MY PURPLE BOOK

Top Places I Visited in 2011

16TH HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

I always wanted to witness the Hot Air Balloon Festival, and in 2011 I had the opportunity. It was beyond awesome! It looks good up in the sky! So cool. Next time, I ill not just watch, I will ride one! Hihihi 

GENTING HIGHLANDS

MALAYSIA

I really love Malaysia. There are a lot of things you can do in Malaysia. Lots of sights to see and things to do. A must see place!

SINGAPORE

Singapore, i wanna go back to Singapore!! :) 

EL NIDO, PALAWAN

PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER

One of the 7 wonders of the world!!

BANGKOK

HONGKONG

BUKIDNON

CAGAYAN DE ORO- WILD WATER RAFTING

Finally, I have tried wild water rafting. Hahahaha! I had fun. Zooper!

CAMIGUIN

CORREGIDOR

PAHIYAS FESTIVAL 2011

They say the most colorful festival. 

CUTUD CRUXIFICION

PUERTO GALERA

MY BUCKET LIST FOR THE YEAR 2012

Out of my bucket list for 2010- http://geladiaz.tumblr.com/post/2594198009/my-bucket-list-for-the-year-2011, I scratched 5. Not bad. And so this year, I’ll be having another bucket list. I know this year time is limited because my bundle of joy is coming and I will be very busy. But I hope I will still have the time to travel and explore the Philippines and the world. Here it goes, 

* Sinulog 2012 in Cebu- which btw didn’t happen coz i can’t party with a bump! haha!:)

* eat at Modern Toilet Restaurant and go to Taipei 101, the tallest tower before Dubai’s    Burj Khalifa

* surf the wild waves of Siargao

* visit Banaue Rice Terraces and Sagada

* discover the beauty of Caramoan Islands and CWC

*  experience the smile in Bacolod

* discover the secrets of Dumaguete and Siquijor

* see the beauty of Coron

* celebrate New Year in Hongkong, i wanna see their fireworks display!

Hello 2012

2011 destination: vacation

if you plan it, it won’t fail. Last year, I planned AGAIN on having as many places to explore as possible. And so this year, I traveled a lot! 2011 has been a year of travelling and exploring. (copied this text from my 2010 destination: vacation)

February 2011- 16th Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark, Pampanga

  Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan

March 2011-      Baguio (third time in the Summer Capital of the Phils)

  Genting HIghlands

                  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

                          Singapore

                          Cebu

April 2011-         Corregidor

                          Cutud Cruxificions in Pampanga

                          Puerto Galera

May 2011-         Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon

                          El Nido and Palawan

June 2011-        Bangkok

July 2011-         Hongkong

August 2011-    Bukidnon

                         Cagayan de Oro

                         Camiguin

October 2011- Cebu

Decemeber 2011- Cebu

Thank you Lord for the opportunity you have given me to travel to these places. :)

Christmas 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

It’s a very merry christmas to me and my family because we have a new family member which I am carrying in my womb. Yeyyyyy!!! :))) It was a fruitful Christmas for all of us. So much for gift giving!! :) Because Christmas is all about giving and not receiving. Yeah?

Me and my siblings got my parents something very special because they truly deserve it. They are the best parents in the whole wide world! We got Papa a Blackberry Playbook, he really needs it because he’s usually out of the country and needs to check his emails often. We got Mama a Gucci bag. Mom is fond of bags so we got her Gucci. Both of them were very happy and surprised! I got Jen a pair of jeans at Gap, she’s a sucker for skinny jeans. I got Miguel a white Lacoste shoes, who’s a sucker for shoes. Hohoho and me?? My parents got me a Louis Vuitton bag. My very own LV bag. No borrowing from Mom. hihi and an iPhone4. YEYYYYYYY! Happy kid! Jen gave me Crocs x Hello Kitty. She knows i love Hello Kitty though i’m already 23 years old. Miguel got me a violet Swatch watch. :))

My love, Eric is in the States right now celebrating Christmas with his family. I wonder what he has for me? hahaha!!

Though Christmas isn’t all about gifts, I am very blessed and happy that we have this opportunity in expressing our love and thoughtfulness through giving gifts.

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus! 

Hongkong 2011

An escape from the busy life with my mom and sister. ❤

A 4-day hiatus from everything thats keeping us busy! Our second time to visit Hongkong except for Mom its her third. But we never get tired of visiting HK. There’s a lot to explore in this city. We visited Ngong Ping. Last year, we went to HK but didn’t get the chance to visit because we lacked time. Its a good thing because aside from shopping, this will be an add-on to our itinerary. :))) Another addition to the “one of the best trips i had.” Good times with family are priceless. :)

Bangkok 2011

Our first international trip together. Aww ♥ Bangkok is one of the places I won’t be tired of visiting. The food is delicious and shopping is cheap! There were lots of mishaps during the trip that it made it an extraordinary one! 

On our first day, we had the city tour. Shizzzz lots of buddhas, left and right. Toured around Erawan Shrine, Wat Intharawihan, Wat Traimit, Palace of the King and the Gem Factory. I kinda felt bored. It was so so. Hahaha :))) After that, we went to Chatuchak Market. It was heaven. :) Lots of cheap but good finds! I went around alone (because Eric was too tired to walk) for 2 hours! Went home and slept early because the next day was very hectic. On our second day, we went to the Floating Market, watched the Elephant and Crocodile Show and Rose Garden. Too bad we didn’t experienced riding an elephant because they won’t accept credit cards. Ugh :( On our third day, we went to Dreamworld. Its like EK of Manila. Rides weren’t as exciting as Universal Studios but then we enjoyed it a lot! To top of our first international vacation together, we ate buffet at Baiyoke Sky Hotel. The food was.. speechless! The food was more than delicious! 

I had an awesome time with you. And i will not get tired of having trips with you.

For the record, this is our 43rd destination. If im not mistaken. :)))

Palawan 2011 with GFs and BFs ☺

WOOOHOOOOOO!!! ☺ Palawan with my dear friends! We’ve been planning this for months. Bought a ticket early January. And then planned the itinerary for months. Ok. I planned with my vice leader Terang Laureano. Such a good job Terang.. NOT! haha

Sooper dooper fun trip! We went on a City tour, El Nido- speechless is an understatement! and Underground River!! I am very happy we’re almost complete. Minus Bon, Shera and Pao. 

NO WORDS CAN EXPLAIN HOW HAPPY I AM TO HAVE YOU GUYS!

recap.. LOL

☑ Oct 2009- Bohol: Eric, Gela, Ana, Terang

☑ April 2010- Boracay: Eric, Gela, Ana, Terang, Alex, Rr

☑ May2011-Palawan: Eric, Gela, Ana, Terang, Kon, Gail, Alex, Gian, Chino

In ferlaloo, padami tayo ng padami! Love it! ☺

Pahiyas Festival 2011

THE MOST COLORFUL FESTIVAL I’VE EVER BEEN TO!

Yeyyy! I’ve been wanting to go to this festival for quite sometime. It only happens once a year and this year it will fall on a weekend so that’s a plus! And so we did! As always.. Great festival! And yes very very colorful!!!!!!! Too much walking. But worth it. We also went to Kamay ni Jesus. Mygosh. Di ko na kinaya. Di na ako umakyat. Pagod na pagod. 

Cutud Crucifixion and Puerto Galera for Holy Week 2011

For Holy Week 2011, We went to Cutud Crucifixion in Pampanga. It was unplanned and yet it pushed through. I always wanted to witness this kind of activity. My classmate from way back was from Pampanga and she told me stories about “Pagpapako sa Krus”. It was an hour and a half drive to Pampanga. And when we arrived there were so many tourists! Not to mention the scorching heat. It was my penitensya for this years Holy Week. It was true, na nagpapapako talaga sila sa krus. whew! Amen to that. 

The next day, Eric planned to go to Puerto Galera since he hasn’t been there. I’ve been there 3 years ago and it was so so. But at night, woah! such a party place. Its like Boracay. And so we did. Didn’t enjoyed much coz i was feeling sick plus i don’t wanna go back there. :p