Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts

Monday, December 31, 2012

Best of Oh-Twelve


I must say, 2012 has been one of the best years for me! A lot of things happened and here are the top 12 events that made it worth it.

PS. Some of the titles are linked to the blogs I posted about it before. :)

1) Be a Teacher
It was such an overwhelming experience to be able to fulfill a noble profession even for a while. In other words, nakakataba ng puso. Sobra. :)



2) Graduate college with a bachelor degree
All 4 years in college paid of! This is for you Mom and Dad! :)


3) Family trip to Vigan and Caramoan
Because we were not able to do this last year. This the year for it!





4) Opening Green Berries
I had online shops before way back in my first year in college but none of them lasts like this one. I'm so happy I opened Green Berries. It continues to help me seek other opportunities and options where to get money from when I need it the most. And I really love and enjoy what I'm doing!


5) Winning MYX's One Direction CD giveaway
I also learned about One Direction this year, around early of January 2012. And I've been a huge fan since then! That every One Direction giveaway I see, I make sure I will have an entry. Thankfully, I won this one from MYX! Thank you so much for the CD and the mini standee! Love it so much!



6) Entering the College of Science
I'm so used to people asking me what year I am in already and I tell them the story behind it over and over again, that I'm attending school just so I could go into med school and that I already graduated. But nonetheless, a first semester in the College of Science was fun and very challenging for a Math-lover like me.



7) Attend concerts
In this year alone, I was able to attend 5 concerts! That's a new record for me! Usually I only get to attend 2 though, but not this year. It all started with Simple Plan last January, the story behind Jet Lag. Then lots of bands with the Smash Project last March, all thanks to Thea! One of the biggest parties of the year with LMFAO at their Party Rock tour in Manila with my siblings. Barbie-ed with Nicki Minaj last July with my sister Jaja. Right after Nicki was David Cook with my Ninang Pyay for the second time. 2012 was really a concert filled year for me. :)

Simple Plan

The Used - Smash Project

Dashboard Confessional - Smash Project

Cobra Starship - Smash Project

The Cab - Smash Project

LMFAO

Nicki Minaj

David Cook

8) Have my first talk about photography
Who would have thought! Who would have thought that my passion in photography will take me this far? I know! Hahaha. :))



9) Passing the LET
Right after graduation, everyone's been so excited and thrilled about the upcoming board exam for teachers which is called LET. My first plan was to review for LET and start studying science on the 2nd sem, but instead I just went to school and didn't devote any time to review for LET. But thank God, with all my heart, I was able to pass it without the effort of reviewing. What an early Christmas gift!



10) UST grabbing the PCCL Championship
I was in 3rd year high school when UST grabbed its last UAAP champion against Ateneo. In this year's UAAP basketball, we were almost there and were just a bit short. But the team was able to bounce back at the PCCL tournament and won the championship. I'm so happy I was able to witness this win!

Thank you Coach Dopids!


11) Meet new friends
And they're all younger than me! Yung age ko paurong eh! Hahaha. Love you girls! :)


12) Read a lot of books
Another record broken for 2012, the year where I read the most number of books in a year. Woohoo! Yay for 2012! This the year where my being a bookworm grew. The year where I bought a lot of books and the year where I read a lot of books.



And a lot lot more 2012 events that are worth sharing! But these will do. :)

Best year so far, right? And I'm on my way to make 2013 even better!



What's the best thing that happened to you in 2012?
Tinay xx


Monday, May 28, 2012

Caramoan escapade

Our trip to Caramoan made my 2012 summer memorable. Loved everything about this trip!

It was unexpected really. Biglaang trip lang kung baga. It was a Saturday morning when we went to Caramoan, Wednesday before that Saturday lang namin naisipan pumunta ng Caramoan. No early preparation or stuff. Talagang biglaan lang. Haha. But everything was so successful and fun!

By the way, first Saturday of May ata kami pumunta ng Caramoan pero ngayon ko lang na-blog? Sorry about that! I was browsing my blog posts ng mapansin kong wala pa akong blog about our Caramoan trip. Makes me feel like I'm such a loser. Sorry!

This won't be a detailed post about it anymore kasi almost a month ago na yun eh and obviously hindi ko na maalala lahat ng nangyari. Haha. But I've got photos to cover my excuse.

But before that, let me give you a short recap of what happened during our trip, based on what my brain can remember.

We left at 4 am in the morning. Arrived some "place I can't remember" at 6 am. Left our car at that "place I can't remember". Haha. By the way, we were with the Magat family. :) Road a mini boat to Caramoan for 2 hours. So basically we arrived Caramoan at 8 am. Kuya Rodel and the company, our guides, fetch us from the port and welcomed us to the place where we'll stay.  Changed to our bikinis then off to the beach for island hopping. Went from one island to another then to another. We made a stopped for about 6 islands and passed on some since some are being used by the US Survivor thing. Went home at 5 in the afternoon I guess. Had dinner then sleep at 9 pm. Woke at 6 in the morning. Breakfast at 7. Left the place after then off to Caramoan's centro. Bought some souvenirs which I must say is very bitin and few. We then left Caramoan at 10 in the morning and rode a mini boat back to the "place I can't remember". Lunch at Bigg's Goa then home.

Not too much detailed but, at least. Hahaha. :))

The day I actually rode on Harry. Ooops.
  
Leaving at sunrise.

What's inside the mini boat.
 
Hello from me and Piye.


Beautiful scenery while we're on our way.

Hello Caramoan! :)








One of the best lunch ever!!!


A very unique type of sand. To tell you, the sands in Caramoan's islands differ from one island to another.

Here's Kuya Rodel (beside me) and Kuya Edmund (the one who's sitting down on brown shirt) who were our tour guides. Thank you!

Bulatao and Magat family, minus Daddy and some of the Magat children.

Chillin.

 

I am Amiel, the Green warrior. It's cool finding out my second name's on a boat. Haha. Plus a warrior.And it's green pa! Oha!



I enjoy this stuff! I can get to the middle of the ocean without getting drowned or something. No lacoste!

Dinner.

Breakfast.

This trip will never be complete without my Pikachu. :)


Lunch at Bigg's.

The end.

I was hoping I can go back to Caramoan for the 2nd time this summer, but sadly no. Maybe next time! And next time I hope I can go with my friends. Yay! Can't wait! :)

Some photos are from my slr while some are from my digi-cam. That's why you can see that the photos do not have the same quality.


-Tinay xx