Dumaguete-Siquijor (Part 2)

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On Random Impulses, II
Negros Oriental
Central Visayas
06 to 09 September 2013
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[Dumaguete-Siquijor (Part 1)]

I was slightly drunk last night and relied too much on Dave to wake me up for an early market stroll the next day. Unfortunately, he was also drunk and we were already behind schedule for the first boat trip heading to Siquijor Island.

Or maybe not.

even at the docks, Siquijor waters look like THIS.

Dumaguete-Siquijor (Part 1)

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On Random Impulses, I
Negros Oriental
Central Visayas
06 to 09 September 2013
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February... March... April... May... June-- okay, stop. Just. STOP. This can't go on.

My thoughts immediately went to Davao but ditched the idea altogether when Dave, a colleague of mine in the ER, mentioned something about his vacation leave on September. As it turned out, he was going to Dumaguete and that if we wanted to join him, we were welcome.

Long story short, I bought a ticket-- punched-through any minor infarction encountered and crushed any form inhibition that dared cross my way-- and waited for weeks to pass.

July... August... and, finally, September.

definitely not my crazy Sagada Group, but I love them anyway. :)

Tagaytay & Enchanted Kingdom

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Everything Else In-Between
CALABARZON, Region IV-A
21 July 2013
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I am aware  that Tagaytay and Enchanted Kingdom pale in-comparison to destinations outside the Metro, but bear with me. This is just a filler entry for travel-scarce 2013. Hahaha.

Besides, it's not really a personal choice-- it's a Departmental Team Building. :)

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Staff
at The Grand Central Station, Enchanted Kingdom
Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Mt. Batulao

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811+ Meters Above Sea-Level
Nasugbu, Batangas 
CALABARZON, Region IV-A
15 February 2013
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First and foremost, look at the travel date. Okay?

Okay. So now that we're all in the same page, let me begin this tale by saying that ever since Mary left for Norway, there had been a scarcity of out-of-town trips on our end but that was mostly due to the fact that our busy schedules weren't agreeing much with each other; and also, at that time, I thought transferring to the Cath Lab was THE worst decision I've had in years. In short, I was sad and home-sick-- and by home-sick, I meant, I was having separation anxiety attacks from my second home which was the Emergency Department. That, in itself, sounded stupid now that I got to think about. It's not like I couldn't visit the department anymore, and my friends were all laughing and saying that they'd all resign pretty soon anyway so there won't be anyone left to visit.

Hahaha. *cough*

Anyway, out of depression, I looked into my FB groups and found that-- thank Heavens!-- Carlo had one planned-out for Mt. Batulao. I called him up a few weeks back; arranged for stuff, and agreed to meet up with him at the bus terminal early on that day...

at peak number 8, with a view of the Pit Boss peak number 11.

Sagada - The Cordilleras (Part 3)

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Rollin' Up North, Part III
Cordillera Administrative Region
15 to 17 December 2012 
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[Part I] [Part II]

And so we have come to the last leg of our Cordillera Region Tour...

 

A local craft shop

Sagada - The Cordilleras (Part 2)

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Rollin' Up North, Part II 
Cordillera Administrative Region
15 to 17 December 2012  
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[For Part One, click me]

Butt-numbing road trip... strawberry picking... more butt-numbing road trip... a sumptuous late lunch at Yoghurt House... a few minutes of rest... coffins within a cave... trekking... spelunking... a semi-failed effort at surprising the birthday girl-- all those things in one day.

So now, we all asked Mary when we woke up the following day, what next?

Bokong Falls

Sagada - The Cordilleras (Part I)

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Rollin' Up North, Part I 
Cordillera Administrative Region
15 to 17 December 2012
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First and foremost, this is an uber-late post; I just felt the need to document my travels now for remembrance's sake-- and maybe even for showcasing to the world the natural beauty of our Archipelago...

Or something to that effect (haha!). Nah, I'm doing this for me. I just love to travel and take pictures.

You see, I'm not like The Pinay Solo Backpacker and THE Journeying James (idol, pare!) who would brave the odds, all for the sake and the thrill of (mis?)adventures. I'm not saying that I'm not at all adventurous or unwilling to try new things (I don't mind sleeping in a hammock or an open cottage, as long as I have familiar company)... it's just, being somewhat of a comfort-oriented control-freak, my risks won't always be anything beyond my ability to calculate. Sigurista kung baga. Yung alam kong sakto lang sa kakayahan ko.

So anyway, if you are planning a low-budget trip, feel free to click on the hyperlink above for tips and tricks. These are your cheat-codes for hard-core low-cost travelling without EVER sacrificing the quality of your vacation (Sir James did a 14-Days-Trip with a budget of less than 250php/day, and an EPIC 100-day journey around the Philippine Islands too on a limited budget as well). I mean, who in their right minds would want to miss out the essential must-see, must-taste, and must-try in all those awesome places-to-be, right?

So  what about me, you ask?

I suppose I'll stick to my own thing, while I gather enough wits for soloing. ;)