Swimming at La Mesa Eco Park


July 27, 2013
La Mesa Eco Park, Fairview, Quezon City
 Ice scramble (PHP10 treat ni Mimi) sa gitna ng ulan.. Yum!
Ayon oh, one down! Napagod sa kakaakyat baba sa hagdan at sa kaka-jump-shot!
Family affair nina Mimi at naki-join kami (Ako at si Mae). Hahaha.. Kung wala si Mae baka ma-OP ako. Buti nalang! Nilakad ko pa naman mula gate hanggang sa loob. Ang layo kaya. Pwede namang mag-tricycle pero pinili ko lang maglakad. Akala ko kc malapit lang. Ang layo pala. Pero nilibang ko nalang sarili ko sa pagpicture picture sa daan para di ko masyadong mapansin ang layo kahit tagaktak na ng isang drum ang pawis ko.

Ang main purpose lang ay mag-swimming. Dalawa ang pool area sa Eco Park, pero this time isa lang ang gumagana kc under maintenance daw ang lumang pool so doon kami sa bago. Doon sa bago, merong dalawang pool. Isang pambata at isang pang-matanda (Competition pool) 4ft to 8ft deep.

After few hours of swimming at picture-picture, nagbanlaw na kami, pero pagkatapos na pagkatapos magbanlaw, pinaalis na ang mga tao sa pool kc kumikidlat. Bawal daw maligo ng kumikidlat at tapos bumuhos ang napakalakas na ulan. Ano ba yan. Panira ng moments ang ulan. Pero masaya parin kahit na medyo napaiksi at di na kami nakapasyal sa park dahil sa ulan.

Ang daming pagkain nilang dala. Pagdating na pagdating ko pinakain na nila ako ng paborito kong pansit, tapos pasok sa pool tapos balik kain mangga, tapos tanghalian, tapos ligo tapos kain na naman. Pumunta pa kami sa bahay nina Mimi para mag-videoke tapos kain na naman. Daming busog. May pasalubong pa pala ako kay Mimi, natuwa naman ako, isang pabango at starbucks mug. Nakakatuwa naman! Thanks much!

Dahil hindi ko na-document ung oras, expenses nalang ilagay ko.
Tricycle then Jeep to Ortigas - PHP16
Bus to La Mesa Village - PHP32
Tricycle to Eco Park - PHP10/head or PHP30/special trip (pero sa case ko nilakad ko lang)
La Mesa Eco Park Entrance - PHP50 (none QC resident)
Kubo - PHP500 (paid by Mimi, family affair nila to eh.. sabit lang kya kami.. hehe)
New Swimming Complex Entrance - PHP80 (paid my Mimi, thanks much!)
Eco Park to GMA7 - Free Ride (Mimi's Service to Riverside, Mae's BF's Car to GMA7)
GMA7 to Ortigas - PHP12
Jeep then Tricycle to Home - PHP16
Total - PHP126

Win Carly Rae Jepsen Concert Tickets!



July 18, 2013

Carly Rae Jepsen will be having a concert here in the Philippines this coming August 7, 2013 at Araneta Coliseum. Araneta Center (@AranetaCenter) will be giving away 2 tickets each for the top 3 entries with the most number of retweets on August 5 (6PM).
If you are not joining this contest, please please RT my entry for me to win this thing. I don't have money to buy tickets (sorry, just being honest) but I really want to witness this event. Thank you so much for your help.

My First Bacolod Trip (A Day In Bacolod)


July 03, 2013

02:00 - Left Home - Tricycle PHP40 then Jeep PHP10 to Crossing
02:38 - Arrived at Crossing
03:08 - Bus to Domestic Road - PHP20 (ordinary bus)
03:40 - Jeep to NAIA-Terminal 4 - PHP8
03:48 - Arrived at NAIA-Terminal 4
04:20 - Checked-in (ETD 0530); water PHP25; Mister Donut PHP20
05:00 - Boarding
05:20 - Plane to Bacolod via Tiger Airways - PHP342.80 (Free Fare promo)
06:40 - Arrived at New Bacolod-Silay Airport
06:45 - Van to Silay Church (San Diego De Alcala Parish) - PHP50
07:15 - Bus to Talisay Church (San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish) - PHP7
07:30 - Jeep to The District - PHP8
08:23 - Jeep to Bacolod North Terminal - PHP7
09:02 - Arrived at Bacolod North Terminal
09:30 - Jeep to Bacolod Cathedral- PHP8
10:09 - Arrived at Bacolod Cathedral
10:40 - Breakfast @ Ted's OldTimer LaPaz, SM City Bacolod - PHP96
13:01 - Jeep to Starbucks - PHP8
13:30 - Arrived at Starbucks (Vanilla Cream PHP155+Add-on Java Chips PHP30 & Tumbler PHP450)
15:43 - Arrived at Robinsons Place Bacolod
16:12 - Lunch/Dinner @ Chowking (Pork Siomai Chao Fan PHP79)
17:00 - Shuttle to New Bacolod-Silay Airport - PHP130
17:24 - Arrived at New Bacolod-Silay Airport
17:50 -Checked-in (Terminal Fee PHP200)
19:20 - Early Boarding
19:30 - Plane to Manila via Tiger Airways - PHP142.80 (Free Fare promo)
20:40 - Arrived at NAIA-Terminal 4
21:00 - Disembarked
21:05 - Jeep to Baclaran - PHP8
21:12 - Bus to Ortigas - PHP29
22:48 - Arrived at Ortigas
22:52 - Jeep then Tricycle to Home - PHP16
23:15 - Arrived Home
Total Expenses - PHP1,889.60

NAIA-Terminal 4, Pasay City

San Diego De Alcala Parish/San Diego Pro-Cathedral, Zamora Street corner Rizal Street, Silay City, Negros Occidental, 6116

San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish, Don Simplicio Lizares Street, Zone 6, Talisay City, Negros Occidental

The District, Ayala North Point, Talisay City, Negros Occidental

Bacolod Cathedral (San Sebastian Cathedral), Rizal Street, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, 6100

The John Paul II Tower, Reclamation Area, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, 6100

Starbucks, Lacson cor 18th Streets, Bacolod City, NEC 6100

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Carmelite Monastery, Mandalagan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental 6100

Carmelite Monastery, Mandalagan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental 6100
The New Bacolod-Silay Airport is a very nice and clean airport. Maybe because it is new. Base on my experiences with the airports that I've been to, I would like to place them at number 2.
1. Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 3
2. New Bacolod-Silay Airport
3. Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 4 (1 scanner only)
4. Zamboanga City International Airport (no air-condition)
5. Kalibo International Airport (1 scanner only)