El Nido Birthday Get-Away

I've heard a lot about El Nido coming from friends and other fellow bloggers, but i just couldn't see myself going back to palawan (i have this crazy rule that I should NOT visit one place twice and since i've been to Coron then technically palawan is already out of my list).

But eversince I've been with Mikko (my girlfriend, ehem!) this crazy rule has already been broken (we went to HK last December, which I visited last 2008) and the Cebu Pac offered a seat sale i guess hey what the heck, i'll just prepare a trip to EN for my birthday =)

Our "Bantay" Poley Baloney was with us

Mikko L. ladies and gentleman. My beloved girlfriend

We took the morning flight to Puerto Princesa and arrived before lunch. Thanks to some friends advice we decided to have lunch at this awesome restaurant named "Kalui". It's one of the best restaurant in PP, which I actually recommend.

Refreshing drinks

Happy Couple

Weh? Wala nang fruits!

After the 6 hours grueling road trip to EN (which is a torture for me! LoL!) we arrived past 8PM and after freshen up a bit we decided to hit the beach and eat dinner.

M's healthy dinner

Morning come and this greeted us on hotel's veranda. The mountains are just amazing!

Good Morning El Nido!

Since we woke up very early (it's a habit because we always go to the gym at 6AM!) we decided to hit the beach. The beach is dotted with numerous tour boats in the morning, though around mid morning one by one these boats will start yo disappear and go into business.

I was looking for this famous El Nido logo, nasa beach lang pala sha! And since there's not too much people around the area, we opted to have our pictures taking with it.

This is what we called turista shots. LoL!

The town of EN has it's own Catholic church near the market, town hall and hotels and restaurant. It's nice to see a lot of tourist flocking the Sunday mass, some of them are foreigners pa. Cool noh!

Funny thing happened when we're about to go to the boat, we lost our tour guide! LoL! We need to get the assistance of our front desk receptionist to assist us in finding our guide. Crazyness!

We're the only Filipinos on the boat!

And we're off!!!

Limestone cliff on the edge of El Nido town

Islets of Wonder

Our first stop beach, we're just so happy we have to make this required jump shot! We're so happy and we're so in love (insert cheesy song here!)

The beach is jus awesome, this is the first stop on our itinerary "C" package (i think). Though I want to stay long on this beach we can't because we have a lot of places to go to pa. Sayang =(.

Paradise!!

This is the cathedral cave island, it's a nice place though it's more for the adventure seeker kind of people (i.e. not me).

Cool chic =P

Next stop was this island with limestone cave inside, which is kinda amazing since my idea of limestones are concentrated only on the mountains lang. Silly me =). Hassle lang pumasok because you need to pass through a small hole which requires you to crawl and slide. Yikes!

Yet another awesome beach (which we didn't swam into!)

All that smiling and jumping and what not takes it toll on our tummy (i.e. tomguts agad) and our guide brought us to their famous Snake island where we will have our lunch. While the guys are preparing the lunch we help ourselves in exploring the snake island until lunch is serve. Hehehe.

View from the top, thank God for globe tower for 3G signal =P

The sand and the sexy =P

Paparazzi shot by M! Dapat ma-Instagram ito agad. LOL!

We visited many more islands in the afternoon but the most exciting of it all was the secret lagoon trip. Our boat need to traverse the shallow waters (by using stilts) in order for us to get inside the lagoon. Katamaran lang siguro namin that's why we didn't get off the boat. LoL!

People are walking on shallow water while we are on our boat

And since we need to swim all the way inside the lagoon we can't bring our camera but the scene are just spectacular. First time also to swim with life vest on a very deep waters. Waaaa!! Of course panic mode attack but i have to keep faith on my lifevest that it will not fail on me hahaha. Luckily I survive the trip =P

And from then on Mikko told me to better get a swim class na hahaha.

You're one exciting swim trip!

Many more trips soon =)

Life Lessons sa Nami Island

1. Life is full of suprises. Don't plan too much or way ahead of your schedule. Live life one day at a time. God has a more grandeur and magnificent plan than our own plan.

2. OK lang to be single or going solo once in a while, but don't dwell on it too much. As the old saying goes, "No man is an island". Also it's very hard to get solo picture when you're traveling alone!

3. Stop and smell the flowers when life is beginning to take a toll on you (and your health). Try to enjoy the simple (and free!) things in life.

4. Exercise! It's a great stress buster. Take it from a guy who works 8:00am-7:00pm on weekdays and 8:00am-5:00pm on weekends.

5. Fall in love and give your best. If it doesn't work out maybe she's/he's not meant for you. But please do try to save it though =)

6. If you're broken hearted, cry over it. Talk to friends. Ask for advice. Then cry more. One week is enough for grieving period. More than that is already fatal. Don't be tied up to a nonsense emotions.

7. Celebrate life! Enjoy life to the fullest as if it's your last. Work hard, Play harder. Go out and party, hang out with friends, serve the community, be with your family. Basta Enjoy lang. No bearing to sulk and holed up in your bedroom the whole day.

8. Love Mother Earth. Recycle. Reuse. Reorganized. We have only one planet and its a no brainer to take care of it.

9. Be fabulous. It doesn't need a lot of money to be one. Channel your inner strength and show your character. Be fab and be a winner!

10. Sing a song. Even if your voice is crooked or out of tune, still sing for joy. If singing is really not your forte play an instrument. A song for God is always in good tune.

11. Take a lot of picture. People, Sceneries, Food, and what not, take their picture. Ignore those people who tease you for taking too much picture (or even check-in on places you've visit). Good memories (via photos) are better than missed opportunity (to photograph it).

12. Stand up on what you believe and be firm on your decision. Though it's hard or have repercussion, still, standing up on what you believe will still give you a character and status.

13. Balance you life. There is enough time for work and play. OA if you're always at the confinement of your office.

14. Fact: Mother know best.

15. Reach for your dreams. No matter how high or impossible it may seem. If you set your goal on it, it is achievable.

16. Don't be afraid to learn new language. If you're on a travel to a foreign land, learn the local version of the word "Thank you". 

17. Find the perfect partner. It may take some time but it's all worth it. Don't settle for "puede na". It should be "Ito na".

18. Not all relationship sails on tame waters. Most of the times you will be tested. Welcome this as an opportunity to learn and be strong and to know more about you're partner. There will be more test once you're married.

19. At the end of the day, it's still nice to go home to your love one.

20. Just like the cherry blossoms, life is like a bloom fields. Let us make the most of it. Show our beauty and grandeur to other. Be an inspiration. Be a model. Be a servant. Be God's chosen people.