On April 25 of 2005, Joy and I went back to the Philippines. Joy has
not gone back for about 5 years, and as far as I can remember, I haven't been
back to the country of my birth in about 8 years. Needless to say, we were
both very excited. Our vacation started on April 25 up to May 22 of 2005.
We took Cathay Pacific from LAX to Hong Kong, then from Hong Kong to Cebu.
Pictures from Cebu - Plantation Bay,
Mactan
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Nice place, we can stay here all week! |
"Where's the sun?" |
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Nice view of the rooms. |
I gained sooo much weight. |
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Wave Runner time at Plantation Bay |
Roasting the ever so-delicious "Cebu Style" Lechon |
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Dinner with my Uncle and Aunt & cousin at Grand Majestic,
Ayala.
L-R: Dexter, Winwin, Engr. A. Alfafara and Mama Nene (Joy
& I standing) Click here
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Lunch at Mactan International Airport on our last day in
Cebu:
L-R: Me, Liezel, Marilou, Mommy Quijano and Joy. |
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more pictures in Cebu City
Meeting my old high school buddies -
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for our Dispedida
We also visited the neighboring island ---- the Island of Bohol.
They have nice beaches there, plus, May was their fiesta.
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Chocolate Hills |
Sagbayan Peak |
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The smallest monkey in the world - Tarsier. |
Lunch with my Aunt Dr. Gallego
L-R: Dr. L. Gallego, Joy and me |
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Bohol Beach Club - period! |
"Hey, nice commercial for San Miguel" |
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Another place where Joy and I really wanted to go was General
Santos City ---- South Cotabato. Joy and I took a 45 minutes flight from
Mactan International Airport to General Santos City. Sure, we've heard of
rampant bombings in that area, and insurgent activities in that island, but we
were not scared.
My cousin Paul runs a scuba diving resort off at Sarangani Bay.
Pauls parents, maintains the diving resort. They have two guest houses all
ready for accomodation, and their resort can accommodate up to 15 divers at a
time. Pauls typical dive would be, one dive in the morning. Then
lunch is served, rest. And another dive in the afternoon.
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View from their resort --
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My aunt Dr. S. Partridge, Joy and myself |
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Joy's cousin, Dr. Quijano has a clinic in Calumpang.
We stopped and said Hi to him. |
My uncle has a huge farm in General Santos. We went
to his farm and saw lots of cows, tons of pigs, goats, horses, and wide open
land that he owns. |
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