Igorotak

Baguio - The City of Pines




First Stop: Mines View Park - 


This is the most popular and most visited place in the city. From there, you'll feast in the panoramic views of Benguet and the surrounding mountains. Souvenir items can be found in all sides of the park. 


Second Stop: Wright Park and the Mansion 


Third Stop: Burnham Park


Fourth Stop: Alberto's - 


The place is highly recommended by Jayjay. Their SML costs Php78 and their draft beer is at Php580. (I guess it's not advisable for tipid-mode party peeps,huh?) We messed around here and left the place with our faces covered.  


Fifth Stop: Concoctions Bar -


This is my ideal chill-out bar. They play cool music to relax you while you take a glimpse of the city lights below. It's located just across our pension house and the place is very cozy, relaxing and perfect for chillin'out with friends. Plus, the bartenders are oozing with sex appeal that you'd be tempted to order an extra rice. (hahaha pwede na silang ulamin~Jayjay) They offer good service to the customers and the manager seems to very accommodating. Two Thumbs Up!

This snapshot was taken at Concoctions just right across our lodging house in Baguio. We had fun beerguzzlin' after we messed up at Alberto's. hehe It was indeed fun. We are flooded with gorgeous waiters. Cool.


Sixth Stop - Baguio City Public Market and Ukay-Ukay Center - 


Food and souvenir items await you here. Make sure your wallets are filled with cash or your eyes will bleed sa sobrang dami ng pwedeng bilhin. hehe Think abour your exist baggage.. `Emi. hehe (Excess baggage!)



Seventh Stop: Good Taste - 


One of Maxi's must go place when in Baguio. The food here really confirms to its name. It has been operating since time immemorial and that it has already expanded over the years. The customers wouldn't waste their money for the food because it's really delicious. Sulit Saarap ang Isang daang piso mo!  

Hulihin ang salarin!!! That's jayjay at the center - the group's funny clown ;-)

The costumes were really perfect for us except for the shoes. Nyay! Igorot na naka-sapatos?

This is me and my best buddy, Abs.. 

Walang bibitaw. Kapit-bisig. Hawak-kamay. 

At Alberto's.. The draft beer hasn't been spilled yet. yay!

Taken at "The Mansion". I was trying to jump a little bit higher but I was distracted with  my hair falling into my face all over and I can't even see anything. Luckily, I landed safely at the ground. Whew!

Bonggang-bonggang Buruanga

It was my fourth time to visit this place and believe me, I still find it so intriguing and mystifying. If not for the call of duty as training team member of the Bsp Aklan Council during the Ventures Camp, I wouldn't be able to explore its hidden beauty and pristine beaches. (Too bad, I missed the spelunking adventures) =(

I'll be back for the spelunking adventures. Let's explore Aklan and be captured by its hypnotic tenderness.

My Own Personal Legend

A Re-post of my Blog in Multiply

July 29, 2008, 10:01 P.M

 “I am not a writer.” This is what Maggie Dela Riva said in her introduction to her book, “Peebles in the Pond” Yes, I am not a writer, too. I don’t write professionally. Rather, I write for pleasure. I write because I wanted to.”  And just like Ms. Maggie, I write because it is my way of expressing my real self, my feelings and my thoughts. I couldn’t even recall that I have received an A+ in my writing composition back in my high school days. One thing that I am proud of, I have two strict but loving and cruel but kind teachers in English back in my elementary days namely, Mrs. Lena Grasparil and Mrs. Annabelle Paccial (+) who taught and inspired me to love their  subject. They provided me with a strong foundation in English and that gave me enough confidence and self-esteem when I took up English as my area of specialization in college under Mrs. Divina Mabasa-Muyargas, my English professor and also my mentor.

I cannot say I’m good in English. My grammar sometimes quarrel with each other. I couldn’t even construct a perfect sentence. But, it doesn’t stop me from writing. I write because it is what my heart whispers me. I find joy in writing. I have written poems back in college but I didn’t dare to let other people read it, except to those who understands my language. I just keep it for myself. A friend even offered me to be one of the staffer in our school paper but, I refused to accept it. I thought that when I write for the school paper, I will be forced to write and submit the manuscripts to meet up with the deadline. I cannot write when I am not in the mood. I cannot write when someone pressures me to write. I write because it gives me enough time to appreciate life and ponder on things that happened in the past that simply connects into my present life and my future. I write because I am enjoying it. I write because it is one way of releasing the pressure and throwing all the excess baggage in my heart. I write because it makes me feel good about myself. I write because I want to share my thoughts to those who reads my stuff. I always keep a journal of my everyday life. And it’s good to know that at one point, when I feel so tired and exhausted from work, I scan through the pages of my journal and refresh my memories with all the things that happened and end up laughing. Writing is indeed very therapeutic for me.

Yes, I am not a writer. I don’t even have the gift of being one. But maybe, in my past life, I was an aspiring writer. And just as Maggie pictured herself as an Egyptian girl in her past life in one of her contemplation, I, too, can picture myself as a writer in the medieval times, only without contemplating on it. Hehe =)