Pika-Pikachukahan at Yokohama!

It was last July when the citizens of Yokohama noticed the yellow furball humongous poster in Cross-Street building.

No I'm not talking about Garfield ha (he's color orange!!!). It was Pikachu, the cute pocket monster of Pokemon. In fairness he's cute...(one level of cuteness than me only).

Since Daddie is a fanatic of anything cute and fluffy he decides to check out the Pikachus that was roaming around minato mirai. Goal: have a picture with Pikachu!

Did you notice the yellow shoe? Terno?? =P 

Pikachu giant balloon playground was all over Minato Mirai! Here's one in front of the Nippon Maru. He's so hugeeeeee!! 

And there's one above the Nippon Maru itself! Feelign Sailor Pikachu the peg!

Here's the close up view of that huge Pikachu!

Pikachu playground on the Minato Mirai station

Dozen of Pikachu on the Yokohama unde rthe Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel as well. If only we can bring it home, happy sana kami ni daddie. I mean what would they do to all of these after the event right??

So, ok, there was a Pikachu mascot in Sakuragicho train station but Daddie's box-out is no match to kids arms cries! LoL. So he decided to just go inside Landmark mall instead to find the adorable Pikachu mascot.

One and a half month of yellow fever (and we're not talking about Aquino fever owhkayyy!)

Pikachu Balloons!!!!

And finally daddie found the mascot with less kids. Hahaha!

(and this was in Markis mall pa and not in Landmark!)

No guts No glory!!!

"Hey Pikachu, look at us!!! " -Poley

Did we mention that there were a dozens of Pikachu mascot in Minato Mirai over the weaken? So we did found 2 of them during the photo-op at Markis mall. 

Happiness!!!!

Finally Daddie had her solo picture with Pikachu but the two kids just zoom out of nowhere  and magnetically wrap themselves in the mascot's belly!! Ang data! LoL!!!

Guess who got more yellow fever, daddie who wears the yellow shoe or the kid who wear the yellow dress???

After 30 minutes of song and dance presentation and photo-op the mascots bid farewell. Guess what the people follow them even to their resting place! Hahaha! #addictmuch

However daddie was confident he would see another batch of these mascots hence he go back again at the Nippon Maru area and lo and behold there was a mascot who was on his way to the ship. and behind the mascot are of course the kids and some crazy tourist. LoL!

 To sum it up, I think it was a good experience to have a nice flurry yellow cute mascot roaming around daddies' workplace. It was a good stress reliever in fairness. Hope they would have a repeat performance =). 

Daddie would definitely need some cheer me up environment. =P

"Happy day for Daddie"

- Poley the Bear-

We're Back!!!!!

Hi Guys!!!!

I'm Poley Beariku from Las Pinas, but Im in Yokohama Japan ngayon.

No, I'm not a hosto bear here in Japan. Daddie is working here kaya I'm here as well.

Daddie's kinda busy now at work and healing a wounded heart* (drama!) kaya he told me to take over his blog muna daw.

We have a lot of trips, adventures, realisations, kadramahan in life that we could share. Very excited to write it all!!! 

More blog post soon!!!

 (from right to left: bullseye, watermelon, me, jiffy, reinjerry and cameltu)

*please don't ask daddie about it. magdradrama na naman yun! LoL!!!

The Action Packed Day @ El Nido (Day 2 of our trip)

People would have assumed that since I love going to the beach they might have thought I'm a good swimmer. Well guess what? I can't swim!

Hahaha!

Well in fairness to me I can swim though on a swimming pool, as long as I can touch the flooring of the pool I'll be fine but when I start to float then that's where the problem arise!

Helicopter Island, na mukhang turtle island to me =P

When me and Floro visited Kalangaman island last year I bought my own life vest for the swimming but after sometime (from Donsol to Siquijor trips) bringing this vest is a hassle!

And on our day 2 of El Nido trip to my utter surprise we were about to swim on an OPEN sea going to the hidden lagoon on the farthest island in El Nido.

What??Me? Swimming? No alalay or bangka that will bring me inside the cave?

The guide told me the kayak won't make it inside, and the only way to get in was to swim.

I tell you I want to back out, but since i'm with my girlfriend (who are more enthusiastic than me hahahaha) shempre I have to go din. Baka maumpog kasi sa mga bato at matauhan LoL (peace babe!)

Are you ready to swim?

Somewhere on those rockies ar the entrance inside the hidden lagoon

The swim was hard for me! And the water is infested with small jelly fish which makes the swim even harder. Me and Mikko got lots of sting from the jellyfish, and if not for the lifeguard bouy i don't think I can ever make it to the lagoon and back to the boat hahaha!

Getting inside the lagoon is even harder, we have to check the tide and the wave befoer entering the lagoon. C.R.A.Z.Y. but once inside you'll just say to yourself "it's all worth it".

"We shall return, pag magaling na kami lumangoy =P "

Mini caves with lots of bird's nest (for Nido soup daw)

After the death defying swimming, we headed next to an deserted island with grotto and unfinished structures. The view here is magnificent. This is one of the best locations in El Nido.

Crystal clear water, calmness after the storm

Tourist abound!

Grotto amidst the seas

Some unfinished business here

There is a small hill on this island, which shows this spectacular view.

And the back of the grotto leads to the beach part of the island naman. Perfect for intimate swimming for couples (wink wink).

Ehem, here's another MAGNIFICENT beauty. My baby Mikko =D.

Postcard worthy shot (naks!)

We did stop to another island for lunch but unfortunately we have to ride a kayak to get to the island and the water is so unstable hence we decided not to bring our camera. 

It's a good decision thank god, because my kayak overturned when i was about to land on the shore. Hahahaha. So i got this bruise on my right leg as a souvenir for this trip =(.

After lunch, we headed to this (another) hidden lagoon, but unfortunately due to strong waves nobody dared to swim. Only the middle age foreigner woman wants to go inside the lagoon (but her husband persuade her not to go hahaha).

Last but not the least, our guide reserve the last for the best beach. Helicopter island has the finest beach sand in all El Nido beaches. Same quality of sand just like in Calaguas but the water are strong and rough. But still it was fun to okay under the sun and the beach padin =).

"Tower ng bangka"

All in all, though the vacation might not be a perfect one (broken boat, brownouts at the hotel, scary swimming, jellyfish sting and what not), spending alone time with my girlfriend erased all the hassles of this trip. Sulit na sulit ang vacation when she's around =).

Hence, there I will not travel alone ever again. Yahoo!!

Trailblazing Temples

We only spent 2 days at Siem Reap (and almost 8 hours at PP), hence our schedule is very tight. First day was spent at Banteay Srei and the neighboring temples while second day was spent at Angkor Wat and the remaining temples.

We have to get up as early as 5AM just to get the sunrise photo-op of Angkor Wat (i'll have separate blog about Angkor Wat, so much to talk about that place haha) and after that we proceed to the other temples.

We're on our way to Bayon temples!

Traditional Khmer structure which serves as side decors are these huge statues that's pulling a snake body. It's a common sight in Khmer architecture but unfortunately for this one the body is already gone.

Note: hindi po babaing ahas yung nasa picture =P

Tuk-tuk drivers in Siem Reap are so nice! When we see an photo opportunity we always asked our driver to stop and wait for us. Hahaha.

After almost an hour, we finally made it at the Bayon temples. I'm very excited about this place because  of the intriguing faces etched on the spiral cones/tower of the temples. Parang yung mga Rapa Nui statues lang ng Easter island.

See the faces?!?

Compare to Banteay Srei and Angkor Wat, this temples are more rustic and ancient. Vegetation are abundant in Bayon and i believe it's hard to roam around the temple during rainy season because it will be slippery.

The sculpture are just amazing!!

On the side of the temple are layers of blocks which i think came from the temple. It looks like the temple was re-created from the ruins and it's like a giant jigsaw puzzle of some sort.

Neat!

Parang lego puzzle lang ang peg!

Any volunteer??!

Blocked Beauty!

The famous faces can be seen up close since every one can climb up the second floor of the temple. One tourist was so overwhelmed with the structure he actually climbed the wall. Crazy!!!

(he was escorted out of the temple by the way after he climbed =P )

Some hallways of the temple are already re-created/ revised from the original form but still the effect is surreal padin! 

Gilbert and the cat

Tropa at the hallway

Tropa at the Veranda of the temple 

Same as Angkor Wat, a lot of wall carved statues of Khmer people/ gods are inscribe here in Bayon. It' so awesome that this carvings are still intact in the walls after all these times. 

Time tested talaga! Galing!!

Most of the buildings though are in crumble state na, so it's no entrance for visitors. But the carvings and sculptures are so alluring kaya i can't help it and i just need to see it kahit sandali lang #waggayahin #boybawal.

Napagod sa kakaikot =P

There were a lot of people in Bayon hence the hassle in going up and down the stairs (sometimes you have to wait for a minute before ascending the stairs) and after an hour we proceed to the next temple a few meters away from Bayon.

To the unknown temple!

I forgot the name of the temple but it is near Bayon and the Monkey temple. Also it is one of the sacred temples in Angkor Wat area, meaning no sleeveless for girls daw. Olive, our researcher whenever we travel (i have to admit olive and rose are sooo O.C. when it comes to travels!) brought with her a t-shirt and she wore it before entering the temple.

There's a guard in the entrance that checked if the tourist are properly dressed or not. Better be prepared and do your research first =P.

The "properly dressed" tourist =)

Unlike the other temples where you can use the stone stairs, here they put wooden ladder to ascend to the top. According to the information on the entrance the priest do their offering to their Gods on this temple and they ascend to the top bringing with them incense and other offerings.

Sa sobrang liit ng hagdang bato ang hirap sigurado umakyat sa taas! (Or baka they small feet kaya nakaka-akyat sila hehe)

Some columns on the top are replica or combined from the old stones nalang. No original columns remains.

Yeah I make it to the top =P

The monkey temple (?) was right beside the "i-forgot-the-name" temple, though it is only small and only one entrance and exit. Surrounded by waters I was worried that maybe there are mosquitos around  LoL!

In this area also you can buy the BEST silk shawl! Don't forget to buy one! I'm sure your wife, girlfriend, mother (or any girl love ones) would surely appreciate it.

Mysterious Temple with Moat

We finished visiting these temples before lunch time. Exhausted and thirsty we headed up to get our lunch. I must admit the restaurant around the area are a bit pricey, I suggest to bring snacks while on a trip so as not to be very hungry while eating lunch or dinner (and so as not to spend more money as well) =D.

More temples and wackiness on next post.