Friday, May 27, 2011

Biak Na Bato

We were supposed to just buy pastillas de leche (carabao milk candy) in San Miguel, Bulacan but decided to drop by Biak Na Bato National Park. Good thing we did!


It was here where the revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo and his fellow members of the Katipunan declared the first ever republic (Biak na Bato Republic) in the Philippines.





There are pathways that make trekking easier --- so no, you don't have to hold unto tree roots to get somewhere. Although we kinda prefer the roots - heee! =D


Mosses bring out a green and purple color palette making the stalactites look really pretty.

Sadly there are some who finds joy in vandalism. Our tour guide, Roger, complained about how some Filipinos can be so careless and irresponsible.


This cave called Bahay Paniki (bahay=house; paniki=bat) is a million times bigger than it looks.

Find me in photo below and see how huge the cave is.

The rocks seemed like giant walls - they make perfect natural background for a fashion shoot. (lightbulbs!)


Inside the cave was another world. The moss and ferns almost glowed and they reminded us of a scene in the movie Avatar.


The rock formation --- rocks! Heeee! =D



One of the must-sees is this huge "Dao" Tree. This is the biggest tree probably the oldest we have seen - so far. We hope to see more.

Here's a view from the picnic ground. It's great that the river is still clean enough for swimming.


We'll definitely go back because there are caves that we haven't explored yet. Plus our tour guide said that the view from the top of Bundok ng Susong Dalaga (bundok=mountain; susong=breasts; dalaga=maiden) is breathtaking. There's also an indigenous tribe called Dumagats on the other side of the mountain who we want to meet. Roger also mentioned that the Dumagats trade wild boar's meat for canned goods -that we want to experience. =)

That's it for now and hope you're having an awesome weekend!

Friday, May 20, 2011

Thumb Wrestling

It's as if destiny is asking us to thumb wrestle.

Yesterday, we found this book.

Who would have known there'd be such a book...





Today, we found these.



We bought the book because we thought it was amusing err... cute and we wanted to blog about it. It's not like everyday you find an official book of thumb wrestling... and it was only thirty pesos. But what we weren't expecting was finding thumb wrestling "mascots" (don't know what to call them) in cereal boxes the next day. O_o Now that's epic!

"The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn

That's it for now. Have a great weekend!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Zoobic Safari

Zoobic Safari is a great family field trip destination. The zoo may be too conventional for adults but it's awesome for kids.


The location is a little bit isolated plus the area is huge so it's perfect for a menagerie. But the place still needs a lot of improvement. Some of the attractions are in what used to be air base bunkers. That would have been okay but it lacked presentation - what we're saying is that they can do better.

Here's the map...


Here's the white tiger at the entrance. Cage is too small for him, don't you think?


Inside the Zoobic Park, there are:

some colorful birds







a few deary deers...




bald camels in love



a lazy lioness...


a white water buffalo who thinks he's a cow


lots of goats and sheep for sale


They have a short animal show.


They have trams that take you to farther areas.


Here's the Tiger Safari Ride where you get to "feed" the tigers.


Tigers are awesome! (Go UST! Whew! Tiger Power! - hehe!)


You can feed the crocodiles too but if you come late in the afternoon (like we did), they're probably already full.


That's it for now and thank you for visiting. Have a pleasant week!

Monday, May 9, 2011