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Since it’s a holiday, we decided to visit the Rizal Shrine and try the restaurants around Laguna. The night before, we chose to try the Kainan sa Dalampasigan beside the old municipal building of Los Baños, Laguna. Unfortunately, due to the wrath of typhoon Glenda , they were closed and I’m not sure when they will open.

So.. BAHALA NA SI BATMAN! We decided to push through to…

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June 19, 2014 is the 153rd birth anniversary of Jose Rizal. To celebrate, the first ever Buhayani Festival was held in Calamba, Laguna. Before the parade, I decided to visit our national hero’s house.

How to get there?

It’s easy. Just get off at the Calamba Crossing and take a Tricycle to the Rizal House but beware of “TAGA” fare. Php 30.00 is okay but Php 50.00+ is too much because it will just take you between 5 – 15 mins to get there.

This is a late post because I’m too busy eating burger in the past few days.

We had a chance to see the house of Rizal and already expected a lot of visitors like politicians partying at the garden, some tourists, some students doing their homework (or cutting classes?), some people who portray Rizal, and the media. I almost had the chance to be interviewed but they were looking for a student. How sad. XD

ARTISTA NA YAN!

And here are some photos that I took but to experience it is so much better than just looking at the photos. The good thing is, the place was well-maintained and well-preserved as compared to the ancestral house in Binan, Laguna. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-Historic-Alberto-House-Bi%C3%B1an-Laguna/110279382381623

Back in High School, the novels of Jose Rizal are among our subjects in our Filipino class: the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. To be honest, I never focused on this class because of my teacher’s method of teaching is way too boring (Sorry, teach!). So, I just skipped classes or slept during class. I passed the class and graduated without knowing the whole content of the books. I just got a chance to understand the books so much more because of the artistic way they presented it in theater plays during college.

Enough of throwback. Try to join the party. You will not see some thing like this everyday. So try to blend in, act like a local not a tourist.

And also try their Pasalubong delicacies.

BUHAYANI FESTIVAL

It’s like an early campaign for the 2016 election. That’s how I saw this so-called Buhayani Festival. Why? The beautification material used on the event featured politician’s faces. That’s why.

And that’s all folks! I’m hungry and I think I’m craving for another burger.

Happy Birthday Rizal & Buhayani Festival June 19, 2014 is the 153rd birth anniversary of Jose Rizal. To celebrate, the first ever Buhayani Festival was held in Calamba, Laguna.

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Hey Ho G Burgs! Borger ba kamo?

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The Pork Chop Factory

Where to start? Our original plan was to try the quite popular Spicy Lemon restaurant. When we got there, the signage wasn’t lit up . We asked around the area and unfortunately they were not doing business anymore. Since we’re already there, we decided to look for other food options (we were kinda hungry at this point) and we bumped into this place — The Pork Chop Factory. The restaurant…

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Panguil River Eco Park - Panguil (pronounced as Pangil) was founded in 1579 by two Franciscan missionaries. The town’s name is believed to have come from three coincidental circumstances: One historical version was that it was named after the fang of a wild boar called “Panguil” in the vernacular.; another version accounts to the first native inhabitants of the place called “Panguilagan”; and the third version relates about the place being once dominated by the first pre-Spanish chieftain named Gat Paguil. Source: Wiki

And the other story (or maybe it’s just a hoax) is that there’s a Crocodile Sanctuary beside the Laguna Lake.

Originally, the plan was to go to Pagsanjan Falls. However, due to some circumstances, it became a roadtrip and we went much further than Pagsanjan. According to the weather update, we should expect some scattered rains that day. Luckily for us, the sun was shining the whole day. As they say here in the Philippines, “Weather! Weather lang yan!” It’s still a nice hot summer.

We planned on going to Pagsanjan Falls, we went to Phoebe’s parents’ hometown instead. (Phoebe is a friend and classmate of Leah, my fiancee’s cousin). Her parents offered to take us to their exciting wonderful hidden treasure in Panguil, Laguna. And we thank them so much for their hospitality, for having us and taking us to the wonderful Ambon-Ambon Falls.

In the Panguil River Eco Park, you can set camp for overnight or just have some picnic with your family. The park has a lot of patrons, especially on weekends. So before we get wet and hike for 20 minutes, we need to take our lunch. And what a feast it was!

Grilled tilapia, grilled liempo, pork adobo, and caldereta for our main dishes. A side dish of grilled eggplant. And for dessert, a sumptuous mango ref cake, and fresh fruits. We didn’t expect this so much food! Thanks again to Phoebe’s family. We are so very much grateful.

They said it is a 20-minute trek to the Ambon-Ambon Falls. They told us to expect to get wet and climb on some rocks. But the trail is friendly especially for the not-so-young. The good thing is they constructed a pathway up to the raft areas. The pathway ends up there; you will need to cross the river using the bamboo raft or you may also swim along beside the beautiful rock wall in the river.

Before you enter the trail, you will need a guide. The management of the park doesn’t allow anyone to enter the trek area without a guide. At the entrance of the eco park, you need to pay the entrance fee which includes the guide for the tour.

River Rafting

Better be safe, rivers are unpredictable so the management provided life vests on the first raft. Expect also that during weekends there will be many trekkers and only one raft is able to cross each of the three river crossings. Be prepared for a slight wait in between rafts.

After 3 river crossings, and 20+ minutes trekking, you’ll get paid by the cold and relaxing water from Ambon-Ambon Falls.

We surely are going to go back to this place. We look forward to going to the “The Hidden Falls”. Want to join us on our next adventure?

Surprising Ambon-Ambon Falls Panguil River Eco Park - Panguil (pronounced as Pangil) was founded in 1579 by two Franciscan missionaries.

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P.F. Changs

I’ve been busy for the past month and never done anything to have on my blog, but I’m back. I guess. ;) (more…)

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The Philippines Says THANK YOU!

Typhoon Haiyan is recorded as the strongest typhoon to hit the planet in recent history.

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14 Degrees Experience in Baguio City

After the 95th birthday of my girlfriend’s grandma, we have decided to join the side trip to Baguio City before going back to Manila. When was the last time I set foot on Baguio? Hmmm…. December 2001. That was 13 years ago!

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14 Degrees Experience in Baguio City

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He reigns in our victory

We belong to different teams, we may have different religions but every January 2-4 we gather as one! The Gathering 2014! Next time sama ka!

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We Survived Mt. Batulao

Happy New Year!

Before 2013 ends, let me share with you our last adventure trip for this year. The three of us have never stepped foot on Mt. Batulao and this will be our first time. (more…)

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