FIRST TIME TO ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL

oohhh well, sad but had to cut my story on the so short yet so special itinerary i had in Davao, that is meeting and seeing rovie (maybe some other time, we could have more time bonding).

moving on with my saga, buddy and i left  rovie's place as we were already called to proceed to meet our group at Gaisano Mall, Ilustre, so another directional and map reading activity took place, surprisingly it's just near from Ulas and with just two rides of jeep we arrived earlier than the call time.

we took sometime to stroll around the mall and dropped by an Internet Cafe, to comply and reply with some emailed work.

and since it's almost lunch time when we all meet, Mami Hazel (our host person here) brought us at "Nanay Bebeng's Eat all you can Restaurant and pigged out just like a hungry lion haven't eaten for weeks.. (just kidding, ha ha..)  --all i can say is that, the food is superb, it fills more than my tummy's usual intake. and to effect, i forgot the word "DIET".

whatever.., forget about diet, anyways, it happens only once... and everytime ... he he

  we thought we are going back to Panabo City this day as we weren't able to have a good glance of the place the last time we stopped over as we arrived late and left too early, well, we thought wrong,
because our way now is to the ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL (IGACOS), excited about the trip, and what awaits us in there i made myself comfortable with the thought that "this is my time in Davao, i'll make the most of it...." :D

unforgettable sunset pose while waiting in queue to be loaded with the ferry
that will transport us to the Island... 

we dropped by at the Blujaz beach resort
to try the beachside ambiance 

finding serenity while sea watching and
overlooking city lights on the other side.. 

of course, never be the last to dipped in the saltwater
as always, our favorite activity: to get wet!

plus the staff has their own artistic way of serving their foodie thing..
and i like it...

..if you plan something different and unusual in your planned or unplanned vacation, adventure, escapades or whatever you call it.. go try the SAMAL ISLAND for yourself....

hold on guys, cause there's more exciting fun and discoveries in this fun-filled Davao experience we had.

Davao's special Itinerary

where did i stopped the last time?
ahhh, that was a slept over at Panabo City
so, to continue, on the third day..
indeed, a hard day for me,
still longing for that dream sleep as the other day was so exhausting
we were awakened at 3:00 o'clock in the morning, as we need to be at davao at 4am
to  send two of our colleagues at the Bus terminal going to General Santos City and Cotabato City as they have to report for work..
so there, despite the groogy feeling of being soo sleepy
i just thought that our day has just begun,

and i had one special itinerary for today, that is to go and visit rovie (bestfriend in highschool, and haven't seen each other for sixteen years and eight months after graduation in Highschool, and now a blogging buddy ).

rovie - has been inviting me to visit and see her in davao many times then, but due to the distant and always busy schedules of me in the past past years, i cannot fulfill my promise to her that someday, oneday, i am going to see her,  until this time.

at some point, there were hesitations as to go or not to go to her place because of time constraint plus, my point of origin is from the south most of Davao and her place is from the North most, and when she told me of "Ulas" (her place) i couldn't find it in the EZ MAP i'm holding, i am in a kinda panicky mode as to how am i going to reach her place?

Nonetheless, i've decided to see her, even just for a while since i know if i let this day passed i won't make it anymore, and with the patience, guide and expertise of my buddy in map reading and direction we reached  rovie's place earlier than her estimated time of our arrival.

our meeting didn't even lasted for an hour, as another appointment is waiting for us somewhere in the city, but what's important with seeing her is the fact that after 16 long years of not not seeing each other in person, we got the feel of each others physical comfort today and it would be a forever cherished reunion with her, with her better half  Papa Bren and the "makulit at wala sa mood" little Bella.

flo: have we grown old?

rov: not much that old, i guess more on wisdom...(laughs)

flo: ...and weights and heights too...
rov: yeah, right... (laughs)

..let's add some grown curves and waves too.. ha ha ha!

with this post, i made a recollection on our Highschool's "tweetums" mode with rove and the rest of our group, indeed a memory worth remembering...and i miss them, a lot..

one thought that comes in my mind is the so-called "treasured friendship", no matter the time and distance which makes you apart, there is always that one moment in your life that you opened yourself to let those moments live again.
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ei, before i get emo on this part, i'm planning to update this post, by putting some of our old pics with rove to compare now and then... watched out for it, guys, i just need to dig on my photo albums and scanned those pic to post. soon.

that's it for now!

the breathtaking SAN JUANICO BRIDGE

it's been an off and on schedule for me  if i could really join the working team to Tacloban City, and i thought it's never gonna happen but to the last minute the in-charge informed me that we have our plane tickets ready so i better get off.

then, i made the necessary endorsement for the job i'm leaving in my cube, lucky that i almost beat my deadlines, only some paper works that could be transacted online were need to be done. thanks to internet it made some works easy, accessible and handy.

whew! that was just the story before i get to this part of Leyte. but wait a minute, i knew there's a lot of nice places and beautiful experience to discover in this place, but since i am travelling for business, i get contented with the sight of the Breathtaking view of the San Juanico Bridge and the Mac arthur park in Palo, Leyte.



first let me get to the beautiful SAN JUANICO BRIGE.  it's a historical bridge as it was called the "Testimonial of Love" of the then President Marcos to the first lady Imelda. Since the first lady is native from Leyte and Marcos from Samar, he built the bridge to connect Samar and Leyte and therefore connect his way to Imelda's heart. (ha ha, chezzy- but i like it,cool and romantic)....



San Juanico Bridge made known also when the Dante Varona the so-called "Hari ng Stunt" made his biggest hit to stardom with this movie when he jumped off the highest part of the Bridge. I guess i might try it too, for who knows a producer could discover my talent... ha ha ha.

hooowheew!! what can i say..? but to laugh my way out..it's too high i need a wetsuit, googles, fins and mask before i could make that giant stride...

=)

GOING THE DISTANCE

i will go the distance, cross the ocean and travel the land, to find my way to your heart...

MY MOST PRECIOUS TRAVEL TO ILOILO CITY

had anyone here, been to ILOILO?
i've been..
 i couldn't tell much of it's History
all i know is that i spent some precious moment
here even while at  a hectic work and with an amidst inclement weather
as the rain never stops to pour especially at night.(it must be Quiel)

my comrades were kind enough in accomodating me

one of those footmarks i had at ILOILO

and make an awesome tour within the City (that is of course during my free time)

not much to say, but thanks guys
for the most wonderful stay in your place...

promise me when i come back you bring me to
bora, together with my scuba gear....

9/11 - a day to remember

9/11 has long been a tragic history in the life of every mankind. as who would ever forget the suicide attack made by the heartless terrorist with an end aim of destroying and burning pathways to world peace.

9/11 is indeed a day to remember, with same day last year, i recollect that this day was marked as an extraordinary day in my journey, as to others this day, their lives has ended, literally, while to others theirs has just begun, changed, renewed or reliven.

as to me 9/11 is everything ...as it was the beginning of all the first time experiences in my life and at the same time an ending of some dreams painful and blissful.

beginning - 9/11/10 - from a naivete, non-complaining, gullible, obsessive-compulsive and intuitive - introvert person who built walls to ward off people coming near the bench of my being i turned into slightly objective, risk taker and got out with that protective shelf i built,  i've explored, wandered and defiant to name a few. most of all, i've welcomed dream and dreaming with, found a wandering soulmate,  and pursued together mr. happy-ness and juggled with the ms. rare.

--this was also the day of my first open water experience in scuba diving, the life underwater --was the experience that i would never trade for anything and so with the thing that comes with it, i never planned nor expected it would happened and with arms wide open i embraced all the risk it entails. it didn't ask for my life once, but twice, thrice and more, yet it didn't not caused me to take aback. cause i believe that life is worth taking the risk.    


the ending - 9/11/11 - the trouble with finding happy-ness is the painful fact that it never lasts... i have known it long that in time comes goodbye, but i never knew it would be on the day with the same day when it begins... i hadn't had enough of having and giving, but time has not been my friend., it didn't gave me the chances i needed. and today, i turned and walked away from dreaming. waved goodbye to the soul in my mirror with love as my only provision. 

 9/11.

last glance and recollection

...and a last glance to where we've been are recollections of the places and faces we've seen, so this is farewell ... just remember i love you <3

SAIL ON, SAIL BY

sail on with the sea and sail by with the wind, no matter the tides and distance, go... conquer your destiny.

finally going home

six days of stay in gensan is such a short period of time to tour around and sight see, much more that my prime reason of goin' is to work and  though most of the time i was confined at tambler i still able to enjoy myself and more than glad that i come and see.


some other beautiful spot i haven't visit here were the reason that i need to come back, some other time.

rain rain go away, fallenrainnes is flying away...

..finally home, getting ready for the next destination, somewhere in Visayas, this time....




note:


there's  more gensan untold story, i'll share it once i make the luxury of time to write...


keep smilin",... 

reunion with my fave fruit MARANG only in gensan

MARANG (Artocarpus odoratissimus) is  also called johey oak, green pedalai, madang, tarap, or breadfruit cousin. it is an exotic tropical  fruit that resembles like that of the jackfruit and can only be found in southeast asia.  


you don't have an idea how i missed "marang" it's like a decade now since i haven't tasted one. so on my fifth day in gensan, i got the chance going to the city, and there, i make sure that i picked one and satiate if not my empty stomach then just my watering big mouth.. LOL

for only five pesos

giggling for more!!

no matter how i crave for the fruit i manage to share the other piece to"didith," my close friend, colleague, batchmate, classmate and a neighbor at the province of Cagayan.  she was the one who guided and toured me in gensan for two-hour of sneaking at work.

wait a minute, she got the big one... huh!

just to share her part of the story... "didith" is also a stranger in this place wayback 2009 but when career development calls her, she accepted the offer to work here and maybe one of the reason why she's here is to unite me and marang one day, and it happened (my big thanks)..


she promised me to send  more products from here ...LOL


..will tell more funny stories,soon...

sunny and dusty day @gensan

third day in gensan is a replica of my stay on the second day,that is another "tough working day" however, there's more mobility this day as we move from tambler to lanton, apopong, i even experience slight headaches and some body malaise, maybe brought by the warm weather and dusty road we traversed here and there.

that's work anyway, and the only console it gives me is to be able to do more sight seeing of buildings, streets, cabs, cars,people or get the feel of the heart of the city itself.

MAGANDANG GENSAN, everyone :)

UNCERTAINTIES

the uncertainties of the immortals begins in a journey at the end of a road less traveled...

tough day @gensan

would you dare ...?

my second day here in gensan is a tough day as it focused more on work related activities including but not limited to conferences, inspection under the heat of the sun, surveys, congenials, speeches, etc.. ahhh! indeed in action.

tension and uneasy feelings also came to me as a couple of peer pressures crossed the way, some dear friends persuading me to take the opportunity of being here and near and visit them in davao city.

davao according to my querries is about three hours from here when you take the bus. plus another three hours going back here, would mean a futile travel. for i might just be spending all my time in transport.

also, for some security reasons, time constraint and not free plus a lot of workload at hand the invites could be next to impossible, at least for now.

aside from that, is the thought that i don't wanna go to davao for such a short period of time for i might not enjoy the hassles and the rush. i'm looking forward though that seeing davao is soon coming my way.

meantime, im just taking the feel that i am indeed at gensan.

grateful to be here

boldness

grandiosity

me and naughtiness 

and stubborness

more post to come... keep posted..

welcome general santos city

GENERAL SANTOS CITY the boxing capital and city of champions has been in my list of places to go before travelling abroad, is now conquered.



i've been excited to land at the city of gensan since this is my first time here, excited as always because i know my experience here would be more than extraordinary. i'm thankful for the opportunity for it never occurred to me, that i'll reach gensan this year with a free travel expense. it's not bad to work hard though, aside from the experienced and exposure i gained i was able to meet different kind of people, cultures, events and places, which happened only to few, ordinary and lucky being.



i was staring at the big and heavy things which would transport me to my destination





excited, are you..?

and after the pilot announced that we are ready to touch down i immediately took a snapshot with the first thing that comes to my sight @gensan

almost heaven

this i shoot at marlborro country, BATANES ... i soooo like it :)

even if you're heart is fill with sadness, soon it will all be gladness.. LEARNING PATIENCE it is...

endless roadtrip

i've got body pain post travel, so it's nice to get a nap
as soon as you arrived...

i've been busy lately due to work and travel toxicity, i've got less time to update my blogs and stories and due to changes of job location i've been traveling every weekend from manila to northern luzon and vice versa, and despite the long hours of travel i've been comfortable riding in a bus to convey me to my destination. travel stress is unavoidable, but it doesn't matter  for i always set time to debrief myself from a stressful situation such as this, i'm thinking one after next week end.

yes, that would be after next week, because this weekend i am scheduled to go to GENERAL SANTOS CITY for a weeklong work. how about that?

well, i'm a bit excited cause that would be my very first step to manny pacquiao's native land. :) 

see you there....

going elsewhere

puerto galera, oriental mindoro

where would you like destiny to bring you...

BOREDOM AND LONELINESS

taken at the bay of whitebeach, puerto galera, oriental mindoro

boredom and  loneliness or what ever you call it. 
you may ask the person in your left or the broken-hearted. 

WIND, WAVES and the WRECK

photo taken by fallenrainnes 

at the bay of whitebeach , puerto galera, oriental mindoro 

>>from a viewpoint of the optimist....

FROM FILMORE TO STARBUCKS @JUPITER--ANOTHER KEEP ON WALKIN' MODE

TALE OF STARBUCKS HERE AND THERE (part 5)

(if you were reading this, please find time to read prior blogs related to this posts ) 

FORGIVE ME  for i couldn't find any of the file photos i've saved as proof that i've been to STARBUCKS JUPITER, i've been scanning all my files in my external drive, hoping to find it stored in some of the hidden files or maybe saved it somewhere else, but to no avail. oh well, pardon me for that and for keeping you wait this long to finally publish this chapter of the story.  .. 


here's how's the tale goes...


earlier, when i looked at the Starbucks Planner and read about STARBUCKS JUPITER, i even joked Crescendo with words like "STARBUCKS having branch at the outer space?" that's because, i haven't known JUPITER ST. in MAKATI CITY yet.


now, you'll be asking, how did i get there and what significant this story has? 


oh well, it wasn't really in the plan to get there yet, however, time calls the right timing to visit the place is at hand, since i'll be doing some business at MAKATI, then i thought why not take the chance of going on a double purpose (recalling what boss told me on taking chances or hitting two birds in one stone so TAKE IT, TAKE THAT or MISS IT!). and the next thing i knew i'm on my way...


in recollection, it was on the 12th of May this year when my friend "Zerline" asked me to be her reliever for two-days at her work at  FILMORE, MAKATI  while she's out of town attending some convention of a sort. 


so, i took the offer not for the money but as to taking chances of the  experience i'll get in this job for this is my very first time to record and try they're so called job after five, while the other share of the reason in accepting this part-time job is to return favors she had for me in one time or another. 


it was my first time goin' to FILMORE though, so i asked  "Zerline" to provide me the direction  going to the clinic where she worked as OFW evaluator,  and after working on the first day, gay crescendo fetched me at the clinic with a map taken from google  as to where Starbucks Jupiter can be hounded.   


it's six in the afternoon, and from Filmore St., we walked heading AYALA AVENUE and kept on walkin' up to BEL-AIR, MAKATI, to the left, to the right and it's seven thirty in the evening and JUPITER at last, on our way to the store, we came to pass traffic lights, crossroads, big buildings, hotels, towers, cars, jeepneys,  good garbs, ties and trousers, buses, horns, noisy dispatchers, security guards, street vendor, pollution, smoke, dust, dirt, sweat, foreigner, worker, couples, lovers, the sympathetic and the apathetic, the cynics and the pessimists, we've seen all that, and wondered how lives differ from one another? buddy and i had an academic debate on that plus a peck on the cheeks, then it became a shared thought.... (for the resolve here's a coffee cheers! =))

for the love of coffee..

whew!, that was quite a walk,  for it was another more than two-kilometers of distance we walked but unlike the "keep on walking mode at Starbucks, Camp John Hay," there were no chilly or windy weather in MAKATI, dehydrated almost, i'm just glad i wore flat shoes that day, so my feet didn't complained of over walked, it's just my leg muscles that cramps...but it doesn't matter anyway, for as long as there is a freeway, i will ramble... LOL  !     




LEARNED VIRTUE:  TAKE CHANCES, take every opportunity that comes along as it may only knock once, never let it slips away, SEIZE EVERY MOMENT because this is your only time, HERE AND NOW...and regrets no way, because you're on to a HAPPY JOURNEY!




p.s.
i promise once i'll find the still shots at Jupiter, i'll post and update this chapter of the story. meantime, i just took a snapshot on the leaf of the planner where i recorded the date of my visit to each store. 

located at Ground Level, Yupangco Bldg.
Jupiter St. cor. N. Garcia St., Bel-Air Village, Makati City

thank you... and please watch out for more.....

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**** i just have to highlight the place i've been for a more evident recording****


1.6750 = Ayala Avenue, Makati City
2.Cebu Ayala = Cebu CIty
3.Camp john hay = Baguio City == APRIL FOOLS DAY
4.Lipa = Lipa City, Batangas
5. Solenad = Sta. Rosa City, Laguna==HOLY  THURSDAY
6.Boracay = Boracay
7.Corinthian Hills = Quezon City
8.Katipunan = Quezon City
9.Intramuros = Manila
10.SM Sky Garden = Northedsa, Quezon City
11.Bacolod = Bacolod City
12.Jupiter = Makati City == MY VERY FIRST TIME TO GO ON MOONLIGHTING
13.Tagaytay = Tagaytay City
14.32nd and 7th = Global City, Makati City