Blogs from Batangas, Philippines, Asia

Last Holy Thursday, we went at Ka Lolit's Beach Resort in San Juan, Batangas. We left our house at exactly 5:45AM but since we got lost along the way(I think we got lost somewhere at Ibaan town), we got to Laiya, San Juan at already 9AM! I thought when we got to the municipal hall of San Juan and turned right, the beach would be just a few minutes from the town, but I was wrong! We spent another 45 minutes finding Virgin Beach Resort, which was our original plan. However, when we got to the gate, the guard told us that they were fully booked since 3AM! We just asked the guard what would resort would he suggest and he then told us to go to Ka Lolit's which was about 1-2minutes from Virgin Resort. ... read more

mount batulao. ito ay isa sa mga bundok na naakyat ko maliban sa bundok ng tabuknon (sa bayan ng tabuknon in pedro penduko movie), bundok ng graba, bundok ng buhangin, bundok ng kanin, bundok ng kanin na may nakatagong hotdog and bundok ng labada at hugasin. akala ko noon outing ang pinuntahan ko kaya sangkatutak ang baon kong pagkaen at damit. samahan mo pa ng 4.5 liters na water supply. medyo kumpleto ako ng gamit na dala (ganun tlga pag first hike mo). nasa bahay palang, sabi ko sa sarili ko kaya ko ang bag ko pero pagbaba ng bus habang naglalakad papunta sa paa ng bundok; JUSKO PO! ayaw ko na. mabigat pala. tapos ung bag ko hindi designed para sa hiking kaya ung bigat napunta lahat sa likod ko. kaya ayun. tulo pawis, pahid, ... read more

The Filipino men dress up in Barong Tagalog especially for formal occasions. The translucent fabric used is either Jusi which is our local silk equivalent or pina cloth from handloomed pineapple leaf fibers. It has a front opening with some embroidery, and was originally colourless. Of late, modern barong tagalogs come in different hues. As worn, the barong tagalog is never tucked into one's pants. It is a light dress shirt typically worn to weddings, funerals and other formal affairs. A slightly less formal Filipino attire is the Polo Barong which is usually short-sleeved and made of cotton, linen or ramie materials. Many offices in the Philippines have prescribed the Polo Barong as uniforms for its male employees. The barong tagalog preceded the advent of Spanish colonization. Tagalog is actually a dialect from a reg... read more

Taal Volcano. Taal Lake. Easily, a local here would think Tagaytay City where one can view the volcano and the lake from the ridge. But I wanted to bring my family to go volcano trekking, so off we went to Talisay's Club Balai Isabel, a resort built by the shores of Taal Lake. Stormy Weather Over A Long Weekend The storm was a mood killer. A holiday spoiler. It was a long 4-day weekend for my working girls and school-going grandchildren. It also happened that one of the girls is celebrating her birthday. We booked ourselves at Club Balai Isabel weeks ahead and planned to do the lake cruise and volcano trek. Kayaking near the lakeshore or trying out one of those pedal-pushing water vehicles within a roped area of the lake. Biking. But that was ... read more

Had our annual summer outing at Johndel Beach Resort together with my co-workers. As usual I cannot remember how much I paid for the contribution(you can check out their website below my post), but I was able to tag Hannah and Nora to our outing. I was quite excited for Hannah because this would be the first time that she will go see a beach so imagine my disappontment that the beach was nothing that I expected to be- almost white sand, clear water on the beach that we could make a splash and just enjoy walking on the shore... because it was all the opposite! The sand was dark brown, water was dirty and I really cannot imagine even dipping my feet there, for who knows what's beneath that dark water! Hannah however, did enjoy ... read more