Yesterday we officially started summer 2012 as a family by giving ourselves a treat to our favorite and secret beach in Kanlungon. We made a few stops on the way though. For the longest time, we revisited Alona Kew Beach Resort and its neighboring resorts. The place has transformed over the years to a Boracay-ish kind of feel with the addition of restaurants, bars and resorts. We just scoped out the place and found a shade while my sister and I did her levitating attempts.
Levitate
Ray Gun
Afterwards we found ourselves famished so to Bohol Bee Farm we went and gobbled up some pasta with fresh greens on the side. Seafood Pizza, Carbonara, Lasagna and the Garden Salad topped with flowers. Yes, flowers.
Seafood Pizza
The garden at Bohol Bee Farm has quite a few unique herbs and spices, it was a cook's haven.
Tarragon
Finally, we arrived at our destination. Actually, we started from the end of Panglao Island and made ourselves way back and saved the best place for last before heading home. This particular beach in Kanlungon has all the desired ingredients to be called a secret paradise. With all the newly opened expensive resorts boasting of a great beachfront, nothing beats Kanlungon.
Sun, Sand and Sea
We came running down to the beach and splashed all over ourselves like little kids. The video below sums up our first official day of summer 2012! Hope you had a blast starting your summer this year, we had ours!
Philippine Flag Symbolism Let's be honest now. How many of you did not know behind the symbols of our national flag? Just so you know, it is a fact that everybody lies. Anyway, probably you are wondering why I am posting in such a nationalistic tone when independence day was almost three months behind? Well, that makes us both. A thought just struck me when I saw the commercial segment of Juan Time in discovery channel.
I'm pretty sure you've read James Soriano's infamous article " Language, Learning, Identity, Privilege " which garnered him mostly criticism from people who live in front of their keyboards netizens. I know some of you are probably making or joining hate pages on Facebook, seriously, grow up. I have edited this post for the nth time because there are still thoughts and ideas that need to sink in. Also, I made a decision not to post or react when I am angry or pissed. Sure, I was pissed when I first read the article. Who wouldn't be? But I just officially turned 28 and I need to act, you know - civilized. You've got filter the facts and try to address the issue on how personally you can change for the better as a person. I only found two response articles via Twitter: " Editing James Soriano " and " Coming Home to the Filipino Language ". If you have any article or known any worth-reading article you can message me here or
T he province of Bohol is one of the most visited places in our country. Foreign and local tourists alike flock to this " God's Little Paradise " to see it's nature, beauty, beaches and culture. I have a dedicated Bohol blog at Bohol Interactive to showcase the province through the community. Last January I featured Massimo Casal , a photographer now based on Indonesia but has his fair share of Bohol, his travel article and book project . Just last week, I got another heads up that he is currently on a new project, a " Photo Book on Bohol ". I get to see the amazing sights of Bohol both popular and the unexplored in his 39-page preview. Dive Bohol Massimo studied as an engineer. His work has given him the opportunity to travel around the world and particularly around Southeast Asia. Through his travels he has cultivated his love for photography. He also has great sets from Hanoi , Vietnam , Myanmar , Cambodia , Thailand , Taiwan , Europe and
Lovely. I miss Bohol..
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