Not your ordinary dish

The next day after the pinatubo adventure, we decided to drop by to San Fernando to eat at Everybody's Cafe. Yummy food, hehehehe.... A taste of kamaru and stuffed frog.

kamaru (mole crickets)

Hmmm....

betute tugak (stuffed frog)

Mt Pinatubo Adventure

It was a grueling 3 1/2 hours trek up to Mt Pinatubo, that I thought we should have taken only for 2 hours. We weren't lucky because the Skyway, which would lessen our trek to 40 minutes or 1 hour, was not accessible because of constant raining.
Our driver kuya Edwin told me that it took 2 days for bulldozer to create a road for the 4x4. And it cost around 2,000 per hour, so it might take long before they could create a road again.

We had no choice but to take the longer path. It was really exhausting. So you should be ready to prepare yourself when you climb Mt Pinatubo. And when you reach the crater, you will be rewarded with it's panoramic view. All in all, we made a 3 1/2 hours walk to Mt Pinatubo and almost 4 hours back. It took long to go back because we got caught up with the rain. The rain could be an obstacle as the water would flow so fast coupled with stones. The best season to go is January to May when it's not rainy season.

For our expenses: P 3,000 - 4x4 rent from Dau to Brngy Sta Juliana (max of 6 persons)
P 350 - 4x4 fee at the PDC
P 150 - Barangay Fee
P 500 - guide
P 50 - conservation fee

Contact #09107227575 of Kuya Edwin for the 4x4 rent.

This is where 4x4 park and the start of our looooooooooooong walk.

Our group, seems excited to climb to Mt Pinatubo Crater

Our tour guide john waiting for us.

They use stone as markers for the path to the crater.

Lots of rocks.

we are already left behind by our tour guide.

Taking a break.

Finally, our way up to the crater.

At last, we reached the crater.

Swimming...
If you're gonna hire a boat be sure to inquire at the PDC, also for the life jackets. The clouds are low, better pack up it's gonna rain.

After the rain, it's time to go home.

Exploring Mt Pinatubo

After all those suggestions, my friends and I decided that our next tour destination would be Mt Pinatubo. So before our trip, I went home last June 7 to inquire for the cost of our tour. By googling it, I gathered some information on what would be the cost. Well, I decided to visit the place itself and hoping that I might get low cost budget for our trip.
From Dau terminal, I rode a mini-bus to Capas which cost me about 20 pesos. Then, from capas you'll cross street and you will find a tricycle terminal which would cost you around 200-300 pesos to get to barangay Sta. Juliana. But straight ahead, there is a jeepney terminal which costs only 22 to Patling. Then, you still need a tricycle to barangay Sta. Juliana which i think costs 30-60 pesos i guess. We had rented the trike to the Spa Town and to the starting point of going to Mt Pinatubo.

Here are some pictures....

P.D.C. Pinatubo Spa Town

Spa Message owned by a Korean

The small mountain in the middle which is covered in clouds is the Mt Pinatubo


4x4 tracks, there are also some local residents who live near by.

I had the opportunity to talk to one of the 4x4 drivers to Mt Pinatubo. If you plan to go there, you could contact Mr. Pher Pangilinan (09094360878). Or you could go straight to PDC Spa town, there are a lot of 4x4 waiting there for all the tourists who would climb to Mt Pinatubo.

Along Manila Bay

Last May 1 2008, I took some pictures along Harbour Square near the CCP Complex. Inside the Sun Cruises ship for our Corregidor tour, I got lucky to get these pictures. By the way, it is already post processed.

Finally!

At long last, I have started my first blog. It's been like 4 or 5 years ago that I planned of giving it a shot of creating a blog. But maybe, just maybe it wasn't my time yet to get this started. I'm like a lost soul at the time trying to figure out what do I want in my life. Trying to be happy, and looking for ways to fill out that emptiness in me. I'm usually shy at first, then when I got to know you I might look foolish that some might hate me for being obnoxiousness. But I feel that I'm misunderstood for who I am, because I'm a tactless person maybe too much that I offend most people. But I will admit that I just needed attention, trying hard to please people that I look stupid at times. Honestly, I'm just a serious type of person and at times sensitive but don't worry I could loosen up and jive with you, hehehe...... Until then,