Morning @ War Mem'l 2011

Morning @ War Mem'l 2011, a set on Flickr.

"The Beauty of Nature"

One morning of February when I take time to stroll around the area of ACT after dropping off my brother to school, Campbell HS. I parked my car in the parking area of War Memorial which is just a walking distance from the school. Then I head off to take landscape pictures and hoping that I can get inside again of the Museum, but to my dismay, it was still close cos I was too early I guess? so I just take the chance to this picturesque and grab my newly owned Sony Camera... :D

PLANS? what the heck!

I am on the panic mode now. coz with less than 2 weeks from now, I will be travelling to gensan via cebu and sidetrip to bohol sana. but as the days coming nearer, it seems that it's getting away from me. I had booked my promo ticket months ahead but until this very moment that I am writing this, I haven't book yet my accomodation in cebu nor in bohol. Now, I feel that it's so hard talaga to make plans. AYOKO na talaga! andami kasing kontra... :D hehe now i've come to realized na ang hirap rin pala ng spur of the moment. :( kasi yun ticket ko out of nowhere k lng nabili, when I got to browse cebupac website and had a chance for the promo fare, I booked right away even without plans of any itinerary or whatsoever. ayun. I've tried to browse over the net, may npupulot nman ako mga ideas and advices which is ok nman. Kya lng at this point in time, may mas matindi akong kalaban, and that is, MONEY. I'm running out of budget na coz of my medication. Yun allotted budget ko for my trip wala na ksi nagastos ko nrin sa pagpapa-check up ko at mga gamot. Sad to say, kinulang pa ako. whewww.. kaya ngayon ay hindi na ko mapakali. ang hirap prn talaga kapag ang kalaban mo na ay kaperahan, wala ka ng magagawa. so now, I am thinking twice. Haisst... bkit kaya gnito ano? tama o mali na ba ang mag-plano ako??? coz it seems that all of my plans just vanishes away. or ako na yun may problema??? i don't know... lahat na lang kasi ng plano ko hindi natutuloy o di natutupad. ayoko ng mag-plano!!! pero nakatatak naman sa isipan ko yun sabi samin nuon ng management professor ko na ' mas maganda pa rin ang may plano kasi kahit na pumalpak ka sa attempt mo meron ka prin pagbabagsakan ng pagsisimula mo ulit, may pattern na susundan, meron guide.' sabi yun ni Sir De Vega. :) hehe

anyways, what shall I do na nga ba? I am running out of money and running out of time na rin. Hindi pa plantsado ang itinerary ko. talaga bang ang sistema ko na ay 'BAHALA NA' movement? but heck NO! I don't wanna rely on bahala na. I want directions. un ang isa sa reasons ko talaga that's why I booked this flight. To get to know myself better at makapag-relax at unwind na rin. Hayyysss... mangyayari pa kaya ito? tskkk tskkk tskkk... lagi na lang ganito... :( lagi na lang si plano pero walang nangyayari.. huhuhuhu :((

Nun una, punong puno ako ng excitement pero sa lumaon at madali, hindi pala matutuloy... hahahaha nakakatawa nlng ang nakakalokang mga pangyyari sa buhay ko... kasi naman... :-/

One thing, I realized and proven to myself, "I CANNOT GET EVERYTHING I WANT in one turn."

Hindi ko na kayang pagsabayin ang mga gusto ko. Is this really a calling for a "CHANGE"?

Let's see... I am still full of hopes kahit may doubts and fears na ko nararamdaman. I know, God is within me and HE is in control of everything in my life.

So, till next time folks.... I can still feel a lit' excited on what's gonna happen... hehehe

WE WILL SEE.... ^_^

"Everything happens for a purpose."

Coast Trip of Summer 2010

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My First Coast Trip at the Land Down Under :)

I've been here twice already during the Summertime of 2010 with my Aussie Family. I had a memorable moment here during my 2nd visit wherein I was nearly drowned while enjoying the peaceful view yet tricky serened waves of the sea. :D I'm thankful for our life savers (Aussie Pipz)...hehe



Location: Mullimburra Point, Bateman's Bay, NSW, Australia
Date: Summer 2010
Travel time: 2 - 3 hours from Canberra

Pros: FREE of any fee, only the fishing permit fee if you want to do some fishing which is fun thing to do with family and friends while enjoying the beach. Good for sunbathing and photo ops. After the beach, there's a picnic area nearby where u can do bbq time.

Cons: During my 2nd visit, afternoon time, there's this itchy stingy bottled fish that gave skin rushes so when most of the kids got it, we packed up immediately and went to the picnic area for food trip. :)
No proper toilet & bath where u can pee & change so what we do during our 2nd visit, we bring our camping gears like tents and banig, tables & chairs and set it up there which is fun. :) There's this public toilet but so smelly.

Tips: Need to go to PEE? The ocean is a vast option. hehe or you can wait until u are off to drive back home. Then go to nearest food chain if you need to use toilet. In bateman's bay proper, they have a mall. Bring plenty of tissue paper and sunblock moisturizer/lotion. Always bring your first aid kit. :) Bring a drum of water or I will suggest to have your portable shower if you can (if you want to get a lit' bit of shower before you go to your next destination).

Mother and Child

PHOTO TAKEN -- Tarongga Zoo, Sydney Australia
DATE TAKEN -- December 2010
DESCRIPTION -- I had this photo while having my 1st ever (rainy) trip to Sydney with my Aussie Family. It was fun. I love this... :)

♥ To Begin With...

I've been wanting to have TIME to write... To tell you my stories and where I have been. In short, the moments in my life and all my stuffs.

So, I am encouraging myself to do this blog and putforth my experiences here in my beloved country and abroad and anywhere in the world (I wish...I wish... I wish to travel around the world.hehe). I would like to take this 'SPACE' to be vocal about myself, and hopefully through this stuff I will be gainfully imparting bits of MY world and the world outside.

Come and join me as I explore every trippings and adventures of my life. And I am honored to introduce to you all those people I will meet along the way, and to tell you the whereabouts of our life's most treasured memories -- Beauty and Happiness and Love.

♥ There's one thing I'd like you to know, there's an innate feeling of being a traveller in me but it is not until last year when I met new found friends in the presence of Wendy, Paul, and Michael, that outburst the desire to become a backpacker - a traveller, an explorer. They opened the urge in me to open my eyes to the wonders of our beautiful world.


♥ I find TIME now. I only realized that being sick is not that bad at all coz now I find my time to do other stuffs like this. :)





This is Me... I am "Belle" and NOW I am signing ON... (^_-)

Going back H♥ME...

Goin back to where I felt I belong was some kind of mix emotions coz I got to leave behind my brother and father back in the Land Down Under. Whilst the other side of me was, kinda excited and nervous as well as I am a lone traveller on this flight. I am excited because THIS is a new experience for me and then I stayed for few hours in Malaysia (I'll tell you later about it :D).

Being home wasn't that really happy coz I know that vacation was only a sidetrip for me. coz I'll be spending more time with my doctors and the hospital and all the medicines to take. Sadly, my savings were up for my medication and not really for vacation. I AM BACK HOME for my medication. :(

I am just home with my family most especially with my sister. I ate all the filipino foods I've missed alot -- sisig, sinigang, Andoks, isaw sa may kanto, kwek2, champorado, goto, ginataang mais, banana q, camote q, palabok at chicken joy ng jollibee :-), mango shake n ang mangga ay galing pa sa aming puno sa muntinlupa, atbp.... :-D ang sarap talaga sa bansang sinilangan kahit na napakahirap na ng buhay.

Why should I say 'mahirap'?? kasi grabe taas ng bilihin ngayon. I can't believe that one tshirt na sobrang nipis ng tela would coz me much like Php250-300 pesos. I couldn't even buy. Then when I do the groceries, wow... pinagpawisan akong todo kasi umabot agad akong 6K wala pang gulay at isda dun. whew... Napaisip tuloy ako...

babalik ako sa bansang banyaga dahil wala akong mapapala kung garampot lamang ang aking susuwelduhin dito sa aking pinakamamahal na bansa. nakakalungkot isipin pero kelangan MAGTIIS at MAGTYAGA upang ang buhay ay maiahon sa kahit kaunting kahirapan...

the HAPPY SIDE of this... I am with my sister, HANZEL. I really longed to be with her... and I couldn't control myself but to laugh and laugh with her each time. I am indeed happy when I am with her, then my two cousins, JM & Inah, were also here before their school classes started. I had a good laugh, really. Iba yun feeling na lagi kang nakangiti at tumatawa, masaya. Ngayon ko lang nga namalayan na 3 weeks na pala ako dito sa Pinas...hahaha ang bilis ng araw talaga, grabe. :-D

I am off for my ultrasound today then tomorrow will be my therapy again and i'll be looking forward to see my doctors again... :D :(

at the Kingsford Int'l Airport, Sydney, Australia

29 May 2011