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divineb

Coron is situated at the Northern Part of Palawan. You can travel by Plane from Manila  to Busuanga Airport or by Ferry Boat. It was one of my most awaited Trip for the year. As Early as July, we already booked our Tickets. Yes. Excited Much.

I'm doing this in no particular order. I'm just writing what pops on my dizzy head. HAHA.

Mommita

Your ever dashing Mommy in Coron. Staying at her lodge is like you never left home. She took care of all we need. We didn't worry about anything. All we had to do was ENJOY. I'm already missing Mommita.

(Picture: Day 1: Stop over going to Kabu Beach)

(I'm wearing: Tailored Maxi Dress + White Fedora Hat)

Tito Lito's Cooking and Kwentos

The best cook! SUPERB Foods, from breakfast to dinner. We didn't have the chance to pose with the Master Cook but let me share some of the tasty food he served during our trip.

BIG BIG BUTTERED GARLIC SHRIMP!

CRABS! 

TASTY LOBSTER. YUMMY! 

Marie

Besides from Mommita, Marie took care of us too. She's the reason behind the fantastic group pictures we had. Thanks so much Marie. You made our trip a lot easier. Seriously. 

First time ni Marie sa Calauit!

White Sand Beaches

Me, being a great fan of beaches was really really excited to set my toes on the unfamous beauty of Coron White Sands.  Can't explain the feeling as soon I felt the "polvoron" sands on my toes. SERIOUSLY. Lying there in the sands next to the pristine blue water is such an orgasmic feeling. LOL. HAHAHA. The number two spot for the hunt of the beautiful beaches in Philippines is shared by Malcapuya and Bulog Island. I'm saving the number one spot for the HAPPY BEACH.

BANANA ISLAND

MALCAPUYA ISLAND

BULOG ISLAND - I swear I need to be back here with future love. The thought of having the whole island all by yourselves EXCITES ME. HAHA. LOL.

Lake and Lagoons

Our Day 2 was spent roaming around the beautiful lakes and lagoons at Coron Bay. What really caught my attention was the emerald green waters of KAYANGAN LAKE and its surrounding SOLID ROCK FORMATIONS. The Lake was deep so for us non-swimmers we have to wear our lifevest and enjoy swimming around. 

Kayangan Lake is said to be the clearest and cleanest lake in the Philippines. Before approaching the lake itself, one must climb up and down a mountain trail. Halfway up the mountain trail, there is a cave and just in front of its certain spot, you can see  the most photographed scene in Coron. - Pasyalera.com

We hopped to the Bamboo Raft and played like kids while singing the famous ROW ROW YOUR BOAT. We even managed to have our numerous jump shots on the raft. FUNNY.

 (I'm wearing: Fluid Surf Rash Guard + Royal Blue Life Vest)

TWIN LAGOON - it was called such since these lagoons were separated by a cliff that has an opening. This opening is only visible during low tide.  During high tide, you have to swim deep in order to get to the other lagoon or use the wooden stairs. 

ENJOY! LOW TIDE.

BARRACUDA LAKE OPENING. - It has been named as such because a skeleton of big barracuda was found in the lake.

SNORKELING

It was my first time and I enjoyed it.  The view from below is AMAZING. I felt like ARIEL, swimming close to fishes.

SIETE PECADOS - My dearest friend, THINNERS. Feeding her babies. LOL

SHIP WRECK 

CALAMBOYAN ISLAND

Calauit Safari Park

Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (CGPWS) also known as the “Calauit Safari Park” is dubbed as the Philippines’ local version of the African Safari. The island has been declared as a game preserve and wildlife sanctuary by virtue of the Presidential Proclamation No. 1578 which was issued on August 31, 1976 during the Marcos regime. It has a total land area of approximately 3,760 hectares and is situated within Calauit Island in the northwest corner of Busuanga, the main island of the Calamianes, Northern Palawan. 

Group Picture with the Giraffes

Another first for me. 4 am of Day 4 was our call time. The cold early morning boat ride was love. We took 4 hours on the open sea with crazy big waves almost hitting our boat. HAHA. I love our boat, it has an IPOD DOCK. Sosyal.

Small - Medium - Large

Cmon Giraffe, EAT!

(I'm wearing: Topshop Black Bandeau + thrifted dress + fedora hat)

The most awaited day of KIMI. An intimate encounter with her babies -- GIRAFFES. Look at her face. HAHA.

ZEBRA

PORCUPINE

We saw Calamian Deers, Palawan BearCat, Wild Boar etc.

700+ Steps to Mount Tapyas

The trail to the summit was 700+ steps. It was safe since the trail was concrete  and there's handrails. You will see an huge steel cross  when you reached the peak. We hurriedly walked up to catch a breathtaking sunset and the panoramic view of Coron Town and other surrounding Islands.

Trail

Peak

One of the most beautiful Sunsets I saw.

From CORON WITH LOVE.

Here's a Heart ♥ for something special  that about to happen because of CORON. EHEM! EHEM. 

WOOOOSAHHH!

TRIPPERS

The trip wouldn't be this fun without the people I'm with.

Survivor CORON

CLIFF of MALCAPUYA ISLAND

Cave at the Black Island. Our Boater said that it was the place were SURVIVOR-SLOVANIA was held.

Thanks to Agnes, Jan, Thinners, LT and Kim. 

Special Thanks to Ton-Ton, Pare, ang benta mo sa friends ko. Until now, they are haunted by your infectious laugh. Thanks for the great trip! 

AND A TRIP WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A JUMPSHOT.

(I'm wearing: Naked Sun Gray/Sky Blue Bandeau)

Till the next destination guys! BOHOL? GAME.

CREDITS. lol

Peter Benedict - for the underwater camera. 

Ronald - dSLR. 

Thank Yu So So So So Much. 

Louie

I had a tough time this week. What was supposed to be a simple story, I had to write for hours. Why? Because I feel so unsure about the matter. I am clueless and lost and encoutnering words I cannot comprehend. Dad says all I have to do is read and read and read and read. But what if I still don't get it after reading?

turning 27 is a pretty quiet affair... i guess at this age, one might be tired of all those drink till you drop, or big party celebrations... oh well.

Louie

Just when I thought I was cool because I will be covering the first automated polls in the country, I was told by my editor last week that I would be given a new assignment as some people were leaving the company. Moving should not be a big deal anymore since I have changed assignments quite a number of times this year. In January, I moved to covering the Department of National Defense and  local government units from NEDA, and then moved to the House of Representatives in April. In May, I was covering only local government units, and then back to the Department of National Defense. In September, I was transferred to Intramuros to cover the Department of Tourism, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Public Works and Highways, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Department of Health, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education and the Commission on Elections.

Moving is really a big deal to me this time because the new assignment is not part of the political cluster anymore. I am tasked to cover private banks, appreciation and/or depreciation of the peso and auction of treasury bills and treasury bonds. Totally different from what I have been covering. Ok. I had economics subjects in UP but when I was still studying, I only had basics about banks and did not really think I would be needing it in the future. Even when I was already working, I never thought that I would be covering banks one day.

My first day was yesterday and I guess I could say I survived. My stories were late though. I have so much to learn.  I told myself before that I would be thinking about the direction I would like to take after the elections. But now that I am not covering that anymore, I may have to think about it now. I am going to try to do what I can do and we'll see.

divineb

50 freaking days before my 23rd birthday!

Hello, PATRON! HAHAHAH.

yuhoo7

Carpe Diem!

divineb

WEEKEND will be a blast.

Thank God for it.

yuhoo7

Had a dream last night that I was in an unnamed urban sprawl at night. I was walking to some unknown destination, having just left a party or a gathering of sorts. It might've been a family function because I kept thinking of my grandmother. The city was totally sketch. It was poorly lit, and lots of shadows lurking everywhere. I felt terribly unsafe, and an uneasiness came over me when I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around quickly and glanced at this homeless man wearing a raggedy trenchcoat. He wore a wool hat much like Tyrone Biggums from the Chapelle Show. Except he wasn't funny. This was dead serious. I knew how it was going to go down, so I turned around and faced him. He had a gun in his hand. He demanded money and anything else I had of value.

I took my wallet out and gave it to him. He demanded I empty my other pockets. I did, and showed him a cell phone. He wanted my cell phone. I refused to give it to him. I told him to just to take my wallet and go. He relentless in his demand, but I wouldn't concede. Eventually I got pissed off and threw my phone way up in the air across the street. He ran to go grab it and I ran after him. He still had the gun, but for some reason, our roles switched, and now I was chasing after him and he was actually running away from me. He got the phone and just ran. I gave chase. The fool was fast, but I was angry, and that anger fueled my haste in pursuit of this thug. I eventually caught up to him outside of a building. I kept yelling at him, give me my fucking cell phone back! You mother fucker! I wasn't even thinking about the fact that just moments earlier this guy had a gun. He must have forgotten as well, because he looked to be scared as hell.

Then I woke up and felt really good.