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From the big lagoon, we went here to small lagoon (still in Miniloc island) mainly for our favorite part of the day - lunch.

Do you see what I see?

Kingkongkingkongkingkong.

To get to the small lagoon, you would have to pass through this small partition in the rocks. You have two options: 1. Swim 2. Rent a kayak. Of course, we chose to rent a kayak. Mukhang mas madali eh. It's a good thing we've tried it for the first time in Danjugan Island.

Akala talaga namin nung una e hindi kami kakasya pero fortunately/surprisingly, nagkasya kami sa maliit na dinadaanan. Hehehe.

The feeling is different when you're just riding the boat and when you're the one paddling your way through the lagoon. The same with the big lagoon, it was said that the scientists believe that a cave collapsed in this area and it made way for the formation of the small lagoon.

Well, all this wouldn't be possible without the expertise of Louise. It was hard for me to navigate so I ended up bumping the limestones almost all the time. HELLO TE!!

Isn't it amazing that small trees/shrubs are able to grow out of these limestones when there are, in fact, no soil?

Limestones are a type of rock made from shells that lived million years ago. So amazing that we have these places here in the country. Kunsabagay, we have 7,107 islands oh! Soon <3

Much more breathtaking to see this in person!

Other tourists in the area.
It was a long weekend when we went there, hence this much people who were there with us. Isang part lang 'to ng place. But there's coordination so the itinerary of the tour operators are different. Tour A pero hindi sabay sabay nagpupunta sa isang lugar. Magkakasunod.

More limestone karst because I couldn't even count how many pictures I took.

Lunch is served!

Mas masarap lahat kasi nasa El Nido! Hehehe.

The place where anywhere is picture perfect and instagrammable kahit na hindi naman ako masyadong nag-instagram at guilty pa nga ko of not posting my El Nido pictures (lately ko lang na-realize na wala akong na-post haha!). Anyway, this blog is somehow updated so okay lang.

A lot of tourists snorkeled and kayaked in this area but we chose to stay in the boat to rest. Hehe. Thank te (Louise) !!! Sa pagtya-tyaga lagi mag-picture sa'kin. Hehehe!

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If you're planning to go to El Nido, I think it would be best to DIY (I'll tell you the reasons sa tamang panahon. Haha!) your trip especially when you're travelling with your friends and make sure to spend at least two days here to make the trip more worth it.

I'm not complaining though that we only did one tour but... but... there are so much left to see! Babalik na lang for you, El Nido kaya Tour A muna tayo.

For this post, I'll be sharing two places from El Nido's Tour A and they are: 7 Commandos Beach and Big Lagoon.

Before starting the tour, our guide oriented us and one thing I liked about El Nido's tourism rules is that they don't feed the fishes during snorkeling.

I'm glad that El Nido's practicing responsible ecotourism although there definitely is a lot more room for improvement.

BUT STILL, THE BEST ECOTOURISM SITE FOR ME IS DANJUGAN ISLAND OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL LINK: HERE.

Posted this because I look like a long-legged person.
The tour guides are more than glad to take your pictures. Tama nga naman, andun ka na eh. Sabi nga nila, mas madali magbura dahil sobra ang pictures kesa kulang. hehehe.

This was in 7 Commando's beach. Palpak lang talaga ng rushguard ko. Ang sikip. HAHAHAHA. Lalo akong nagmukhang suman.

This is the sand of 7 commando's beach and my feet's tan lines. Are those tan lines? Haha. I don't even know why this is the color of my feet in the picture but it definitely showed one thing, kahit ang itim ko na, may ita-tan pa rin ang kulay ko. HAHAHA.

Parang okay na nga rin na buong araw ka na mag-stay dito eh. 'Yung sa bandang likod ng mga puno, mga bato ito namang nasa babang picture.

Ang ganda mo, El Nido! <3
Ito talaga 'yung nagpapa-unique eh. Mga limestone karst cliffs almost everywhere.

The water's similar to Leyte's Kalanggaman Island link: here.

The reason why I am not putting a lot of captions is because El Nido left me speechless. Grabe. Kamiss. Worth it pa rin kahit may mga palpak. Hehehe

This was taken while we were on our way to the Big Lagoon.

May statue si Mama Mary oh.

Ito 'yung Big Lagoon. We were allowed to swim here for around 15 minutes. 'Yung madalas mong makita sa postcards and Tourism ads? Yes. Ito nga 'yon.

Sabi ni Kuya guide, naniniwala raw ang mga scientists na itong mga 'to ay dating kweba (million years ago) na gumuho kaya nagkaroon ng mga lagoon.

The funny (or probably not. ako lang natuwa) thing about this trip is how I always made sure that my lips aren't pale Haha. Naka-ilang retouch ako although buti na lang hindi agad nabubura 'yung akin kasi may pagka-lip tint 'yon.

I don't know what he was trying to get but I still took his picture to show you what's in the water. For me, hindi 'yung water at lalong hindi snorkeling kaya nagpupunta ng Big Lagoon kundi para sa mga limestones pa rin na nakapaligid dito.

Ganda talaga.

Iba eh. Ang sarap titigan nung mga rock formation. (Huwag mo na 'ko tanungin kung anong lasa, basta masarap. haha)

I read that the limestones here are similar to those found in Guilin, China; Krabi, Thailand and Ha long, Vietnam because they are all part of Sunda Plate.

Habang dumarami 'yung mga napupuntahan o nalalaman mo tungkol sa iba't ibang lugar sa mundo, e dumarami rin 'yung lugar na gusto mong puntahan. Kung pwede lang mag-teleport o magkaroon ng unlimited na pera at oras. Haha. Haaay buhay ng lakwatsera pero hindi maaring mawalan ng pag-asa dahil para sa 195 countries pa na meron sa mundo, hintayin niyo lang ako. Someday, I'll get there. Kelan naman 'yung someday? Well, well, well hindi ko pa masasagot 'yan pero alam kong may tamang panahon kahit hindi ko alam kung paano. Tiwala lang! Ngayon pa ba? :)

One thing naman about this picture is how we visualized it months before going there. The goal was a sexier back but... :)))

Hindi ko man na-achieve 'yung sexy back na gusto ko sana e nakarating pa rin ako sa El Nido. Haha! Nako noh!! Kahit anong itsura ko, picture pa rin. Keri.

I can't put all the places we've visited in one post because I have a lot of pictures so to follow na lang.
Claim lang ng claim.
God bless.

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It has been months since I last made a post under the label SaveSaveSave but here I go again.

What to do if you're a first time credit card user link: here.
BDO JCB Credit Card link: here.

Ito 'yung bago kong card BPI Family Credit Card link: here.

A break muna from my Palawan series, I'd like to talk about the newest addition in my card collection (card collection talaga hahahaha), my BPI Family Credit Card (Mastercard).

Tuesday: I received a call from BPI Family and the lady on the other line told me to drop by the bank since I have a pre-approved credit card. All I have to bring is my valid government-issued ID.

I told my mom that I have another pre-approved card and her reaction was the same as mine, "Pano? Bakit ang dali?" It's a question that I can't answer for I really don't know the reasons as well but it's something that I am glad to have. hehe. Sa totoo lang, I never thought of applying for another credit card since my JCB is already enough for me and wala talaga ko ng lahat ng requirements na ipapasa sa bank if I apply for one. Hahaha! Bigla na nga lang dumating 'yung JCB sa bahay eh. Pero since andun na, edi grab ko na. In the hopes that I'll have another out-of-the-country trip kaya ko 'to kinuha kasi para sa internationally accepted card. Baka ito na naman ang lucky charm!! Claim lang ng claim. Maga-out-of-the-country kasi ako ulit! Hahaha! Nawili.

Thursday: I went to the bank and filled out the application form though it was just to update my records since the card was pre-approved nga. Usually when you have a credit card, you pay an annual membership fee but they had a promo that if you apply before September 15 and spend five thousand pesos within three months upon the receipt of the card e free na 'yon for life so no annual fee na. Waived 'yung JCB card ko for the last three years, never pa ko nagbayad hopefully never ako magbayad ng fee for both of my cards forever. Sana kami man lang may forever. Hahaha! Tipid ng P 2,500 taon-taon din 'yan.

Monday: My card arrived at home via messenger/mail.

So ano?

With greater purchasing power comes even greater responsibility.

I've met a lot of people who say that having a credit card is a bad idea but for me, okay lang. It's a neutral thing - 'yung pagiging good or bad is dependent on how you use it eh. Just don't think of it as an extension of your money and pay your bill on time then you won't be charged interest. Okay ako for convenience talaga.

If there's one thing that I'd like myself to be after getting my second card is to become more responsible in handling my money especially now that I have two temptations in my hands. Lagi ko nire-remind sarili ko na pag hindi kailangan wag bibili. And it actually helped that overtime, I became more interested in travelling (sabi sa book, experiencer ako) than acquiring material things so even if I fall into impulsive spending sometimes mas madali ako mag-control pag, "Lakwatsa o iyan?" Haaaaaaaay!!! Pero tao lang, I fall into temptations pa rin mas konti nga lang compared sa dati.

Papairalin ko ang pagiging wise at ilalabas ang sangkatutak na self-control. Para sa out-of-the-countries at out-of-towns. GO PUSH!

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS SA'KIN!!! GOD BLESS DIN SA'YO!!!

KAYA NATIN 'TO!!!!! Ajujuju. :)))

Salamat, BPI! Baka naman kasi nababasa niyo posts ko at alam niyong nagb-blog ako tungkol sa inyo kaya nabigyan ako ng pre-approved card. HAHAHAHAHA. Feelingera. Edi wow. Joke lang:))

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It was past 12 midnight when we arrived at El Nido and we were warmly welcomed by a guy when we reached Jurias Pension house. He asked what our preferred breakfast is and gladly escorted us to our room. Huhu. Bed finally!!! Where to stay in El Nido? Pwede dito.

I had no idea where this was nor what does it look like prior to arriving but yeah, it was fine for me. It may not be located at El Nido town proper (maybe less than 5 minutes tricycle ride) but it's near a wet market and the bus/van stations.

We had two beds, 'yung isa hindi pa nadi-"discover" when I took this picture. Dun ako natulog sa hinihilang bed sa ilalim nito.

The bathroom was nice and clean.

Here's the address of Jurias Pension.

For two persons we had: Two beds, TV with Cable, Wi-fi, Private bathroom with hot and cold shower.

It's a place I can recommend to others.
Dito na kayo mag-stay. hehe

GOOD MORNING, EL NIDO!!!!!!

NAKAKAMISS KA NG BONGGA!!!!!!!!!!

This was the common/waiting area. We arrived too late and tired that I wasn't able to pay attention to this the prior night.

The door of our room.

Reception Area

I wasn't able to get their contact details but I'm pretty sure you can find it in the internet. Ang tamad ko maghanap. Haha!

I asked my friend, Louise, to take my picture here and then I looked up and I saw the limestone mountain. That exact moment when I pointed it to her was captured in this picture. Sobrang excited ko, nawala ako sa posing. Haha!

This view for our breakfast! <3
More than glad to experience eating breakfast in this patio with this view even once in my life. haha! Pero malay ko ba, this is definitely not the last time for El Nido and Me. <3

This was okay for a complimentary breakfast. 'Yung view talaga ang nagdala. Hehe!

Aside from the limestone mountain or cliff, in the view from the patio, is the seven commandos beach (left side).

I haven't tried staying in a hotel or pension in El Nido town proper so I can't compare where would be better but this is a definitely a good place if you don't mind not being able to stay along the seaside and not being in the town proper. Para sa'kin, okay na rin dito at least away from all the people na nasa town. Sa susunod siguro (SANA MAY SUSUNOD TALAGA!! TOUR B, C, D, E, F at kung ano-ano pang dapat gawin. Haha!), dito ulit ako tas ibang night na nasa town para ma-try. hehe.

About 10-15 minutes walk naman to El Nido town or 5 kung mag-tricycle.

To follow: Our Tour A experience. <3

Book your El Nido Accommodation click: here.

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POSTING THIS WHILE WISHING THAT I WILL HAVE ANOTHER FLY OUT FOR 2015. HAHAHA!!! Yan talaga ang makakating mga paa. :))

It took me two months to finally start my Palawan trip series because it's really hard to decide which pictures to include in each post. But anyway, here it goes.

Because of several operational problems, our flight was delayed for like more than six hours so what we were expecting to happen on our first day obviously didn't happen.

Supposedly our flight was early in the morning but we spent almost the whole day at NAIA Terminal 4 and arrived at Puerto Princesa at 4:20 in the afternoon. Yuppppp, this is... Sparta. Jk. That was the longest time I spent waiting because of a delayed flight.

When impatience started to creep in, iniisip ko na lang na, "Hindi naman ako lagi nabibigyan ng chance na maghintay because of a delayed flight, pwede na." Although of course, those lost 6 hours are supposed to be used to tour Palawan City but yea... travel through watching movies at catch up sa FB dahil second day ng Aldub phenomenon 'yon. Haha! July 17 ang flight namin. Learn to appreciate the gift of pause... hehehe

Maybe to appease the impatience and displeasure, we were given this Jollibee meal for brunch. Well, thanks for this Airasia Philippines pero mas maa-appreciate ko kung next time e laging on time na tayo please. hehe

We were given this too. You'll know that your flight is so delayed when the airline keeps on feeding you. haha. Charot. I appreciate the food but solving those operational problems ahead of time would definitely be better.

Kailan na naman kaya ang next flight ko? Lalalala. I am waiting for my next adventure, universe!! Pakibilisan. Tengga na ko sa traffic ng Manila ng ilang buwan. Naks, ang arte!!! Ilang buwan lang, nagi-inarte na!! Hahahahahaha. #pagbigyan

Haaaaaaay, <3 FINALLY!!

When you're going there, you don't need to go far to find restaurants or canteens where you can eat at because a lot can be found near the airport.

The initial plan was to go to Robinson's Place Palawan to leave our bags so that we can tour around first though obviously scrap 'yon. We didn't know what to do so we still went but it turned out that it is not the best idea since there are not much homegrown restaurants here. Kahit na sabihin kong mas masarap ang Mcdo sa Palawan e iba pa rin pag local talaga eh. Stay na lang sa vicinity ng airport.

EL NIDOOOOOOOOOOOO...

I can't decide which mode of transportation would be the best for the roads to El Nido. I want to try riding a bus the next time I go there just for the sake of being able to compare which vehicle would be more comfortable for a 6 hours long travel in the zigzag winding roads to El Nido.

Gosh, I hope they develop more paved roads soon because saying that the road is bumpy and the travel is exhausting would be understatements.

Pero kahit na maraming delays and maraming di inaasahan na nangyari, thankful pa rin for this. <3

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