I was out for 4 days and 3 nights to fly to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The boyfriend and I celebrated our 4th anniversary by visiting the Underground River and Honda Bay and devouring seafood (read: PRAWNS) for lunch and dinner. 

To make up for my blogging absences, here are some of my Instagram photos while we were there (follow me on Twitter. Hah!). From left to right:

• Mandatory self photo while waiting at the airport. My new sunnies is too big for my cute little nose lol.
• We ate Crocodile Sisig at Crocodile Farm. Yes, crocodile. Rawr. They also sell Crocodile Sausage.
• Photo op with baby crocodile. They’ve got his mouse closed with scotch tape. :(
• Boats at Sabang beach which will take you to Puerto Princesa Underground River.
• The boyfriend enjoying the feel of the sand on his feet. 
• Sun-kissed at Pandan Island. We didn’t get to see Snake Island because according to the locals, Willie Revillame already bought the place. Wow.
• Sunrise at Sabang Beach. Long lines for Uderground River tour everyday so you have to be there really early. We left the hotel at 4am and reached Sabang Beach at 7am. Gaaah.
• Another Sabang Beach photo. Meeeh.

I have lots of stories to tell and photos to brag about. But more on that later. Bye.

Here’s my surprise for you this Valentine’s Day - first-hand second hand deals from PROJECT RUMMAGE. You know what they say, love is sweeter the second time around. :) Visit http://projectrummage.tumblr.com and click that follow button for quick updates. Like us on Facebook too. Ukaytnxbuy!

PS. No, I’m not home on Valentine’s Day. This is a queued post. I’m out here in UP Sunken Garden for UP Fair. Again, happy Valentine’s day! <3

I want a new camera, something smaller than my Canon G10. I find it too big and heavy to carry around all day. Thanks to my iPod camera and my 5MP Blackberry phone cam for these crappy photos.

One of my recent thrift purchases is this cute wrap-around floral shorts. It was drizzling outside when I left for school but what the hell. 

Remember that online thrift store called Project Rummage that I’ve been telling you?

Let me tell you that my very first collection will be out on Valentine’s Day and this animal-printed skirt is included. Yay! I love this skirt but it’s too short for me so I’ve decided to put in my Project Rummage treasure box. If you like it, then follow Project Rummage on Tumblr and Facebook and be the first to know about our latest collection. 

I gotta go of take photos of these thrifted gems. Get ready for treasure hunting. :)

Taking photos of printed texts with a VGA camera is just pointless. Exhibit A.

I cleaned my office desk a week ago and found this - Christmas message from our boss from last year. Nice kids receive nice presents: ‘To the beauty, brains and body that deserves more than the world can offer. I hope one day to see you spread your wings and not to be afraid of what you will be. I’ll be here to support you and to make sure that you see this through. Merry Christmas.’ 

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Last February, I went to Philippine Travel Mart and I got a good deal of two tickets to Tree Top Adventure in Subic at 50% off. The package includes six adventures to embark on and the normal rate is Php 1,100 per person. I got it for only Php 550. Sweet.

After being hidden inside my purse for almost a year, we finally decided to use the vouchers last month to celebrate our 47th month (hihi monthsaries are fun). We headed north on a Friday night and devoted the whole Saturday to getting our own dose of adrenalin rush at Tree Top Adventure Park. It’s fun to scare yourself sometimes!

Here are some photos:

The park is surrounded by hanging bridges covered with variety of tall trees and foliage stock. It feels nice to walk through the lush greenery after several screams of adrenaline rush. Yes, I screamed.

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There are three things that I always look forward to in February: (1) Valentine’s Day, (2) UP Fairm and (3) our anniversary. If I had to choose a favorite month, it would have to be February. I love the hearts and balloons and flowers and pink-and-reds that we associate with it. I just love the cheese on top of it.

UP Fair and Valentine’s Day

UP Fair is an annual event in UP that happens during Valentine’s week. It is a week-long activity where Sunken Garden turns into a big venue for food booths, carnival rides and musical feast! For complete band line-up, you may visit their Facebook fan page here. (Btw, Rebokultura sounds smart but I’ve always been a fan of the classic UP Fair themes. I thought it should always have the word Fair in it like “No Fairmit, No Rally” and “UP Fair Sale” lol.)

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Remember my ultimate new year’s resolution?

Well, the first part of Cooking Mama challenge happened tonight. Best time to play in the kitchen because I was home alone. I didn’t want my family, especially my mother, to be there while I make my desperate attempts to learn how to cook. I guess my mother has become hopeless about my cooking skills that everytime she sees me at the kitchen doing something unusual, she grunts and tells me to back off. Lols just kidding. She doesn’t want me in the kitchen because she knows the kind of damage that I can do. Heh.

First on my list is Mango Float. I said this before but let me reiterate that I am aware that Mango Float does not involve any cooking lol. But I guess I have to learn basic cooking skills first like measuring ingredients, chopping, mixing and plating. So don’t hate, appreciate. 

I bought the ingredients earlier this afternoon. On my list were mangoes, graham crackers, crushed graham crackers, cashew nuts, all purpose cream, sweetened condensed milk and Choco Baby. One thing I learned from it was how to choose the ripe mangoes aside from the obvious fact that they should be yellow. According to the friendly SM guy, the mango should smell good when you hold it near your nose. When I was picking my mangoes, I was still clueless. I followed my heart instead.

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