celebraTINg exisTENce

Mabuhay talaga. Katunog kasi eh. Kesa naman, Malanjutay ka, July. Hahahaha. Jk.

Anong kalokohan 'to at July na naman pala??? Ayoko na magsulat ng kung anuano, hindi kagaya last year kala mo nanalo ko sa beauty contest. Tsk. Pero, ganun pa rin naman. Maraming Salamat, universe dahil pinapagbigyan mo pa rin ako. Wag kang magsasawa! Hehehe.

Makapag-post lang. 😂😂😂 #sun #nature #trees

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on Jun 30, 2015 at 7:33pm PDT

Sorry, blog. :( Hindi ka na masyadong napapagtuunan ng pansin, medyo taken for granted ka na... parang ako. Haha. Loko lang. Sorry, blog that I haven't been updating you as frequent as I used to. I also posted 9 times last year pero iba 'yung feeling ngayon, parang napapabayaan ko na ewan. Pero babawi ako. ehehehe. :D Resolution: Wag na tamarin maglagay ng watermarks. Instagram kasi eh!!! Mas madali mag-embed. Hahaha!

ANYWAYZZZZ,

It's the second half of 2015... Sobrang bilis pls! And even if I haven't posted about our Bacolod trip yet, I'll be having my last 2015 fly out this month tapos pahinga muna (?) so I'll be able to post frequently again kaso teka, kapag nagpahinga ko sa gala, ano naman ipo-post ko??? Yan, yan. Hahaha!

Although I'm still hoping for something, it's now out my control so kung ano man mangyari, bahala na. Kahit anong opportunity man 'yung dumating o hindi dumating, whatever happens in the future, it will be for the best. O diba, iniba ko lang 'yung words nung last two sentences. hehehe. Pero ayun nga, may gusto akong mangyari pero it's currently out of my control. I know that there are greater plans for me. Hindi ko pa lang makita kung ano. Maghihintay na lang ako. :)

Haaaaaaaaaay. Buti na lang talaga na maliban sa mga Plan A, B, C, D e meron pang ibang letters para plans, noh? I mean for those opportunities that came our way but we weren't able to grab because of a lot of reasons, manghihinayang ka pero may darating naman na bago, sure 'yan. Haaaaaaaaaaay. Sakit ko talaga 'to eh. Andyan na. Sinayang na naman. Bakit? "Hindi kasi ako ready." Tapos pag maisip kong sayang, maiisip ko rin na, "No one's ever ready. Sana nag-go ka na." Haaaaaaaaaaaaay. I don't know kung pang-ilang letter na 'tong plano na meron sa buhay ko pero buti na lang pala sa mga ganitong bagay, may infinity. Sana lang sa susunod e kung ano pang dumating, ma-grab lang ng ma-grab. Hindi kagaya nito na saka na pag ready na ko pero pag ready na ko, wala na naman pala. Sawi-sawian ang peg. Haha! Uyyy, masaya mabuhay para malungkot sa mga ganyang bagay. Pero 'yun na nga, my prayer is for us to be brave. Opportunities are not easy to come by so no matter how unprepared we may feel, go na. Hindi naman kailangan laging handang-handa, diba? Hehehe.

So for now, "In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day--or to celebrate each special day." - Rasheed Ogunlaru

Ayan kaya kahit wala man 'yung ibang bagay na gusto special pa rin naman ang everyday. Hehehe. Thank You po!!!!

God bless. :)

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Back at Pudaquit, Zambales. Our chosen area for this year's two getaways... kasi mura. hahaha. Jk. Not only is this place affordable, you get to travel with little to no traffic. Goodbye EDSA! NLEX, SCTEX at TIPO kami. Isang diretso lang kaya kahit malayo, kaya 'to ng three hours from Quezon City.

Do you know other affordable beach resort in North Luzon?

Anywayyy, if you're going to Barangay Pundaquit in Zambales and you're looking for an accommodating resort. Hm, you may go and inquire anywhere but Megan's Beach Resort. Ayoko NA sakanila. huhuhu. Pagkatapos ko kayong i-blog noong April, ganito pa igaganti niyo sa'kin?! HAHAHAHA. Charot lang. Even if it might take me forever (buti pa kami may forever) to share the story, I will because I am someone who holds grudges. lelz. Gusto ko sana talagang all positive, 'yung tipong ayoko maglagay ng unpleasant experience dito sa blog ko pero wala eh, kailangan kong ilabas to para matuto na kong magpatawad. Haha. Ang arte, e noh? 'Yun na nga... NEVER AGAIN, MEGAN'S BEACH RESORT. O edi wow. :))))

"E Mam, kahit anong gawin niyo, 'yun po ang resort policy kaya kayo ang dapat na mag-adjust sa'min. Mamili po kayo. Kung cottage, cottage lang para sa lahat. Kung kubo naman, kubo lang."

"Kahit wala naman kayong ibang customer? Ayaw kasi talaga nung iba na sa cottage eh kaya dun lang sila daw sa kubo."

"Hindi po pwede. Resort policy ay resort policy."

"AH GANUN BA!?!!!!!!!!? O sige, hahanap akong iba!!!!!!!!! Madali lang naman akong kausap."

Nako, nako, kung ayaw edi wag pilitin kasi baka pumayag!! Hindi naman ako magagalit kaso 'yung dalawang tao rin dun, pumayag na sila kasi nga wala naman daw tao kaso 'yung isa, ayaw niya talaga kaya nainis ako.

Alam mo 'yun, kesa meron ng magre-rent ng dalawang cottage na may aircon at dalawang kubo sa labas, nawalan pa tuloy sila ng customer. Minsan, okay rin na bini-bend ang resort policy eh. Especially when it doesn't make sense! Wala namang ibang pupunta tas bawal? #$@%%@~!!!! RELAKS. haha! Not worth the high blood pressure.

Gusto niya ng patigasan edi nakuha niya hinahanap niya. Gosh, ang aga aga. Sarreh dahil matigas ang ulo ko. Ipipilit ko talaga kung anong gusto ko kaya bahala sila. hehehe. Buti na lang, lumipat kami sa Kristel Paradiso Beach Resort. Ang welcoming nila, asikasong-asikaso kami, nag-linis pa sila kaagad at higit sa lahat, mas mura. hehehehe.

Dahil nakakuha kami ng mas okay... for the apology I never got, apology accepted. E ikaw na sabihan ng mga kasama mo na, "Buti na lang nagalit ka! Mas maganda pa nga dito." HAHAHAHAHAHA. Mga sadista rin eh.

We decided to island hop again.

First time that I was in the area was when I went to Capones Lighthouse and Anawangin Cove link:here.
Second time that I went there was to swim at Pundaquit beach and we rode a boat to Camara Island link: here.

This, third time, we decided to island hop to Camara, Capones and Anawangin Cove (island hop kahit hindi naman island 'yung Anawangin. hehe)

This was taken at Camara Island. Okay naman, mukhang white sand pero pang-aquarium na maliliit na shells 'yung mga bato rito.

Taken at Capones Island.

Ito 'yung side na nakatapat sa Pundaquit, 'yung papunta kasi sa lighthouse e hindi okay swimingan.

There are no accommodations, no comfort room but for this? Okay na, diba?

Then on the way to Anawangin Cove...

Those mountains make Pundaquit stand out from the rest. I've been there for three times already but I never get tired of looking at the view.

Anyare sa'yo, Anawangin?! Ang lungkot na niya tignan. :(((( This is not the Anawangin that I know. It's heartbreaking to say this pero ang pangit na. :(

I was really disappointed with the current state of Anawangin Cove so if ever you're planning of going in the area. Although hindi ko pa napuntahan, Nagsasa Cove na lang siguro. Or better yet, sa Capones o Camara na lang. Pwede naman maki-wash sa mga resort na nasa Barangay Pundaquit.

09177502168
09188424861Kristel's Paradiso Beach Resort

Salamat kay Kuya na sobrang accommodating dun sa babaeng nanginginig sa galit na naghahanap ng resort na malilipatan. Hahahahaha!!!

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This is my second post about this Korean dessert cafe in Bonifacio Global City. I posted this because the last time I went there, I had a strawberry bingsu for free. Promote promote din. lolz. It's not free because I blog, it was free because I Instagram.

Cafe Seolhwa, Forum South, Bonifacio Global City. The building is near The Fort Strip. Oh, you might also want to try Seoul Express (TFS) and O'rice (FSG) for more Korean food experience. :>

Anyhow, it has been more than a month since I won so I am not sure if the contest is still ongoing. Follow @seolhwabingsu and @xtintina sa IG na lang for more details. 'Yung @xtintina talaga nagdala eh. Hahahaha!

Thank you so much, Cafe Seolhwa! Winning really made my night. It was night time when I found out that I won. Eating made my afternoon. It was a hot afternoon when I claimed this. Bakit ba ang dami kong sinasabi? 'Yung totoo. Hahahaha.

Thank you, @seolhwabingsu for my free #딸기 #빙수.👍 #strawberry #bingsu #dessert #cafeseolhwa #bgc #forum

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 30, 2015 at 6:57am PDT

This was my free strawberry bingsu. I was shocked when Cafe Seolhwa tagged me in a post saying that I won their Instagram contest. I was just mindlessly hashtagging #cafeseolhwa and #seolhwabingsu but it turned out that I sent an entry. Not complaining. :">

Before and after of our 진짜 좋아하는 빙수... #bingsu #dessert #cafeseolhwa #mango #strawberry #cheese #chocolate @seolhwabingsu 👍

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 30, 2015 at 7:16am PDT

We ordered these flavors: Mango Cheesecake and Chocolate Brownie.

You might see me there or you might see my friends there. Basta the energetic bunch who would stay there for several hours during Saturdays. Hehehehe. Infairness naman sa'min, we order a lot kaya keri lang!

If Cafe Seolhwa had a membership card, my friends would have the VVVVVIP card by now.

Didn't think that I'd like this flavor too. 😊😊😊 Di pala na-upload kagabi.😍 @seolhwabingsu #cafeseolhwa #injeolmi #인절미 #빙수 #bingsu #toast #dessert #economical

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 31, 2015 at 4:37am PDT

And we weren't satisfied with just ordering three flavors, we ordered this economical meal composed of injeolmi bingsu with injeolmi toast.

Injeolmi, for those who don't know, is one of the variants of tteok a.k.a Korean rice cake. Korean cuisine has many kinds of tteok and a more popular type would be the one used in cooking tteokbokki, the garaetteok. Anyway, what make injeolmi and garaetteok different is injeolmi's coating/gomul and its chewy consistency that can be compared with Japan's mochi.

Enough of this culinary lesson because it's not the rice cake that made me want this variant too but the powder. I can't explain the taste, as always, but this is interesting to the palate. hehehehe.

Look at how fine the shaved ice is. Ka-miss pls!! Gusto ko tuloy kumain ulit.

If I were to rank these bingsu, I'd pick this mango cheesecake as my first. (Hindi kasama sa options ang Matcha Red Bean Bingsu ah. Kasi number one talaga ang matcha dito, dito sa puso ko, damdamin ko'y hindi na magbabago. hehehehe)

Strawberry Bingsu and Injeolmi would be tied at second place
Chocolate Brownie would be the last.

More more more. hehe. So far, I've only tried four of the many bingsu offerings of Cafe Seolhwa. Hehehe. I shall return!

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