Silventures: Puerto Galera 2015

Yes, this is super late! I honestly though I have made a blog about this last year.

This trip was organized by the birthday girls Aya and Bell. They when to Singapore this year, did not have enough for that one. Maybe in the next adventure, I can join again. :)


Last year, today POS was in White Beach, Puerto Galera!

Warning: This is not a guide but just a recollection of how we got there.


We rode a bus from Cubao to Batangas Port. Travel time was about 2 hours or so, the fare was 175 Php. Make sure that you have an idea of what ferry to ride to Mindoro. Our hotel gave our names to a ferry service they preferred, which was Minolo Shipping Lines. Once you are at the Port of Batangas and you have the name of your ferry, as much as possible, don't talk to anyone even if they say that they are a porter from the same ferry company. Having your things carried for you will entail an extra cost. The fare from the port to White Beach is 175 one way and 250 for round trip tickets.

After alighting from the ferry, There was free shutter to your hotel. We stayed at Rem's Virgin Island Hotel. I like that place it was a few minutes walk to the beach front, which was perfect coz it was noisy at the beach front at night. Also, the room for 6 people is big enough for more than 6 people. One of the rooms we rented as a kitchen sink and cabinets.

Things to do while you are in Puerto Galera:

1. Enjoy the beach

It is the main reason why you are in Puerto after all! There is more that one beach you can visit. Go island hopping for more awesome views!

2. Watch people dance with fire

On our first night, we decided to take a walk along the shoreline. There were so many establishments there and each as their own way to get the attentions of the tourist. We even show one bar with pole dancers.

3. Look for crabs at night

Once you passed the shops you will be able to enjoy some quite time. It was dark, though, so make sure that you bring a flashlight if you want to look for some shells, stones, and random crabs!

4. Feed fishes

Aside from hopping between 3 island, you get to feed schools of fishes.

5. Enjoy good Pizza

Awesome food is awesome! I want more! These pizzas were bought from Arcobaleno Pizzeria. If you are going to the port for island hopping, you won't miss it. Also, it is recommended by the locals.

6. Enjoy the company of crazy people

Hey! As much as I want to travel solo! It is still more fun with friends!

Happy Anniversary to this awesome trip!

Silventures: Bacolod

My boarding pass

After months of planing, actually years! I finally got to go to Bacolod! Thanks, to the crazy sale from Cebu Pacific last March! This is the biggest move I have ever done when it comes to vacations! After all, I went alone! Here are the photos:

so bright!

Do you see the good sign?

Bye Luzon!

Hello Visayas!

The flight took about an hour or so! We landed at Bacolod-Silay International Airport past 1pm! As soon as my friend picked me up, we when to Royal Am Rei, then we had dessert at Calea. It was surprisingly close to my hotel!

Touch down!

I love this door! Welcome to Calea! 

My tour guide AKA Wella has school, so after going to Calea, I went back to the hotel. Around 4pm, Wella picked me up again to go to The Ruins. Sadly, I did not get to see the golden hour everyone has been talking about! It was cloudy that day! It was still an awesome place to visit. Entrance fee is Php 100. Transportation is easy if you can't speak the local language! You can use Grab, in which I was told is still new in the province! We have dinner at Chicken House Restaurant! Legit Bacolod inasal!

The house that was build because of love

Dinner!

Look at the pretty hotel I'm staying at

Day 2 in Bacolod. I got up early for a trip to Mambukal! Took us about an hour to get there! It is resort within a forest! Entrance fee is Php 50, if I remembered correctly. There are a number of things you can do there! Like hiking to see waterfalls, taking photos of butterflies, enjoying the sulfur hot springs, getting a massage and seeing fox bats!

We were able to reach up to the 3rd falls only as the path to falls number 4 to 7 is being fixed. Then we spend about 2 hours at the Japanese Ofuro. It was amazing! I did not want to leave that place. The water was awesome and by back pain disappeared! When did try the massage at the Blade Spa too! That was super relaxing as well! I fell asleep! :)

Welcome to Mambukal Resort

This the starting point for the trekking

Klea at the Japanese Ofuro

This was one of the rooms inside the Blade Spa

You get free drinks after the massage too!

I spend dinner at Wella's place. Dinner was love! Thanks to her mom! It has been a while since I have seen their family! It was great! After, that we when to the New Government Center. It kinda looks like the White House of Bacolod!

NGC up close

New Goverment Center or NGC

Day 3: time to leave. My flight back to Manila was a scheduled at 9am, so I has to leave by 7am to catch it! Good thing there was a Bong Bong's close to my hotel too! That's about it! Thanks for reading!

Bye Visayas!

This vacation was shorter that I expected! So, I plan to do it again. Just need to save for it! Also, now that I have a GetGo card, I can have more perks!

I just realized after almost 10 years, I was able to fly of somewhere again. The last one was in 1996.

Marshal Duties: Cosmania 2016

Pic from Cosmania

I'm back for another round of marshal duties for Cosplay Mania. Check out what happened on the 2015 CosMania. This year's program is way bigger than the previous one! More guests and the collaboration with I♥Anisong®. Over all this was the hardest one yet. There was too many people, there was a number of petty crimes and missing wallets. We got to watch the concert, but the main concern was to be on the look out for people recording the event as it was prohibited. 

I was not able to roam around and take photos. Everyone was busy not time of checking out the booths! I was not able to take a photo of the Dream and Delirium cosplayers. This was tiring but it was still fun as heck! After all we were a group working together!

Here are some of the photo of the event:

Loot bags

It has a fan, map of the event and hair wax

This was taken on day two!

More loot bags

We were basically farming them

For day two: I guarded the escalators

Cosplayers:

Reminders not just for people going to CosMania's event but for any event
1. Don't leave your ticket with your friends, especially if you know that there is a strict rule of no tickets, no entry.
2. Always ask if you are not sure!
3. Watch your things. Lockers were available for you to rent and use!
4. Respect begets respect. Don't be rude if someone asked you politely to do something.

If you have more to add to these reminders let me know! :)

Penumbra: Accessories and Gems

According to Google, Penumbra is the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. This name may sound familiar to you because of the El Gamma Penumbra. The name as something mystical to it.

Gems has that effect too! If you are into gems and their meanings this is a shop you might want to check out. They started early this year but is already having good reviews. They have 2,021 likes on their Facebook page. They also have their items on sale at The Fashionology Boutique in Alabang.

Their accessories are simple and classy, also they are handmade. You can easily pair them with you #OOTD. They have just added gem rings to their line. I got Pointed Crystal Necklace with all the nine pendants. You can choose from Blue Sapphire, Emerald Black Onyx, Tiger's eye,  Amethyst, Jade, Turquoise, Red Onyx
or Orange Sunstone depending on your mood.

If you fancy anything from their line, you can simply message they on Facabook or send a DM on their Instagram account.