Anawangin, Zambales

me and my team mates along with another team's supervisor and a friend recently went to Anawangin, Zambales for a much needed off. it was a hassle at first going to the lace. we ran out of bus tickets due to miscommunication with the other. so we chanced upon in getting a ticket to Olongapo city and from there, just an hour or less drive to San Antonio.

Fare :
Bus (from victory pasay to olongapo) - Php215.00
baby bus (from olongapo to san antonio) - Php42.00

we rode the tricycle as soon as we arrived in San Antonio and spent around Php30.00/pax to go to Pundaquit.


I was having second thoughts in pushing it through because of the hassles but when I
reached Pundaquit (it's a fishing village in Zambales) it was worth it. a view of a beach never fails to amaze me we rode the banca for an hour (php200 for round trip and extra hundred if you will tour the island/pax)

and then anawangin view.... riding the banca was worth it. I was worried for safety purposes but the whole trip was so serene because of the rock formations, clear water, and fishes joining you.

anawangin is a cove in the town of San Antonio in Zambales. It's a beach with an off
white sand and uber green forest near the shore. It also has a stream behind the forest that flows out to the sea. It also has two cliffs in the north and south.



According to the bankero, northern cliff is higher and not advisable for trekking since it has loose rocks... The southern cliff is easier to climb. One of my team mates tried it and she said it has a great view of the beach and sunset.

Anawangin is not Boracay in terms of development, but that doesn't mean it is boring. you can do bonfire with friends and should bring a guitar so you can sing around it.

I also mentioned about island hopping with the boatman. We tried Capones island. It has this century-old Spanish lighthouse.





Warning : Be cautious, the beach has strong undercurrent at times - we were almost drowned because of it, good thing i have a loud voice it reached people from the shore.

and the good thing about it? We only spent more or less 2k per person!

There are no modern facilities in Anawangin; there are only a couple of toilets (without roofs) and water pumps as sources of running water. Bring lots of drinking water since drinking from the water pump is not safe, and the weather tends to be too hot at around 12 noon. Also bring your own food, there are no hotels and resorts that could prepare meals for you. For sleeping, you have to bring your own tent and pitch it under the forest cover where it is much cooler than by the shore

Single Awareness

Masaya daw maging single. You can do things without asking for somebody’s permission to do this and that. Pero girls, admit it, there were days you wished sana meron.

for me, being single is really fun. It’s more of an adventure. adventure in the sense na if you’re the type of person who’s into experimenting and trying to get to know yourself it is. Mahirap pumasok sa isang relasyon na hindi ka pa handa. Emotionally, physically and even financially. Oo financial. sino ba kasi nagsabi na sila lang ang dapat gumastos eh ang totoo mas malaki na ang suweldo ng mga babae ngayon hahaha.

Minsan lang talaga, tayong mga pinoy, takot sumugal. Gusto palagi play safe. majority wins kumbaga. Pangit tingan na mag isa ka lang manuod ng sine kasi parang ang lungkot mo naman. Hello? pakialam ba ng mundo kung mag isa ka lang manuod. presidente ka ba ng pilipinas? sikat ka ba? At mas marami pang problema sa mundo kesa pansinin ang mga tao na manuod ng sine mag isa. basta nagbayad ka tapos.

eto pa, sa reunions, weddings and even funerals. it’s a sin if you’re already 25 or older, wala ka pa din matatawag na someone. worse, they’d think it’s pathetic choosing your career over someone. gasgas man, hindi ka mapapakain ng pagmamahal kapag nagutom ka.

hay.. wala na nga yatang point ang sinasabi ko. ang akin lang. hayaan niyo kami na maging masaya kung single kami. in the first place, mag isa lang kami nung lumabas kami sa tiyan ng nanay namin, hindi nakadepende sa partners ang kaligayahan ng tao. hindi niyo ba inisip na masaya din namin kami sa desisyon na pinili namin? wala nga kaming matatawag na special someone lalo na pag malamig ang gabi pero may solusyon na diyan, mag kumot,or kung sosyal ka magcomforter ka.

hindi pa ngayon ang oras namin to have someone, kami nga hindi nagmamadali kayo pa. kayo ba ang gagastos sa kasal? kayo ba ang bubuo ng pamilya? hindi di ba?

i have friends na hindi masaya ang buhay since they got married. some were battered, emotionally disturbed and worse, hagdan hagdan ang anak ni hindi nakatapos ng college dahil inuna ang tinatawag na pagibig.

sige nga may partner ka nga, may anak ka nga. pero ikaw? have you tried sleeping in a luxury hotel? have you experienced going to the spa? how about travelling? ilang lugar na ba ang napuntahan mo bukod sa probinsya ng asawa mo? hindi kita minamaliit, pero wag mo akong mamaliitin. may pamilya ka nga, pero wala ka naman mapakain sa anak at asawa mo, while i, have more than that.

have you even tried looking at yourself in the mirror? the last time i saw you, you were handsome even at 16 but now? never mind.

im getting mean. im sorry. im not usually like this. but please. im happy. you’re happy so be it. I have my own dreams to fulfill and you’re no longer part of it.

I know I’m single. Hindi mo na kailangan pa na isampal sa mukha ko yan. dahil sa susunod na sabihin mo yan, sasampalin kita ng pera at sisiguraduhin ko na mapapahiya ka. (“,)

alay lakad - ngalay lakad 2010

it was maundy thursday eight years ago when I decided to join this tradition. I was just curious then why people opted to walk for 8 hours and just visit a church then head back home?

It was my tito tam and his bestfriend with ate ging whom I shared my first climb to Antipolo. It was fun because we just talked everything and anything. Despite people not knowing the real meaning of that climb, we managed to reflect.

after seven years, here I am. my tito and his bestfriend is no longer available to accompany me since they live miles away from me. ate just tried it once.

i have my two ate now who makes sure if we have the time, we manage to go to antipolo and pray.

this year, we're just four. me, ate car, ate tin and my soul sister rachel. it was rachel's first time to climb but she did great.

this year i must say was the most solemn prayer i offered. i thanked Him for all the learnings, blessings and even trials He gave me and my family. I think every year becomes more intense as they were before.

on a lighter note, we had fun during the climb. i had che and ate car so what do you expect?

when we reached tikling, i was so surprised by the volume of people. but of course, majority of them were just there to be there not because they have a reason for faith to be there. whew.

we rode the tricycle, went the other way because the main road is no longer serviceable. still with aching feet, imagine the ride...


going home is another problem. we went to angono just to make sure will be able to go home.

pictures you'll see are me with my ate and cheche.. enjoy! and happy easter!