Mom's Vacation: Bohol Trip 3 (April 17-20, 2009)

Bohol: Day 3
Today, we just relaxed at Alona Beach. We played on the sand, nagpamassage, nagpa-footspa kay Mrs. etienne (the boatman's wife. parang magandang title ng movie no?). Ganda ganda ng Bohol! for me, Bohol is more beautiful than Boracay. Paradise talaga.

service namin yan! Billabong shuttle service

Billabong chauffeur Dodong

Mga diyosa ng kagandahan!

Alona Beach (did u know that Alona Beach was named after the actress Alona Alegre? This is true!)

Lunch at one of the restaurants along Alona Beach; the white guy is Guy from UK. we tried to set him up with tita rosanna pero hindi type ni Tita!

Vic and Rio

mga chinelas namin (wala yung Shuta ni mommy! 3 pairs for php 100, 3 days lang upod na hehe)

Mommy with our boatman Etienne

Genesis Dive Resort and its neighbor Alona Palm Beach; A guard from Alona Palm killed Genesis's pet dog Teddy. Why? because Teddy took a nap inside Alona Palm property!

Teddy

This is the life!

Superduper model Rosalie Zamora! Ang saya-saya nia! tumatalon-talon pa!

Rizza and Isabel eating icecream

LeRoy and Isabel

Supermodel Rosanna Zamora

dinner at trudis restaurant

Mom's Vacation: Bohol Trip 2 (April 17-20. 2009)

Day 2: Bohol Water adventure

Dolphin Watching
woke up early (5 am!) our boatman, Etienne (taray ng name no?) was already in our hotel at 5:30 am. We had to be early to see the dolphins. went to Pamilacan island and waited for dolphins. ang dami naming nakita! sobrang nakakatuwang experience. we were not able to get good pictures. we were more excited to look at them.





Snorkling at Balicasag Marine Sanctuary
The best snorkling experience ever! Thousands of fishes of different sizes, colors and shapes! Ang ganda ganda sobra! Sayang we didnt bring underwater camera. underwater case lang yung dala namin kaya blurred yung pictures :(



Pagdating nio sa Balicasag, there are small boats (2 to 3 pax only) that will bring you to the marine sanctuary. bring rice or bread para lapitan kayo ng fishes. sobrang ganda ng experience ko dito! will definitely come back sa balicasag!




after snorkling, gutom na naman shempre. etienne brought us to the other side of balicasag na may mga tables. This is the real seaside restaurant! we bought 1 big lapu lapu from Manang who also cooked the fish for us. sarap sarap! Manang cooked the tail part sweet and sour at yung head part naman sinigang sa miso. mejo pricey pero worth naman. we ate sa bamboo table under the shade of trees. ung nasa katabi naming table, sus ayaw pa magkamay.. spoon and fork pa kahit hipon at isda pa yung ulam (e baket ba nangingialam ako???).

after eating, swimming again sandali. white fine sand and crystal clear water. we saw some starfish and we played with them for a while (pinaglaruan? hindi naman. we just appreciated them!) we even saw a starfish with 6 tentacles. abnormal parang ikaw! hehe...

after swimming, balik na naman sa boat. Etienne took us to Virgin Island. very clear water, tapos white fine sand na parang polvoron. super ganda. Sayang talaga, we had no pictures of this paradise. naglowbatt na (naubos sa dolphins). ang dami daming starfish! upo ka lang sandali sa sand, makakadampot ka na ng sangkatutak na starfish. smaller and gray in color unlike the big, orange and blue ones from balicasag.

after naming nasunog sa Virgin Island, Etienne brought us back to Alona beach. Meryenda in one of the restaurants, then went back to Billabong. we just relaxed in the cool pool water.

waaahh! sunburn!!!

Mom's Vacation: Bohol Trip (April 17-20, 2009)

Went to Bohol with Mommy, my brother LeRoy and his gf Isabel, my sister Rizza, Vic & my Tita Rosanna.

We stayed at Billabong Hotel, about a km away from Alona Beach. The place is small but nice. We loved its clean swimming pool! Owners are VERY friendly (husband and wife Bill & Lejani Coleman) and accommodating. Our room was spacious and clean. Lejani coordinated everything (transfers, boat, countryside and island hopping tours) and she gave me a very competitive package. For those who are interested in her cozy hotel, this is Lejani's number: 0908-4093465.

Day 1: April 17 - arrived in Bohol
Countryside tour. Went to Chocolate Hills, photo-ops at the Man-made forest, crossed the Hanging bridge, visited Baclayon Church and Prony the Mighty Python, posed with Sikatuna, etal, went to an underground cave at the Blood Compact Shrine and had lunch at the Loboc River Cruise. Here are some of our pictures.

sakay na!

breathtaking Chocolate Hills

sa man-made forest (serious ng mga faces!)

Baclayon Church

LeRoy, nampuchat, endangered na yan! Humanap ka ng ibang tanghalian!

salbaheng tarsier ito! bastos!

mommy, rizza and their pet

Rio Verde (berde talaga no! bagay na bagay!)

Loboc River Cruise

Bihagin ang babaeng ito!

Mommy, anak mo ba yan sa labas?

Si Tita Rosanna with her new bf hehehe

Aeta Village band

kasama namin si Pareng Sikatuna

underground cave; bahay daw ni Dugong sa soap opera ni Claudine ung sirena sha

sa bahay pa rin ni Dugong

Vic at Billabong Hotel main entrance and restaurant/bar area

Billabong Room # 1; it had six comfortable beds; quite spacious di ba?

cute swimming pool

Mom's Vacation: Arrival at NAIA 1 (April 11, 2009)

My mom left for the US last Saturday, May 9. Hinatid namin sha dun and as expected, bumaha sa NAIA! I didnt have the time to update my blog while she's here. I wanted to be with her as much as possible since this was her first time to come home after 7 years.

Mommy's Arrival: April 11, 2009 at NAIA Terminal 1





teary-eyed! mga iyakin kong kapatid!

BB Gandanghari Bloggers Meet and Greet

I had a great event last Saturday, March 14 at Magnet Bonifacio High Street. Our newest website, POC (thepoc.net), hosted a bloggers meet and greet with BB Gandanghari. Yes, BB. The actor formerly known as Rustom Padilla.

I was very excited to meet her. Mixed emotions because I had a huge crush on Rustom during the Mistah days.

When I saw BB, I thought, wow.... she is beautiful. She was not wearing heavy makeup then unlike her previous TV guestings. She seemed nice in person. Ang nasabi ko lang "BB kamukha mo si Barbie!" except the boobs of course. She is very statuesque and definitely a head-turner. I think she is more beautiful than some showbiz personalities.