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Island Hopping cont... (Caramoan Peninsula)

As I said, I'll tell you more about my island hopping...

I saw a weird plant with a fruit that look like a pineapple but color red.



and some of the rocks in Matukad Island has a mix of marble rock then the rest are pure limestone. Its not a usual view to see...

And here are the photos of the rest of the islands that we visited:

Kagbalinad Island



We passed by to this beautiful island on our way to Minalagos Island

Minalagos Island


Then we hopped in to our boat to go to another island:


And we came across this odd rock when we reached Busdak Island. its like thousands or millions of seashells were pasted to each other until it formed and became a big rock.


Busdak Island


That's the five islands we visited but there are more. We just had limited time, we suppose to do some kayaking, snorkeling and kayaking but we have work the next day. I think we are going back here next time and do the stuff we missed. There are no inhabitants in these islands, all you can see are limestones, birds, and sea snakes. Next time, I'll show you some of the best island delicacy that we ate. And I'll show you a picture of a hundred year old church in the Island.

To be continued further...

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Caramoan Peninsula - Island Hopping

Last weekend Jun 20-21, me and friends went for an island hopping in Camarines Sur, Bicol. WE choose Caramoan Island because it is less crowded, not so far from the city and not that commercialized than Boracay.

First, Caramoan Peninsula is one of the "Secret Paradise remains unexploited from commercial tourism" in the Philippines where you can enjoy the picturesque view of the sunset, long shorelines, powdery white sands, limestone rock formations, crystal clear water, and abundant reefs.

We went to 5 islands.

Matukad Island


this is what we saw as we are approaching to the first island

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as soon as we reached the shore, we jumped from the boat, ran along the shore, climbed the rocks and took photos

Lahus Island is the most famous from all the islands in the peninsula. It was featured in Survivor Show from four countries (Bulgaria, France, Italy & Romania) and this year, it will also be featured in Survivor Sweden.



We saw some men setting up a camp for the show and we are lucky that this island is open to the tourist on that day because some of the islands will be closed for the show.





Well, these are only 2 of the islands that we visited, but this is it for now I'll tell and show you more later, about the food that we ate, other places we went to, the presents I bought for my friends and more photos.

to be continued...

OH, I'm back at last! This week is such a busy week. After i got back from an Island hopping, I got a darker skin, and I was welcomed by piles of piles of work in the office. My body is still aching but I have to render overtime work to catch up my deadline, sigh... And my dirty laundry is still waiting for me to get done.

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And to all the Dad's in the World!

Island hopping this weekend

I am so excited! After months of saving money and waiting, finally I'm going for an island hopping this weekend! We are going to Caramoan Island in Bicol.

Here is our itinerary:

June 20

07:45-09:00 Commute from Naga Airport to Sabang
09:00-10:45 Commute from Sabang to Guijalo Port
10:45-11:15 Guijalo port to Caramoan town proper
11:15-11:45 Check-in to accommodation
11:45-05:30 Lunch / island hopping and swimming
05:30-06:00 back to accommodation/ rest
06:00-07:00 Dinner

June 21

6:30-7:00 Breakfast
7:00-8:00 Visit to Caramoan Church (Red bricks, constructed during Spanish Era)
8:00-08:30 Guijalo port to Sabang ( Last trip of ferry boat is 11:00AM )

It's just a 2 day and 1 night schedule but, I bet we're going to have so much fun.

Terrified... Horrified... traumatized.... scared... This are probably the best words that describes what I'm feeling now, I can't sleep and I can hear my heartbeat beating so loud. I am starting to be afraid of the dark.
Last night, I went to sleep around past 1:00am. Just like me and housemate do, we just leave our window wide open so that the cool breeze can enter our room and we're not thinking of anything might happen because we are living at the 3rd floor of an apartment building, inside a compound.

So, like what I said, I went to bed around 1:00am, switched off all the lights and left the window wide open. Then I fell deep asleep. Suddenly I heard my housemate, screaming! Somebody climbed at our window grill and tried to grab my housemate's handbag. Inside her bag is her 15 days salary, cellphone and all her important belongings. I was so shocked. I can't scream or say a single word and trembling... I was so afraid.

But thanks God we're not hurt, my housemate was alert and was able to shout for help. Early in the morning we reported the incident to the Police. Now, it's night again, I can't sleep, I can't switche off the lights, my heart is beating fast, and i can't close my eyes. I am praying to God for our safety. I prayed that my fear will just just pass away.

Wordless Wednesday - Awkward, beautiful kite-shaped butterfly

This beautiful winged-stranger accompanied us when we hiked at Bulusan Lake - Mount Bulusan.

Hopia! Hopia!!!

I received presents from my housemate who'd just came back from an island hopping last weekend. That is why I was alone and bored for the past 2 days.

She brought 2 boxes of hopia for me! Well hopia means a good biscuit and very popular Filipino bean filled pastry. It is a Chinese puff pastry and the cake dough type which uses a soft cookie dough similar in texture and taste to the wrapper dough for fig newtons.


First I got a box full of hopiang mongo, which is the most popular and cheaper, I guess. It is filled with sweet split mung bean paste. It is round in shape and flaky.


I also got a box of Hopiang Baboy(pork) which is filled with a bread crumb paste studded with candied winter melon, flavoured with green onions and enriched with candied pork backfat. This is actually the first time I tasted this pork flavored hopia, well it's yummy.
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