent the afternoon searching for the cheapest buko juice and for the best milkshake ever (as recommended by Byahilo). Our accommodation at Eriko’s House is also surprisingly awesome! The room looked better in real-life LOL. We were able to walk from Station 1 to Station 3 (Failed to do this the last time). And yeah, we went to different islands the whole Saturday for only Php500 with buffet lunch!

Expect a longer blog entry about this on my upcoming travel blog which will be publicly announced soon. I’m excited! 😀

Let’s Go Surfing sa San Juan, La Union!

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To celebrate his 1st year in the blogosphere, my dear friend Jonel Uy of LetsGoSago.net organized a surfing event for bloggers. He informed me about his plans months ago and I initially said yes, but due to my work schedule and other commitments, I begged off two weeks before the scheduled date. Who would have thought that I pushed through with the trip and decided six hours before the scheduled departure time? 9ms75xyenf

Surfing for the first time in San Juan, La Union

Surfing for the first time in San Juan, La Union

My blogger friends harassed me that Friday afternoon. I figured out that maybe I can join them as long as I go back to Manila on Sunday morning because I need to go to work at 2pm. My former officemates also invited me for a very special get-together that Friday night that’s why I had a hard time deciding. After sipping my favorite mocha drink, I finally gave Jonel a call and confirmed my attendance 😀

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SEAIR Increases Flights to Caticlan!

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Two months ago, I went to Boracay with my grandparents and high school bestfriend. We got the chance to try a lot of activities like Snorkling and Reef Walking among others. Thanks to SEAIR for the round trip ticket to Manila and Caticlan.

Guess what? I am going back to Boracay sometime in September! I’ll be going back with some of my blogger friends. We are going there because SEAIR increases flights to Caticlan! Want to learn more? Read on…

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First Time in Cebu Day 3: Grand Kembot Day!

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August 9 is Grand Kembot Day!

August 9 is Grand Kembot Day!

Spontaneous – > The perfect adjective to describe my third day in Cebu City with the Kemboteras.

We originally planned of going to Carcar and Talisay that Sunday. ‘Bohol’ also popped out in one of our conversations. With no final decision on how we should spend the next day, we ended up saying ‘Bahala na’ before going to sleep.

As expected, the four of us woke up late =P Thanks to Sinjin for waking us up at our hotel room. We ate our late breakfast while taking turns in using the bathroom. We canceled our out of town plans and decided to just eat lunch at the famous Abuhan Dos, where the famous Pochero is found.

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First Time in Cebu Day 2: Edge Coaster, The Cousin and Kembot with CBS

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August 8, 2009 – The night Patay Gutom was proclaimed as one of the Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009. Too bad I wasn’t able to attend the event because I was in Cebu City.

Looking at Cebu City - Queen of the South

Looking at Cebu City - Queen of the South

So how was my second day in Cebu? Well, I slept the whole morning. The Kemboteras namely Eric, Aaron and Shena arrived in the Hotel that morning and went straight to CnT Lechon. I, on the other hand had different plans. We will be riding the popular Edge Coaster, meet up with a cousin whom I never met before and dinner with the Cebu Bloggers Society at Larsian’s Barbeque.

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First Time in Cebu Day 1: Hanging Out with the Boys

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August 7, 2009 is a day of many firsts- my first Cebu Pacific Air ride, first time to meet Cebu-based friends and relatives and first time in Cebu!

Nico, Bong and Mica at NAIA Terminal 3

Nico, Bong and Mica at NAIA Terminal 3

Bong and I together with his friend Nico met up at NAIA terminal 3. They arrived way earlier that’s why I was seated far away from them T_T. Thank God we reached Mactan Airport on time. I was happy to see an anonymous driver waiting for me. A relative of mine which I haven’t met asked his driver to bring me to a friend’s house. I ate my brunch before sleeping for a few hours.

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Last Minute Decision: I’ll Go Surfing in La Union!

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Due to the insistent demand of my blogger friends, I’ve decided to join the Let’s Go Surfing event by LetsGoSago.net. This is the first anniversary project of my dear friend Jonel Uy. Some of the proceeds will go to a charity. The two-day event will take place on August 15-16 (later!) at the Billabong Surf School and San Juan Surf Resort in Urbiztondo Beach in San Juan, La Union. I need to unwind a bit so I’m joining weeee 🙂

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Edge Coaster Experience at Crown Regency Hotel, Cebu City

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One of the reasons why I am excited to go to the Queen City of the South is the chance to ride on the Edge Coaster. I’ve been hearing a lot of testimonials about it and I was able to watch some videos of the brave individuals who tried it out. Seeing the feature of the travel show Trip na Trip with Jayson and Franzen singing Kapantay ay Langit while riding made me really eager to try it out myself.

Edge Coaster at Crown Regency Hotel

Edge Coaster at Crown Regency Hotel

Last August 8, 2009 at exactly 4:46PM with a windy weather, McBilly and I successfully completed the ride on the World’s First and Only Edge Coaster at the 38th level of outer-rim of Crown Regency Hotel and Towers, the tallest hotel tower in the country, standing 40 storey’s high at Fuente Osmena. (that’s according to our certificate teehee).
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Back From Cebu City!

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Hello everyone! The Dagupena Dreamer is back from Cebu City! I am really excited to upload all the photos taken from my four day stay at the Queen City of the South. Thanks to Eric for booking the flight for me months ago when there was an ongoing promo at Cebu Pacific.

Is Mr. Right here in Cebu City? LOL

Is Mr. Right here in Cebu City? LOL

I arrived in Mactan, Cebu last Friday with Bong and Nico. We parted ways later on and I went to a friend’s house. On the first day, my friends and I went around Cebu and took lots of photos. I originally wanted to take at least 200 photos a day haha 😛 I went to Ayala Mall, Waterfront, Casa Verde, Top’s and KFC 😛

On the second day, Eric, Shena and Aaron arrived from Manila. We stayed at Hotel Pier Cuatro found at 4th Avenue. I went to Crown Regency Hotel with McBilly and Angelo for the Edge Coaster ride. Angelo and I went to Ayala after to meet up with my cousin for the first time. I will tell you more about him on my next blog entry.

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Resorts World Manila’s Red Carpet Event for Bloggers

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Last June 18, a number of bloggers were invited by Mr. Jonas Diego for the orientation of the Casino Royale Blogger’s Red Carpet Night at Resorts World Manila. To be honest, we were all overwhelmed with the hospitality of the staff an crew of the 6-star hotel. I am with the second batch and i got excited upon seeing the sample of the room and the entertainment area. Also, seeing the staff and crew behind us (I think there were 25 staff all in all. Pwedeng 1 is to 1 sa service LOL) made us feel special. Aw 😀

Resorts World Manila - Roulette

Resorts World Manila – Roulette

Fast forward to June 26, 2009. Since I was upset with the Death of Michael Jackson and i’m a bit moody that morning, I decided not to attend the special night. Later on, my blogger friends were texting me and they were forcing me to go so I went 😀

Rizal and the rest of her angels picked us up at Starbucks 6750 with the other bloggers near Makati area. I got pretty excited upon seeing the other bloggers dressed in their formal attire. Seeing the male bloggers on their suit is just cute teehee 😀 After the soft launch at the lobby, we were all invited to go to the second floor and play at the Entertainment room.

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