What to do in Naga when you have limited time like half day only

These are the things to do in Naga Centro

1. Visit San Francisco Church or Cathedral and have a picture at Porta Mariae

2. Buy pasalubong in the market. Aside from pili nut , dried abu is my favorite

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3 Have a snacks of toasted siopao and lomi at Bakers Plaza or Naga Garden. But if you want to snack standing in the food stall try the 3n bakery infront Emall for only 20php you have toasted siopao and a bottle of sofdrinks

4. Try the sili icecream at Colonial

5 Or if you dont want to spend anything just sit and relax at either the Plaza Quince Martirez

6. Have a massage at Plaza Rizal . Massage therapist are blind, thus you help a PWD in their livelihood

Today I accompany my cousin in the airport to meet her boyfriend whom he had not personally seen. She is a 35 years old widow and he is 50 years old single according to his story. They meet online .

Personally I do not approved this kind of relationship, but my cousin persistently tells me shes okay with it, and shes in love. I doubt it , but to support her finding her forever here I am with my cousin in the airport.

I dont know but I cannot imagine myself falling in love with someone whom I have not personally have time together . But who am I to judge?. Love is someting so powerful that cannot be hindered by cultural, religious, social differences. I just wish you luck my dear cousin Rossel .

Thanks to our niece Emma for submitting our papers to the Korean Embassy and for claiming our Visa. We are 9 in a group , 7 are employed and 2 business owners. All of us were approved. In our experience its not really difficult to get Korean Visa if you have complete papers. Also, we had an invitation from a Korean (wife of our nephew), for their wedding in Korea. This also add to our papers which I think add merits to our qualification as tourist in Korea.

Here are some tips in getting visa in South Korea, this is based on our experience. Visa Requirement for employed and businessman

What we observed

1.Korean Embassy is not strict as to the amount of money you have in a bank. I only have 50k ph pesos outstanding balance and my average daily balance is only 20k. Its my payroll acct, money comes and go quickly

2 Review all the papers before submitting. Two of our companion’s paper were returned because the Certificate of employment does not include the landline number of the employer and the other one submitted an Income Tax Return which is not a year immediately preceeding the date of filing for Visa .

3. Go to the Korean Embassy early before 8 am , many Filipinos love to travel to Korea specially the young, maybe an influence of Korean Novela being aired in the Philippines

4. Be aware of Korean Holidays , their embassy is close These are the holidays in SoKor

We realise that what you need to prove is that you dont have a reason to overstay in SouthKorea or to reside illegally because you are gainfully employed or has a business that is doing good in the Philippines By the way the Visa is free if your travel is less than 60 days. We avail of the promo ticket even without the visa yet

Jollibee is a household name in the Philippines. A home grown company to compete a worldwide known fastfood McDonald. Every Filipino , kids and adult regardless of social status knows Jollibee.

The dance move of the mascot never fails to amuse the kids.

Although the food is average. Actually my spaghetti taste better according to my husband. The food is not something to crave for but all outlets are packed with customers specially on weekends. Ahh the power of good marketing.

When we were in a group tour in Singapore one of the destination was the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple located in Chinatown

Taken outside the temple

There are offering plates lined up in the table outside the temple.

Inside the temple , at the ground floor is the worship place

At the left side of the temple are multicolored glass candle holder

We witness the prayer time of the buddhist

Some of the statues of Buddha

At the 2nd floor is the museum. The story of budda is displayed. The Naga protected Buddha caught my attention, because we are from Naga CamSur Philippines

I like the intricate design of the altar

I admire our guide in his passion about buddhism. Being raised in a christian home this is the first time I entered in other religious building. He explained to us eloquently his religion and answered our questions very well. I hope I am as zealous as he is about my own faith.

Where to go on long weekend if you are in Metro Manila and the rain is unpredictable? Try the Ark Avilon Zoo located at Frontera Verde , Pasig. It is not the usual zoo, its an indoor zoo, so rain or shine you can visit the place. The building is a two story with the design of an ark liken to the Noah’s Ark of the Bible. Since the place is small there are only few animals. But its still worth the visit.

Jenny the orangutan is the star in the zoo. She loves to pose for a picture with the guest

The white snake sleeps all day in the bench. I think its scary if it crawls since it is not in the cage.

My son loves feeding the rabbits

The birds with diffferent colors, they just sit on this tree all day long.

Harbourview Hotel Macau is located at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf , Dr. Avenida Sun Yat Sen Macau.

Upon arrival at the Macau Ferry terminal , we were looking for the van or bus transfer to Harbourview . There were about 10 lanes with the name of the hotel in it but theres no bus going to Harbourview Hotel. Thanks to the lady who advised us to look for the Babylon Casino. Thats the casino in Harbourview or we can opt to ride a bus going to Sands, which is just accross the Harbourview

While on the busgp we were guessing that maybe the hotel is cheap and old because the people we met who are offering tour guide service hardly know the place. But when we reached the hotel we were totally surprised. Woww!!! the lobby is grand. And the staff are kind and welcoming.

The room is luxurious and clean. Furniture design -classical

I love this table. I started to dream of my future working table to be like this. No clutter, no backlogs, and maybe no exact address.. could be anywhere in the world. Lol

the see through bathroom

The toiletress is of good brand..l’occitane

So nice to dip in the warm jacuzzi

An early morning swim. The pool is all ours. Had a great time here with my friends

After swimming we had our breakfast. The food is good and there are plenty of choices

Check that nearby attraction just 5 minutes walk from the Harbourview, the ruins of a Roman Amphitheatre..remember Macau was once a colony of Portugal

This is the whole view of Harbourview Hotel taken from the car park of Sands, we really have to walk accross the street to have that picture lol

From the Sands we have a free ride to the Venetians. One thing good in Macau is the free rides from Casino to Casino .

We stayed in Harbourview hotel for 3 nights and we will stay here again next time

We are on a budget when we travelled to Bohol but it did not hinder us from experiencing the luxurious resort in Panglao- the Bohol Beach Club. How did we do it ? We went there on the month of July when there are only few guest.

Early morning about 5 am, we rode a tricycle from downtown Bohol and paid only 300 pesos for our 2 way fare for 2 person . Then we ate breakfast in the restaurant along the beach for only 350 pesos each. The entrance is free at that time. We are on a day trip only. Overnight stay is very expensive. What we only need is a good beach, a white powdery sand with shallow and calm waters where we can swim.

The beach is all ours

It was summer 2012 when our family went to Caramoan for a vacation. We stayed in my friend’s house and she told us to visit the cave in their place. The cave is located in Tabgon Caramoan, Camarines Sur. At that time it is not yet popular, very few know that there exist a cave at the foot of the mountain in Sitio Bariis. And it is closed to the tourist because of some land dispute between the local govt in Barangay and a private owner. Its good that my friend Cyrene -our host, knows both parties so we were able to visit the cave.

After lunch we rode a tricycle then walk along coconut and rice plantation, about 30 minutes walk

then we crossed the shallow river,

Then walked again . Another 30 minutes of hiking, until we reached the foot of the mountain

We are accompanied by my friend Cyrene and the 2 locals who brought flashlights and serves as our guide.

This is the entrance of the cave , my son was so excited while I am little bit nervous

Inside the caves are beautiful formations of stalactytes and stalagmites, it is clean , no traces yet of people exploring the place. It has a shallow creek with story of an enchanted shrimp. We saw several shrimps in large sizes but every body was afraid to get one. It is believed. by the locals that a fairy takes care of the cave that if anyone gets something from it he will get sick or might die.

The sight inside the cave is stunning

The challenging part is in going out of the cave . We climb to get out. Its slippery. Thanks God no untoward incident happened. That was a risky adventure, spelunking without proper gear, not even a helmet. And with my 5 year old son. How irresponsible mother I was.Now my son is already 10, he already remember that adventure and he wants to do it again. Now this time we will do it again with all the precautions and with proper spelunking gear

This is the best Bicol Business Week celebration in so far as Agri fair booth was prepared and the choice of location. During the past years, the booth was either in the Rizal Park or in the grounds of SM city . Today its inside the mall . And the display , wow.. . I love the design and display on the booth showcasing the Bicol agri products , very artistic.

I never thought the lowly kamote can be displayed that beautiful

“Go home and plant kamote” during our time , thats the favorite insulting words of a public school teacher whenever a grade schooler cannot give the right answer during class recitations. Now planting kamote no longer equates low intellegence nor poverty, there’s money in planting kamote , better than a minimum wage earner perhaps.

The products of each province

Palay for Cam Sur

Pineapple for Camarines Norte

Abaca for Catanduanes

Pili for Sorsogon

Cattle for Masbate

And kamote for Albay

And Pili for the entire Bicol

Congrats to those who are involved in the preparation of the agri fair booth.