thats kool fever!

My immune system has gone crazy because I am suffering from high fever for two days now. My head hurts like thor hit it with his hammer. My eyes feel like popping out. I never got fever for the last ten years and never felt like this or I doesn’t remember how is it like to have fever. I used to take vitamin c that keeps me away from fever but yesterday wasn’t my lucky day it was raining mad and I forgot to have my umbrella I run a short distance to get home and I didn’t take a bath and so the result I got fever. Maybe this implies that I am somewhat normal. (^=^)

Every time I cough my head feels like it will burst in pain. I didn’t do anything but sleep. Mom told me to sleep. It’s such a boring theme. I don’t want to go to rest time but my inner me told me I have too. I feel like I am lazy today. My temperature sometimes goes to 39.7, then 38.4 back to 39.2. Maybe it is the price of abusing myself that much. Right now Im taking too many drugs for fever and I hate the taste of antibiotics but the doctor told me I have to be on antibiotics no matter how I complain not to give me one because it is killing me. I feel itchy. I cant stand my own smell, the doctor and my mom forbids me from taking a bath because im chilling. Good thing there is this kool fever I feel relieved every time I put them on my forehead.

As I wrote this I feel a little bit ok. Staying at home and sleeping all day is somewhat boring. But I get along with our new nanny and the neighborhood since they’re checking on me I feel so lucky they had me checked. they even give me ramen and porridge. I guess its enough. I will be better soon.

a road that leads tomorrow

We often see a lot of people complaining about work. A majority of them regard working as an extremely hard, vapid and low earning affliction. They always dream to live a happy life without working. But in reality, it’s is not possible to live without doing work. Each individual needs to work for various reasons, no matter whether he is the son of the billionaire or a layman struggling with poverty. To the best of my knowledge, the most common reasons for people to work are to acquire enormous knowledge, money and to enjoy life.

Firstly, people work to sharpen their skills as well as to learn many aspects of knowledge to solve the problems that helps them to overcome difficulties. Work gives us wisdom. Without working no one can improve his/her skills, knowledge and intelligence. Thus those who work hard enjoy a wonderful life.

Secondly, people work to realize the value of living by producing large amount of goods and services. A farmer is not a farmer until he plant crops; a teacher is not a teacher until she teach classes. They all have their responsibilities and they also win our respects because of their contributions to the society. That’s the meaning of life, which gives us courage and confidence to exert our powers to build a happy home.

We work to keep us healthy. We can communicate with each other during work. Meanwhile, we are helped and encouraged. We have to work to relieve our pressure. When you do something you are very competent, you will view it as a kind of entertainment. You even find joy from them. If we don’t work, we will become torpid and fat.

At the outside, it might seem obvious that jobs are just to earn our daily bread. But we explore the facts beyond the selection of job, there are myriad of factors that go together in selecting a job. Earning money might be a priority because no one likes to live in penury, but it is not the only determining factor. I feel that the selection of a job based on remuneration might be apriority for entry-level aspirants who are in searching for their first job. But once people climb up the corporate ladder there are other factors one looks for. Going by my own experience I would say job satisfaction, recognition is society and realization of a long dream or vision will become the deciding factors as we progress.

With the information technology (which is the most human resource dependent industry) growing at an exorbitant rate, Human resource managers have a tough time to understand what is really needed to retain the cream of talents in their organization. Recent studies show that job satisfaction and recognition are the prime factors that matter to the best talents, of course not to mention a competitive compensation package.

Every man has a vision, and continuous progress in the realization of their vision gives a great feeling of satisfaction and moral boosting. I believe that without this vision we would never have our soldiers sleeplessly safeguarding our country. ‘Serve with honor’ is the mantra which keeps them going strong. It is the same sense of responsibility and pride in serving the humankind that propels the doctors to serve the people without looking at their watches.

Every job is important and has their pros and cons. But it is still our social stigma to weight a person based on their profession. It is this stigma which instigates the people to be finicky in the selection of a job when it comes to social recognition. Even in a social gathering the treatment given to a so-called executive is totally contrast to that of an ordinary low profile truck driver. Yes, people love to be recognized and it does matter to have a job worthy of it.

I believe that working is a tool by which we can make a key to the gate of knowledge; it is a road that leads to tomorrow, and it is a prescription that keeps us fit. All in all, working provides us so much that I love work.

Mangrove blooms in May too :)

I never thought that mangroves blooms on May too :)

a letter to me

hi self!

yes I am you.

I am writing to you from a short time. its just that i feel like writing to you.  I am doing this because you currently are having a bad time. I am here to tell you that things will get a whole lot better. I do not have an anxiety-based disorder, I am not wiser, not cleverer, not braver and certainly not stronger than you. 

We are the same person temporarily separated by a simple understanding.

This letter is written to present another option, another way of thinking, a way of thinking that worked for me, it also makes no claims as to be the best strategy or the only strategy ... it is the simple honest conclusions of a self admitted 'layperson' for no charge.

I am not an expert, I don't ever want to be an expert.  I'm just being me.

 

You don’t have an illness, there is nothing wrong with you.

so how have you been lately?

does your head spin?

what did the doctor's told you about your unstable BP? you now reached 130. and its high for you.

maybe its time for you to slow a bit. you've been abusing yourself lately. that you forget to run. you lacked enough sleep. not even your vitamin c.

dont you know its good for your health too?

have you ever count the minutes in the day you're happy and you're not busy?

good thing there was this internet for you always failed to say hello to your family. you spend more time with the e-environment and you are tired of the real world. you know that you dont like the things that are happening now on earth but look at your surroundings it is still a beautiful world and you have a lot of marvelous things to do with it.

you keep on fighting with your brother over little things when you love him that much.

if you keep on doing stupid things then you will get old even you're just turning 28.

its not the end of the world little girl. what was it? was it still the harvard thing? i promise you that you will have that harvard dream two to three years from now. cheer up and keep going. you are always at your best in everything you does.

i've heard about nervousness? chill!

Relax for everything will turn out fine!

Relax; stretch, breathe in and out. Just remember that whatever ordeal or situation you're about to face, you'll pass through it immediately. If you pass it, unscathed, you succeed. If you fail, you can always try again. Don't dwell on your failure, because for sure, life will give you other opportunities. Don't let your nerves overpower you. With a little perseverance and confidence, you can pass through it. 

guess you should write like this for yourself that often.

love

of course you :)

across the mangoves!

i cant find the apt word to describe this friendship.  for me you are my sister.  the coolest sister on earth.

I will just have it ramble after all you know what I mean. You can use the translator and google it anyways..

i like you because you like choco chips.

i love you because you love me and lao. but that boy used to get all that you gave to me.

no matter how tough your work is you still comply on all my request. you are my best editor in chief!

each time ive crossed paths with the soul eaters or psychic vampires you are always there for me.....you cheer me up when i feel blue and I couldn't deny that joy and when i talk to you on anything no matter how bad the day was i feel that i am alright.

Being cheerful makes you fun to be with. and you never hated me when every time i was like a child who keeps bothering you with the same thing over and over again. 

you are a good listener too. you listen to all my angst and grievances all that matters to me.

when i cant bear my throat because of choclates you always reminds me that it is bad for my health and its my fault after all. 

you wake up me for ignorance… that life is difficult and I have to keep that in mind. I am so thankful to god because I have found a good and reliable friend in you. You never know that I never get the feeling of anxiety that you might disclose to everyone every little secret I told you. With you I can share my secrets freely.

I can freely talk to you on any matter and can discuss the most important topic of my life in a light manner. Your gigantic sense of humor makes me laugh even in the most serious situation and make me feel relaxed and happy.

As much as I remember I was like a caterpillar when I met you but you never try to mold me according to your needs and desire. But love me and accept me the way I am. With that i am forever great full. 

Maybe the very best reason why our friendship got this long is that I learn to respect every detail of you. You are mature and sensible.

The ample amount of love and respect I have in you and you with me makes me pray each day  that our friendship will last until you see an apple in an orange tree.

For your attention, for your care, for every smile, every word ..Thank you very much for being in this world my sister and my best friend.

where we belong

I feel extremely blessed to say that my life has been filled with many significant friendships. Throughout the years, I have met many different people and shared numerous special memories.

It is unfortunate that true friends seem extremely rare these days. The world would be a much happier place if everyone had at least one true friend. It is such a comfort to have someone to vent all your frustrations, cries, and laugh with. Life is not as fulfilling unless you have a special person that you can connect on so many different levels with. 

The ones I cherish the most are the times spent with my true friends. It is an old cliché that friends are like family that you can choose, and I couldn’t agree more. A true friend will love you despite all the flaws and imperfections you posses. 

My brother once said that friendship is a rare and precious commodity. If you have a friend, who truly understands you and accepts you despite your shortcomings, then you are the luckiest person in the world.

i wrote this post to a dear friend whom i don't feel like naming. Remembering the traits i have been with you and you with me made me say that haysss what a rare and beautiful friendship we have...

Funny it may seem but if it wasnt for pador i may not have known you and be friends with you. i was from the beginning this damn idiot for i dont know what to do with it and I was afraid of you but I found out that you are very kind. Englishera ka kasi at mataray from the very start. you are straight to the point. it was a challenge for me every time you ask for things i dont know how to get them on earth. but most of all i was thankful because you helped to fix things step by step and you didnt even complain in my kulit moments and it was you who taught me to say please that often. days past and i become more comfortable talking to you. i will never forget all your encouragement the very moment i was down and how your words had helped me fix myself.


i once told you that i am rare...yes i am rare because i am me....after all no body dares to call or text you in the ungodly hour just to say sorry and please forgive me for saying things i shouldn't said and make you kulit.

we're apart different from each other including that of our qualities and traits. All the good points are yours already while i am a pickle minded idiot. and i enjoy living on the lighter side. i was easy to please but i guess for myself even though i  dont see you million times in real i often ask myself why are you  so hard to please.

unlike you i shared everything about me and that of my family to you but you never shared anything from me but that is ok. with you i learn to look things on their brighter side.

you are unique in every ways. a perfectionist too. i like you because you listen to me and  most especially is that i love you because you trust me and i trust you more.

i feel like you’re a family to me...i feel like you’re my real big sister. talking to you makes all the tough task easy. with you i learn to love my work too and be positive on everything. i admire your traits and convictions! you're such a good adviser. i have learned to listen because you  taught me to listen. 

i like lakers but you choose any nba team and wishing and cheering for them to win. you know it pained me because  you're the only one among my friends whom doesn’t  like lakers. 

you never mind when i call you tita. But you know what sometimes i want to tell you that it is ok to say i dont know but i might hurt you if i say so that's why i seldom say no to you.

And yes I will always be forever grateful and thankful to our common friend for introducing us.  and like you  i love her too. you two are my greatest big sisters but let's not name her in this post too. My grandma was correct when she told me that if i wanted to be smart then i should surround myself with people smarter than i am and that's what im doing from the very start but i never choose you i know it was by faith and by chance and god choose you for me to be my friends and guide me along the way.

I may not know or it may not really be possible for me to be there when you need me, but you could be sure that my prayers are there, urging heaven to assist you in your time of need.

we are 200% opposite and that's what makes our friendship rare. 

please keep in mind that  you can always count on  me. Those things I elaborated here are ones of the many reasons for our so called friendship. If I am to account I might run out of words and write them on abc instead. in short i want to grow old and be friends with you forever.

with the friendship i've found in you makes me say that i am the luckiest person in the world!

i love you always and forever... dont get old. Smile.

be safe always.

in tugawe...for your eyes only!

sea....i was in the sea for two nights and three days....i was never fond of the sea because i cant swim and that is the reality. some said i wont be drowned because i will float but for me that is impossible.  lets face it i cant swim.

when we speak of the sea... places on my mind are either ilocos, boracay, palawan and caramoan. they are popular tourist favorites.  caramoan is near in our place but whether it is near our place i never plan to get there. i choose not to be there for i only go to the sea when its low tide and we have mangrove planting but to stay near the sea and swim in the sea is another matter.

ive known caramoan not because its near us but because it has been a favorite site for international franchises of Survivor. The place has hosted the Serbian version in two consecutive seasons. It has also hosted the Israel version of Survivor for three consecutive seasons. Bulgarian Survivor,  the 8th season of Koh-Lanta (French edition of Survivor). They said that the powdery sand, the coconuts on Gota beach and the neighboring islets are a dream for the French people. they chose Caramoan because it’s really wild. It’s necessary that contestants don’t see anything other than nature for them to believe that they’re really lost in the wilds.but god im no french and i dont feel like being a survivor. and i stand firm when my kin asked me to take them there for crying out loud im afraid of the sea. but last week was different and my decision changes because its the matter of work and leisure and whether i like it or yes i was asked join the team. i was hesitant of course when i saw my name on the list but i got no choice. to make the story short at four in the morning armed with DSLR camera and some clothes i was on board and ready for caramoan.

this is how we started our trip. we were at san jose port before 6:00 am. (Listen for some instructions....and make sure you saw your names on the manifest.)

while waiting to be on board...we all take a pose...

armed with bottled water and choco chips....here's MA and Doc. (they never leave that box!)

we went to tugawe cove resort in barangay colongcogon caramoan here in cam sur.

We take the roro ride for two and a half hours. and this is how the roro looks like.

outside the roro together with the other passengers ( we're supposed to be sitting inside the airconditioned room but these girls insisted to stay outside.....ahah! traveling sickness and feeling dizzy?)

the owner of the roro! hhahaha

the inner part of the roro look like this :)

while the other side of the roro is full of this!

then we reached guijalo port....

Then we take another boat ride for one hour more.

On board! I am the captain of the ship! Hahaha running the ship is like running an office….so what are you trying to imply then? hehehe

after nearly two hours we arrived at the cove.

Tugawe Cove resort is a newly opened beach resort located in Caramoan, Camarines Sur. The beach is a small cove with powdery white sand. It is very private and secluded. It is for the exclusive use of guests only. Around the cove are tall hills made of limestone. Getting to the cabanas, guests will cross a wooden bridge which is built at the side of limestone wall. Cabanas have veranda where guests can have their meal or just to lounge.

Each cabana is airconditioned, with its own toilet and bath. It is also equipped with 32″ LED TV set and Cignal satellite TV. it has 23 cavanas each at this fine 5-star hotel feature superior amenities.  Facilities for recreation and leisure available include water sports, outdoor pool, massage, water sports. anyway you can check their site over here.

we've stayed in the worlds coolest and beautiful cabanas!

inside our amazingly clean cabana..

watching the impeachment decision on LED!

outside our cabana :) my three best models!

the doctor in orange room :)

boys in the blue room :)

while we are having a nap time before dinner...

and more from the orange room

this is the restroom inside our cabana

i call this place ...a center stage...this is where you stay to rest a bit...isnt obvious guys when you get to age like that (peace) hahahaha

 the 187 steps pained me until  now. gee i need to run more.

tugawe has a lot to offer...

beautiful landscape!

 beautiful view....

and worlds beautiful people visits here...(i said beautiful not kalbo hahahha! peace!) 

all you have to do is enjoy your stay, swim, run, eat, open your eyes, enjoy life and forget everything you left behind because there is no phone signal! tadahhh! that's why we enjoyed our stay more!

but top of all it has wifi connection.

this is tugawe's pineapple!

this is outside the orange room

and this is how it looks like at night

and a closer and much fine shot to that looks like this :)

breathtaking landscape indeed :)

hayysss....why did you wake up late...our models are waiting (^=^)

Some of the wonders of caramoan...how lucky are the people who lived in caramoan!

The clear waters…

The rock formations….

 arent they beautiful?

how time flies i should have done this island hopping before.

these are wonders of nature caramoan offers.

Caramoan’s way of living is by fishing! The rocks are the breeding ground of marine animals.

i wonder how on earth they are formed that way....

ive seen rock formations in palawan before but these are very unique. it is true that nature has its own way to fascinates you.

maybe the god of sea formed them that way...

tell me what you see? unique....odd....(i saw big tummy)

i saw them fishing :) and they catch more!

Look its Kevin!….ask the butler to take kevin....jay-r is the best butler in tugawe cove! 

before it was just my dream to hold  kevin and wish that one day i will be able to hold him and now i did :) 

we had a great time with kevin. he used to stay under our table. he even ate apples!

                                         this is lola eve with her ipad!

This fried bananas will cost you around $2.00. this is not an ordinary banana for it taste good. cant help but eat it. kevin love this banana!

i had tried kayaking and it was fun.and realized i have missing half of my life then!

they are gorgeous right?

Star fish! Yehh

Swimming here and everywhere…..a lot of swimming.....

 inside the infinity pool...

while island hopping.

and a lot of picture taking with my beautiful people....how many cameras do we have? countless....hayss all of the same position and location.

see for yourself...this shots are from two cameras hahaha

parade of beauties.

i have them as the Best posers!

here is tita mayet in the infinity pool.

 aunty marion on our way to gota.

here is aunty marion while in Tugawe Cove

kagawad empoy.

sure he can swim!

the real captain...

harry potter! (i wonder how harry will look like when he has aged!)

Kagawad Bico

Doctor Tan or White!

of course lola eve

Ate Gen!

Ate Lala

another pose of the captain.

Dr. Del is very gorgeous!

And more from Dr. Del, Ate Gen and Ate Arlyn

another one for lola eve

and this is for tito ramonito

tito ramon and kagawad karding.

here is tito ed best post for me.

here is tita bebet

More from the boys!

more pictorials!

tita bebet and tita mayet

Kagawad Danny

we took more than hundred shots for tita eden.

im confused of who is my subject.....

when your job is to take pictures...you will say a million thanks to ipad front camera!

me and tito ed took all this shot and this is what we got for ourselves :)              

tito ed got me this shot...he said it was good! hahaha we cant afford to get wet because who will take the pix? next time remember to bring tripod. 

this one too!

and this one too!

Tito Ed, Tita Daisy and Tita Mayet

ready for the big waves.....

before docking off for lunch in the island i forget the name was.

lola eve while looking for her black havaianas.

here is tito aba

here is maam nimfa

we had crowned tita eden as mrs. calabanga 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015...

 and tita daisy for 2016.

and if no other candidates would run on 2017 we will still choose tita eden for the title

our colors changes from tan to dark tan!

got a lot of bruises and scratches because of the corals and sharp stones.

but i had a lot of fun!

we hop for two more islands for the rest of the day.

more from the boat...

this is suvivor america! the boat has to move faster because even though the season had already ended still the ground crew are prohibiting us from entering the site good thing we are boarded on the fastest craft. but the speed boat with men are following us. Survivor America Season 26 is to be shoot right here.

The rock formation was amazing!

 sure i found my inner peace in here.

and one more thing you have to bring a lot of cash for right now they dont take credit cards.

i have a lot to tell to my family.

i have conquer my fear of the sea a bit but in time i will surely come back. 

 buti di daw kami kinain ng pating sabi ni kuya rus! hahaha

and by the way this island hopping thing is a happy birthday for kuya dante!

 all happy it may seem but this outing is a send off party for tita bebet too.... :( ouch that hurts you know! if you only knew that you're leaving....

the price, the costs, the junkfoods, the joy, the fun, the beer, the countless pictures,  the fear of the deep sea, the waves that hit our large boat,  the 187 steps, the pain in the legs is all worth it. an adventure that will always be remembered.

this is our tugawe cove adventures....make it yours too :)