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I’m a beach aficionado, well, white beach to be exact ;D I love seeing superb beaches with pristine spot, fine white sand, crystal-clear-bluegreen-colored water, anD ofcOws, fuN cRowd (fOr nytLyf gimmick!)

I don’t cOnsideR myself aN expert tRaveLEr but it tRuly gives me sO muCh pLeasuRe beinG iN aMazinG pLaces tHat it started tO be a cHalLenGe fOr me tO set foot oN new aNd different paRaisOs .. fOr expeRience, discovery, aDventuRe aNd mOSt importantly, fOr picHuRes!!! ;D gOod tHinG my fweNds aRe aLwayS willing tO hitch oN my tHriLLs eSpeciaLLy my

bebe

, sOoo supportive

sO, heRe aRe sOme Of tHe best beacHes heRe in tHe

pHiLippiNes

tHat I’ve visited aLreaDy..

*pueRtO gaLeRa – Of oL wHite beacHes tHat is pOpuLar, pRto gaLera is tHe mOst accessible fRom manila, tHat’s maybe wHy tHis is aLso tHe faVe Of mOst teeNeRs, tHey caN easily get into tHis pLace.. pLus numerOus of cut-rate lodging! witH sucH pOcket beaCh, tHe pLace aLways seems sO crammed full.. nytLyf heRe is sO zestful because Of yOutHfuL cRowd.. aNd sHoppinG is easy with reasOnabLe pRices.. but, curiously, Of oL named wHite beaCHes I’ve been, pueRtO gaLera’s sand isN’t so wHite yupipi, me aNd my cOus kiNda disappointed aBt tHat.. tHo’ lateR oN I reaLize, tHat is nOt wHat tHis beaCh is really kNown fOr, itS arEa haS sOme Of tHe mOst diveRse cOraL reef iN

aSia

tHat tOurists cLaim tHIs aS sNorkeLIng aNd tOp divinG destiNatiOn..

I went to wHite beaCH puertO gaLera oN summer Of 2005, first witH my ofcmatEs, tHen with my cOusins.. it was fuN

*bOracay – nOw tHis iS a dReam came tRue baby!!! weHehhe oNce yOu lay

uR

feet on tHe powdery wHite sand of tHis paradise, u’LL fOrget just aBt everything.. I went tO bOracay twice Last summer Of 2006, aNd I sweaR, I riLy caN’t get eNuf Of it.. i waS totally beaCh stRuck!.. Love at fiRst siGht! nOw, I’M misHinG it sOoo much it hurts ;’( *emote*

hehehe.. weL, seriously, eveRybOdy will LoVe tHis pLace, wHo wuDn’t?! it haS eVerytHinG u need iN a vaCatiOn.. tHere’s tHe peRfect wHite sand, gOrgeoUs beaCh, fabulous hOteLs aNd LodGinG hOuses, tHe pipOL (LoCals, ceLebRities, baNds aNd kOreaNS (^_^)v  wHo by tHe way, were oL over tHe pLace..), tHe parties, aNd d*mall .. yeaH baby! yOu gOt it ryt, bOra made it pOsSibLe tO pLace a maLL at beachfront.. sHop!sHop!sHop! till u dRop.. oH weL, uLL dRop aLryt bCoz oF tHe pRices! nyeehehHe! ;P

*paLawaN – april 2007, we went to coron island, palawan!! OMG! Such majestic pLace! I have never seen suCh serene, amazing splendour of LimestOne fOrmations iN my wHoLe Life (sO faR :P) ..oRiginaLLy, ouR Plan is tO go tO pRto pRincesa via aiR phiLs, which by tHat time was on discounted rate.. but then, someone tOLd uS tHat cOron has mOre enticinG pLaces, so we tRied!! oH gOd must have speNt a LittLe mOre time bLesSinG tHIs pLace, bCoz its beautiful!! heheh.. I rMmbeR tHe wOrds tHat we kept muttering oN each pLace tHat we went at cOron, full Of oOOhhs.. wOws.. niCe.. dBest! aNd OMGs!!!

dOn’t just take my wOrds fOr it.. uD better see it fOr yOurseLf.. we cLimbed tHe

mt.

tapias

oN r fRst day ..aNd will never tRy again cOz itS very exhausting.. but view fRom d tOp to tHe wHolE island truly paid off J aNd tHen, at tHat same day, we went tO maQuinit hOt spring, its very peaceful aNd relaxing ..tHo’ it bummed uS out a LittLe cOz itS kiNda hOt day fOr hOt spring, so, nObody wanted tO dip much.. we  went cOz itS pOpuLar oN tHe menu ;D tHen, nX day we invaded tHe

cayaNgan

Lake

, aNd tHE famOus, bLue LagoOn.. weR u caN’t hOnestly get enuf piCtures! ..sOooo fabuLous tHat itS tOo good fOr a pOstcaRd aLso, tHe wHite beacHes >> cyc aNd banoL ..bOth have puRe wHite saNd Like bOra’s aNd tHe sea water, OMG!! perfect.. cLear bLue-gReEn colored water! just like hOw I want it!

*bOhoL – tHe faRthest pLace iV been up to now.. wel, Like paLawaN, boHoL haS aLso tOns tO offer to itS tOurists..aSide fRom tHe gorgeous beaChes tHey have, u sHaLL tRy tHe field tRip tO tHeir faMous sites. cOnsideR oN yOur itinerary tHe baclayOn cHurcH, one of the oLdest heRe in tHe pHiLs, it haS a sMaLL museum full Of oLd cHurcH reLics.. aNd tHen have yOur LuncH oN tHe fabulous LoBoc river.. u wiLL dine in a LarGe wOodeN pLatfOrm pLaced over twO banka-huLLs, it’s a buffet wiD a baNd tHat pLays mOstLy pOpuLar jazz aNd bLues style muSic.. as tHe bOat takeS Off, uLL definitely enjoy tHe LusH gReeN LaNdscape sLowLy sLidiNg aLonG

uR

table wHiLe u R eating..

oH, itS very rOmantic fOR couples tO tRY cOz, yOu cud actually rent oNe restO exclusively fOr uRseLf if u have tHe cash ..tHen OfcOws, u wOuLdn’t Live bOhOL without seeing tHe wOrLd faMous cHocoLate hills aNd taRsiers!!

..as fOr tHe beacHes, gO tO panGLao iSLand, u caN tRY tHe aLOna beaCh wHich is tHe mini bOracay of bOhOL but if yOu pRefer a pLace u can tOtaLLy reLax ..LeSs cRowd, LesS nOise ..march tO paNGLao iSLand natuRe’s beaCh resort  oR bOhOL beaCh cLub! ..cOZ oL tHeir reStos aNd bars aRe until 10pm oNLy! wHiLe fOr yOur island hOppinG, u sHouLdn’t miss tHe dOLphin aNd wHale watching at tHeir owN habitat in paMiLacan, tHen gO tO tHe baLicasag iSLand fOr sNorkeLinG aNd diving, OMG!! tHE fishes aNd cOraLs aRe oL over tHis pLace!! Super duper pLenty!! aLso, if its Low tide, u caN drop by at tHe well kNown, virgin island ..just fOr picHure taking aNd stuff!! ;D

bOhOL aLso haS sO many sOuvenir sHops wiD many cHoices Of pasaLubOngs tHat wOnt hurt

uR

pOcket

I’ve been to

Bohol

twice already, first with my ofishmates on summer of 2007 and the most recent was with my friends and bebe, last april 11, 2008. It was a CEBU –

BOHOL

trip. We toOk a flight to

Cebu

on tHe first day of our escapade where we went for a city tour. upon arrival, we went tO see tHe lapu-lapu sHrine tHen have ouR LunCh at tHe SUTIKIL – it stands for sugbu.tiNola.kilawin. aCtually its like dampa here in manila. yOu need tO buy fResh seafoods at the wet market tHen ask a restO tHere tO cOok tHem fOr you.. saRap!!! iLove seafood sOoo much J next stop is tHe pLantatiOn bay, its an amazing pRivate resort but we didN’t stay tHere.. hehehe! itS tOo expensive fOr us! Nyahaha!!! other pLaces tHat we visited were tHe taOist temple, magellan’s cRoss, basilica

del

stO.niño, fOrt san pedro and their shopping pLaces fOr pasalubOng – sHamrOck aNd d market fOr dried danggit aNd pusits!!! tHe best tHinG aBout ceBu is tHeir LecHon!!! oHmy!!! yuMmmmmy! I dOn’t actually eNjOy eating lecHon but tHis place caN cater tHe best leacHon baboy tHere is ..yOu coUldn’t say nO!!!

We had ouR dinner at tHe mOst famous restO I tHink tHat serves this delicious dish ..C.N.T!!! yUm! Yum! Yum!!! fRom tHere, we tOok a ferry ride fOr an hOur aNd a half gOinG tO taGbilaraN, bOhol. We stayed at alona beach, paNglao aNd did aLmOst tHe same itinerary as I did with my ofishmates ..oNLy tHis time, we aLso went tO maGasO falls!!! gReat! Great! Great!! itS just a smaLL water falls. We swam at tHis pLace very early mOrninG wHile tHe water is stiLL very cOoL aNd its sOooo refreshing!! iLove it! We had sOoo much fun! ;D Then, from taGbilaran, we flew back to manila via cebu pacific again.

It’s truly fun to tRavel.. oUr next stop:

tHaiLaNd

!!!

sOuLmatEs…LimitiNg mytH oR is it fatE?!…

the idea oF a sOuLmate haS bOth conscious and unconscious eLements. Even iF we dOnt inteLectuaLy beLiv iN sOuLmateS, wE aRe stiL affected. many pipoL openLy aNd consciousLy yeaRn fOr a sOuLmate. tHey may even beLiv oNe peRson iS out tHere fOr them, tHat ‘ryt’ person. but even tHose whO dont beLiv in sOuLmateS consciously are just as affected by a similaRidea that operates uNconsciousLy- and mOre poweRfuLy.

wE oL hoLd somE unconscious liSt of notionS descRibing an ‘ideaL’ reLatiOnship paRtner. Often we recite paRt oF tHis List aS wHat we waNt in a paRtner. but reaLity inevitabLy faiLs to matcH ouR ideaLs. aNd wE judge aNd react to reaL pipoL according tO ouR ideaLs. aS a resuLt, maNy reLatiOnshipS tHat have potentiaL aRe bLocked, iF nOt Lost. aNd dissatiSfactiOn, unhappineSs aNd upsets aRe unconsciousLy geneRated. iS tHe veRy nOtion of ‘ sOuLmate juSt a seLf-LimitiNg fantasy- aN ideaLization wHich oNLy keepS uS from eveR feeLing truLy satiSfied witH a reaL humaN Life paRtner… oR r wE nOt seeing a pOsitive pOtentiaL here?!….

jUst fReNs! … tHat pHrasE aLmOst seemS redundaNt iN sOme paRticuLar caSe Lyk aS to twO pipoL oveR the yeaRs havE buiLt upOn tHe true, reaL natuRe betweeN eacH otHer. tHey havE a bOnd, a cOnnectiOn tHat bOth tHeir cHaracters R yet tO have estabLisHed witH any otHer cHaracter.

fOr aN instance…’SEBASTIAN’ may have faLLen fOr otHer guRLs, but hiS heart wOnt fOrget ‘FAITH’ AnD wHiLe tHis gaL may beLiv sOme otHer guy iS tHe gReat Love oF heR Lyf, stiL sHe beLivS tHat ‘SEBASTIAN’ iS heR sOuLmate. maybE nOt exactLy heR sexuaL rOmantic sOuLmate, but hE haS aN insight oN heR tHat nO otHEr haS been abLe tO achieve. yes, a guy may havE Loved heR in a gReat many LyftimEs aNd peRhapS fOr a gReat many mOre, but ‘SEBASTIAN’ has undeRstood heR aNd reaminEd LoyaL to heR iN tHis one. hE is heR true bLue fRiend aNd wOuLd dO anythiNg tO ensuRe heR happiness. it iS hiS Luv fOr heR tHat truLy makeS him human aNd itS heR obLiviousness tO hiS emOtion That makeS heR cLueless tO wHat hiS heaRt haS beeN abLe to teL heR. ( *remembeR cHris raMsey aNd eve LambeRt of pORt cHarLes)

wHat tHey dO have iS sumtHing beautifuL, speciaL iN itS own Light, aNd if eveR tHere waS sumtHing REAL, it waS nOne otHeR tHan ….THEM!*;-)

Hale…resides in a small-but-fertile corner of the musical landscape. This land is populated by men and women who spent most of their youth in the rock scene, but who have recently discovered the simple beauty of a haunting melody and a few honest words. The music emanates a very sad undertone which the band describes as “melodrama”. The lyrical content of their songs are insightful, sad, angry, and earnest; producing music with substance and that explores the full range of human emotions.
My_cHamp…The band is composed of Champ Lui-Pio(lead vocals, guitars), Roll Martinez(guitars, vocals), Sheldon Gellada(bass, vocals) and Omnie Saroca(drums and percussion).All of them are based in the southern area of metro manila(Las Piñas, Alabang and Parañaque).
Musical influences…include a diverse eclectic group of musicians ranging from Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Kurt Cobain for Champ; Muse, Dave Grohl, Soundgarden, James Iha for Omnie; Sean Malone, P-Nut, Dirk Lance, Jaco Pastorius, John Myung, Bud Gough, Victor Wooten, Buddy Zabala, Aston Barret, and Stefan Lessard for Sheldon; Damien Rice, Switchfoot, Nina Gordon, Vertical Horizon, Shades Apart, Feeder, Travis, Nine Days, Chris Carraba, and The Corrs for Roll.

HaiL tO HaLe…

 d day U sEd gUdnyt… take mE as u aRe, pUsH me Off tHe rOad. The sadnesS, i need tHis tym tO be witH yOu. iM fReezing iN tHe sUn, iM buRning iN tHe rain. tHe siLence; iM scReaming, iM caLLing out yOur naMe. aNsd i dO residE iN yOur Light. pUt oUt tHe fiRe witH mE aNd fiNd. yeaH, uL LoSe tHe side Of yOur ciRcLes. tHat’s wat iL dO if wE say gudbye!…tO be iS oL i gOtta bE, aNd aLL tHat i seE, aNd oL tHat i neEd iS tym. tO mE tHe Lyf U gavE mE, tHe day u sEd gudnyt!…tHe caLmness iN uR facE tHat i seE tHrough tHe nyt, tHe waRmtH Of yOur Light iS pRessiNg untO uS. yOu didnT ask mE wHy. i nEveR wOuLd havE knOwn oBLiviOn iS faLLing dOwn…iF yOu cOuLd oNLy kNow mE Lyk yOur pRayeRS at nyt, tHen eveRytHing between yOu aNd mE wiL be aLryt. sHe’s aLready takEn, sHe’s aLready takEn, sHe’s aLready taken mE…tHe day u sEd gudnyt…

bRoken sOnnEt… aNd nOw i cOncede oN the nyt Of tHis fifteentH sOng Of meLanchoLy, Of meLancHoLy. And nOw i wiL admit iN tHis fOurtH Line tHat iLoveyOu, iLoveyOu…i dOnt caRe wat tHey say, i dOnt caRe wat tHey dO. cOz tOnyt, iL leavE my feaRs beHind, cOz tOnyt, iL bE ryt at yOur sidE. The cLock On tHe tv say 8.39pm. its tHe samE, itS tHe samE. aNd iN tHis next Line, iL say it OL oveR agaiN, tHat iLoveyOu, iLoveyOu…i dOnt caRe wat tHey say, i dOnt caRe wat tHey dO, cOz tOnyt iL Leave my feaRs beHind. cOz tOnyt iL bE ryt at yOur sidE…Lie dOwn ryt nExt tO mE, Lie dOwn ryt next tO mE, aNd i wiL neveR Let gO, wiL neveR Let gO…but i stiL see tHe teaRs fRom uR eyEs…maybE iM juSt nOt tHE onE fOr yOu…

***The "Dawson’s Creek" sweetie-pie (one of my fave actress) is learning the hard way that standing in the blinding light of her A-list amour’s superstardom isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Earlier this week, paparazzi caught Holmes out and about in Los Angeles looking less than camera-ready. Not only was she sporting limp locks and nerd chic eyewear, but she had strange marks around her mouth, prompting the London Daily Mail to wonder whether Tom had been "kissing her a little too passionately." Um, ew.

The latest issues of People and Us Weekly chronicle the early days of their love affair, which reportedly began in April after Tom, 42, called Katie, 26, and asked her to take a business meeting at his office in L.A.

The sit-down lasted four hours, and while Holmes didn’t emerge with a part, she did land a dinner date.

Anyhoo, the duo soon met up for your average, run-of-the-mill first date: a mid-air sushi feast aboard Cruise’s private jet. After the mile-high meal, Tom drove Katie to the beach on his motorcycle.

More wooing followed, which led to their big coming-out party last week in Rome, where Cruise referred to Holmes as "amore mio" ("my love") and shouted, "She is bellissima" to an appreciative crowd.

"She is an extraordinary woman," Tom gushed to Extra. "I’m more than enamored."

But what of those conspiracy theory types who speculate that this is some elaborate PR stunt to promote their upcoming projects ("War of the Worlds" and "Batman Begins," respectively)?

Adds Holmes’ rep to the mag, "She doesn’t want to be the biggest movie star in the world. She just wants to be proud of herself and her work."…oHmygOsh!!!!*=P

  paRis hiLtOn…uNdRessed?!

Zing Time in Paris: No, Paris Hilton hasn’t become the world’s wealthiest flight attendant. The perpetual party girl fails to put her best fashion foot forward (encased as it is in an open-toed gold wedgie) in a pleated white micro-mini, a matching (snicker) beret, rhinestone belt, and what looks like a baby blue Members Only jacket. On the plus side, Paris did manage to score one of the season’s hottest accessories: Dior’s white calfskin saddle bag.

Muumuu Boo-Boo: Paris Hilton may fancy herself a sitcom star after the success of "The Simple Life," but that’s no excuse for wearing caftans from Mrs. Roper’s closet on "Three’s Company." Even with that precipitously plunging neckline, this tent-sized floral print catastrophe is almost frumpy on the skin-baring, success-craving starlet, who should have sprung for some heavy-duty, double-sided sticky tape.

my_biRtH…iwas born 2dream &liv wid it, stil luking for myself, confound, &impetuous 2deliver my avowal of self-divulgement &probing mode 2let go of my caginess, retinence, &inhibitions. Sumtyms, I tend nt 2move so fast dat I try 2change d mores faster dan pips can accept it bt dat doesn’t mean dat I do nothing, it only means dat I do d things dat nid 2b done according 2my priority. my_dEcisivEnesS…2often d decisions I made R orignted &given form in bodies made up wholly of pips, or so completely dominated by dem dat watever of special value I huv 2offer is shunted asyd w/o expression.

my_Lyf…I gain strength, &courage, &confidence by each experience in w/c I rily stop 2luk fearful &lost ind face. I must do those w/c I think I cannot. I cud not, at any age, b content 2take my place by d fireside &simply luk on. Lyf was meant 2b lived. Curiousity must b kept alyv. I must never, 4 watever rison, turn my back on lyf.

my_HapinEsS…Wid an adequate tym, sumhow, I wil wilingly accept a reduction in d things w/c R not really essentials 2happiness bt w/c actualy consume a gud deal of luv dat is spread by many, in order dat nt only I bt mor pips may huv those things w/c R essential 2happy living, wid dat I may luk, I beliv, 4d dawn of a new day.

my_LoVe…Unconsciously, my character shape myself 2mit d rqts w/c my dreams put upon my lyf As I grow older I realize dat d only pleasure I huv in anything is 2share it wid sum1 else. dat is tru of memories, &it is tru of all I do after I reach a certain age. d real joy in things, or in d doing of things, jz 4d sake of doing or possessng, is gone; but 2me d joy in sharing sumthing dat u lyk with sum1 else is doubly enhanced. Jz lyk if, as I can’t help suspecting, d dead also feel dpains of separation &being alone, den 4 both lovers w/o exception, bereavement is a universal &integral part of our experience of luv. Luv is sumtyms denied, sumtyms lost, sumtyms unrecognized, but in d end, always found wid no regrets, 4ever valued &kept treasured.

pueRto gaLera…Lyfs’a bEacH!!! *fun*sun*&taN* …u gOt it! …Love tHe beacH, Love tHe pipOL, Love tHe maRket and Love tHe nytLyf at tHis pLace! …supeR duper!!! …u gotta tRy it OL tHeRe, sO uL knOw wat iM taLking abOut! …cum’On, hitcH!*;-)

JENNIFER LOPEZ (f/ Fat Joe)
Hold You Down

Now you’ve been holding me down…For such a long time now
From back then…To now in my story
Straight from the hood…You’ve always been there for me
And ya had my back…(When they) Back when everybody said
I wasn’t anything…It was you who had me holdin’ on
No matter what was goin’ on…So no whatever ya need I got you

Reminiscing that 6 train from way back
Now its sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs
Sweepin’ them floors in them Bronx apartments
Mira esta que on that red carpet…With Pun and Ja you was the first to call me
I never told you but you was there for me
Whatever you need, I’ll be there for you…Crack - I got ya back for real (True story)

Now my loyalty, will always be…With you, if you just promise me
That you’ll stay real just like you are…’Cause baby you don’t have to change (no)

You don’t know how much you mean to me
Whenever you down…You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation…Boy, I’m gon’ hold you down

2005 Rakim and Jody Watley…Why’d she paint such a picture so perfect
Quite possibly…The real expression from BX
To South Beach,I’ma always hold you down, girl…You can count on me

So remember this whenever I call…We go back too far
We’ve been through it all…Even though we haven’t spoke
In so long…Ain’t nothing has changed…Not a damn thing, baby

Like green, it’s the autumns…Things will stay
This industry, yeah, I fought, Made me this way…Get between me and J.Lo
I simply stay…You better off sweepin’ leaves…On a windy day (no)

So I don’t care about the situation…I’ma ride for you if there’s a complication
Every time you had my back and all…When we were young
Now you Joe, we crackin’ off

aUguSt26.04…oficiaLy gRad!*=) an induStriaL engineeR…been tHeRe, dOne it, &gOt it bad, but Luvin it tiL d LaSt dRop!!! deN afteR 2mOs, gettin tHe hype Of d next LeveL Of knOwn fun!…wOrk…careeR…engineeR! and nOw, stiL oN d pRocess of marinatiNg tHis butta tHat tHis mOres offeRed…stayin untiL get bunkEd***