ARON - BABY WEDDING
Cool December wind sweeps the air
Frozen brooks and streams
Flowers stand in perfect devotion.
Silence of the morning.
Sparrows glide the misty horizon
Swirling then pleading to the gods
They sing of Dreams, pray for Love
We hear of Life’s Devotion
Delight of Creation
Early silvery sun turns flaming gold
Is it because of Love,
Of two souls made Divine?
CAMOTES ISLAND, CEBU
Located between Cebu and Leyte are the Camotes Islands, composed of two principal islands of Pacijan and Poro, and two minor islands Tulang, north of Pacijan and Ponson northeast of Poro. On Pacijan island is Danao, a fresh water lake. Pacijan and Poro are connected by a man-made, asphalted causeway.
Etiological stories have the Camotes was so named because Spanish who landed in Camotes saw the inhabitants digging for sweet potatoes. Asked the islands name, the natives replied that they were digging for "Camotes," hence, the island’s name. Such stories create historical quandaries. The sweet potato like the regular potato are not native to the Philippines, but introduced by Spanish missionaries. How could the inhabitants be digging for sweet potatoes before the first Spaniards arrived on the island. http://www.camotes.com/
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY !!!
You ushered me into this great world of light,
You pillowed my helpless and innocent head;
You fed me; and guarded my crib in the night,
You could have been selfish, but loved me instead.
You watched o’er my sickbed and hushed my weak cry;
You cared when discouragement crept in my way,
You asked, "What’s the trouble?" when you heard me sigh;
But best of all, Mother, you taught me to pray.
Thank you for caring when I should have cared;
Thank you for praying when I’ve failed to pray;
Thank you for bearing what I haven’t shared;
I’m so glad, dear Mother, that this is YOUR day!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY . . .
We Love You!
Mardio, Boyen, Monette-Ricky, Vaness, Nikka, Kyra
December 26, 2005
Kundiman Bar and Resto
Tayabas, Quezon
ENCHANTED KINGDOM
Thousands of people head south of Manila to spend a day of fun-filled relaxation and adventurous excitement within the American-style walls of the Enchanted Kingdom, a 17-hectare theme park located in the outskirts of Sta. Rosa, Laguna (south of Manila).
Enchanted Kingdom, a short five-minute ride from the Sta. Rosa Tollgate of South Luzon Expressway, brings the closest version of Disney-type leisure in the country. The theme park, managed and o
perated by Amtrust Leisure Corporation (ALC), offers thrilling rides like Grand Carousel, Flying Fiesta, Rialto, Space Shuttle, Log Jam, Wheel of Fate, Condor, Up Up and Away, Roller Coaster, Anchors Away, Dodgem, Stone Eggs, Air Pterodactyl, Swan boats, and Bump n Splash.
2005 SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES - BADMINTON FINALS
BADMINTON at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was held at the PhilSports Arena (formerly ULTRA Arena) at the Philippine Sports Commission Complex in Pasig City, Philippines. Participants competed for 5 gold medals in the Individual Events and 2 gold medals in the Team Events.
Team Event
1st Singles, 2nd Singles, 3rd Singles, 1st Doubles, 2nd Doubles
Individual Event
Results:
men’s singles
women’s singles
men’s doubles (G-INA, S-INA, B-MAS/MAS)
women’s doubles (G-MAS, S-INA, B-THA/SIN)
mixed doubles (G-INA, S-INA, B-MAS/SIN)
CLUB MANILA EAST - RIZAL
Club Manila East is an ideal place for the whole family to do business and to unwind at the same time.
The resort’s facilities are made to suit family members of all ages. It’s a place where children can wade; young people can swim and older folks can immerse themselves in sun-screened water. Safety standards are at a premium - which is why toddlers can even play in the kiddie pool complete with waterfun toys and games. Families can ride the boats, drive surf bikes and frolic down the three-looped slide and splash down the giant pool, which is almost a hectare wide. Family members can enjoy this while fathers hone their golfing skills in the driving range or while conducting a business meeting, complete with presentation equipments at the Conference Hall.
All this and much more can be enjoyed by the whole family at Club Manila East. Their stay will definitely leave an indelible mark in their hearts that will lure them back to their "home" in Rizal.
PAGSANJAN FALLS
Do you know that the world-famous Pagsanjan Falls is actually not in Pagsanjan? This famous tourist destination is located in Brgy. Anglas, Cavinti, Laguna. A big "WELCOME TO CAVINTI" sign erected on top of a big rock on the river on the way to the falls will let the tourists know that they are no longer in Pagsanjan - I do not know if foreigners care about this fact. Enclosed in parenthesis in that sign is the name Magdapio Falls which is the preferred name by Cavinti folks. From this point facing upstream, the left bank is belongs to Lumban and the right bank belongs to Cavinti. In fact, Pagsanjan Falls drops water from Cavinti River. If you have been to Cavinti, this is the river crossed by the overflow spillway on the road going to Lumot.
Another waterfalls, Talahib Falls, situated about 900 meters downstream of Magdapio Falls serves a first stop for the upstream boat ride. Talahib is a sitio of Brgy. Caliraya, hence, the town of Lumban hosts this waterfalls. This waterfalls is also called First Falls while the Magdapio Falls is called Main Falls. The Talahib Falls area has a souvenir shop, barbeque stand and most important, a pay-toilet for PhP10 per pee.
At the Main Falls (or Magdapio Falls or Pagsanjan Falls), the main attraction aside from a view of the falls itself is the raft ride. For PhP70, skilled raftmen will bring tourists aboard bamboo rafts by pulling on ropes laid across the lagoon. They will bring you to the far end to have a glimpse of another cascade on top of the Main Falls. Another rope guides the raft behind and underneath the falls to the Devil’s Cave. At the cave, visitors enjoy playing with their echo by shouting to their lung’s desire.
The raft crew has established a trail for their own use. It includes a series of ropes for the vertical portion. Even skilled mountaineers would not be allowed to use this trail for safety reasons - one wrong step will send down a small stone deadly for the people at the bottom.
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