Save The Whale Sharks

Swimming with the gentle giants in Oslob.

Such magnificent creatures. It's scary and yet exciting to be swimming so close to them.

I wish more is being done to save these endangered species.

People should see how amazing these Whale sharks are and how amazing I am at being a mermaid.

I'm sorry. I just really had to insert that last statement in.

Summer Fun Climb

Just got back from a 2 day mountain climbing trip.

It was my first time and certainly won't be my last!

Grabbed a few pics from my friend, Yssa, since I decided

not to bring a camera. (booo!)

 These pictures won't even begin to describe how torturous

that 5-hour ascent to the camping site was during the first day.

It wasn't even 3 minutes in the climb that I was tempted

to ask if it wasn't too late to back out. haha!

 Played card and naughty "tell the truth" games during the night.

It was a laugh fest to say the least.

 Me in the far left trying to jump up and down

so I could shake the branch and scare the other girls.

haha! I'm mean. I know.

 The 2nd day was more fun and dangerous since we

trekked through the river and got to swim and dive

off cliffs when we got to the waterfalls. 

Heavy rain started to pour on us halfway through

the trek so walking got pretty slow and slippery.

I swear all that climbing on rocks, treading in rough rivers, and walking

 through forest-like trails made me feel like freakin' Katniss Everdeen

in the Hunger Games. It was fuuuuuuun.

And I found that the only thing that calmed me down and got me

through it was by rapping (out loud) the lyrics to Kanye West's song Stronger.

I don't know why that is. But it certainly helped.

So thank you Mr. West. Thank you for being there with me.

 

The muscles on my legs hurt like a mother and I think

I may need a wheelchair. I seriously cannot walk.

Photo Diary: SINULOG 2012 Day 2

Day 2: The Mardi Gras. It was the biggest crowd so far. I think more than a million (or was it 3 million?) people came out to the streets to celebrate Sinulog this year. It was a city-wide party and everybody wanted in on the action. Tralalalalalalalalala!

I do apologize for the very heavy pic spam on this post. But it is mandatory that I show everything that happened. Because like every good blogger, I want you to feel as if you're holding my hand while we're mindlessly dancing on the streets, or shouting profanities at random people who are blocking our view from a cute celebrity, or elbowing people in their ribcage 'coz they won't let us pass through, or getting our faces smeared with paint by really hot guys......tihihihihihi.. Who knew hot guys and paint were a good pair?

                        Everything started out clean and fresh and dry.. haha!

   I wish I was light enough to hop on someone's shoulders and make them my donkey for a day..

                   Lusting over this fish eye camera. I love that it still uses film.

Had dinner at Robinsons Cybergate to escape the crowd and fill our empty tummies. As night fell, so did our sanities.......

   The aftermaths of chugging beer on the sidewalk... We literally took a beer bath. Genius!

 I had no idea this cutie was there the whole time. I did not look cute choking on a tube while gargling beer :(

            Everything kind of went wild after the whole beer chugging scenario.. haha!

                             We hopped from one block party.......

                                 To the next block party..........

To another block party.. Basically, we were just screaming our way through the streets looking for a party to crash.

Somehow, I could not take a good picture of Frank Magalona with people showering us with alcohol every 5 seconds.. FUUUUUUUUUUN!!!

        We were a little tight on car seats so they had to shove their cute little asses in the trunk of the car.. haha!

      Finally got to see the Walkie Talkies perform! I loooooove them! Got to take a picture with Raleene Cabrera, one of my favorite bloggers, too! :)

                 Also got to see Paolo Valenciano's band, Salamin, perform that night.

This was, hands down, the best Sinulog I've had so far. I'd do it all over again if I could. Beer baths and all :)

Take a bath in beer with me next year?