BatangKaladkarin: April 2014

Calaguas Island Camarines Norte

Fine white sand and beaches, you might think of Boracay, Laiya in Batangas and in Bohol. You need to add Calaguas on your list of beautiful beaches in the Philippines.

How to get here:

We are fortunate that we had rented a Van who can take us to Pensacola Port in Camarines Norte.

Two ways in which you can get to Calaguas are via bus and via plane.

There are a plenty of buses that serves Manila-Daet route. One in Cubao in Quezon City and Buendia and EDSA-Taft in Pasay City. Bus fares ranges from Php550 – Php600. You can contact Superlines and Philtranco for schedules.

Take a bus going to Paracale or Naga and tell the driver to drop you in Talobatib. As I have said travel time is eight (to nine hours) hours. We left at Philtranco bus terminal at 9:30PM and we arrived at Talobatib at around 5AM.

Our travel time is about 8 hours.

What to Bring:

Number one on the list is food provision for your desired length of stay.

Water

Tent, although you can rent at the island.

Flash lights

Mosquito Repellent

SPF

Garbage Bag

Umbrella (sun protection if you want to walk in the afternoon)

Let me take you our trip in Calaguas.

Before we go the island, I have the time to take some photos of the community and amazingly that these people who are in such a place that they only live for basic necessity and enjoy the things around them.

I remember in my younger days when I used to play this "pool" which is located in some alley. Fortunately, that I have seen again this kind of table game.

Children plays "ten- twenty"

Boat travel would take around 2 Hours. I had missed to include, that our trip is after the storm Yolanda. We might think that this one could not possibly push through as we think that the boat can not travel, but with a all prayers we do, we are given a good sunny day.

Did I say 2 hours on the boat?, yes! 2 hours. I admit it, after Yolanda typhoon we did not anticipate that the wave could be this rough. The boatmen said that it is just normal wave in the province. Normal wave? what the???! hahahaha.

I don't have plenty of photos to share, it is because I REALLY ENJOY THE ISLAND!!!

Is it human or a dog's footprints?

Pan De Amerikana

It is not what you think. This is not the usual "panederya" where you can buy hot pandesal.

The construction of the place is amazing. The idea to place a car in a opposite position. Actually, the outside decoration was a house which is place up side down that would captures customer's attention and brings out their curiosity.

You have noticed that this restaurant was build way around 1950's.

It’s a typical restaurant that serves affordable Filipino dishes, with well mannered waiters. But what makes it different is how it was styled both outside and inside.

This sign tell us to try their food, which is very good and enjoy the ambiance of the place with a friend.

This beautiful faucet wanted me to wash my hand every single minute.

LOOK UP!!!

Enjoying the food with your friend, is indeed AMAZING!!!

And for those who wanted to try for themselves, Pan de Amerikana is located at 118 Katipunan Avenue, White Plains, Quezon City. It is open Monday – Saturdays 8am -9pm, Sundays 8am-3pm

Run with friends

The biggest race in UP Diliman called PACED UP Run was happened on May 19, 2013. The event consists from 3k, 5K, 10K and 15K category.

I do not consider my self as a runner, but this time I have conquered and finished my first ever 10K event (with smile). It was a tough for me, because my first run under 5K event was back on June and did not continue due to work conflict. I have no time to make some adjustment with the length of distance for this event.