Anawangin - Capones - Nagsasa

Pundaquit Luxury Resort

Boat Php1500 for 4
Bahay Kubo

2 Double deck beds good for 4 Persons P1,500.00
2 Double beds good for 4 persons P 1,500.00 
Newly built with electric fan, outside rest room, shower, WiFi.
Beach access, front beach cottages. Breakfast not included. Extra beds allowed (850 ata)

By Bus:

From Manila, take Victory Liner Bus from Caloocan, Pasay or Cubao to Iba or Sta Cruz Zambales, or to Olongapo and change to the above, alight the Bus at San Antonio Town proper and take a tricycle to Pundaquit Luxury Resort. For bus timetable, refer to the Victory Liner website.

Estimated amount:

Nagsasa Cove

- fee for the waterfall tour: P5/head

- guide fee – discretionary: (we gave P20/head)

- entrance fee:  P100/head (I think we were taken advantaged of)

Capones Island

- guide fee: P100/head (we gave P150 for 2 pax)

Anawangin entrance fee is P50/head and P150/head for an overnight stay

Camara Island – depends on tide (rainy season na kaya we might not get there)

Approx. Entrance and Tour Fees        275

Boat  1500/4                                       375

Room 1500/4                                      375

Total before fare and food                  1025 (cheaper if more than 4 or if more than 8)

Island Hopping, Island Tour, Swimming and pool.

Let me know if you'll go.

The Little Rascals Then and Now

Travis Tedford Then.

Travis Tedford

Brittany Ashton Holmes Then

Brittany Ashton Holmes Now

Bug Hall Then

Bug Hall Now

Olsen Twins Then and Now

Emma Watson left Brown because of Bullying

Emma Watson didn’t get the royal treatment in Brown. Apparently, students tormented her by quoting Harry Potter. According to The Insider, her classmates would say “Three points for Gryffindor” every time she gets an answer right. Emma’s party denies the bullying but we can’t deny bullying does exist.

It’s just so sad. Maybe the efforts to improve the school system should start by disciplining the student and find a way to stop bullying in school. Who would study well and participate in school if they will get tormented every time they express a hint of intelligence.

Just a suggestion, rank everyone by their ability to learn. I’m not saying rank by intelligence because a slow learner can still be intelligent; it just takes time to learn new things. Grouping students based on their ability to learn will avoid smart kids to be bored while the slow ones get frustrated and end up quitting. Also, frustrated kids won’t have to resort to bullying to hide their insecurities.

I won’t pretend this will solve everything but at least it can be the start.

Catandala Toma Boys dancing to Madonna's Material Girl

Funny! Funny! Funny!

Download Jackson Guthy's LOVING song here.

Download Jackson Guthy's LOVING song here for FREE.

Anger Management

Where I come from, people yell a lot. People raise voices and sound angry even if they are not. But very rarely do people pound things. I have seen a few of my relatives punch the wall or slam their fist on the desk. However, violence has always been our last resort. It’s either punch something, hit someone or explode. Nobody wants the last two. Most of the time punching a wall or a desk gets the point across. A punched wall or slammed desk is usually followed by silence, an apology and reconciliation. I have never seen an actual fist fight. Though I think I’ve been on one.

Long story short, a classmate asked if I want to spar. I said yes but before we could even start, the teacher came in so we went back to our seats. I won’t count that one because nobody got hurt. The year before that I kicked a guy in the nuts but it was just for fun and the guys gave me a very heartfelt don’t-ever-do-that-again-plead. They guilt me out of hitting someone in the nuts again. It was pointed out that the guy might even lose his ability to procreate. We were 10. My childhood was fun.

Jersey Shore’s JWOWW stabbed her ex-boyfriend.

This made me laugh simply because the guy is buffed. What happened? If he couldn't defend himself from Jenni “JWOWW” Farley, then he proved to everybody Guido muscles are just for show. All they can do with their fists is pump. I'm not saying hit a girl back. You can use the muscles to avoid the blade from going through. Flex! Guidettes rule!

Tom Lippolis got stabbed by a gorgeous girl. He must have been a very very bad boy.

Survivor's Boston Rob

Robert Carlo Mariano also known as Boston Rob has been on several reality shows since he joined Survivor:Marquesas. He has all what it requires to Outwit, Outplay, Outlast but never managed to (unless you count that time Amber won or if he wins this season). On an interview, Jeff Probst said that if there is someone who can beat Boston Rob in a puzzle challenge, it will be Yul Kwon, “Yul is an amazing player. An incredibly boring interview but a great player!”

Yul Kwon won Survivor: Cook Islands in 2006. He is probably the most successful of all the players outside of Survivor. He is now the Deputy Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Wouldn’t it be phenomenal if Boston Rob, the most cunning player of Survivor battles Yul Kwon, the most respected player of Survivor on a challenge? I just hope the challenge won’t have anything to do with spelling. Boston Rob and Amber lost the Amazing Race because he couldn’t spell “Philippines”. That just wouldn’t be fair.

I love them both. I hope I get to see these guys face-off.

I have a feeling Boston Rob will win this time. (That’ll be perfect for the promotional tour of the Tontine Massacre movie.)

The Next Big Thing

I watched The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and saw this amazing 15-year old singer Jackson Guthy. Ellen DeGeneres showed Jackson’s book of songs he wrote since he was, well, younger than 15. 

He was asked if he ever thought of joining American Idol because he has a really great voice. I like his answer. He was very honest yet diplomatic. He said he loves American Idol but he believes singing is all about doing what you love and not competing with other people. He voiced out his opinion without judgment nor being offensive. 

Big Machine's Scott Borchetta made a similar statement when he defended Taylor Swift's shaky performance in the 2010 Grammy's. He offended Kelly Clarkson when he said "This is not American Idol. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It’s not about that technically perfect performance." Kelly Clarkson then responded through her blog that "we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the ‘right’ notes as well." Witty responses but both are too defensive for my taste. I love Taylor Swift and I like Kelly Clarkson songs. But I am willing to give Jackson Guthy a chance. He hits both the right and high notes. He writes his own stuff. He handles interviews well. Best of all, he's CUTE! 

I am risking my life for writing this, but I’ll do it anyway. Move over Justin Bieber, it’s time for a new Teen Sensation. We’ll still love you though. Say hi to Selena Gomez for me. I love her too. 

See http://www.jacksonguthy.com/ to see who I'm talking about.

See http://ellen.warnerbros.com/ to learn more about the other guests on April 21, 2011

I wrote this for my new website www.sofapatatas.com but it's not ready yet. so sad. :(

Political Dynasty

I used to be against political dynasties. After hearing Buluan Vice Mayor Ishmael "Toto" Mangudadatu’s stance on Political Dynasties in the Philippines, I reconsidered. He said, Dynasties are for Families who simply appoints relatives to positions. The Philippines is still a Democratic country. As long as the people get to choose who will serve them, it doesn’t matter if the officials are from the same family. I was impressed.

Then, an Ampatuan government official made the same statement.

Lesson learned: I am gullible.

AJ Perez Passes Away Today.

April 17, 2011 Sunday

ASAP Rocks started their show with a tribute to AJ Perez. Gary Valenciano sang a song for AJ Perez with the entire cast of ASAP Rocks in white. AJ Perez passed away from a car accident earlier this day. He was travelling from Dagupan where he made an appearance at the Kapamilya Karavan for the Bangus Festival with Matt Evans and Zaijian Jaranilla.

2010 Star Magic catalogue says AJ Perez was The One Who Is Next In Line. He was also mentioned to be the next Rico Yan. 

Google Translate

I am sick and tired of having to translate every single page to English. It is a good idea to have websites in every language but can someone teach me how to set the language of my browser to English. That's the language I am comfortable with when browsing. "Isumite" is not something I use in everyday life. "Submit" baka pa!

Summer THREATs include, sun burn, dehydration, fire, heatstroke, power outage, indecent exposures and SALE!!

Left Alone

I found this archived in my laptop. This was written on November 9, 2010 03:33PM.

People always say that it is harder to bring back friendship lost than to build up new ones. I have not given much thought about resurrecting relationships.  Links don’t break unless pulled.  I have built friendship with a lot of people.  I have maintained contact with the people important enough to be kept and let lose the people I don’t care much about.

Losing a loved one makes me reconsider my beliefs about relationship. I recently felt the urge to reconnect with friends I have not seen in years. At one point in my life, they were the only people I see, the only relationship I have and the only life I lived. When we separated, I thought an era ended and I have to welcome a new one. I don’t feel pain from losing them but I want to relive the life I spent with them. Because in that lifetime, I was complete. Now that I am broken, I want to channel my past self, scarred but not shattered. Maybe being with them would help me feel young again. Protected. Loved. Cared.

I rarely prayed but when I do, I feel everything. The searing pain of losing everything. The empty happiness of gaining some. I want to think I am thankful for what I have now but I don’t want to lie. I want to say I would exchange what I have now for what I have lost but I don’t want to be a hypocrite. I am relieved I don’t have the responsibilities I would have if my parents were alive. But I can’t deny how much I missed them. I dream about how I would have spent Christmas if they were still with me. Would have I chosen to be alone like what I have done for the past years? I cry whenever I remember them. I cry because I have nothing left to remember them by but a few pictures. The house we once considered home isn’t mine. It has been years since I’ve seen the inside of my home. My home was left rotting just like my parents. I don’t have the courage to visit my home. I am afraid to see how empty and damaged it has been. I once dreamt of coming home, with both of them waiting for me. A hot delicious meal eaten in front of the TV. They asked about work and I got annoyed because they won’t leave me alone. The truth is, I would rather be annoyed than what I am now. Left alone.

Today is my father’s 4^th year death anniversary.

2nd explosion at Japanese nuclear plant

I received a text message earlier about the explosion in Japan. The message says:

"PAALALA:4:30 in the afternoon sumabog yung isang nuclear power plant sa Fukumi, Japan. Kpag umulan daw mamaya at bukas, wala daw lalabas. Kung nasa labas kayo, siguraduhin nyong nkaraincoat or nakapayong kayo dahil kapag naulanan kayo, delikado daw, may tendency na masunog skin nyo, mkalbo, or magkacancer. CONCERN aqsayo. Sana ganun ka din sa iba. So please pass."




It made sense so I forwarded the message to my friends. Some replied that they'll pass it along. After sending the message, I went online and read the news about the explosion. Some articles say there was minimal radioactive leakage. The others are simply feeding the people's paranoia.









Technology helps us access information when we need it. However, when disaster comes, we need to rely on the information we already have. When disaster strikes, most likely communication will be down and we all have to hope we are prepared on whatever comes our way without needing to log online.








Japan is more technology advanced than the Philippines. All of their buildings are prepared for high intensity earthquakes. However, neither country is prepared for disasters like tsunamis. Both countries lie on the Pacific Ring of Fire, we all owe ourselves to be prepared.









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Thing I can't live without.

My phone.

I got my Nokia N96 for free from my service provider two years ago and fell in love with it.

Trivia: this is Dexter Morgan's phone in Dexter.

All the pictures I took came from this camera. Maraming naghihintay na ibenta ko tong phone ko, pero mukhang never ko ibebenta. ipapagawa ko lang if ever masira.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
	Announced	2008, February
	Status	Available. Released 2008, September

SIZE	Dimensions	103 x 55 x 18 mm, 92 cc
	Weight	125 g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT, 16M colors
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
		- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
	Internal	16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

DATA	GPRS	Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps
	EDGE	Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps
	Secondary	VGA videocall camera

FEATURES	OS	Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2
	CPU	Dual ARM 9 264 MHz processor
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS; Visual radio
	Games	Yes, N-gage + downloadable
	Colors	Black, Silver, Quartz
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- DVB-H TV broadcast receiver - Dual slide design - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player - MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player - TV-out - Organizer - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Predictive text input - Push to talk  - Voice dial/memo - Kickstand

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BL-5F)
	Stand-by	Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 14 h

MISC	SAR US	0.68 W/kg (head)     0.89 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.82 W/kg (head)