Daet, Cam Norte:ICOC-Daet 3rd Anniv + Calaguas trip

I almost though that I had to pass up on going to the beach this year but it turned out that it is time to go to Calaguas! But the best part is the third anniversary of the ICOC -Cam Norte. We were also at their inauguration 3 years ago. That time, we went to Bagasbas beach. The church have grown and they have many teens now and the children of the disciples are now entering their teens and campus phases.

Day 1 May 18, Sat

04:00 AM ETD from Lucena
07:00 AM ETA Jollibee Gumaca
11:30 AM ETA Calaguas Hotel for those who will check in early
12:00 NN Lunch at ICOC-Cam Norte church
01:00 PM Building Healthy Relationships (Excerpt from APLA held in Dagupan this year)
06:00 PM end of BHR session
07:00 PM Dinner at Alvino's with the Elnar's
08:00 PM ETA Elnar residence/ Jesse is at the basketball game with the brothers
09:00 PM Sleep

Day 2 May 19, Sun

05:30 AM Morning Rituals
07:00 AM Breakfast
07:45 AM ETD for Calaguas Hotel 3rd Anniv. venue
08:00 AM going around town
09:30 AM Sunday Worship
11:30 AM group checks- out from hotel
12:00 NN group shops at SM Hypermarket and buys check-out lunch at McDo
01:30 PM ETA in Calaguas Island drop off point at Vinzon's Port (cars are left at a private paid parking lot for 200/day Php)
06:00 PM ETA Calaguas Island
06:30 PM settling in tents and swimming
07:30 PM Dinner - buttered shrimp, adobo, afritada, sinantolan, hotdogs, fish
08:30 PM washing up /sleep - others played bingo

Because there were lots of boats coming back from Calaguas, the port got crowded and we were left stranded for more or less than an hour in the boat because we had to wait for the other passengers to get off their boats and the boatmen had to navigate the narrow channel. I think we saw about ten of them full of people who had to walk a few meters from the boarding/waiting area.

Ushering Ministry

South Luzon Leaders

Calaguas Hotel

Calaguas Island 

Arrival of the group

tent pitch

Day 3 May 20, Mon

05:30 AM morning rituals
07:00 AM breakfast - bulad, hotdogs, sunny side -ups, fried rice
08:00 AM socials /island hopping
09:00 AM trekking
10:00 AM snorkeling
11:00 AM back to main /swimming
12:00 NN lunch sinigang na hipon, laing, sinantulan, fish
01:00 Pm wash up/socials, coffee
02:00 Pm ETD from the powdery sand beach
04:00 Pm back to the port
06:30 Pm Elnar residence socials with Daet group Married’s Ministry;wash up;game monopoly
07:30 Pm dinner
08:00 Pm ETD for Lucena
01:30AM ETA Lucena/Tayabas

morning view from the tent

breakfast of eggs, bulad, hotdogs and fried rice

registration for trekking 40 Php

starting point of the trek

view from the peak

kubo for those who don't want to climb entrance fee 25 Php

snorkeling

11 AM

far right side of the island

monopoly game in Daet

Batangas:Matabungkay Beach Resort and Hotel Birthday 2018!

Had a blast on my birthday even if we slept very little because we had a celebration with office mates the night before.We had a day tour at Matabungkay Beach Hotel and my mother and sister's family booked a room there.
The commute was challenging as there are so many transfers and there are very few -perhaps none? -24 hour routes so it is not advisable!Do not commute LOL

5:30AM ETD Arias Bus 119Php/pax
8:00AM Turbina
10:00 ETD Lemery 99Php/pax
Tricycle going to Calatagan Jeep Terminal 30Php
Jeep going to Calatagan 23Php/pax
Tricycle going to Matabungkay 30Php
11:50am ETA Matabungkay,Lian
Lunch
12:25PM ETA Beach Hotel

Sand and sea!low tide

This hotel is probably 36 years years old ,I'm just a little older! LOL

Relaxing view indeed

for your IG pictures

big pool!

huge chess pieces!

family !

Going back
1. 6PM ETD MBH by car to Shell
2. 6:45PM Shell Gas Station for jeeps going to Palico/Tuy Terminal 10Php/Pax (Balayan trips not available after 6PM?)
3. 7:00 ETA Tuy Terminal for WalterMart Balayan Bus 25/pax
Cafe Tribu coffe/sansrival stop
4. 7:30 PM ETA Waltermart Balayan for Vans going to Muzon 50/pax (Lemery Bus terminal til 8PM only)
5. 8:47ETA Muzon -van going to Bauan 20/pax
6. 9:07ETA Bauan to Batangas City Diversion 9/pax
7. 9:20 ETA took tryc to Grand Terminal 15/pax
8. 9:30PM ETA Batangas Grand Terminal -Bus going to Turbina
9. 11:23PmM Turbina -going to Arias
10.1:20 AM Arias -to Leveriza
11.1:30AM Leveriza!

Padre Burgos:Huntington Beach 2018

 Another day at the beach!Where time is slow and food abounds!Laughter at small things and amazement at God's favor is the theme!
This year we headed to -Huntington Beach at Padre Burgos, Quezon Province.This resort is a bit new with huts just constructed recently. Karaoke was the worst part because some people who got drunk just can't stop. But inspite of that, my husband slept noisily. There was a drizzle during the night, so it was cold and damp in our tent LOL!
Our group this year was composed of 3 families with their kids -15 in all including me and hubby and the other group from the singles were also 15 -they were separate from us though.
The beach was big and we rented 2 boats to go see the other islands -Borawan and Dampalitan (we went there last 2016). Nanay Cela and Tatay Bert told us about the place because their relatives worked there.
There's electricity in the cottages, you can charcoal-grill,and roam around. There are small white- spotted jellyfish which aren't harmful but there can be the other kinds of jellys so you have to be careful. If you have kids they must stay in the netted area for safety.
The water is very shallow,the highest level at half kilometer is just probably knee deep.The part we stayed at is just ankle deep.
prices as of Mar 2018
Hut: 1000 day/1300 overnight
Entrance:100
Water:1 drum 150php
Cottages: 500day/800overnight
Seafoods: Crabs/Squid 300-450 /kilo
Convenience stores available
Banca Rentals 800++

we just stayed at our tent. Pitch for free

your bahay kubo -no beddings nor bed bring your own  

the cottage so you can eat all together 500 day/800 overnight

boulders for your pictorials

White-spotted jellies have very mild venom and do not pose a threat to human beings

in low-tide around 2 pm you can play at the sandbar

Sariaya, Quezon:Dalampasigan Beach Resort trip 2017

Texting 'til late night,can't wait to meet and be together just the two of you even at wee hours of the morning, drawing that beautiful face on a notebook, so eager to know a lot about the other's hobbies and wanting to do things together, impressing each other,making comments about how the other one looks,often disguised as a rude remark-which is often the opposite,watching movies in the living room, copying the other's style and can't help but give gifts and sweet-nothing notes and like every single post on Facebook and tag one another or call each other with words of endearment,spilling deep secrets without boundaries til dawn and forsaking other friendsand then repeat it all over again the next day- this is not US actually.

I chose the title from the famous movie because of the uncanny similarities (except for the situation of course!LOL) - so much details - the age,The Picture of Dorian Gray,a doll -Marilyn Monroe,Richard Sherman's overactive imagination-I'm kind of like him,I should be a novelist.

If you are in love you will always want to be with that person.You find them perfect,without flaw-so infatuated.You pine for that person.

Song of Songs 3:1-3
All night long on my bed
I looked for the one my heart loves;
I looked for him but did not find him.
2 I will get up now and go about the city,
through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.

So after being married for seven years and still without a child,with all that we have been through-the ups and downs,sickness,and busyness...They say that the infatuation stage only lasts about 3 years (I went to the I Choose Us marriage seminar).Also based on the book with the same title, God wants us to move toward Love Connection-like that described in Corinthians 13.

verse 4 says:

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

So celebrating anniversaries is really crucial-just the two of you...this year though Francis brought Black Forest Ice Cream so I'm not sure if he should've gotten away with it!

This year we went to Dalampasigan Beach Resort. I just heard about it and I just really want to go to the beach!It has black sand, lots of cottages ,I mean a lot ,there are even horses! I'm stoked.But didn't ask if we could ride them.The whole resort was like all to ourselves and we had to pay Php500 for it.We only get to stay for about 2 hours though because there is no public transportation at night and we got there around 3:30 PM already and such and such.

Marriage sure is a lot of work-stroking the fire of relationship again and again.You can be attracted to anyone,but love is a choice.God's power is made perfect in my weakness.His design and will for marriage is very profound and it must be held in high honor (Hebrews 13:4)

not so deep ,just enjoy the dip

all to ourselves

fountain

there are horses right there

black?gray sand?

snacking in the cottage

play-ground area

function rooms

Groot tripped Jesse

Agdangan, Quezon:Monte Carlo Resort 2017

My summer won't be complete if I don't go to the beach, so this year ,the married's group decided to go to Agdangan,Quezon after scouting other places in Quezon. It was different this year because I'm with the all marrieds group -from Cavite,Laguna and Pasig.

I like how the ocean breeze can make one feel sleepy in this place... so calm...because when we were just checking it out ,there were not a lot of people.However,since it was the Holy Week Holiday,the place was also packed with people from all over come Friday.Of course,there was Karaoke until late at night,but I was still able to sleep.It was really hot and humid inside the tent - everything was damp with mist the next morning though.The water is very shallow,like most of the beaches I have been in Quezon,so kids can enjoy it.The sand is fine,you can walk for  several meters and the water will still be knee deep.It was also the "salabay" (jellyfish) season so people are just advised to stay within the netted part of the swimming area. Oh, our food is so unforgettable in this trip because Jesse I. somehow was able to whip up gourmet dishes : ) so we were so happy and there were lots of food and even house hold appliances abound!We got burgers, frozen-fresh grilled fish, seafood ,soup etc., and rightly so because there were many kids to feed.

Resort: Monte Carlo Resort ,Brgy,Kanluran Calutan,Agdangan,Quezon
Entrance Fee:100
Pitching Tents:Free
Room Accommodation:Available
Paluto/Use of stove/utensils: Available /Price:depending on usage

well maintained surroundings

the outrigger people 

long coast line love love love

starfish

sea grass 

shallow waters 

tent pitching for free

woke up like this

good morning

relaxing with great people

cooking area

available stoves

family room

room