Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Negros Occidental August 2018 Day 3 and Uwian


Day 3 - Back in Bacolod City

Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental
The Negros Museum
Coffee and cake at Calea 
Pasalubong shopping at BongBong's 
The Ruins


I loved walking around the city 




They have a well-kept museum with meaningful display



I love going to local coffee shops 



We almost skipped The Ruins because it was drizzling and we were kind of tired from our Lakawon trip. I am so glad we didn't! The Ruins has such an amazing story I'm glad the family who owns it decided to share it to the public. I didn't have much expectation to it. I thought it was just a nice mansion that now looks rustic and Instagrammable, but it was waaaaay beyond that! 







Day 4 

Korean coffee shop in Bacolod - Tom n Toms
Uwian





This trip is high on my list because we did a lot of things I really love when travelling; and some firsts.

Take local transportation -I love how it was so easy to get around the city. 

It was our first time to try hot sulfur bath, that was a nice experience.

Eating - I loved the food (local food and local coffee shop).

Beach - Really nice beach was just a couple of hours away and we were lucky because it felt so exclusive since there were not a lot of guests given that we went on monsoon season. 

Overall our Negros Occidental was delightful with its diverse wonderful sights and stories. 


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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Negros Occidental 2018 Days 2 & 3

Since I already have a Vimeo for Days 2 and 3. Vlogger mode kunwari and kahit cringe-y I'm just going to link them both here.

Day 2.1 - walking around the city and brunch at Manokan Country

Day 2.2 and 3 - Lakawon Island Trip

Okay, a couple of photos here too (edit, okay more than a couple)















Thoughts on Lakawon Island Resort

Accommodation is expensive, but that's because it's an exclusive island.
It was relatively easier to get there compared to some of the other places na dinayo pa namin/dinayo ko (eg Bantayan, Camotes Islands).
You can actually do day tour here, but sayang naman more than couple of hours din from Bacolod City, so might as well stay for the night.

And the beach is really nice kahit na windy nung nagpunta kami.

Food is awful though; really expensive kaya hindi kami nag splurge dito.




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Monday, October 07, 2019

Negros Occidental August 2018 Day 1

Even though this trip was from 14 months ago, I surprisingly still have my notes! Expect a detailed post ahead! *beaming with pride*

Most important information -- COST!

Airfare: 
Round trip for the two of us Cebu Pacific (seat salePHP 2,367

Accommodation:
Go Hotels - PHP 1154 (thru Agoda)
Lakawon Island Resorts - PHP 3500 (booked directly, paid thru PayPal)
Hometown Hotel- PHP 1082 (thru Agoda)

Transportation: 
Around PHP 2000 (including Grab from/to Silay Airport)

Activities and Miscellaneous:
Roughly PHP 1600

Food:
PHP 5000 (If I didn't forget anything)




Check-in at Go Hotels
Lunch at Eron's Cansi House Bacolod
Mambukal Resort, Murcia, Negros Occidental
Dinner at Kuppa Coffee and Cocktails


Just behind Robinsons Place Bacolod

I love Go Hotels Pillows 

Cansi is a popular dish in Bacolod. It's comparable to Bulalo
1 order of hefty Cansi, 2 tortang talongs, Coke, total bill PHP 480 only!!!


 Mambukal Mountain Resort is consisted of several smaller resorts 

 


We opted for this small but less crowded resort, The Japanese Ofuro


Warm sulfur pool

We had sandwiches for dinner at Kuppa Coffee and Cocktails which is conveniently just a close walking distance from where we stayed on our first night, Go Hotels Bacolod



As usual, drawn by its industrial style interiors

boss labas ka dun picture-an mo ko 

 I've decided to break this post to parts. Sana gawin ko yung days 2, 3, and 4. 



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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Project CKGA: 5 Things You Appreciate About Your Partner Today

I woke up from a terrible dream. I burrowed my body to be close to him and he motioned his arms to nestle me. I was sobbing uncontrollably in my dream and woke doing the same.
He adjusted my warm but short fleece blanket to cover my exposed legs. He knew I was always cold. This was the morning after we had our silent fight.
I jinxed myself when I said few months ago that I don’t feel the adjustment period for newlyweds they were all talking about.
I’m grateful he has long accepted how lazy I am. I don’t really care for cooking; cutting of meat and vegetables, cleaning all the utensils, taking care of the biodegradable trash in this village where the garbage collector only collects once a week. He has been cooking the past few days.
Ginataang sitaw and kalabasa, Tocino, and Sinigang na baboy; on separate occasions of course.
He bought Coke at the sarisari store because I needed a partner for my Sinigang. That means stepping outside. I’m also not fond of that if not direly needed like that thing called job.
But other than that, it’s been going well.
How have you been?


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Friday, August 16, 2019

Book Challenge and Nailfies

Ate tagged me on Facebook --

"I accepted a 7-day challenge from a dear fellow bookworm to post the covers of books I love - no explanation, no review, just the cover. Today I ask 7 friends to take up the challenge. Let's promote literacy and support for public libraries and reading."

Na-pressure akong alalahanin kung ano talaga mga gusto kong books. But I guess itong mga recent favorite ko na lang. And since not following instruction ako, I'll add a few comments.

I'd like to thank Hi-C for sending me a copy of this book. I think this is the first book na nabasa ko na mga bagets ang bida. When I first got into reading, more on mga suspense / crime fiction agad naumpisahan ko, because yun ang mga available sa min. This was a balanced read for me; generally light read lang, pero ang ganda ng mga turn of events. Medyo naluha ako ng slight sa reveal in the end, which should've been a bit obvious from the beginning. 

Another genre that I haven't touched before, dark fantasy + comedy. This was also a very entertaining read for me. Pinag isipan ko ng slight if ito ba or The Ocean at the End of the Lane ang ilista ko, but I remember some parts sa latter book na medyo dragging for me, so ultimately, I chose The Graveyard Book.

For me, John Green was kind of dominating YA books these past few years. Iniyakan ko rin 'to. I think I have mentioned before that I was in a reading rut, but forced myself to read the book since a film was coming out. One of my favorite quotes, so simple but poetic -- "Above us, the wind blew and the branching shadows rearranged themselves on our skin. Gus squeezed my hand. "It is a good life, Hazel Grace.

Dito ako medyo na-pressure, because I know I loved the story and how it was written, but nakalimutan ko na mga details. It was one of the first books na medyo mabigat for me when it tackled about mental health and such. Masyado ako nabigla sa ending, parang hindi ko matanggap ginawa ni aunt Helen.

Okay, just love this so much especially yung mga love letters ni Noah kay Allie.

Ito din na-pressure ako dahil di ko na matandaan mga details. But umpisa pa lang striking na sya sakin.

The ending of this book diba? Unfortunately, I tried other Rainbow Rowell books, di ko na rin masyado nagustuhan. 

Okay on another super duper unrelated note, I painted my nails today. I said I was going to cut it dahil medyo nahihirapan na ko mag-type, but for some reason my nails still look pretty and healthy kaya parang sayang naman, minsan lang to.
They got brittle for a while after I had gel polish. Oh how I want to maintain gel polish, pero wala, it's not for me.




The one on the left was after I had my nails done in Coron. Yes in Coron where we got stranded for 4 days. The one on the right was after I painted them today. The teal polish is one of the trinkets I got during my bridal shower from last year. Which reminded me, I wanted to create a post about that, pero mag one year na yon, and ano pa nga ba.

That's enough typing with long nails for the day.



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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

I hate ER Staff who aren't good with needles

I sometimes feel so many things at once I end up like an operating system that just crash. We were at the ER one morning that time I had *tooooot - insert medical condition here*. I was already feeling stressed for few weeks because of work pressure and all these "where are you headed with your career" plan I'm expected to know being in the IT service industry for years. 
I was in pain and asked the doctor to IV me something that would make it go away. And like what always happens, I get someone who doesn't know how to work the needle into a persons bulging vein. My veins are very visible! I tell you. It's far more defined than my future!  Damn ER person pushed it, lost her way, WIGGLED the fuckin  needle a bit, pulled it out, then attempted to get it in again. This sounded like one of those awful sexual encounters people post on the Internet. I was already in pain! Why in the world would you add more?! 
She was kind enough to call the other nurse to help out. 
But by the time they left me, my tears were already pulling a Tinuy-an falls. I don't usually cry in public. Behind ER curtains was still public to me. I was a mess! Good thing having a husband on events like these otherwise I would just look miserable crying because of pointy ouchie! 
On a normal day, I would judge a person fretting over needle pain (yes Boss, I'm judging you lol). I'm judging my ER patient self now. But I don't know, seems like recently I've been struggling with so many question I do not have answer to, so I just push them to the side but can't make them completely go away. 
They just build up and explode the moment these feelings get a chance. Which it did at that ER. I was so emotional, they were immediately reminded of the protocol of testing if patent was pregnant even though I told them I just tested negative literally day before while at a family clinic for that same thing. 

Next topic of randomness - I looooveee the lumpia toge Mina brought today! I love the sawsawan too! Ugghhhhh 
You remember those slumbooks in which you list your favorite things. I may or may not write MTM. But I'll try:

Lumpia Toge
Lumpia shanghai
Pakbet na maraming kalabasa and walang okra
Gata sitaw + kalabasa (lalo na the one from Putsi ko Ay)
Other kalabasa dishes - pumpkin soup, guisa kalbasa, etc.
Shoyu from Ramen Yushoken 
Atchara 
fried talong
Yung Spanish sardines sa cafeteria ng Asian Hospital
Malapot na sinigang na baboy 
New York Cheesecake
Shrimp na luto ni Mama, okay, pati ni boss (sarap umuwi ng Bulacan!)
Pepper Corn ng Serenitea
Padthai na kinain namin sa somewhere sa Singapore, pati sa Lime and Basil
Honey Bourbon Chicken ng Whistlestop -- ODK I miss you!!!!! 
Choco Butternut ng Dunkin'
Indomie Mi Goreng

Okay this post got sidetracked. I'll end here and magpapakatakaw again. 


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Friday, July 26, 2019

City Kart Racing







We went Kart "racing" at City Kart Racing in Circuit Makati.
They raced pala, ako pabebe speed lang. Natakot ako sa mga sharp curves e. I step on accelerator lang talaga kapag straight part nung track. Despite that, it was an exhilarating activity.
Price starts at P900 something. You can walk in, but best to call them ahead.

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