Points to remember

I just suddenly remember this from our highschool days. I think this would be applicable for our trip. Agree ba Jhigz? Medyo revised nga lang

"What you see, what you hear and what you feel when you go, leave it there"

%GEN%

Halo-halo Galore

• Demz and I agree that we need at least 2 showers. Alam ko lahat tayo maaarte sa katawan at ayaw maging mabaho for long so yun lang ang condition na naiisip ko. As for the beds, OK lang sa 'kin may katabi, so Demz, you can take 1 bed. :) Malikot din ako matulog pwera kung pagod... E malamang plakda ako nu'n kaya sige, kahit saan! :)
• Demz, we can shop for those stuff (noodles, coffee, etc.) sa February 17 or 18 pag-alis natin ni Ja. Marami rin namang shops dun pero di ko lang alam kung skyrocketing ang prices ng mga kape at noodles at kung anu-ano pa. Magbitbit na lang tayo tutal may mga "big boys" naman tayong kasama e... heeeee. :)
• Huwaaaatt??? Ang mahal na ng rental ng snorkeling equipment...! Grabe. Sabagay, medyo matagal-tagal na rin naman nung nakarating ako dun. Back then it was I think mga P150-200 lang. Kasama na yung boat at si Manong.
• Ah yes, pwede paluto dun. Sarap nga foodtrip dun. Natatakam na 'ko! Take your pick from all the restaurants there...
• Ayun pala, may mas recent pang nakapunta sa Galera eh, Demz, mas reliable pa yung sister mo for info.
• Ay naku Demz, kung inaalala mo yung "cacophony of sounds" sa gabi, hindi ko iniisip yan... kasi nakiki-symphony rin ako minsan, bwahahaha...
• Hindi ko po alam yung Encenada Beach and on what pier it is located... Ang alam ko po yung White Beach. Pero if you want to try that, 'di ko po maa-assure yung budget, yung place, and travel time. Maybe we can ask around kung sino na nakarating sa Encenada Beach...
• But if we'll push thru with White Beach, I'm pretty sure dun tayo sa 7am ferry. Yung unang-una sa list. Nakita ko na rin, 3:30pm of Sunday yung expected departure time going back to Batangas Pier. Yun nga yun.
• Go for the kikay stuff Demz! :)
• Baka may iba pa kayong ideas dyan, parang kaming 3 lang nina Gen & Demz ang masipag magpost ah... heehee...

Later, gators. ;)

~Monique~

REACTIONS (part III)

►Im ok with renting just one cottage provided, there are at least two comfort/shower rooms para hindi mag-agawan (just like what Monique said) and sana there are at least 3 beds. the third one is FOR ME. ok na sa kin kahit single bed lang or mattress. ill just pay for it. malikot po kasi akong matulog. Ja, remember mo yung Tagaytay trip? aside sa mga sirang motorsiklo, nakatulog ka ba nun kahit malikot ako? hehehe. yung sa Baguio di ako masyadong malikot nun kasi malamig. nakakahiya sa inyo ni Monique, baka hindi kayo makatulog sa kin. :)

► Semi-furnished naman siguro yung mga cottages no? magdala na lang siguro tayo ng mga cup noodles maski one or two for each and coffee/chocolate drink na nasa sachet. and to be sure, magdala na rin tayo ng styrofoam cups (tama ba yung term?) at plastic spoons. anyway, we'll take care of that before we leave. we still have FOUR WEEKS. we really have to meet one week before our departure.

► according to my sister who's been to Galera twice - the most recent was last summer, rental rates for snorkeling gadgets and/or equipments (whichever is correct) cost P500-P1000. on a per hour basis daw yun. im not sure kung kasama na dun yung boat.

► still according to her, pwede daw dun bumili ng raw food tapos ipapaluto, ala DAMPA style.

► Niq, kanina ko lang naalala on my way to school, nakahanda ka na ba sa kahindik hindik na matutuklasan mo kapag malalim na ang gabi at ang lahat ay payapa ng natutulog? harharhar.

► niresearch ko yung ferry schedule to and from Puerto Galera. as early as 5am my trip na going to the island depende kung saang pier tayo bababa. or same lang yun? anyway, if you want more information on ferry schedules, accomodations and everything you want to know about Puerto Galera, click here.

► it all started when i posted the topic on exercises to flatten your stomach. in relation to that, i think i want to post some more KIKAY topics for the girls (pwede na rin sa boys) in the next few days. ang saya dba!? anu ba yan. puro na lang kaartehan nalalaman ko. KIKAY MISTRESS? d'oh! :)

hmmm. what else?

•dEmz•

Trip to Galera urgent update

I was reading the update of Monique this morning and it came to my mind an idea and I talked to monique about the place where wecould stay and she said to ask you guys. Is it okay if we could find the place when we are there na lang kasi medyo mahirap maghanap ng nde rin natin nakikita ung place di ba? The important thing about it naman is a place wehere we could keep our things in a safe place. We could just fit in one big cottage di ba? So what do you think guys? post your comments on our tag board.

%GEN%

Updates (again)

• Guys, I have tried calling Nautilus Inn for x times since last Friday, but to no avail. It's a cell number, so I don't know if there's no signal (kasi isla) or if that's not the right contact number (sabi yun daw) or what. To make a long story short, we can't make reservations for now.
• The choices however, are these: we can just go ahead and pick a place to stay when we get there na lang, or find another hotel and book now. There are lots of nice places as I've seen on the internet. We can call now to make sure na pasok sa budget. Or, going the easy and cheap route would be to get a cottage as soon as we get there. Kung cottage, kasya na tayong lahat sa isa (6 people). As far as I can remember, there are 2 large beds per cottage. Teka, makakatulog ba tayo?? Heehee.
• Anyway, your call po. Lemme know. Ako kahit sa sand na lang matulog. Heehee. ;)
• I forgot to say this before, but I remembered nung Friday... Please DON'T FORGET to bring ZIPLOC bags for your cellphone, chargers, watches, cameras, or other gadgets na hindi puwedeng mabasa. Better safe than sorry. :)
• Wowie and May, sama kayo pleeease.... Pwede pa pong mag-ipon... 3k lang sulit na po...
• Demz, I'm going the Sexbomb route, ahahaha!! Ang tamad ko talaga e... Pero alam mo, pumapayat na 'ko ah... :D
• 'Di na kailangang magbotohan, it's final: we go on the weekend of February 25-26.
• Demz, Ja and I are going shopping for the trip either on Feb. 16 or 17... Anyone can join kung gusto nyo. Pero we're planning another girls' night out after, so di na kayo kasali dun kung boys kayo, ahahaha... Except yung manunundo pala, ahahaha... :)
• Gen, thanks for re-installing the old tagboard! Mas cute kasi yun e, hehehe... Tsaka mas marami nang messages. :)
• And lastly... a pic from our first Girls' Night Out with Ja and Demz... Pero sila lang 'to e. Heehee. @ the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Greenbelt. Ja, lipat ka na sa Blogger ha! :)
  
  

Later, gators.

~Monique~

Does This Get You In The Mood Or What?

~Monique~

REACTIONS (part II)

► kung kaya ng isang room lang, isa na lang para masaya. meron namang suite dba? yung pang 4-6 persons? otherwise, ok na yung two rooms kung may triple occupancy. kung hindi pwede yung lahat ng sinabi ko, no choice tayo kundi mag-2 persons sa isang room. magpalabunutan nlang ng roommate. hahaha. pero palagay ko naman kasya at least 3 sa isang room. ok ako dun basta my bed para sa lahat. minsan kasi isang queen (o king?) size bed lang or 2 lang ang bed tapos mattress lang ang binibigay para sa third person. based lang yun sa nababasa ko sa internet ha. im not sure kung ganun din sa actual situation. lugi naman kung yung isa sa kutson lang matutulog. sensya na di ako familiar sa mga accomodation sa hotel/inn. first time ko pa lang makakapaghotel/inn kung sakali. ano nga pala kaibahan ng inn sa hotel? wala lang. napatanong lang po.

► si wowie ba sasama? o hindi pa sya sure? sino pa ang possible na sasama? meron pa silang two weeks para mag-isip.

► Niq, nahihirapan ka dun sa crunches? try mo side-bending saka belly dancing. no need to buy any dvd's/vcd's para sa belly dancing. gayahin mo lang yung steps ng Sexbomb Dancers ok na. :) onga pala, para hindi mukhang pang highschool yung ippost mo about "What to Bring", gawin mong "Travel Checklist". o dba mas matured? hehehe. meron din akong ippost regarding that pero saka na pag malapit na tayong umalis, siguro mga one week before.

► kilala ko kung sino yung hindi bumoto sa ating 5. kasi ako bumoto. si Niq, Gen at Ja bumoto din. clue: andami nyang ideas and suggestions hindi man lang nagppost dito. my pagka-chismoso din sya... harharhar.

•dEmz•

So Far...

OK, so tomorrow I'll call The Nautilus Inn for reservations, rates, and other details on accommodation. If it goes well, it looks like we may have a place to stay the night. :)

In relation to this (feeling ko nasa trabaho ako, heehee) I asked how many rooms we'll be needing. Depende nga naman sa dami ng sasama... So far, ito pa lang ang confirmed na sasama: Jayr, Demz, Gen, Jigs, Ja and me. Ngek, eh kahit na isang room lang tayong lahat pwede na eh! Ay, on second thought... siguro 2 rooms? Ah basta, tawagan ko muna tapos magtatanong ng rates. Magpapareserve ako on Monday, January 30. Hindi pa naman magfa-final confirmation as of that week kung sino sasama kasi we're counting on 2 weeks before February 25-26 (siguro mga February 12) to give everyone enough time na mag-esep-esep kung sasama o hinde. I'll post about what happens when I call the Inn as soon as possible.

Ano pa ba... Aaaaa... Gusto ko sanang magpost ng "Things To Bring" kaso parang highschool, ahahaha! Mabuking pa 'ko kung ano dadalhin ko noh! :)

Ah, tatanggalin ko na pala yung polls re:date ng alis, kasi 4 lang ang bumoto, bwiset. Heehee. May isa pang hindi bumoto sa ating lima, ahahaha... Si Jigs hindi makakaboto kasi walang internet, wawa.. ahahaha. My bad. :D

That's all for now, gotta go and do my crunches c/o exercises ni Demz!

Later, gators.

~Monique

OPLAN GALERA: Fabolous Abs

in preparation for our Galera weekend getaway, i am posting here some exercises that will help you lose those extra layers on your mid-section. lam ko naman lahat tayo yun ang problema. dont worry, may 4 1/2 weeks pa tayo to work on it. whew! ganun pa ba katagal yun? pwede bang sooner na? anyway, read on and happy exercising!

Exercise	Form Pointers
Crunches	Keep lower back pressed to the floor, hands gently cradling head Don't strain the neck Flatten abs at top of movement by exhaling and contracting the muscles--imagine creating a canoe-shape between your hips and ribs Don't use momentum--go slowly and take your time
Reverse Crunch	Keep your lower back on the floor Use your abs to lift your hips straight up, just a few inches off the floor. Flatten the abs at the top of the movement as described above
Oblique Twist	Focus on bringing your shoulder towards your hip, rather than bringing your elbow to your knee. Lift your shoulders off the floor and twist, feeling a squeeze in the opposite side of the waist Flatten the abs at the top of the movement as described above
Crunches	Keep torso parallel to the floor (ball centered under mid-back or lower-back) Place hands behind head or across chest. Curl your abs by pulling the bottom of your ribcage down toward your hips. Avoid pulling on the head or neck. Flatten the abs throughout movement
Reverse Crunches	Lower Back flat on floor Upper body relaxed Use lower abs to lift hips off floor Flatten the abs at the top of the movement and exhale
Oblique Twists	Lift shoulders off ball and twist, bring shoulder towards hip Flatten the abs at the top of the movement and exhale
Plank with Roll	Start in plank (push up) position with stomach in and back flat (don't 'sag' in the middle) Hold this position for as long as you can, relax and repeat To add challenge, roll the ball towards you with your feet, tightening the abs and crunching at the end of the movement, but keeping your back as straight as you can (don't collapse).
V-Situp	Keep back flat and chest up, balancing on your tailbone with legs straight Hold this in an isolation or lower your legs a few inches and bring them back up, repeating for a very advanced 'crunch'! Flatten the abs at the top of the movement and exhale

How to Work Your Abs

• You can effectively work your abs with 3 non-consecutive workouts a week
• Do 2-3 sets of 12-16 reps of each exercise. If that's too easy, make sure you're doing each exercise correctly and using perfect form. You can add a dumbbell or plate to crunches to add difficulty.

thanks about.com

*dEmz*

A Few Things

• White Beach is a long stretch of sand and shore but I'm sure it's no Boracay na malaki at pwedeng maikot yung buong island. Gosh, I might have exaggerated, hindi kaya baka ma-disappoint kayo kung sakaling di nyo makita yung ine-expect nyo?...
• Demz, I am thinking about the 2-day itinerary... Madali lang yun. I'll post it one of these days when I've called up the inn. Help me out na lang din if ever. :)
• OK na rin ang weekend for the trip. Three days is too much, I've heard. The weekend should be enough time to have fun out there.
• Demz, siempre may life vest, don't worry! Um, almost the same thing lang makikita mo when snorkeling and scuba diving except that siempre, mas maraming makikita pag scuba diving... Nakita mo yung picture sa baba di ba?
• Nanggigigil na nga si Ja sa hiking eh. Pwede bang kayo na lang dun? heehee.. Baka di kayanin ng powers ko eh... :) Kahit naka-sandals lang pwede na yun!
• The cottages are all near the beach. I don't know where The Nautilus Inn is located exactly so we'll see about that. I'll post ASAP whatever happens when I try to call them.

Oh, and oh! Check out our new photo gallery courtesy of Gen... Tsk, iba na talaga naka-DSL..!

Later, gators.

~Monique

Updates for the Photo Gallery

Alas we have our new online photo gallery other than our Gmail account. Thanks to the idea of Wowie and the free time i had tonight. Now we can share to others what's going on with our group and can give them the statement "Sama kayo sa susunod?" hehehe! just message me guys for the username and password. Anyways those who got access on our Gmail account can see the details naman e. God bless to you all!!! More updates for this Blog soon!

%GEN%

REACTIONS

ITENERARY: Niq, bat tuwing nagpopost ka, lalo akong naeexcite pumunta sa Galera? please take care of the itenerary. i havent been there talaga kaya wala akong idea where to go and what to do. ako na lang ang tutulong sa yo. :) basta before we leave, gawa kna ng plan ng places na pupuntahan and yung mga activities na gagawin natin para pagdating dun go na lang ng go. hmmm. hindi kaya kulangin ang 2 days sa atin? hahaha. basta sulitin natin yung weekend na yun. minsan lang tayo makarating dun.

ACTIVITIES: ok na sa kin ang tampisaw at snorkel. basta my life vest ha. uhm, ano ba nakikita pag nagssnorkel? same din ba sa nakikita pag nagsscuba diving? sorry ha, least favorite ko talaga ang mga water activities. actually di ako mahilig sa beach. pero dahil kayo ang kasama, syempre makaka-hindi ba naman ako? naks! i used to be hydrophobic. ewan ko lang ngayon. di ko pa nattry makipag "bonding" ulit sa dagat eh. but just to make it clear, wala akong rabies ok? as for the hiking part, im sure type ni Ja un. dba no? hehehe. ok din sa kin yun.

PLACE TO STAY: i suggest that we stay in a place near the beach and as much as possible, yung safe. since lahat tayo lalabas para maligo or maghike, dapat yung mga gamit natin secured and of course to avoid peeping toms. syempre maliligo tayong mga girls dba? unless gusto nyo na one week after eh nasa Quiapo na ang mga mukha natin. hahaha. Niq maski first week of Feb matawagan mo na yung inn na sinasabi mo. pero kung gusto mo ngayon na. magpareserve kna rin. excited na talaga ako eh!!!! hahaha.

ABOUT LINO: magbabayad sya ng tax? February na ba ang bayaran ng tax ngayon? hindi na ba April? hay naku kung ayaw nya, di wag. mabuti na rin kung hindi sya sasama. panggulo lang naman yun.:p

* dEmz*

Updates! Updates!

I was texting with an old friend last night who frequents Galera and he says there's a new place where we can opt to stay in: "The Nautilus Inn" which is fairly new and cheap. I have the number so we can call them for reservations or room prices. Then again, if it turns out to be expensive, we always have the cottages to fall back on. The cottages are nice, may aircon, may fan lang, your call. (Pero pwede po bang aircon? Kung ayaw nyo, solo na lang ako... heehee... Joke lang po!)

Here are the stuff I can think of that we can do:

• Siempre snorkeling. I hope everyone's up for it! (I hope I'm up for it then... heehee)
• Kung trip nyo mag-hike (remember, "hike, climb and dive"?) may mga guides who'll be willing to lead the trek to Tamaraw Falls. It's located in the heart of the district, but I gotta warn you, it's a loooong way. Seeing the falls is worth it naman. Promise.

• I don't know if there are scuba gear there for scuba enthusiasts (meron ba sa 'tin marunong o may license?)...
• Saturday night, bonding, inuman, lasingan, you know the drill!
• Swimming sa beach. (Demz, di excuse ang di marunong lumangoy... Magtampisaw na lang tayo, ahahaha...)

Later, gators.

~Monique

Map to Galera

Ayan na ang bagong map. mas pinaganda at mas pinalaki!!! hahaha!

Demz planuhin na ang route natin at itenerary ha!

Ilang tulog na lang! Excited na ako!!!!

Kute sorry birura ko yung dati nag eerror kasi e

Galera na toh!!!

%GEN%

SAYA!

Wow! Every once in a while pala I get this fantastic idea that everyone else would like noh? Heehee... This site has gone full-blast! GEN, you're a genius, sa lahat ng kakalikutin sa blog, di ko alam maglagay ng tagboard, so thanks! DEMZ, i love the song, and i love your idea of a profile every month! Cool...

Now off to Oplan Galera, as Gen put it. I need to address Demz' queries:

• We should take a vote whether or not to go on Feb. 18-19 or 25-26. The tag- or message board is right there sa kanan, nilagay ko sya sa taas, guys please feel free to suggest!
• I completely agree with Demz. Konti pa lang tao nun. March magsisimulang dumami tao.
• Again I completely agree with Demz, PLEASE confirm at least before 2 weeks from the scheduled departure na 100% sure sasama kayo... (Sabi ni Demz habaan ko raw pasensya ko, naubos na lahat yun nung bar! Kaya 'wag tigas ulo! Ahahahaha...)
• As for the moolah, which is probably one of the more important concerns, when I was there in 2001 I only brought 2K with me, nakabili pa ko ng sarong na souvenir (binarat ko pa, ahahaha)... Which means, taking into consideration inflation, the increasing prices of gas, at ang hirap ng buhay ngayon, I'd say it would be safe to bring 3K-5K each. Kasi weekend lang naman so overnight stay lang tayo. Pero if you want you can bring extra, that's always a good idea since wala pong ATM dun, ahaha...
• Ay, we can go snorkeling pa pala!!! Sarap yun! So Demz, if you don't want to swim we can go snorkeling instead! :)




• As for the time and place of departure, we can finalize this 2 weeks before. Can I suggest (at kung di naman siya mag-o-object ano...) JayR's place to stay in on Friday night? :)
• The specifics of the time and place of departure will be like this, as I have texted Demz: Dapat lahat tayo magkakasama na ng Friday night (paging JayR...) kasi we need to get to Alabang ng mga 3am. We need to get on a bus or a van (I think merong mga for hire, mas comfortable siguro yun) going to Batangas City Pier and we need to get there mga 6-7 am (not later than 7 please!) so that we can get on the 1st ferry out to White Beach. Pangit na nasa 2nd ferry tayo kasi tatanghaliin tayo... Dapat masulit natin yung oras.
• Also, kaya mas magandang maaga tayo kasi pagbili ng tickets para sa ferry, yung mga unang makakabili, nasa "top deck", mas masarap mag-bangka pag ganun kasi sobrang ganda ng scenery, sobrang sarap ng hangin, basta!... Kesa yung nasa baba, puro tubig makikita natin. Heehee.
• It's easy to get a place to stay for the night kasi marami nang bagong mga cottages/hotels dun since I was there. A friend says you can get a nice place, kahit cheap lang. Anyway it's just for 1 night.
• LINO, miss na kita, sama ka!!!
• Demz, promise you'll love the seafood! Food trip tayo, ahahaha...
• At sobrang sarap dun sa gabi, iinom sa may sand.. Hmm... 'Lika na, wag na nating intayin Feb! ahahaha...
• Any other suggestions, ang daming pwedeng pag-iwanan oh! May comments, may tagboard, pwede rin your own post... Let us know!

Hindi naman obvious na excited tayo noh? Heehee... So as of today, January 21, eto pa lang po ang nagconfirm: JayR, Demz, Ja, Gen, and me. Ahahaha, tayong 5 pa lang pala??? JIGS, ano???? Tuloy natin 'to!...

Let us know whatcha think ha...

~Monique

im so excited!!!!

I WAS watching Cuisine Asia at the Living Asia Channel two days ago. they featured the specialties of Bacolod City - from the most famous chicken inasal down to pastries. what really caught my attention was their feature on seafoods. grabe nakakatakam, as in. and so, i promised myself that the first thing i will do upon arriving at Galera would be to feast on seafoods! grilled fish... squid... shrimp... yummy!!!! im also looking forward to witness the dramatic sunset at the beach... with matching picture-taking yun ha. tapos barhopping at night or simpleng tambay sa beach while watching the moon with Sanmig Light on the side... no more Bacardi for me please... then hopefully sunrise na rin kung magising ng maaga... syempre with picture-taking ulit. hmmm... sarap naman nun. excited na talaga ako!!! pero yaw ko maligo sa beach. hindi ako marunong lumangoy. hihihi.

so far sa mga tinext ko, si May hindi sure at si Larmi hindi makakasama. dalhan na lang daw natin sya ng pasalubong. probably cactus na naman yun. paging Genesis. sabi ko ikaw ang pabibilhin ko. hehehe. teka may cactus ba dun? Lino is also not sure. may pasok daw kasi ng Monday. i explained to him a thousand times already that it wont be a problem because we'll be going back to Manila on Sunday. as if wala rin tayong pasok di ba? ayaw lang manlibre nun. pif.

here are my suggestions:

• let's stick to February 18-19 or 25-26 kasi nasa off-peak season pa nun. pag March tayo aalis, pasok na tayo sa peak season (i think). mas mataas na ang rates ng accomodation. saka ok din yung February kasi most of the bakasyonistas are in Baguio for the Flower Festival. kaya malamang konti lang ang tao nun sa Galera.
  
• sana at least two weeks before departure, final na yung list ng sasama at please lang wag magcconfirm kung magbaback-out din at the last minute.
• MONIQUE, how much money does each one has to bring?
• agree ako sa 'yo about the time of departure. pati na rin yung idea na Friday night magkakasama na tayo. dun na lang tayo mag-stay sa bahay ng kung sino ang pinakamalapit sa Alabang.

*dEmz*

Puerto Galera

Guys I am sooo itching to go...! Sana sama tayong lahat... Nagmamakaawa ako..!

Will post more later. So far, only the following details have been decided:

• The trip is scheduled only for a weekend. Tentatively, we have set it on the last part of February, but by special request of Gen & Ja na after sweldo na, it would be either February 18-19 or March 4-5.
• We leave on the very, very early morning of Saturday and go home on Sunday night.

Please make suggestions... Thanks!

~Monique

For Everyone's Use

So is this idea rad or what? A site for everyone's use, where anyone can put in their two cents' worth, mainly for use in planning, collecting opinions, and what have you's by the Saturday Night Club for gimmicks, out-of-town trips, and simple get-togethers. I don't know if everyone has internet access all the time but we'll spread the word around. Anyone can post updates, we'll let you know the username and password if you want to contribute anything, then just post your name before publishing. Let us know your thoughts, opinions, or suggestions in the comments section or just post anything you want...

Let the fun and games begin! :)


~Monique