Naga - CamSur, Philippines

Naga-CamSur Trip

April 14-16, 2012
Philippines

DAY 1

"First Times"... one of life's simple pleasures. Whenever we experience something new, something different, we tend to remember it for the rest of our lives. 

This trip was basically my first time riding a plane going to "somewhere distant" and it turned out to be one of my most memorable, enjoyable *not to mention,budget-friendly*, and remarkable trips evaaaaaah.

As i've mentioned, this was my first time riding a plane. And my nerves when we arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 was somewhere between a heart attack or a brain seizure... I was really nervous as hell and it didn't help that my mom and my sister were as calm as a fudge while waiting for our flight...They said its just like riding a NOVA Bus but a little bit faster. 

Arrival at NAIA Terminal 3

Boarding Tickets

Our official airline partner... Cebu Pacific Air... Thank you soo much for your Pisofares... LOL

So I had no choice but to get it over with. 
And it did actually felt like riding a Nova Bus when the plan taxied along the runway. The rest of the flight turned out amazing as it was my 1st time seeing clouds in the air.. :)

The sky is sooo blue and the clouds...they look so fluffy...I wanna puke rainbows!! (coming from someone riding a plane the 1st time..aka ME)

I specifically changed my seat...coz I was sitting near the aisle and I ended up sitting by the window just so I can see the fluffy white clouds :)
IT was amazing

After just 45 minutes, we have arrived at NAGA CITY AIRPORT

NAGA AIRPORT

While waiting for our sundo, we even saw Rochell Barameda in the airport and my mom got carried away and asked for a picture. 

From NAGA Airport we took a taxi ride going to SM City Naga 

There's a freakin' mall!!

We had lunch at SM City Naga with our hostess..(my ninang beth) and my kinakapatid, (far left)

After lunch, we headed to Naga Terminal to reach Ninang Beth's house in the Municipality of Sagnay, where we'll stay for the entirety of our CAMSUR Vacation.

Here's mum, looking hot as evaaah with a very big Chili...or Sili in Tagalog :)

2 Hour ride from NAGA to SAGNAY

And we have arrived!

That evening we decided to go to Port of Nato, just a habal-habal ride away from Ninang Beth's house. It was like a chillax kind of night, you know *

Here's me and my sister riding a HABAL HABAL, which was basically just like a Tricycle Ride

Port of Nato

Ohhh the smell of sea, salt and pee all mixed in ..HAHA

Sabel trying her best to do a jumpshot...

Waves and Rocks

Day 2 & 3 will be posted later as I'll be doing some errands first, Happy Sunday Everyone! :)

Puerto Galera, Philippines

Puerto Galera White Beach 

November 19-20, 2011
Philippines

I initially thought when we were told that our first team building was going to be in Puerto Galera was that we would have to ride an airplane. But thanks to the free resource hours (when we don't have cases at work),  we were able to discover that it was just a bus ride to Batangas Port and a Ferry going to white beach...it was a no brainer inviting all my teammates but heck, it's our first  ever team building so thankfully almost everyone joined.

The highlights of the trip are as follows:

So..basically we just rode a bus from QC to Batangas Port
and the price of the Ferry Boat going to PG White Beach is as shown above.

Unfortunately, we arrived at Batangas Port a wee bit early (around 3AM I think?) so the pictures below will show what really happened while we were waiting.

WACKY DAW

TICKETING OFFICE

PICTURE PAAAA!

Around 7:00 AM we started boarding the ferry going to Puerto Galera White Beach! after endless photo ops inside the waiting area of Batangas Port. (Apologies for the crappy pics as they were taken from a not so expensive mobile phone...*chipepay lang, ver low quality*)

We still paid P30 for the Terminal Fee

AND FINALLY, after a few minutes, WE HAVE ARRIVED!

We were even welcomed by our hostess :)

And everything just happened too fast...

Hulaan nyo kung nasan akoooooo....
Photo Courtesy of Jet Camu Photography - https://www.facebook.com/battyjet

With my team mates :)
Photo Courtesy of Jet Camu Photography - https://www.facebook.com/battyjet

What's a TEAM BUILDING without BOOZE??

This sort of happened..

And THIS...

Aaaaaaaand THIS :)

oohhh do we have to say more??

Second Day!

We were scheduled for Island Hopping & Some Snorkling~!

Breakfast by the Beach 

My snorkling mates

shot taken by our bangkero/guide

ansabeeeeh ni Chian Ganda??

With Ebliwan

They see me rollin'..They hatin'

This was my first time snorkling and it was aaaaaamazing!

I'm supposed to post a lot more pictures but I figured that some things are better left to the imagination:)

Anyways, at least a parting shot...

Puerto Galera Jump!
Photo Courtesy of Jet Camu Photography - https://www.facebook.com/battyjet

Subic Adventure 2010

Hi, I'm Elissa - a self-proclaimed travel junkie  :)

This is me by the way  during
our Cebu Trip last January 2014

I'll be posting the first entry for this blog as my sister is currently preoccupied with her post-travel high from a weekend off in Zambales with her college friends...so I ended up doing the job.

(By the way, me & my sister will both be managing this blog) 

And! we'll be posting our travel adventures (hopefully) from 2010 up to the most recent, so please bear with us as we try and remember the highlights of those awesome trips :)  ... after all, this blog is all about the documentation of our trips so it wouldn't hurt if we include the previous ones.

Let's start shall we?

My first official trip to a much farther place in the country (not just in Tagaytay or Batangas) was during our PASOA Convention in Zambales ('coz my sis just came home from Zambales, get it?haha *kasi di ako kasama!) It was a fun-filled weekend with my all of my college friends & teachers. One that I will definitely remember for the rest of my life (oh hala! korni na!). Below are some of the pictures:

Here's me (last 2010) posing in front of Olongapo City Convention Center during the 1st day of our trip.

RK Hotel  - where we stayed the night

Aaaaaaand of course a bunch of photo ops in the hotel premises before selfies even hit the mainstream... 

The second day of the tour was pretty much a day-off from all the arduous school activities. We went to Treetop Adventure, Zoobic Safari & Duty Free.

At Treetop Adventure, all students had Package A which includes: Canopy Ride, Canopy Walk, Trekking & Jungle Survival Demo.
Here's the link for their complete packages :)

http://www.treetopadventureph.com/subic/subic-packages.html

Me and My friends being adorably dorky :)

Another highlight of our Treetop Adventure was the Trekking & Jungle Survival Demo where we were taught how to actually build fire with nothing but your machete & some bamboo

Some cuteness overload from the animals of Zoobic Safari

We had to ride a caged jeepney before going inside the Tiger Safari. They actually have this option where you can purchase some meat to feed the tigers and attract them to come closer to the vehicle 

And of course, one final group pic of OFA Students before heading home 

So there you have it, my first official weekend getaway during my college senior year. It wasn't as grand as my other getaways, but it's still an experience worth telling.