images of sagada
Monday, May 30, 2005
sagada ranks as one of my favorite places in the philippines. friendly people, wonderful vistas, fresh food and cheap accomodations. hope you can see it for yourself.
in the meantime, here are the pix:
view of sagada from the mountain trail
the infamous hanging coffins of sagada
view from echo valley
the lake beside the trail to mt. ampacaw
typical window of a sagada house
tambay
posted by lex @ 4:29 PM,
quezon food fest
a couple of my friends and i went to ugu bigyan's ceramic workshop cum restaurant in tiaong, quezon. being a foodie, i obviously enjoyed their fare (they cooked up a mean lunch!). but even without the food, the place was worth the visit.
here's the photos:
balinese style restaurant
bench at the side of ugu's house
lotus flower
dried flowers in a ceramic bowl
posted by lex @ 3:47 PM,
a different side of galera
Sunday, May 29, 2005
i was in galera about a week back. stayed in kalaw place, located on the quieter side of galera. (was really glad we didn't stay in white beach - felt like you were in a mall in manila.) had a relaxing time, to say the least.
that aside, here's the photos:
view from veranda
by the pier
the red boat
another pier
view from sand bar beach resort
posted by lex @ 3:46 PM,
change of plans (change of pace)
was supposed to be in cali today but i cancelled it. couldn't use my car. i still don't have a plate.
but it's still a great day. had time to develop and upload the pictures from galera, quezon and sagada. had time to download a couple of songs by postal service. had time to change my browser to mozilla firefox. and will have time to post my trip pix here.
despite the change in plans, this still is a great day.
posted by lex @ 3:34 PM,
roadtripper
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
i was in galera over the weekend and yesterday in tiaong, quezon. tomorrow til saturday, i'll be in sagada. sunday and monday be in cali. tuesday onwards, be in benguet for a med mission.
man, this is the life! woohoo!
posted by lex @ 1:16 PM,
milo part 2
darn, i am milo-deprived!
my desperation with milo has taken another turn. (to tell you the truth that right now, i would probably marry a girl who could make me a malty milo. a man deserves a woman who could make him a glass of this heavenly stuff.)
*****
this past weekend, i was in galera and a friend of mine, jam, brought powdered milo but no milk and sugar! can anybody be more cruel than that!
while we were haing breakfast, another friend of ours, ray, unconsciously suggested that we mix coffee with beer. as he said that, i immediately thought of mixing milo and beer! a strange concoction but what can you do to a desperate man?
so did i make one? well, i wasn't that hardcore.
after getting tipsy with booze that night, my world was in equilibrium again. so sue me but i had my malt, just in another form.
posted by lex @ 12:53 PM,
my own set of rules
what makes me experience the good things in life? i have certain unbreakable rules that help me do so:
rule #1: the year ahead will always be better than the last
rule #2: you cannot give what you do not have
rule #3: treat people as people and not as anything else
rule #4: measure life and success in terms of love
rule #5: relationships are more important than anything else
rule #6: magis
rule #7: do one thing that scares you everyday, take risks
rule #8: shake off the dust once mistakes are made
rule #9: the best things in life are free
rule #10: the world yields to a man who is open
posted by lex @ 12:33 PM,
to the horizon
"i see no obstacles in reaching the horizon"
- alberto granado in 'travelling with che guevarra'
resigning a little more than a week back, i've realized that there's just so much to hope for. despite what happened, i know that the possibilities in life are endless.
i am extremely thankful for family and friends conspiring to make my life amazing. and because of that, i can still see magnificence -- and as such experience pleasure, or more appropriately, the good in things, experiences and people. a friend of mine once commented that i like to use the word 'amazing'. as i see it, the words i use are a reflection on how i see life.
nobody can tear a person down as long as one allows them to. and life is still amazing no matter what.
life is full. always was, always is.
posted by lex @ 11:36 AM,
