Puerto Princesa - City In A Forest

I feel very much at home in Puerto Princesa.  It was like I'm in my island home.  Peaceful, clean, green sorroundings and friendly people.

No cabs but lotsa tricycles.  Big tricycle way different from the tricycles here in Manila.

naki-upo lang ako para magpa-picture haha

Plaza Cuartel

                                       

Sorry as much as I wanted to took a lot of pix of the church which is a sort of San Sebastian's replica, there was an ongoing funeral mass

Their crocodile farm.  Im not comfortable to post crocodile's pix. So yan lang mapo-post ko haha.

Mitra's Ranch.  According to my cousin two years ago tourists were allowed to enter atleast at the balcony of the mansion.  But now tourists were no longer allowed.  Outside, the roof of the mansion looks like "sabungan"

 You can enjoy some activities there, zip line, horse back riding or simply enjoy the view and have some Me time or emo-emohan portion...nah Im not emo there .. was just for the sake of picture taking haha.  Oh there's no entrance fee.

Baker's Hill, I so love the place even my mom love's it too eh kasi sya mahilig sa plants and there's lot of flowers/plants plus a very beutiful landscape inside.  See the one below.  Isn't it lovely and very creative?

 It was 'ber" month so there you go  santa was in town haha. The sorroundings was clean nad so green.

 A garden and a play ground in one. Oh the child in me. Ok please allow me to strike a silly pose.

 I can stay the whole day sitting, reading or sleeping there.. what?? oh ok playing there run around dancelike no one is watching :)

On the way to Under ground river. Sunlight plus mountain oh countless beauty of our mother nature.                          

It took more than one hour of waiting for our boat.  It was hot at the port area. There's a tent at the other side but I think it's even hot there.  So there I was on my sunnies and talukbong.  Haha i love stolen shot.

And so they decided to buy some beach caps :) They dont have the color that I want so I didnt buy.

A view of the ocean.

That rock formation.. on our way to Under Ground river.  Breathtaking.

 And yes we're there.  But I'll have a separate post for the Underground River. So for this post all I have was this one.

This Magrove Paddle Boat tour took away a lot of my energy haha but it was worth it.  Will have a separate post also.

 On our Honday Bay tour/Island hopping.  I will have a separate post also. Whole day there was not enough.  There's a "bitin" factor coz I love the sea so much.  Any body of water makes me feel coo haha.

 

Palawan Getaway

Needless to say this is one of my long over due posts.
Most of us look forward to this getaway. I, my mom, aunts and cousins.  Time to bond out of town and enjoy the gift of mother nature.

So Palawan here we go.  Why Palawan?  My mom's choice.  This year daw.. Davao...?? well before I became a fangirl I really wanted to go there but now, the place is not a priority haha "may kirot sa fangirl heart ko" haha .. soon I might share my reel world here.

And we touched down Puerto Princesa

                                               

I did a lot of question and answer portions to my friends, where to eat, what food to eat in a certain resto, where to go and where to stay. We did not include lunch and dinner in our accommodation package, so we can eat anything and wherever we want.

First stop.. haim Chicken Inato

You gotta love their chicken

                                               

This deserves an extra rice haha thumbs up

                                               
                                     
You love sea breeze while enjoying your food?  Badjao Seafront is a place to be in Palawan. Worth dining here for picture taking ;)                    

romantic ambiance with lovely interior design

This long isle wooden bridge drama with mangroves on both sides is love

                     
  Baker's Hill - I love their Hopia and chocolate crinkles(must try) and I love the place.  

I cant help it but strike a pose like hers

It's already 6:00 PM our Ka Lui's reservation was at 6:30 PM but I can not afford to missed Noki nocs halo halo. I heard a lot of this from my cousins this is the best halo halo in town.  And they were right.

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We made it on our Ka Lui's 6:30PM reservation.  Yes make sure to have a reservation to be able to experience Ka Lui's.  Great food and food presentation and great place

very homely

Oh it's a bare foot restaurent.  Yes shoes or slippers were required to be taken off.

Don't worry the floor is very clean.

Kinabuch Bar & Grill.   I'm sorry I wasnt able to took a pix of their large screen :).  Their wide open-space is a plus.  Their crispy pata was so good and their version of pinakbet best pinakbet I ever tasted.                                                  

                                      
                                      

May rain

I love rainy days  the only thing that I hate about it is when I have to walk in it and getting my feet wet.  This for me is a major problem.

Although rain always brought me a thousand reasons to switch on my emo mode, still I love watching every strand of it from the window.  I can see the grasses and plants smiling after the rain.

But Im afraid with the rain during the month of May because normally its a rain with explosions plus lightning in the sky. I remember we used to cover the mirrors back home and I don't know if  I'm the only one who noticed that thunders and lightnings were more stronger in the province.  I guess because we have a lot of open space there. Konti lang nag-aabsorb.

So, does today's rain a sign that summer is finally over here in the Philippines?
 

Stand for the Environment - Ms. Gina Lopez

Last Friday afternoon my twitter timeline was flooded by - "Why Mining" debate.  Anti-mining activist Ms. Gina Lopez of ABS-CBN foundation for the side of No to Mining and Mr. Pangilinan - chairman of Philex Mining and Mr. Gerry ??? sorry I forgot his last name for the side of Yes to mining. Ms. Gina's name was a trending topic in the Philippines from Friday to Saturday.  She gained respect, support and admirations from netizens.

Here's the heated exchange between the parties : 

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         (hold your temper sir .. talo ang pikon)

Who has the most to gain and who has the most to lose on this debate??? Ms. Gina Lopez is an Environmentalist while he is a Chairman of a Mining company.  Make a stand.

Note: Reading between the lines  I think she's not for a total mining ban.

Below-link is Ms. Gina Lopez after Friday  - Why Mining

Stand for the environment

No to Mining!!!!!!

Lyrics to Paraiso :I. Return to a land called paraiso
A place where a dying river ends
No birds dare fly over paraiso
No space allows them to endure
The smoke that screens the air
The grass that's never there
Refrain 1:
And if I could see a single bird
What a joy!
I try to write some words and create
A simple song to be heard by the rest of the
world
II.I live in a land called paraiso
In a house made of cardboard floors and walls
I learned to be free in paraiso
Free to claim anything I see
Matching rags for my clothes
Plastic bags for the colds
Refrain 2:
And if empty cans were all I have
What a joy!
I never fight to take someone else's coins
and live with fear like the rest of the boys
Chorus:
Paraiso, help me make a stand
Paraiso, take me by the hand
Paraiso, make the world understand
That if I could see a single bird
What a joy!
This tired and hungry land could expect
Some truth and hope and respect
From the rest of the world
Repeat Refrain 2
Repeat Choru