Good morning! :)

Have a yummy breakfast everyone! :)

I kissed April goodbye

Bright, sunny day to end April - me and my friends decided to go trekking to Mambukal Mountain Resort.

Mambukal Resort is about 31 kilometers east of Bacolod and is surrounded by therapeutic sulfur springs, leisure trails leading to waterfalls, streams, lush valleys and hiking trails leading up to Mount Kanlaon.

It was a "no-plan: we're just bored" outing, so we are really not sure what's in store for us. The boys werent even prepared so they decided to buy some "gears" in the nearest market. As for us girlies, we went shopping for basic stuffs like chips, water, and more water!

Our first stop: SM Save More - Libertad.

COUPLE A: Tarah and James

COUPLE B: Tequila and Phael

After our breakfast and prep sessions at Save More, we are now ready to face the challenge.

Welcome to Mambukal Resort!

Now let the trekkin' begin!

Inside Mambukal Resort, you will find lots of amenities like sulfur bath, swimming pool, bathhouse with spa, boating lagoon, butterfly garden, rock climbing wall, and slide for life.

They also have their food court with 5 different concessionaires. We decided to have our lunch taken out since we want to have it on the 7th falls. And since the trail for 7th falls inside the resort does not allow bringing of food, we took the other way - the longer way. The road less traveled. It was actually an hour and a half walk compare to the one inside the resort, but we dont have any choice.

I'm giving credits to this guy since he never gave me a single flower before.

Not that I blame him for not doing it, I'm just not a fan of cutesy, fancy, flower-giving tradition.

What a scene!

GameCocks farm on top of the mountain

Thirst quencher

And we're so glad for this cute water bombs we bought in Save More. For 5 Php each, it helped us get through the tiring walk under the sun.

So what's the 7th falls looks like?

You need to check it out by yourself. :) Trust me, it's worth it. Although I could not assure you that you wont get....

Blisters! x_x

Lunch Time!

We arrived around 1:30 PM, and gosh we are starving and tired. So we prepared our lunch (which we bought from the food court inside the resort) and ate sincerely. Ahhhh!! :)

After eating, we decided to take a dip. The water is very cool and the sound of it is so relaxing. I love it there! Serenity. Pollution-free. Heads up though: take it easy with the slippery rocks.

We left the 7th falls around 3 Pm and trekked down to other falls. Along the way, wild flowers caught my attention.

And though we hiked the other way, Mother Nature never failed to amaze me with its beauty.

After 20 minute walk, we arrived at the 6th falls. The 6th falls is less crowded but surely caters for the daredevils. It is 12 feet with strong current and only few would dare ump from the high cliff.

And one of them is...

Phael: My knight in shining aluminum foil with a daredevil attitude.

This part of the 6th Falls is about 12 feet high.

After satisfying his thirst for adventure, we hiked again to check out other falls.

3rd Falls.

After about 5:30, we decided to pack up and fix ourselves. Its time to go home. But before leaving the resort, we decided to drop by the Butterfly Garden.

The Butterfly Garden is located near the Boating Lagoon. Admission Fee is 20 Php. Inside, you'll find taxidermies of different butterflies, beetles, and other insects. Life cycle of butterflies are also shown in diagrams as well as its anatomies.

Taxidermy of Beetles and Butterflies.

And of course, you get a chance to have a close encounter with these beautiful winged creatures.

Us and the butterflies. ♥

Indeed, time flies so fast when you are having fun. We left the resort around 6 PM.

Tired but happy.

We finally made it to Bacolod around 7 PM and decided to have dinner at McDonalds. I really had a great time with Tarah, James and Phael. This is actually our post monthsary celebration. Yay! We're 6 months and counting.

Our next stop: Silay!

Hours from now...

Hours from now I will be celebrating something special... ALONE.

The mere thought of it make me feel sad already.

Empty. Shallow. Sad.

Purple

October 24, 2010 - Just when you thought nobody is worth it, someone comes along and did something stupid.

"I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when y

ou make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."

This is the sonnet that Kat Stratford (played by Julia Stiles) created and dedicated to Patrick Verona (played by Heath Ledger) in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You.

The movie was adapted from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. In the movie, Patrick was the notorious one. Kat, on the other hand, was the smart girl who doesnt care what her schoolmate thinks about her. But no matter how mean Kat was, Patrick was able to tame the shrew. And Kat fell in love with the notorious Patrick. And I know, Kat didnt see it coming.

Like me, I didnt see it coming as well. I didnt thought that I would be able to find someone who would dare tame the shrew in me. I never thought someone would stay after finding out a lot of things about me. He made me feel special and wonderful. He made me feel good about myself. More than that, he made me feel that I deserve to be love - that I have the right to be loved.

And this weird feeling that I never felt since I was born, made me feel excited and inspired. So this is LOVE. And this is what makes life worth living. :)

.This was totally unplanned matching outfit.

Dear Bee,

Faith. Trust. && Pixie dust. That's all we need for now. I am now ready to face this crazy thing they called LOVE. I am not ready to break down the walls I built for year even thought it would make me vulnerable. But I could careless because I know you will do me no harm and that you will take care of me. You opened my eyes and made me see that life is beautiful when it is shared with someone special. I ♥ you and I don’t care what they think. I ♥ you for the man you want to be and I ♥ you for the man you almost are. Let's just enjoy this ride and have fun. :)

Maybe I know, somewhere deep in my soul

That love never lasts

And we've got to find other ways to make it alone

Or keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keeping a comfortable distance

And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

But you are the only exception

You are the only exception

And I'm on my way to believing...♥