Wow! Ang laking buwaya! Buntot pa lang katawan ko na. Buti na lang at skeleton na lang sya. Heto pic nya oh:


This dead croc is measured about 18 feet, was caught alive in the islands of Palawan, kumakain na daw kc sya ng tao kaya dapat na itong hulihin.

Di pa nakontento ang palawenyo, nagpadami pa sila ng buwaya. Heto pic ng mga baby na buwaya. Kahit baby, di sila cute.


Pagkatapos namin dumaan sa breeding area, punta kami sa cage ng grown up na crocs. May buhay pa palang malaking crocs... Mag-isa lang sya sa cage nya at nakahiwalay sa smaller crocs. Sa taas kami dumaan kc nasa ilalim sila. Napaka tahimik at hindi sila gumagalaw. Siguro naghihintay sila kung may malalaglag na tayo. lol!



Aaaaay! Nangangatog ang tuhog maglakad sa bakal na tulay. Lahat ng crocs nakangiti. Feeling ko talaga nag-aabang sila sa akin. Heto pa ibang pic nila.


Bukod sa crocs, madami naman palang animals sa loob ng park eh. Kala ko naman puro mga buwa lang.

Wow! Sobra na yata kami naaliw sa mga buwaya. Ngayon lang namin napansin na mainit ang panahon.... at parang walang ulan.... Asan na si Ondoy?

Bwisit ka talaga. Kung kelan hindi natuloy ang underground river tour, saka sya nawala.

Anyway, heto ang ilan sa mga picture ng mga hayop na kasama ng mga buwaya... lol






Natapos ang tour namin. We had dinner in Bilao't Palayok Restaurant. Next day, we went back to Manila. We were delayed for about 2 hours.

Sunday ng umaga. Wow! Syempre excited ako. Ang aga ko gumising. Paikot-ikot ang pwet ko at di mapakali. Naka schedule kasi ang pagpunta namin sa St. Paul's Subterranean Aquatic National Park. San yun? Underground river po sa Palawan!

Tawag ako sa reception. "Hello, what time ang tour?" sabi ko.

"Sir, mamayang 7am pa po. Alas 5 pa lang. Mag breakfast po muna kayo ng 6am" sabi nung magandang receptionist.

Ngak! Maaga pa nga. Sige, ligo muna ako. Hehehe! Unahan ko muna mga kasama ko maligo.

Ayan! Umuulan na naman. May kutob akong baka hindi matuloy ang tour.

Nag breakfast muna kami mga 6:30am. Ayun, natapos kami mga past 7am pero wala pa rin advice. Maulan pa rin. Tinamaan ka naman ng lintik oh! Sino ba may balat sa pwet jan?

Balik kami sa room namin at naghintay ng tawag...

Riiiiiingggg! Rinnngggg! Kurriinnnng!

Ayan naaaaah! Excited and lahat... Lapit kami sa phone...

"Ahem... Hello?" sabi ko.

"Sir di po tayo matutuloy. City tour na lang po tayo ng 1pm ha?"

"Oh k." sabi ko. Sabay simangot. Haaay... Ganon talaga ang buhay!

Kaya niyaya ko ang buong group para lumabas. We have to enjoy our vacation. I said with full conviction.

We rented 2 tricycles and we got a bargain of city tour for only P700 each. Our first destination is Honda bay. We didn't get much picture about it kc umuulan.

Next stop is Vietnam Village. Heto ang ilan sa mga picture.





Then, we ate lunch in, of course where else?, Vietnam Restaurant! It's really different from Phobac or Pho-a in Manila. The taste is very vietnamese. lol!

Oh by the way, we caught a small turtle a long the way. However, when we got back from lunch, the turtle escape. I was sad... =(

We hit the road again and to the Butterfly farm we go. Here are the pics:






Aside from butterflies, meron din ibang insects doon. Heto ang ilan sa nakita ko:





Tapos, nagpunta kami sa Baker's Hill. Madami sigurong panadero dito. Wow! Ang ganda ng bahay ng panadero dito ah. May mga garden at statue pa. Heto mga pic:






Mula sa Baker's Hill, nagtungo kami sa Mitra's ranch. Wow, Manong Mitra, bakit sikat na sikat ka? Ang ganda ng rancho mo ah. Mukhang malaki kinita mo noon Speaker ka pa. Heto konting pic with Mitra:



Ayun, derecho kami ng Crocodile Farm. Yeppee! Nakalimutan ko yung bago name ng park, ang haba kc kaya Crocodile farm na lang. Pero may conservation and protection something pa sa name yun.

Wow! Ang laking buwaya! Buntot pa lang katawan ko na. Buti na lang at skeleton na lang sya. Siguro part 3 na natin ito? Masyado na mahaba... lol!

I think this is the right time to post this story, now that typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng left our country.

Buti na lang at nakarating kami ng Puerto Princesa bago pa lumakas ang ulan. I thought we left Ondoy in Manila. But we're wrong. Ondoy came with us and apparently he was clinging on the plane's tail. lol!


Kahapon, nagpunta kami sa Balinsasayaw restaurant. It is very famous for their Balinsasayaw soup and Balinsasayaw sisig. Habang si Ondoy ay sumasayaw sa liliw ng malamig na hangin sa labas, we were sipping the hot and delicious Bird's nest soup also known as Nido soup. Balinsasayaw or Nido soup came from a bird's (balinsasayaw bird) nest. Locals get it from the caves of El Nido. That's why they call it Nido soup or Balinsasayaw soup. Kaya Ondoy, kahit sumayaw ka dyan, happy pa rin kami,


Balinsasayaw sisig is different. And NO! it doesn't come from that poor bird's body. He's too small for god's sake. It's a mixture of squid, prawn and other seafoods with tomato and cream sauce. Its a little spicy and very tasty. Makes well with Nido soup.

After having a wonderful lunch, we went to see the Baybay or baywalk. We took an odd-looking tricycle. I cant describe it. Something like a jeep but its not. Here's the pic.


So we got to the Baybay and then its Ondoy again. We saw this huge bird, and it's not the balinsasayaw bird, it's the peacock of Puerto Princesa. Darn! We're supposed to take pictures near the big Peacock! @*$&%^@*#! Haaaay! So ayun, naghintay kami... 30mins... Hintay pa rin... Pero ayaw... tumila... ni... Ondoy!!!


We decided to go back to our hotel. Pero! Walang tricycle!!! Parang di nila kami nakikitang pumapara! Ahuhuhu! Enjoy pa rin kahit mejo basa na sa ulan.

It took us almost an hour bago kami napansin ng tricycle. Akala pa siguro ni Manong niloloko namin sya nung pinapara namin from a distance...



Nagkape muna kami sa Caffe Mauro. Di ko kilala kung sino si Mauro. May isa pang kapihan dun, kay Ito's coffee hauz. Di ko rin kilala si Itoy. Si Ondoy, kilala mo ba?

So far masarap naman ang coffee nila. Bagay pag nabasa ng ulan.

Pagkatapos, bumalik na kami sa hotel. Pahinga muna. Aba! wala pa kaya ako tulog.

8:30 kami tumawid ng kalsada pa mag dinner. Dun kami nagdinner Kinabuch! Sino si Buch? Malay ko! Basta "Kinabuch" ang name ng restaurant. Nagdala kami ng payong kasi umuulan. Ayaw kami tantanan ni Ondoy. Pagpasok namin ng restaurant. Ayun, huminto ang ulan. Pang-asar talaga!!! Isinusumpa kita Ondoy!

Hayun! Lamon dito tapos inom ng beer. Tapos natulog na kami. Bukas na ulet ang Kwento. Hmmpf!

Back in my 6th grade, I joined a regional finals for an art competition. There I met a lot of kids like me. lol! One of them became my all time crush. She's holding a big teddy bear roaming around the competition area. She's tall for a girl at her age and has a long and shinny black hair crawling down to her waist. Ooooh! I got madly in love with her. BUT we were from different schools and region at that time. I'm from the North and she's from the south.

When I went to High School, I was suprized to see her. I didn't know we were classmates. I introduced myself to her and asked her if she still remember me. Unfortunately, she cant recall. I didn't bother to remind her where we met.

We graduated high school and we didn't see each other again. Until now, she doesn't know how I feel for her and when we first met.

Recently, I was checking in facebook and saw her again. After a decade of searching there she is. BUT she's in Singapore. She's now a permanent resident of Singapore. I don't know when she's coming back.

If I was given a chance to go to Singapore, I'd definitely ask her for a date and tell her how I feel. I'm definitely in search of her for a long time and Singapore will make it possible. This is a new kind of adventure that involves a person whom I will share my thrill and fun.

Here's my plan:

1. Around 5am, I'll call her to meet me in the Merlion statue, wearing a jogging pants. Coz she's living near the vicinity. Afterwards, I'll give her chocnut, coz it's her faverite back when we were in high school.

2. We're going for a jog around Marina Bay and wait for the sun rise. We'll take pictures and talk about what happened to us.


3. After that we'll have a kaya toast and kopi in Raffles Place. I can still remember how she drinks her coffee back when we were doing our projects in high school.

4. Once we're done with breakfast, we'd head to her place to change clothes. Its too early in the morning and shops aren't open yet so we'd go for a river tour. In less than a day, I will get to see Singapore's history, heritage, culture, architecture and national landmarks like Raffles landing site, The Merlion and the Esplanade. And it's never gonna be the same because I have a special someone beside me.

5. Oooh! It's lunchtime. Where's the best place to dine? Hmmm... How about Pierside Kitchen?


6. We'll go for a shopping from Orchard to North Bridge to Riverside to Little India to Bugis to Geyland Serai until we get tired.

7. In the late afternoon, I'd us to have a nice massage in one of the most premier spa in Singapore.

8. After a relaxing massage, its time to eat again. This time, we'll try the Sky dinning. They say, Sky dinning is one of the first in the world. You'll get to eat in one of the Worlds First Glass-Bottomed Cable Car Cabins.


I guess I would end the night with a wine asking her if we can continue our lost love interest. I may be stupid but this is the only time I can have to say whatever I have in my heart.

Well, if meeting with her won't happen according to my plan, at least I got to see Singapore! Why not go to Zouk and party all night? I'm sure I'll find someone for me there... Haha!

Indulge in the Uniquely Singapore experience.

At 10:35am, we arrived at the Puerto Princesa Airport. It was raining, but not that hard. I received a text message from my sister saying my mom is worried about me and wanted me to call. I called my mom. She's worried that my flight might be cancelled. I said, "we're already in Palawan, safely."

She told me to take care because the typhoon is going to get tough. The flood downstairs is up to the knee level and she's afraid that it might go inside our apartment.

I told her not to worry and then I hung up.

I don't know what happened next. I stay tunned to the internet news, facebook and twitter. There I saw the distruction brought by the super typhoon Ondoy.

Here's a compilation of pictures I got from the internet. Some scenes are disturbing.

I just arrived in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Its my 3 day vacation and I've thought a gazillion times if I'm gonna blog this story or not.Anyway, here's my entry to Nuffnang's blog contest. It's about my friend and how we had Krrunch on our most memorable experiences. I know I shouldn't be blogging about this but what the heck? This happened some time ago and I'll try to write as detail as I can.

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Everytime I see Pringles I remember Luis, my childhood friend. We grew up together in a small village in San Mateo, Rizal. Luis lives about 2 blocks from our house. He's the youngest in his family and among the kids in the village we enjoyed our company. We both went to the same school. Our first baon is also the same. We were always seatmates and always partners in crime. If got scolded by our teacher, he got scolded too. When I'm in trouble, he's in trouble too. lol! Too bad for him coz I always get in trouble.

We have a treehouse beside our home. My dad built it so we can play Tarzan. I remember cutting Pringles can so we can make spearhead out of it. I would carry a slingshot, while he carries a bow and arrow. We were like indians hunting for wild animals. We had Krrunch with other kids every time we shot them with chips. And they would come back and throw us stone. Sabi nga nila pag binato ka ng bato, batohin mo ng tinapay. But then, we were different, coz we would throw them chips instead of tinapay. We could laugh all day with that.

When I'm in trouble, he's in trouble too. lol! Too bad for him coz I always get in trouble.

During the summer, we would go to the farm with my dad. We'd harvest ripe watermelons and fresh corns. We'd also pick duhats and put it in an empty can of Pringles. We'd fly kite during the afternoon and Pringles is still a part of it. We're using the can for the string attached to the kite. Its easier to hold it and it makes a lot more Krrunch.

Sometimes, my mom would bring us to Fiesta Carnival in Cubao. Fiesta Carnival is already gone. I'm not sure if you'll still remember the 2 seater plane that rotates and goes up and down. I really enjoyed that ride. Maybe, I had a pilot instinct in me or maybe I should have become a pilot. He's scared of riding an airplane unless he's holding a can of Pringles. He's crazy over it. I'm laughing my ass off everytime he's teary eyed riding an airplane.

And he would always make Krrunch of me coz I stumbled everytime I bike.

We also bike along the village. But I'm not good at it. He does! And he would always make Krrunch of me coz I stumbled everytime I bike. I got bruises all over my face, my knee and hands. When I'm injured, he would always hitch me or he'd bring a sidecar. lol! I'm always into accident and good thing he's always there.


Aside from the bike crash, there's also an instance where we got chased by a big carabao. I was wearing red shirt, red short, red cap, red flip flops and carrying a red Pringles when a big carabao saw me. At first it didn't mind us, until my friend shot the carabao with my sling shot.Of course the carabao got mad at us. We were running really really fast. Until we climbed a tree. I didn't even noticed that I was on the tree until the carabao is gone. We were Krrunch-ing afterwards.



Oh I miss that poor guy. Later did I know, he had a heart problem. That might be the reason why he's scared of riding a plane. He was diagnosed of a bad heart disease. I would always visit him with my mom in a hospital in Marikina. We would always bring Pringles to him and he would feel alright. I'll cut an airplane out of the Pringles can and would play with him in his hospital bed.

Luckily he survived his disease. And I'm glad that he will be able to make it to our grade school graduation in only a few months away. We had to study hard and do our research and assignments together.

One time, we're in the library doing some research for our science project. I got my empty Pringles can with some holes in it and he got some colored papers. Something is missing and I think we left it in our treehouse. Since, he's the bestest in biking, he went home to get it while I was busy writing our project.

30 minutes past by and he's still not there. Another 30 minutes and he's not there. I don't know what happened to Luis until I went home.

My mom told be that Luis was in a hurry climbing the treehouse looking for something. When he's about to go down, he made a wrong step... He fell to ground head first. I cried all day wishing that I should have been the one going back the treehouse. I cried all night wishing that my bestest friend would not have been gone.

In his wake, one of the things I brought with me was Pringles coz it's our favorite snack. And every time I would see Pringles, I would always remember him. For me, Luis would always comes to life in every Pringles. It took away his fright when we ride the airplane; makes a good string holder for kite; it stops the pain when you crashed a bike, makes a good spearhead, its nicer to throw chips than tinapay, makes a dull moment to an everlasting Krrunch.

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Wow! Sobrang cheesy na to! Ampf! Ayan, I hope you enjoyed my story about my friend and Pringles.

It's Krrunch Time, get Playful!

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Day 1

We'll be arriving at around 9am. After lunch we'll be going for a city tour. Around 3pm, if its not raining, we'll be going to the beach and catch some dolphins, if there are dolphins out there. lol! For dinner, maybe we'll try the very famous Bird's Nest Soup...

Day 2

Underground river tour. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is one of the finalist in the New 7 Wonders of the World. Check it out here.

... to be continued ...