PEARL FARM (places I've been to..and want to go to again!)

Ahhh...the sweet life of a bakasyunista.. but unfortunately, that's not me here. This was all for work but I was perfectly happy with it. Not all can have that so I really considered myself very lucky.

Pearl Farm is very beautiful. You can definitely feel relaxed and pampered. Even I who just had a few minutes of snooze felt completely rejuvenated.

In the future, I plan to save (good luck to me!) then come back here. Nice plan, right? :)

Around 30mins speedboat ride from our resort hotel in the city

Ooohhh...the famous sosyal huts!

Look what the wind blew in! My hair was a big mess after that superfun ride

I'd like to have one of those..like Dawn Zulueta :)

With Ryza Cenon

crystal clear waters..so inviting!

Festive Kadayawan (looking back with a smile)

Festivals are so cool! This is an avenue where you get to experience the culture of a certain place and at the same time, the people are united in having fun for that precious few days or hours.

I was lucky to get to experience Davao's famed Kadayawan Festival. To explain it much better, according to Wikipedia "The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living."

Even if I was there for work, I took in pretty much everything. Might as well take advantage of the situation, right? I did. I did, I did. :)

Proof of experience: 

 My first ever Kadayawan experience

 Love the hat! Kapuso eh!

 My second Kadayawan experience..this was taken in front of the hotel where we were staying

 Who were present for the festivities? Kami! But work related. :)

Did some shopping, of course, that's the spirit of fun! 

DAKAK (places I've been to..and want to go to again!)

It's nice to look up old photos and reminisce about the 'not-so-old' days..I've always loved to travel even in the nearest..or farthest.. of places. It's always the experience that counts.

These pics were taken way back 2004, I think, when I was still a talent coordinator for Eat Bulaga. We had a show at Zamboanga and for the first night, we stayed at Dapitan City at the Dapitan City Resort Hotel which was a great place but of course, we were looking forward to Dakak because most of us haven't been there before. So for the second and final night, after the tiring day of the live show at some remote place, we enjoyed and took in the ambiance of this popular resort. And it sure delivered. Our rooms were great and the food was overflowing and most of all, the beach was awesome! White sand all over. Too bad, we had shortage of 'tambay' time because we were due home right away on the fourth day but nevertheless, the experience was great. :)

Outside the Dapitan City Resort Hotel..catched some views before the sun has said 'bye for now'

outside our room..terrace view

my old figure..huhu! haha!

famous signage

path to my room

outside my room

loved it!

the crew

serene by night time.. i actually wanted to sleep outside..at the swinging hammock :)