Habulin si Pong!

"Grabbed" from Buddy Jao's Multiply site

In the picture: Jao, Lala and me

Apo Island is a marine sanctuary in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. The jump-off to Apo Island is around 40 minutes away from Dumaguete City.

Not yet in this picture: Anet, Cath and Simon

More  underwater pictures at Lala's smugmug site.

Zoe's 2nd Tagaytay Outing

Happy belated birthday to Roxy and Lyn!

Medyo trapik papunta sa Tagaytay, at medyo maaga kami umalis, pero natuwa pa rin kami. Maraming salamat sa pagsama sa amin!

Happy TODA :)

Tish, gusto ka naman ni Zoe o :)

 Ngii...malamig ba talaga dito Daddy?


Oo anak, malamig talaga sa Tagaytay...Yey! Mainit init na dito sa loob ng Starbucks...

Siquijor

Pretty Siquijor. Captions to follow. :)

Apo Island, Dumaguete

Just an hour away from Dumaguete City (by bus and pumpboat). Diving galore! Wala lang nga akong underwater cam...hehe antayin ko magpost si Lala. =)

How to get there: From Dumaguete City, you can catch a Ceres bus to Zamboanguita, and from there walk to Matatapay Market and register at the pier. A boat good for 5 people costs PHP 1,700 roundtrip. You can also just hire a tricycle from Dumaguete City to the jump-off point. Travel time to the jump-off point from Dumaguete is 40 minutes.

Where to Stay: You can reserve at Apo Island Resort or Liberty's Lodge. Both have rooms good for two from around PHP 1100 up. If both are fully booked (like what happened to our trip), the locals can help you find a house to stay in the village. We rented ours for 700 a night (kasya kaming anim!).

Electricity in the island is only until 9pm. Another highlight: stargazing...

Things to do: Diving (schools of jacks! turtles! corals!). Snorkeling (corals! fishes!). Stargazing.

Zoe with Tita Roxy

Zoe with Tita Roxy at Alabang Country Club
Malakas & Maganda League, 2008

Here to Stay

So the decision has been made, and the next step is to ensure that it will be the right decision.