May 2010
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Last Days In Manila
Being home & settled now (even tho its snowing here) I wanted to post the last few days I had in Manila that was filled with family, food, & SHOPPING. We spent a night at my aunts to have a good old family din din that majority of my cousins were at. I was nom’n pretty hard on the palabouk… soo GOOD! It was nice to see all my little cousins that were taller than the last time I...
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Relaxing
Cebu was the most relaxing part of the trip thus far because all we did was chill in the hotel, pool, & our own section of beach area. We stayed at The Hilton… which is very noticeable in Cebu due to the fact they are just two tall PINK buildings haha. It was actually really nice inside the rooms & out where the pool/beach was. One night I had the most expensive burger in the...
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The Freshest
The night before we left Boracay we went to a local farmers market which has fresh… EVERYTHING & nothing was hiding at all with fresh meat just hanging out, fresh seafood, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, & fresh eggs. We grabbed crab to cook back to our staying area which I wish I could of ate BUT my stomach has been hurting for awhile now (I don’t know if its the water or the...
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Beaches & Food
The last few days at the island we had a mellowed out time at my uncles beach cooking, barbecuing, stewing, and of course nom’n! We visited all the coast spots of the island of Lubang to see the different scenery… to bad I couldn’t take out my camera most of the time because of the dusty roads. The boat we took to go back from Lubang was a pretty small/sketchy boat that kept on...
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Candle Light
Last Night my family & I finished our part in the festival by leading a candle lite procession throughout the town. All my family members held the crosse while the rest of the town held candles that are lite around us. It was really cool to see the street light up by only candles & lanterns…really memorable part of the trip thus far. Here are some images that I was able to take while...
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Santa Cruz Festival
Here in Lubang there is a festival every year that is named Santa Cruz Festival. This tradition started here soo far back even my mom & her sister don’t remember when it started but had been going since they were babies. Basically its a 9 day festival where there would be 9 different family hosts that would feed the entire town. There would always be a live band playing to dance to,...
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Island Life
Life on Lubang Island is really HOT & chilled out… the only thing to do is go to the center of the city to go on internet, play basketball, go to the “clean” beach, drink beer, and sit infront of fan because its HELLA hot here! It’s soo hot here that even sitting down inside with a fan I’m still SWEATING my ass off… uncomfortable hot. Here are some images...