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L ocation : Wensha Spa ( Boom na Boom Grounds, CCP Complex Roxas Blvd Cor. Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. Pasay City) Need to relax? Full body massage is all you need. Wensha Spa offers various services and packages that will suit your desire. All services include a buffet meal. You have the option to eat first before having the service you choose or have the service first before eating. OR eat before and after your treatment! At php680 you will experience the Wensha Body Massage which my mom and I availed. It's a combination of Shiatsu and Swedish massage. As mentioned earlier all services include a buffet meal, drinks, shabu-shabu. Before heading to the massage area, had our light lunch first. Rest, then off to have our massage. I loved the stretching in the end at ang amazing dahil kaya kong buhatin nung therapist to think na masmatangkad ako sa kanya! Wehsha also has steam bath, sauna, jacuzzi, other services (go to this link to see view price for each service) like foot spa/massa...

One thing I loved about the Arroyo Administration was the Holiday Economics implemented. Holidays were intentionally celebrated on either a Friday or Monday which benefited most working people since they could plan very well their out of town trips. New administration. The PNoy Administration. Malacanang already declared the regular holidays, special non-working days, and a special school holiday for 2011 through Proclamation No. 84 . January 1 (Sat) - New Year's Day (three-day long weekend from December 31 to January 2) February 25 (Fri) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary (holiday and three-day long weekend for schools only) April 9 (Sat) - Araw ng Kagitingan April 21 (Thu) - Holy Thursday April 22 (Fri) - Good Friday (four-day long weekend from April 21 to 24) May 1 (Sun) - Labor Day June 12 (Sun) - Independence Day June 19 (Sun) - 150th Birth Anniversary of Jose Rizal (proposed legislation to declare a working holiday) August 21 (Sun) - Ninoy Aquino Day August 29 (Mon) - National Her...

Location: Greenhills Promenade Shopping Center I was with my mom squeezing ourselves in Greenhills along with many other shoppers in an attempt to purchase Christmas gifts. There were just soooo many people! Nakakahilo talaga. I ended up buying nothing. A rewarding lunch is what we need after walking and trying to box people out of our way. It was a battle between Cibo and Peri-Peri. Hahah. In the end we chose Peri-Peri. I got their Bacon Caesar burger, while mom got their Peri grillers combo 1. We also ordered Cheesy Quesadilla. Serving is quite big. The Bacon caesasr burger comes with fries while the Peri grillers combo 1 includes 1/4 Peri peri chicken, rice, corn, gravy. I enjoyed their burger! Very tasty and definitely made my tummy sooo full! Their cheesy quesadilla was delicious as well especially if you add their signature Peri-peri chili sauce. They have their hot and mild chili sauce that mainly use the African bird’s eye chili called Peri-Peri. Price ranges from 250-600 pes...

Just came from a 3-day retreat. I can't explain the feeling of highness I'm in now. I'm thankful for the overflowing love I've received and still receiving. It was the most amazing experience ever and I'd like to be able to share this to everyone. Thank you to all the people behind the scenes for making the retreat very special and memorable. I wanted to write every detail of the retreat but I don't want to ruin the whole experience to the next batch. Honestly before the retreat, I was searching for blogs about what really happens during Days. I found none. I'm thankful I didn't find any because the impact of the retreat would be very different if I already knew what was going to happen. I came in with two strong phrases to follow, "Tiwala lang. Tanggap lang". Really these two helped in the beauty of the retreat's outcome to me. Grabeng intense salamat Jess Basta Ikaw!

Ten days before the much awaited Christmas day! Parties upcoming left and right. Sadly I'll bee missing them. Booo! There's a retreat I'll be attending this weekend. It's been what, five years since the last retreat I had. I remember during my Senior year in Assumption. I was with my IV-4 dear classmates. A one week retreat in Baguio. It was a refreshing and uplifting experience. This weekend I'm privileged to experience yet another retreat. Is it about time? Is it all worth it? I hope so! Because I'll be missing the fun and crazy party with MBS and UPDT! Deym. Oh well, parties come yearly but a retreat, an opportunity to redefine and discover oneself, an opportunity to get closer with the Lord do not come regularly.

December 11, 2010 Location: Sancho's Maginhawa; Erfe's hacienda MBS was supposed to join The Great Pinoy PEACE & UNITY Swim. It's a move to try break the World Guinness record of swim relay. But due to heavy traffic in Commonewealth, we killed time at Sancho's. We couldn't resist each others' clingyness and so we decided to stick together buy some drinks and spend the night/morning at Erfe's hacienda. Apul sapul!!! Drink of the night. Left us all sapul na sapul. It's all I needed to end a very tiring week. Nothing beats company of friends over apul sapul and some chips. Thank you! Photo taken by Trixie: Mga nasapul ng apul

Nov 27-29, 2010 Location: Baler, Aurora I promised myself I should surf at least once a month. True to my word exactly a month after, I go back riding the waves. On this trip I was with my cousins Biggel, Johanne, and his eight other friends. We boarded the 2am bus and by 930am we arrive in the beautiful town of Baler. Chill life began. Surf. Eat. Sleep. Surf. Eat. Drink. Sleep. Then back to surf. Nice trip! Sa uulitin kung saan ang araw ay laging WEDNESDAY!

This is the name of MBS' choir. It's the first time MBS will join the College of Science Carlofest. No pressure of winning but aiming to get a place. I scheduled a rehearsal with Prof. Michi Martinez, Chairman of Strings Department, College of Music. She gave tips on how to sing the required piece Tuloy na Tuloy Pa rin ang Pasko. It turned out pretty well. ANG GANDA. They're voices blended beautifully. In fairness kaya pala bumuo ng choir ng mbs. Let's go Pilita Corals aim for first!

A day before the Sugar Rush event I planned to buy a pair of rubber shoes. I didn't know rubber shoes were that expensive especially those used for running. There's also a specific shoes for each individual to avoid pain and other forms of injury. Don't hesitate to ask the sales man to check your feet. It's best to get the right shoes for you. In Nike, they have this measuring device wherein you will step on it and the length from heel to toe, length of arch, and width of foot were measured. Here's the result: Left foot Right foot Length heel to toe 9 8.5 Length of arch 9 7 Width of foot A E to D Results show that I have a flat-footed condition and the shoes for me are those that give stability. So he showed me the stability shoes available. Woah, they range from 5-6 thousand pesos! I wanted a second opinion so I went to Adidas. They're measuring device is much advanced compared to Nike. You'll...

5am in the morning we arrive at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) parking lot. I was with Phoebe, James, Jedd and Jay, who drove us. There were already a lot of participants roaming. I got off the car and started securing my toe nails with band aid! Ayokong matanggalan ulit ng kuko. Dalawaang beses na kong natanggalan. By 5.15am we were with the rest of the UP MBS runners. Yeahay! It's my first ever 10k run. 5.30am the event began. RUN! The MBS pack run All of us running together. I couldn't have finished 10k without the MBS support. I really can't believe I made it! I'm so proud of myself. An hour and 15 minutes of running. Whew! Now we have a time to break weee. My legs and feet are still aching! But the whole experience was worth the pain. Here's to more runs and a healthy lifestyle! More Photos

It'll be my first ever 10k fun run on Sunday. Since it's just a fun run, I courageously signed up for the 10k event. So here's the catch, I've never joined any running event, and I've never ran 10k. The two rounds of acad-oval which is equivalent to 4.4k, is already tiring for me! Ok so what made me decide to join? For the sake of being able to tell myself that I tried to join a 10k run. After all running is a fad nowadays. Have you noticed? Almost every weekend there's a run for a cause in The Fort, MOA or even in UP Diliman. I think more and more Filipinos are becoming health conscious which for me is a good thing. Running after all is the cheapest sport and most accessible for everyone. Here's the official poster of the event, Sugar Rush, a fun run for the benefit of people with diabetes. This event is organized by the UP Pre Medical Honor Society. For more inquiries visit their facebook page or their official website, Sugar Rush

It's been 3 weeks since I last did stuff for school. It's finally sinking that I've graduated. I wake up in the morning thinking what to do. I used to tell my mom I won't do anything for two months. I want to have all the time to surf, dive, hang out with friends. Already I feel unproductive. Parang tataba ako ng ganito. So I'm starting to send in resumes to different companies, hopeful that I get a call asap. Nakakabagot din pala ang walang ginagawa. Lumilipas ang oras ng ganun ganun nalang. Hmph ang hirap magdesisyon lalo na pagdating sa buhay. Mas ok pa pala ang mga word problems sa math may mga kasagutan. Pero pag tanong sa buhay, walang eksaktong sagot. Pedeng tama, pedeng mali. Pagmali kelangang remedyohan pede pang masaktan. Hay nakakamiss pala buhay estudyante... Gusto ko na mag Masters.

Baler, Aurora October 27-30, '10 After 5 long months I'm back in Baler! Fresh air. Cheap food. Big waves. Long rides. Good company. Friends. Simple lifestyle. These are all I ask for and what Baler offers. I was with Ayin, Kat, Simon, Lara, Yssa. We boarded the 3am Casiguran Bus trip. By 10am we arrived Baler. We stayed at Surfers' Inn, Kahea. My suki inn. For reservations, contact Ate Ybok or Kuya Edwin at 09208689477. We got their remaining vacant room and just pitched our tent. Our daily routine: wake up 5.30am, heat our cup noodles, eat, apply sun block, then off to surf. By 11am rest, buy rice, cook canned goods, eat, siesta, 3pm off to surf until day light permits. Rinse, dinner at rolling store or at Gerry's, chill drink, sleep. Weeeee! Everything's so simple. Time runs slowly unlike here in Manila where everyone is in a rush. On our first day, I went with Yssa, Kat, Lara and Simon to Mother Falls. It's my third time to go there. I don't recommend goi...

I'm so excited I have to write before I sleep. Finally after 5 months I'll go back and surf in Baler. I can't wait. Fresh air, cheap food, perfect waves, and yess far far from the hustle and bustle of the city. My board Denden has already accumulated dust here at home. Time to get her wet! Surf's up! That's all. I just like to release my excitement! Haha. I'd like to share my previous entries about my surf 5 months ago. It's written in 3 prats. I stayed there for 4 days. I was with Ju, and Janina. They are friends of Marie whom she tagged along during one of our surf trips. Since then I always invite them whenever I surf. So yeah I was with them for the first 2 nights and then my relatives came. So what's nice is that rest of my stay was for free because they paid for everything! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Supposedly I am in Zambales inducting Seaduction 2010, but because I had to cancel the trip, I drove my mom to CCF in St. Francis Square. While waiting for her, I looked around hoping there are a lot of clothes to find. I ended up buying tank top. Finally after two hours of waiting mom texted me that we meet at the entrance. Before going home I convinced her to buy me Beard Papa. A choux pastry shell filled with whipped cream custard. The first Beard Papa was opened in 1999 by Yuji Hirota in Osaka , Japan with the motto Pipin' Hot Cream Puffs . I love the filling. Very mouth-watering. The puffs are filled with whipped cream custard once you order them so that they won't be soggy and then dashed with confectioners sugar . Each one costs 50pesos. They also have special cream puffs with toppings to choose from which cost 55pesos.

Yesterday my decision making skills and leadership skills were put to test. Skills that I'm doubtful I have. But yeah as I was processing the events yesterday, I guess I do have them. Everything happened so fast. My head ached after. Agenda for the day ♣ check periodical exams of students ♣ deposit 50% down payment for bus ♣ arrange jeep transfer going to island ♣ buy snacks and other stuff for induction But then all these changed because of bad weather condition. I was in UPIS and my phone kept ringing, got a lot of text messages. Weather was not cooperating according to texts/calls. I couldn't confirm myself because I don't have internet access. I was only relying on info from Jojie my ATL (assistant team leader) and other members. Apparently according to forecast, there's an incoming typhoon Katring that will enter the country Saturday, Oct. 23. Series of decision to make ♣ deposit 50% down payment for bus pro: we have a sure bus in the event that the dive will...

October 9-19, 2010 Location: Palauig, Zambales The Crew: TL Gene, ATL Kira, ATL Jojie, Ayin, Jed, Pat, Bry Agenda: find a place for Grand Induction The ultimate road trip with only Ayin's GPS phone leading us the way. Left Philcoa 5am. Because we love Bryan, we went all the way to Manila Bay to drop the cursed paddle bag then off to our destination. Breakfast at Jolibbee Subic. Then back on the road. I can't remember what time we arrived on the island though. It was a paradise. Lots of starfishes welcomed us! Crystal clear water and almost fine sand. Manang Auring led us to our cute hut. We scouted the area and looked for the best spot where we can camp and do the rites. For lunch we ate our canned goods. Ansarap! The island was spacious and shady. It is surrounded by trees. There's also water source which is what we need. Time to check the dive site. Front beach had patches of reef and they are scattered from one another. Starfishes there were a lot! ( magsasawa ka sa dami...

Location: BayWalk We didn't have an entry for the womens heat this time because we were short of women paddler who train regularly. So we joined the mens and Pacers: isa and gene (photo by beck din) mixed heats. I was not nervous as compared to the previous races. In fact there was no pressure at all since I got a text from Bry that 3rd leg will be a happy race. Not until Beck our coach assigned Isa and I pacers for the mens team. Oh wow! Are you serious? Pacers? It was our first time to pace during a race! Level up kung level up ang N'avis. Here's the logic behind why Beck chose to have girls as the pacers. Mens team supposedly consists 10 pairs of men paddlers. But because we were also short of men paddlers, some of the women Getting tips from Beck, our coach paddlers were part of the mens heat. Ladies were lined up in front so that the men paddlers follow our rate. Yes the rate won't be as fast as the men but the idea was to have stronger...

Septeber 18-19, 2010 This year's International Coastal Cleanup entitled KALIKASINING: Klima, Kultura, Kapaligiran 2010 at Isla Verde, Batangas. ICC is a yearly event and the UP MBS has been organizing its own for the past six years. Poster by Klar Honasan Education and environment awareness were the main focus. Since the event catered to elementary and high school students of San Agapito, the activities lined up for them were geared towards arts and crafts. The elementary students in Origami class under Teacher Klar learned how to make shark and turtle. Students in Drawing class under Teacher David made comic strips about the environment. The best comic strip made was entitled Ang Malungkot na Pugita . The High school students on the other hand had lectures on climate change, waste management. They identified environmental problems in their area like, dynamite fishing, mining, using fine nets to catch small fishes to display in aquariums, burning of trash. They made an action plan...

After a tiring training at the bay, the team headed to Laurie's place in Astoria, Shaw. A hotel/residential suite. The ever so animated Doctor/writer/rower/fashionista Yves channeled his boredom by creating different ways of wearing a bedrunner. YES, using only a bed runner. I modeled for him. He came up with 7++ designs but I'll only showcase his top 3 designs. Note: A bedrunner was used as single item of clothing. No clips, no threads, no safety pins--just my pinch grasp holding the gown together. Gowns designed by Y. S. James Model Gene Villapando Photography by Astoria Alta Crew Camera by Pez De Leon Item #1: The open neckline With the wrap-around sleeves, the open neckline outlined by thick collar that reaches down to the waist adds volume to an otherwise thin shoulders. Item #2: A simple hourglass silhouette, this gown's asymmetrical neckline defines the strength of the shoulders and the beautiful bare arms of the model. The waistline detail works to highlight the ge...

Saturday Training= double load It's my first time to load twice. Actually today, we didn't have to unload after an hour. Training was for two straight hours. WOW! Define pagod and vegetable arms after. We did 10 sets of 300m race course. Program for each, 30 power starts, longs, pick up, last kick, quick pull quick drive. Very tiring I must say. Army Navy for breakfast! Yeah.. I ordered chicken burrito. Not bad for 135pesos. To continue on the boat's clingyness, we went to Laurie's condo/hotel in Astoria, Shaw. Nice place btw chill tambayan! We created a video showcasing the place. Oh and I became an instant model for Yves' 7 + + ways of wearing a cloth. Very amazing. Different styles for different occasions. More on this when the pictures are uploaded. Till the next clingyness. Hopefully I can stay longer next time when there's no family duties.

Ramadan Friday Long weekend and I'm stuck in Manila. What to do? MBS clingyness. First Station: Cardinal Santos Hospital Attendance: Gene, Jun, Marlon, Sj, Diet, Gen, Ernest, Bry, Jeddan, Hazel We came to visit Trixie, dengue victim! Party in her room (nabulabog ung katabing patient kinakatok na kami). Dengue mosquitoes are everywhere. You can be bit anytime, anywhere. It's best to always apply mosquito repellant. Second Station: Hazel's condo at East Ortigas Mansion Stayed at Hazel's condo for more bonding. Jeddan cooked the best pesto chicken fingers! Boo me. I didn't stay that long. I had to go home. Tiring but fun day!

Mom and I had lunch at Italianni's, Greenhills. Sarap but a bit pricey. We got Classico for pizza and Seafood Cioppino for pasta. Classico is their specialty 12'' pizza. It has Italian sausage, mushroom, pepper mozzarella and roman cheese. Very tasty! The Seafood Cioppino on the other hand has shrimp, mussel, clam, calamari, linguine in a red wine sauce and enhanced with basil pesto. Now that's quite a healthy food! I love how the noodles were cooked, so tender. Plus the ingredients had a distinct taste. Btw, Seafood Cioppino is also one of their specialty pasta. Their regular serving for pasta may be shared by two people, while the lunch serving is good for one. If you'll be eating with some friends it'll be better to order variety of pasta and just share them among yourselves. Here's a portion of their menu Service was exceptional. The waiters were very courteous and spoke fluent English. They look clean and presentable in their uniforms. They ask you ...

The Cove shot by a team of activists, film makers and free divers. Their mission: to penetrate a reomote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret. Hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks were used to uncover how this village does massive dolphin slaughter. Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary of 2009. Thousands of dolphins captured and killed. Some placed on theme parks for show, some sold as meat. Sad but true! In the Philippines, Ocean Adventure Park in Subic has imported five false killer whales, and seven bottlenose dophins from the Japanese dive fishery. If we want to stop the hunting in Japan, and animals dying in aquariums, STOP WATCHING DOLPHIN SHOWS. Set free all captivated dolphins! Go to Save Japan dolphins for more info on the global campaign to stop the biggest slaughter of small whales and dolphins in the world.

Sunday is Family Day. My Mom and I went to my lola's house for lunch. Food glorious food! Everything served were all good. I couldn't resist getting a little of each on the table. The sweat released from playing wii before lunch was compensated by the amount of food I ate! Bakit kasi ang sarap kumain! BTW it's my first time to play wii! In fairness sobrang nakakapawis talaga siya at nakakapagod. Tita Irene came home today from Australia, which was why we had a family get together. Semi ukay-ukay when she arrived! My cousins inspected her balikbayan box and tried fitting all the pants, shorts, tops. Yeahay! Tita was telling us how cheap the clothes were. I got 4 pants, 1 shorts, and 2 tops. I love the pants. The cloth was cotton, and comfy to wear, perfect for hot weather. I don't like wearing maong anymore. Ang init! took home arroz caldo and Blueberry cheese cake, Ate Macy's specialty. Yummy. My weekend spent eating!

Saturday training! We thought the boat will consist of 5 pairs. Then came two cabs. Aleth invited newbies. Yeahay so we were one full boat, 10 pairs! The newbies loaded first so they could occupy the last 5 pairs of seats. "Oh oldies, sakay," "Isa, Gene kayo magpacer" Yves commanded. Isa and I both surprised. Ha? Ok! It's my second time to be a pacer. The first time, I paced for half the boat. This time, pacer only for full boat! (Lumelevel up na ang havatars). Side story: The team labeled Isa and I Havatars because of our long arms ang legs. This was during the peak of the movie Avatar. Ok, going back to the training, program was 2 sets of 3 mins rowing. What's weird when you're the pacer, you don't know if you're doing the right thing since there is no one in front of you whom you can imitate. You become conscious of your form and speed because the rest of the team follows you. It felt good to be seated in front. You're in command. Whi...

Unfortunately, no surfing for me next month. Sad. As much as I want to, I can't. Busy in school, plus the fact that I've been out of town whenever there's a long weekend. My Mom complained already because of my frequent trips. So yeah I'll be staying put for the mean time. I'm looking forward to October though, when surfing season starts in Baler and LU. I hope Denden does not get too dusty. Oh by the way, there's a series of dives this September. An open dive in Nasugbu, Batangas and an International coastal Cleanup in Isla Verde, Batangas. Oh no. Just when I thought I'd be staying put. I think I won't.

Marlon joined the contest Biggest Loser. He ranked second for losing 20 pounds and got lots of GC from various establishments which include TOPman and Cerealicious. Yesterday was the awarding at Cerealicious, Shangrila. I wasn't able to make it to the awarding though, but made it in time for his Cerealicious treat! Yeahay. Cerealicious serves cereals with a twist. Instead of the usual mixture of cereals and milk, Cerealicious mixes their cereals with crushed ice, milk, cereals, friuts, cookies etc depending on the flavor you choose. It's a combination of crushed ice, cereals, toppings, milk. They have creative and interesting flavors to choose from. They have Jumango, Oreo + Juliet, Charlie and the choc nut factory, and Frootloose to name a few. They also offer splits, crepes, oats and smoochies. I ordered Banana Nutella crepe topped with a scoop of chocolate ice cream. Perfect mouth watering dessert! Visit Cerealicious to know more about it. Photos at my muliply .

Right after a children's party we attended in Jollibee, Sucat, mom decided to treat us in Icebergs also along Sucat road. Serving there was quite big, so if you have a low appetite it's best to have someone share you your order. Since we were still full from Jollibee, I shared my Mango Tango split with Julianne. Jana and Biggel shared the Chocolate chips parfait. Mom ordered halo-halo, her all time favorite. Mango Tango split has three scoops of ice cream topped with whipped cream and cherry. On both sides were half slice of mango and peaches. Delicious. Price range is a bit expensive. I won't buy on a regular basis.

Napagkaisahan ako ng c0-st's (ST-student teacher) ko! Dahil wala ako nung nagbotohan, ako tuloy ung representative ng Math Dept sa RAMPA. Hindi ako ung nagiisa. Dalawa pala kami. Kasi kaming dalawa ung wala nung nagpilian. Agosto ay buwan ng wika. Ang Filipino Department ng UPIS ay may nakahandang iba't ibang gawain para gunitain ang buwang ito. Isa na nga rito ang RAMPA. Dito ay rarampa ang mga napiling estudyante ng bawat baitang, guro ng bawat departamento gamit and pang etnikong kasuotan. Gustuhin ko mang tumanggi, di ko magawa. Sabi nga ni Ma'am Z saming mga ST, Never say no! Kaya sige na, rarampa na ko. Tara Math Department pakita nating di lang tayo sa Math magaling.

I love going to Baler but the hassle thing is the long travel time it takes to get there and the bus schedule to Baler that Genesis has. Problem solved thanks to Atty. Ely Cresencio's initiative. A repost from Atty. Ely Cresencio's note. Good news! Here's Genesis' reply to our request for night trips: 2AM Cubao-Baler. 5PM Baler-Manila. Tell us what you think of the schedule and will relay your comments to Genesis. August 16 at 12:38pm Hi Mr. Cresencio, We have received your letter of request of an earlier trip to Baler for our surfers. We are happy to inform you that Genesis is working on a schedule that can meet the needs of our surfers and at the same time maintain your safety. Our main concern is hitting the mountain roads when it is still dark. It would be very unsafe for you to travel at this time. However, to address the needs of the surfers and other passengers who wish to leave and arrive early in Baler, we are thinking of scheduling a 2AM departure ( ...

After two weeks I finally got the chance to train again. At 4am I left the house with Chevy. It was still dark and a bit cold. Who would have thought that at 4.30am an MMDA will come rushing after me?! In an intersection along Taft, I hit the accelerator when the yellow light flashed. In my mind I told myself yeah di ako inabutan ng red! wala naman sigurong mmda ng ganitong oras.. But no!! After a few seconds an MMDA on a motorcycle was haling for me to stop. Wah!!! Why are you an early bird? And he caught the worm. ME!!! Damn it. I was nervous. He asked for my license and said that I bit the red light. NO! (sinagot ko siya sa isip ko.. yellow kaya yun! haha) anyway he was readying his pad of ticket (at nagparinig ng kung san tutubusin lisensya). I panicked (what kukunin niya lisensya ko?). I bargained. ME: Kuya wag muna kunin lisensyo malayo pa pinanggalingan ko, Cainta pa. Eh may training lang po jan sa harbor square ng dragonboat. Magkano po ba? MMDA: wreckless driving 500. ME: 500?...

I can't remember anymore the last time I attended a debut. It's my cousin's 18th last Aug 11, but she celebrated it today. The traditional debuts have the 18 treasures/flowers etc.. The formal and and boring one. My cousin didn't want the formal, cheesy party where everyone's dressed up. She chose to have a chill swimming party at their club house. Happy 18th birthday biggel! Good food, music, and unlimited shooters for everyone! Thank you Club Fishbone for the awesome drinks. CLUB FISHBONE is a mobile bar and sounds group which offers an All- in- One party setup from the ambience and drinks down to the music.The original and only mobile bar and sounds party Club in the Country, with the most complete package than the rest. Click image to like their page on facebook! Photo taken by Mignon Martinez Photo by Club Fishbone

Click image to view article on surfing in Baler, Aurora i love baler, aurora! everyone are very friendly and accommodating. everything is cheap from food, lodging and even surf instructor. plus the best wave rides you’ll ever have!

PGMA implemented the holiday economics during her term through Republic Act 9492. In this act, a holiday that falls on a Wednesday, is observed on Monday of the same week. But if the holiday falls on a weekend, it will be observed the following Monday. Its purpose is to drive domestic tourism. I'm in favor of this holiday economics. The declared long weekends allow you to prepare for a trip to wherever. The long weekends guarantee that I'll be able to surf! Yeaoo, or even dive with MBS. Although I'm not really affected by this holiday economics because UP doesn't have Monday classes in the first place. But, the holiday economics assures you that you're working friends also don't have work as well! So perfect to have a weekend getaway and have some catching up with them! August 21, is Ninoy Aquino Day. It falls on a Saturday, so technically following RA 9492, there shouldn't be work on Monday, August 23. Of course people have already planned for this long wee...

I'm a YABANG PINOY advocate. Here's their latest issue of MagYP where surfers from LU and Baler are featured. Enjoy! IpagYABANG na ikaw ay PINOY! Open publication - Free publishing - More yabang pinoy

April 7-9, 2010 From Seaduction's apps party, went straight to Partas Station, Cubao 2.30am. Loaded around 3am. SLEEP! The whole trip going to La Union (LU) we (ayin, moley, patrick, lia, doi) were asleep. The only time we had to recharge from the wild apps' party. Around 8am, reached San Juan La Union! What welcomes us? Small waves, not even strong enough to give us a long ride. Why?! The forecast said there'd be waves! We dropped our things in Lola Nanny's, our lodging. We had 2 kubos. Chill place by the way. Perfect tambay place! We had the second floor all to ourselves. Over looking the beach and fresh air. Breakfast at Patubo's. Their __silog ranges from 55-75pesos. Around 10am loaded a our boards. Kuya Mickey, LU local accompanied us to Baroro, a surf spot near Bacnotan. There were ample waves compared to the ones in front our lodging. Had our lunch at Norma's, right in front of Sebay. Meal ranges from 50-60pesos. Their fried chicken is a must try. Parang...

It's 12.46am and still wide awake. I thought this week will be a light one since I'm done with all the lectures for my class. That means no more lesson plans to prepare. But no! I have to check their recent exam and give back the results in time before their periodicals next week. I've finished checking one section. One more section to go! Aside from checking, I have to prepare questions for the periodicals. Whew! I haven't started yet. I'm hoping I'll finish by 5am. Wow! Lastly, one student requested for a reviewer for their periodicals. Still haven't started that. Wah... Time I need more time. After all these, there's a reward! Looking forward to the epic weekend. On Friday, August 6 there's APPS' PARTY sponsored by the UP MBS applicants Batch SEAduction 2010. One word to describe, WINNER! From their poster to the invitation. Their a bunch of rich talented apps. Career ang lahat ng bagay! I hope they'll be as passionate when they become mem...

Poster by Klar Honasan UP MBS holds International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) yearly. This is the org's major project. This year's theme: KALIKASINING. Using art as a medium to teach the community of Isla Verde, Batangas marine conservation. Fluidsurf sale is still ongoing. Sales will be used to help fund the project.

Location: UP Pool Ever since I became an MBS member, pool sessions are held at Daungan near Mother Ignacia St. But then, SM bought the area already, so goodbye Daungan pool. Good thing the TMC (Training ang Membership Committee) headed by Jun and Bel were able to make arrangements to allow us to use the UP Pool. So much for the hassle (long story) pool session 2 pushed through today. I missed swimming in a pool! Very calm, no stingers, "clean" (an understatement in the case of UP pool). But yeah I missed doing laps and using my equipment (mask, snorkel, fins). Doing laps brought back memories of the days I was still training in Assumption Antipolo. There were a lot of apps both morning and afternoon session. Pool session 2 was about finning techniques, breath holding, dives and ditch and don. Yehay! Few more sessions till the interview. Can't wait! Can I just mention, the set of applicants this year all look the same! I can't recognize one from the other, plus most ...