Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Coron, Palawan Adventure
Dry and hot season is here. I must admit I love this season. I love sun, beaches, cold desserts especially halo-halo, cotton shorts, summer dresses, coral lipstick, flip flops, and all associated with this weather. This is also the time for me to take on some projects like sewing pillow cases, sometimes bed sheets and curtains, baking and trying new recipes. Kids are off from school in this season and I have my time to spare.
Only two months to go and school vacation is here. Yey! I'm listing which project I'm going to prioritize. Meanwhile, I'm reminiscing our Palawan tour last 2012. Since I was not active blogging that year I'm sharing some of my experiences and photos from that wonderful trip.
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Travel destination was Coron, Palawan. From Manila we had a flight to Busuanga then a boat ride to El Rio y Mar Resort. Settled for a while in our native nipa hut then had a wonderful lunch. I can still taste my dessert of leche flan with macapuno. Superb!
The place and service were good. One can go snorkeling just beside their bar. Bring some bread or even cooked rice and fishes will go gaga with you. Lol.
You can also arrange with the resort for some tours, like going to Club Paradise (another island resort), island hopping, go to lagoons or go to Calauit Safari .
Calauit Island is an island in the north-western coast of Busuanga,Palawan. It was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1970s. In some days trip to the island is smooth and in some just like what we experienced, the sea was real rough. It took us two and a half hours boat ride to reach the sanctuary. It was literally wild and wet. :-))
One will forget the rough ride though when he/she saw the gentle giraffes and the elusive zebras. Feeding Maylen, Athena and the other giraffes was simply amazing.
This trip was one of our best. It's bonding with family and nature. Next in the bucket list is El Nido also in Palawan. Will it be this season? I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
What's on your bucket list this summer?
Only two months to go and school vacation is here. Yey! I'm listing which project I'm going to prioritize. Meanwhile, I'm reminiscing our Palawan tour last 2012. Since I was not active blogging that year I'm sharing some of my experiences and photos from that wonderful trip.
boat ride to the resort
the island resort
A welcoming sight. Don't you think?
The place and service were good. One can go snorkeling just beside their bar. Bring some bread or even cooked rice and fishes will go gaga with you. Lol.
You can also arrange with the resort for some tours, like going to Club Paradise (another island resort), island hopping, go to lagoons or go to Calauit Safari .
photo taken by Caloi - Isla Walang Lang-aw
Calauit Island is an island in the north-western coast of Busuanga,Palawan. It was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1970s. In some days trip to the island is smooth and in some just like what we experienced, the sea was real rough. It took us two and a half hours boat ride to reach the sanctuary. It was literally wild and wet. :-))
One will forget the rough ride though when he/she saw the gentle giraffes and the elusive zebras. Feeding Maylen, Athena and the other giraffes was simply amazing.
my boys feeding Maylen
Andrei with Athena
blue hour
This trip was one of our best. It's bonding with family and nature. Next in the bucket list is El Nido also in Palawan. Will it be this season? I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
What's on your bucket list this summer?
Monday, August 8, 2011
What's In a Name?
Andrei came home last week asking me to help him in his assignment. It's in their Christian Living subject. They need to write something about some words which are associated with the 10 Commandments and sins.
What caught me was the word "sloth". I know its an animal but I never had this association. So I searched the internet and there, it is a nocturnal mammal of Central and South America. It sleeps up to 18 hours and they are really slow moving. This is why they are named sloth, as in lazy, indolent, but actually they are not. Reason for this behavior is that their main food source are leaves which are not nutritious, gives little energy and hard to digest. To adapt, they move very little.
I don't know, but I felt sad with the association. Same with the naming of Tazmanian Devil of Australia.
Sloth
Taz
What caught me was the word "sloth". I know its an animal but I never had this association. So I searched the internet and there, it is a nocturnal mammal of Central and South America. It sleeps up to 18 hours and they are really slow moving. This is why they are named sloth, as in lazy, indolent, but actually they are not. Reason for this behavior is that their main food source are leaves which are not nutritious, gives little energy and hard to digest. To adapt, they move very little.
I don't know, but I felt sad with the association. Same with the naming of Tazmanian Devil of Australia.
Sloth
Taz
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Warm Day
After being so elusive for almost 3 weeks, the sun shines today. It's a great relief. We we're able to dry clothes which were washed last Saturday. Even our love birds got so bored that they chewed the tarpaulin cover of their cage. Things that are so happy on this monsoon season are the weeds and grasses. They really grow fast with rain.
Another good thing was we find time to play outside with dogs. And we also welcome a temporary addition to our list of pets, a rooster. Our friend gave it for "tinola" but we want to keep it. Hopefully, hubby will allow and then I'll buy a hen.
Another good thing was we find time to play outside with dogs. And we also welcome a temporary addition to our list of pets, a rooster. Our friend gave it for "tinola" but we want to keep it. Hopefully, hubby will allow and then I'll buy a hen.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Simple pleasures
new life
beautiful in red
buds
sweetness in me
Bamboo leaves after a short morning shower
morning dew
our sinta papaya
my stroll buddies
Having time to appreciate things around me makes my day. Quiet moments in the morning, stroll with the dogs in late afternoon, looking at colorful flowers and clouds watching are my simple pleasures. Capturing them in still photos is binging.
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