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Meme by Carin

OWM – Visit to Maria Christina Falls

Last weekend was a busy one.  But on the last day i had the chance to go on city tour.  Two places were on the list.  The first one was Agus 4 and from there, we went to see Maria Christina Falls, the outlet of the water that runs the hydro power plant which supplies electricity throughout Mindanao and Siquijor island.

It was my fourth visit to Agus 4 in Balo-i but first for my daughter.  Though it was my fourth time yet, every visit is a wonderful visit because there’s something new to see.   It was my sixth visit to the falls and the last one was in October 2007 during the AHPA Convention also.  This time, so much has improved because they converted the entrance into a Nature Park so it means it made the Maria Cristina, the landmark of Iligan City, more accessible to the public.

There is no entrance fee to enter the park but the group must have a valid identification then all can go in.

-Dimple’s first visit there -

- the tourists –

- distant view of the falls -

- the viewing deck -

The convention including the tour officially ended after lunch.  Dimple and I went home to the dorm and i guess we slept 3 hours. We were so tired because of the late night before that Sunday.

Monday was still a holiday so it was our time to make a our Christmas tree and belen using materials found in the office.  So, we come up to this:

I am glad i made this shot because our tree does not look like this again.  My officemate made it into another form and it’s not yet done so i havent’ taken pictures yet.  Our belen is not yet done so maybe next OWM i will be sharing it here.

If you decide to visit Iligan City, drop me a line and let me know so that i can bring you to some beautiful spots in Iligan.

I hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend!

So Many Things to Share…

or to blog about but amnow crying please give me some more time.  i am wishing am spending 24 hours here in the office downstairs so that i can still have time to blog, to bloghop, and to join memes, visit meme participants.

I am not sure if i really have to worry about PR – but really am slacking these days.  Not that i want to but because i don’t have time.  Oh Mr. Santa, please send me a laptop this Christmas.  Big or small – whatever as long as i can use up there in my new home.

really…i have not yet settled.  i still have very busy days that i dunno when i can sit down and relax infront of the computer and write down my thoughts.

i had a long weekend and it was also a busy one.

Saturday evening, went swimming.  I posted about the place and showed photos, too – HERE.

Sunday we went touring around two places here in Iligan and i know it’s worth sharing in my travel blog, so watch out for it.

For the mean time, please enjoy our swimming photos.

Opssss by the way, another thing to share (photos to follow – hopefully tomorrow lunch time) we won (our group GOLDEN FALCONS) in the BELEN/LANTERN contest.  We are sooo sooo happy.  Though i was not there to jump up and down with happiness.

Before i log off, let me share this photo with all of you -

- i wish i know how to pout. lol -

more photos here.

Am Just Human

At my age now, as much as possible i don’t like to get pissed.  I don’t like to feel angry or upset with anyone.  Because i know that to be angry is a waste of time in life and being angry will shorten my life.  So as much as possible, i don’t get angry.  I thought that only real people here around me are the ones who can possibly upset me but am wrong – even online stuff i read can really pissed me off. Hahahaa sad realization but it’s true.  Even in the blogging world, there are few blogging styles that upsets me and id like to mention a few.

First is a faceless blog.  There are many blogs in the blogosphere who does not have a face.  What i mean with “faceless” is that, we don’t know if the owner of the blog is a male or a female because even a name you can’t find.  I don’t condemn them though because to each his or her own style.  But for those who were coveting for readership, for those who were wishing to increase traffic, an ABOUT US or ABOUT ME page is a must.  It is a nice feeling when you feel that your readers comes back to your blog to read from time to time because he or she considers you to be her or his blogger friend.

Next is a nameless blog.  Then there are those whose name is just ADMIN or THE NAME OF THEIR BLOG.  I really find blogs like that unfriendly.  I tried my best to avoid faceless blogs and nameless blogs but since i am joining some big memes, then i encounter them.  And to bump into ten of them in a list of 30, the annoying feeling gets into my nerves.  So what am doing at times, i just visit those blogs whom i knew have faces and names.  I consider them familiar and most of them my blogger friends.

If you consider not to show your face into the blogosphere at least give us your name or a pen name.  It makes your blog a warm place to visit.

This blog got a face and name but two of my others blogs does not have an ABOUT page but i thought of editing my sidebar to insert my name or maybe just the face. :>)

You may check out some of my ABOUT page.

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Healthy Lifestyle

Life is What we Make it

I Got It!

I bagged the prize of being the top commentator for the month of April in Yen’s blog. It’s something i did not expect so i was so excited about it. She said know it’s a fashion bracelet but did not see how would it look like. So yesterday when i received the parcel i opened it up right away — (taking photos step by step too):

So this is it:

That contains this:

Nice no?! Here’s a closer look ( i really wished my camera takes beautiful photos hehehe). Looks blurry but in real it’s so beautiful.

So, i want to say a big thank you to Yen for this bracelet.  I love it! Promise.   Something like this inspired me more to blog and to blog hop and comment.

LINKY LOVE TO THE FIRST COMMENTATOR:

Mommy E

The Package

This is what i got in the mail today. The first call i got at the office this morning was the most awaited one for this particular day. Do you wanna know why? It’s because the contents of this small parcel envelope are these:

A new pc of L1-10B Li-ion battery and a charger. This is for my Olympus point and shoot camera that has been kept aside since middle of last year because the charger stopped working.  I thouht i have to send back the camera to the states but thanks to Mommy Ebie and her daughter Z for their thoughtfulness i can now use my dgcamera.   Tight hugs to both of you and am sure you know how much i appreciate this and how very happy i am.

I have prayed for this package to arrive safely because i lost a package that was sent to me last December from Canada.   Thank God, it arrived safely.

PH – Yellow

I caught this little bloom at the center island on the front grounds of Mindanao Sanitarium and Hospital while i left the hospital for home. This is a nice welcome to my eyes after a sleepless night when my sis gave birth to her son.

More Yellow photos here.

Look At The Sky Friday # 3

The moment i got on top of the Lover’s Rock, the sky looks like this. The sun was at this level and it was a wonderful view. After taking sky shots, we alternate taking photos of ourselves. I really enjoyed the time hanging out with the General Education faculty. I thought awhile that it feels like am one of them. lol! But anway, while spending more time, the sun continued to set then i was able to capture this moment.  Not just me but everyone on top of the Lover’s Rock.    And the change happened in just a couple of minutes.

The Dapitan-Dipolog Trip

Hey am back!  Actually we were back last night.  I got home around 9 pm but i was so tired so i did not make any blog post anymore.  Though i said hi in plurkland hehehe and then read my emails and approved comments.

Thanks to those who left good wishes.  It was well appreciated.  Surely i had fun but it was not stress free.  It is not easy for the 15 faculty to manage 300 plus active students especially in outing activities.  Though many were good and naturally behaved students, yet there are also those who feels that they have the right to their dependency thus they give made the faculty and agency staff get worried.

The trip was an educational trip (History V), the Life and Works of Rizal oif Mindanao Sanitarium and Hospital College.  It was a culmination trip  or major activity of the class.    Since some faculty backed out from the responsibility of being a chaperon at the last minute, so i was invited to come along and chaperoned one of the Vans.  I was assigned in Van # 10.  There were 18 vans all in all.

Anyway i have so many things to talk about the trip like the places we went to, the lecture on Rizals life and work in Dapitan, some personal reflections about the trip but i cannot share them all now.  Somehow this whole week i will be able to mention them along with my posts.  I will be narrating about the trip randomly in my 3 blogs and for sure many photos will be posted in my photoblog.

As i have mentioned in my other blog, i was only armed with a handphone camera so i really did not have great pictures.  But i tried my very best to capture all that i can.  And for those spots or corners my camera was not able to capture, oh well, they were etched inside my mind and will stay there forever.

So here are some photos: (pls click on the photo to enlarge)

After more than 5 hours of land travel, we arrived at this land mark, and that means we are just few kilometers from our destination.  Both places were our destination and after this moment, we heeded to Dipolog City for our lunch and for the first major itenerary.

Our first stop! Do you know what’s in here and what we did here?  Watch out for the next photos:

oK, at Vadia Gardens, we had our lunch.  It was a cool place for the 300 to have lunch.  The ambience of the place was for wedding reception and JS.  Some commented that if they knew we were eating there and also hear the first set of lecture, then they should hav told us to carry our gowns to be bagay to the place. hehehe

After eating lunch, there was a lecture or short overview on the life and works of Rizal in Dapitan  It was given by one of the history professor at MSU-IIT in Iligan.  He was an invited guest.

From Valdia Gardens off we went to —

That’s at the foot of Linabo Peak.  You have to make 3003 steps to reach the peak and not all 300 plus students made it to the top but some did.  Their proof?  Pictures.  The memorable spot (according to them) at the top is to have a picture taken at the top of the LOVER’S ROCK. Wow when i saw the picture, it was a huge rock.  Wish i made it to the top.  I only made 3 steps.  I was not even able to step or take a photo at the first station.   I was not really tired that time, but i was just milling aside because of so many students.  The entrance was packed for quite sometime for registration of names and for picture taking.  Another thing, it was also too hot and my almost bathing in my sweat.  As in init jud!

From the Linabo Peak we went to –

The Rizal Shrine.    Everything inside the compound was about Rizal.  Some structures were just replicas but there were several things too that were originals like the class table and the black board that was placed in this building —

Many photos can be seen inside this building.  Since it was already getting dark, my phone does not make nice photos so i only have few photos from there.  Later i will share a photo of Rizal and of Leonor Rivera, also Josephine Bracken.

Now am off to work, will continue my narrationlater.   lol.

To be continued!

Looking at the Sky Friday # 2