Rice... all you can!

Banaue Rice Terraces. Finally! After ages of planning to visit the place..the time did come. Thanks to a friend I recently made I was obliged to go. With the pleasure all mine!

There are a number of buses plying the Manila-Banaue route but we opted to take Florida bus for convenience. It's near. Besides, two buses leave from España station - near UST, at 9:10 (400) and 10:45 (450) every night. Got the former since the second one was fully booked by the time we got to the station by 7pm. Too bad they don't take reservations by phone we could've traveled with an on-board toilet (teeny weeny cute! trust me, but it works) which, by the way, makes the 50 peso difference.

discovering Initao - in Photos

A few years back I together with family took a road trip through northern Mindanao. It was actually for my siobe's Uni graduation from the Mindanao State U - Iligan Institute of Technology or better known as MSU-IIT. I flew to Cagayan de Oro city where I was picked up from the airport and from where we started off.

We passed through Gingoog city and other areas of Misamis Oriental. The trip just takes under 2 hours but we made a short detour to a little forest sanctuary that looks out to sea long abandoned somewhere in Initao. These are some of the views captured on digital ink.

Lost and Found (Jjim jil bang in Makati)

A night to remember indeed. We got invited by our Korean friends to try Jjim Jil Bang, a Korean spa. We, me + sister, said why not. So off we went..but first things first.. stop at the isaw-an. Blair, the bespectacled one, like me thought I dished mine that time, loves isaw. It's the chicken intestine on a stick that you can enjoy either fried or grilled. We also had toron, banana in lumpia wrapper fried with brown sugar, and sago't gulaman.

majestic Mayon

Right after our butanding experience, we headed straight back to Legazpi City and opted to stay at one of the hostels there. A mere hundred bucks more expensive than our previous accommodation but with cable tv, ac, and better beds.

After depositing our bags and a minute of rest we headed out to fill our tummies with local cuisine, supposedly.

sUbmerged..with whALesHarks!

What it's like to be a whaleshark. lol (courtesy of mr. diver)