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Francis Balgos is a Call Center Agent, Weekend Travel Warrior, Amateur Spelunker, Sometime Surfer, Newbie Mountain Climber, Photography Enthusiast, Certified Beach Bum, A first born son, Faithful lover, True Explorer...

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Sagada | The Road Through The Highest Highways

Sagada

On The Road To Sagada

The long drive from Baguio and spelunking adventure. May 2011

Sagada is my 8th destination for this year, easily one of the best.

I don't find the place romantic as what others would say about it.

But picturesque? super!

There's lot's of things you need to consider before visiting Sagada.

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Sagada | Trekking Aguid Rice Terraces and Bomod-ok Falls

Sagada

Amazing Nature Trekk Adventure

Note:

(This is a re-post)

This is Day 2. The best way to describe a Sagada Adventure is with a pictures.

So this one will be full of it. 

Before we did the nature trekking at Aguid Rice Terraces..

I had to stuff myself. An enjoyable ordeal really :)

Here's me waiting for my order at Salt and Pepper Restaurant.

I tell you, I get Emo when left hungry for long.

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Makati Nightscape | Burgundy Corporate Tower Helipad

Makati Nightscape

From A Towers Perspective

This was mostly a photography adventure.

A notice was sent to Sykes Photo Club members in the office,

for a photo op with Synergy along with Sykes Photo Club.

Of all places, they want BCT Helipad.

I've been wanting to visit BCT Helipad since I started to work with Sykes.

It's a perfect location to get a sweeping view of Ayala Ave with it's Towers..

I've also known a few Photographers who was brave enough to have taken the initiative.

For one thing, this place is off limits to visitors.

Although I'm a Sykes Employee, I'm assigned to a different location.

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The Fort | A Night Stroll Haven

A Stroll In The Fort

Every working day, aboard The Fort Bus that would take me from 

Market Market Taguig, to Ayala Ave Makati, I get to pass by this wonderful location.

The Fort is a really nice place for a night stroll.

One Sunday afternoon after watching a movie in Glorietta Makati,

I decided to take a photo walk on this night haven alone.

I've longed to take a picture of a landmark near St Lukes Medical Center, Taguig.

It was a relaxing experience, even though I was just by myself.

The place feels safe, I didn't regret taking this option for relaxation,

as I would normally just go to a spa for a massage.

Here's some of the photos I brought home with me.

Serendra at night

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Zambales Weekend Getaway

Zambales, A Weekend Respite

Specifically, San Felipe has become a weekend respite for me for the last 3 years.

Much like Puerto Galera, when friends decide to leave the big city for a weekend to frolic in the Sun.

I guess people would relate to this if you work in Metro Manila where things can be cluttered.

I took this picture early in the morning before sunrise on the unfinished marina by the beach.
It had been raining hard the day before so I wasn't expecting a good sunrise.
I was just inspecting the Marina and the colorful graffiti,
when the sunlight poked through the crevices, it was a startling contrast with the drawings.

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Liw-Liwa, San Felipe, Zambales | Surfing Newbie Adventure

ZAMBALES | Surfing Zambales

It's surfing season.. Before it doesn't mean much to me but it does now that I've tried it. Did I tell before that I am such a water whore.. I'm always at home with water. Reason why most places that I like to go with must have  or least a chance for me to swim or snorkel. I can't count the many times I almost drowned as a kid, because I kept on trying to learn to swim on my own.. Not in a swimming pool mind you, but on a fresh water river in my Mom's hometown, Mambusao Capiz.

Liw-Liwa is a sitio in San Felipe, Zambales. San Felipe was practically a coastline I've been coming here for the last 3 years.. Every time I want to enjoy a weekend by the beach I have a friend who's got a beach house here.. In all my time, I never knew that the place was good for surfing. Well, It was probably off season when I went here the last time which was April 2011.

Trying to surf as a newbie was challenging for me. My body doesn't have that balanced symmetry.. I made up for it for stamina though.

It's really fun, It's no wonder why a lot of people is addicted to this. I've always been right handed, so I was being being cocky with my guide, saying that I'm probably a regular surfer.. I can't even stand on the board.. shame! But when I tried goofy, that's when my guide concluded that I'm goofy.

How did I do for starters? Not bad, but if I compare myself to my friends.. I'm way behind, there's only a handful of first timers like me that day. A little more practice would do me good.

My friend Chuchi! Who could tell that this girl is a team manager in our office. It's just her 2nd time to try surfing, but here she looks like a pro.

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Bohol | Hinagdanan Cave

Hinagdanan Cave

A Photo Journey

This trip was done February 2011

Was planned, it's not even a back packing trip. Bohol is all worth it anyway,

For a province steep in Tourism, a place of natural wonder.

Having said that, Hinagdanan cave was a surprising natural wonder.

Unlike any other caves, this was just a cavern,

Naturally carved out of underground limestone rock. 

In due time, it obtained a small opening from above..

Its not near any mountains, just on solid ground.

From the opening, people made cemented stairs (hagdanan)

Hence the name Hinagdanan (ladden with stairs)

Inside is beguiling with reflective pool that mimic the rising ocean tides.

cool waters really, nice to swim with..

I'm just skirmish in swimming with water mixed with bat urine..

Oh yes, the cave is filled with bats.

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Bohol | Dauis Church

BOHOL | Dauis Church

A Photo Journey

Dauis Church under going restoration efforts in its front facade.

 

This is part of our day 2 on the last part of touring Bohol. I was tired and hungry by this time. I went to Bohol, around February 2011, I'm not yet into taking landscape pictures especially churches, I'm still in that stage where you have a camera and you'd like to take as much picture of yourself as you can.

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Pilipinas, Tara Na! v.2

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