It's December

Wow.. Time flies really so fast.. It's been more than a month since I posted something on my blog.. Got so busy preparing for Christmas from buying gifts for my kins to decorating the house.. And before I knew it it was almost the end of 2008.

Well for everyone information, here in the Philippines, we have a very unique tradition in preparing for the birth of Christ and that is the midnight or dawn mass. It is a 9 consecutive day novena masses held in early hour of the morning (usually 4 am) commencing December 16 until December 23 and it was called "Misa de Gallo".

Likewise, there's a festive mood everywhere. Commercial buildings and houses are all well lit and decorated both inside and outside. I'm posting here our house pics decorated for Christmas.

The table was also well prepared for the traditional Noche Buena . This year we have spent our Christmas day at MOA watching "The Day the Earth Stood Still" starring Keanu Reeves at IMAX cinema.

Our Noche Buena feast

Taken inside IMAX cinema after we'ce watched the movie.

Since my brother-in-law and his family were in the country for the holiday we have spent the post Christmas vacation last December 29 in Enchanted Kingdom to the delight of the kids. But a big WOW, the place is fully packed with guests and queuing time per ride takes almost 2 hours.. Well, though we're not able to test all the rides the kids were all satisfied with the camaraderie that they have.

The little girl with us is my husband's youngest niece.

PALAWAN TRIP- Part 2

Hi there.. Sorry but I've got a lot of things to do as a mother and wife after my return from Palawan.. As usual my son was so excited to see me (is it really me or the pasalubong????). While me daughter kept on kissing me while we are on the car travelling back home. As I've promised here are some more pictures taken on my second day in Palawan, this was generally taken from Puerto Princesa.

Our first place to visit is the Butterfly Farm.I was so lucky to be able to take photo of mating butterfly...

On the right is the mating butterflies that I was lucky to have a shoot.

With all the flowers and a man-made falls, the place is so tranquil and luckily there's no much visitor then. And so Minda and I were able take our pictures freely.

See how beautiful the place is, though it is small..

Second stop is the Crocodile Farm. We have a tour guide here who explained to us things about crocodile and brought us to their breeding farm. I have also met some youngsters who came all the way from Liliw, Laguna.

Me and Minda outside the farm.

This is our tour guide and on his back is a crocodile skin from the biggest crocodile ever captured in Palawan.

This are the baby crocodile.

This is the oldest crocodile in the farm.

The tour group.

Our last stop, Mitra Farm. It is a very scenic place overlooking Palawans' beautiful beaches. This is also where my camera had run-out of battery.

NARRA, PALAWAN

Hi everyone. I've just arrived two days ago from a vacation in Narra, Palawan with my friend Minda and her brother Edgar.

Me and my friend Minda inside the Philippine Airlines plane going to Palawan

The municipality of Narra is two hours drive from Puerto Princesa City by their commercial van (mind you its a Toyota Hi-Ace van). The road is a two way lane but this does not stop the drivers from running at a speed of 100-120kph even on a zigzag road, making me so nervous (felt that my heart goes up to my throat in fear).

This is the map of Palawan

This is the map for the municipality of Narra, Palawan..

Not much had been written about this town but if you want to know a little more about it, please go to this website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narra,_Palawan

Narra is basically an agricultural municipality. Lands where owned thru the government land reform program, so it is unusual to hear people in this town without their own land to build their homes or to farm. I just hope that they will treasure what the government had given to them.

As I talked to some of the settler there, I noticed that most of them came from the Visayas island (Antique, Panay or Iloilo). They said they can travel via sea and it only cost them Php 550.

Suprisingly the cost of transportation here is high (minimum fare is Php 10 within the poblacion area). The only means of transportation in a municipality is tricycle which can bring you anywhere inside the town. Bus or van to go to another town ( Php 150 one-way from Narra to Puerto Princesa by van). It makes me smile to think that this does not stop me and my friend to go to Puerto Princesa practically everyday and travel for 4 hours (2 hours one-way).

Since I've stayed in Narra for 4 days ,I've got a lot of photos and memories to share with you but will post it in part. So more to come ...

Hi!!!

This is my first attempt in blogging and I'm still trying to find my ways with it. Hope this will be a success.. I'm open to comments and suggestion on ways to improve my blog but please no rude words.