tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78026131166242291402012-02-13T11:09:45.643-08:00living life.. and loving itAilynnoreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-66572634407401671212009-10-30T14:36:00.001-07:002009-10-30T14:40:35.174-07:00

I am in the process of consolidating my blogposts. Bear with me as I upload entries from my previous travels here in The Big Dip in the next couple of days. Hope you enjoy reading these as much as my other posts.

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Brunei Darussalam is located in Southeast Asia, on the north coast of Borneo. It used to be a powerful sultanate until it fell into the hands of the British in 1888. A century after, it regained its full independence and discovered crude oil in its very own land becoming one of the wealthiest countries in Asia.I first visited Brunei 14 years ago after our exchange program in Kota Kinabalu,

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I have been wanting to travel to Melaka (Malacca) and La Familia's visit was a good excuse to set foot on what my father jokingly claims to be the land of our forefathers :) Melaka, once an important port in Asia, is dubbed as Malaysia's historical state with both the Dutch and Portuguese influence evident in it's culture, food and architecture. It is located on the southwestern coast of the

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I love their songs but I never realized I am such a fan of the group until I saw them perform live last night.Russ Letizia showing off his stuffTheir songs suddenly came alive and before I knew it, my friends and I were singing along loudly and acting every bit as a groupie -- chasing them around the concert hall when they got off stage (as far as the marshals would allow, that is) and springing

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-71286618756308785592009-06-17T07:26:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:23:14.662-07:00

We were supposed to go to Bali. But then as our busy schedules would have it, we weren't able to book our hotel nor our flight. So upon a friend's recommendation, off we went to Perhentian Islands in Malaysia without exactly knowing what to expect when we get there.Perhentian Islands is a group of islands at the north eastern side of the Malaysian peninsula. It is composed of Pulau Perhentian

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-51532858806455388042008-02-23T04:08:00.000-08:002009-06-17T22:26:23.714-07:00

I am into sports all my life but I have never really tried any serious watersport before. And I didn't know I would actually love one until I tried surfing with my Citi friends. I can't get enough of it eversince :)Once a month, we try to head to La Union for a weekend of fun, sun and sand. We usually stay at surf camp and head to Bacnotan for friendlier waves. And believe me, it is a challenging

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-47445634376487431402008-02-23T03:18:00.000-08:002009-06-17T22:07:12.683-07:00

Pam, my bestfriend from high school, and I spent the November 1 - 4, 2007in Boracay. After years of planning to travel together, this was our first time to finally do it! And what made this trip even more fun was that it was also our first time in Boracay!What did we do in Boracay? Check this out!1) Did the 15 shots at Cocomangas. It was a blast trying out all the shots and having our names in

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-16745504347956357352007-09-15T19:34:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:07:52.516-07:00

I just love sunrise!These are my best sunrise shots yet, taken on my way back from Bangkok with my IXUS 75. We were flying over our 7,107 islands at around 4AM last September 4. early morning colorsflying across our 7107 islands!

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-60070590812137304242007-09-04T21:29:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:08:29.796-07:00

Before my four-day trip to Thailand last Aug 31-Sept 3, I've made a list of the things that I want to do while we're there. That was my first ever Asian trip after more than 10 years (excluding stopovers during business trips) and Thailand being one of my dream countries in Asia, I'd like to maximize those precious four days.I am proud to say that I have been able to accomplish 13 out of 16 of

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-1718673084204647462007-08-24T04:20:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:09:00.767-07:00

I've been playing with my new toy, Canon IXUS 75, lately and I must say, I have no regrets buying the camera. It is compact, has a wide LCD screen and has a variety of shooting options that would allow an amateur like me to explore some basic photography techniques.Posting some of my first shots.. Buendia through the eyes of a novice. from across Citiland 8 Buendia at dusk

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It was a long, rainy weekend last August 18-20, but with Tapi and Chris' visit in Makati, it turned out to be one of those fun weekends you'd like to have again and again.The weekend was marked with dinners at CYMA and Kitchen, hanging out at MCafe for Tapi's gig, walking through Luneta Park and Harbour View, spending time with Jojo and Berns at their lovely flat, and then ending the visit with a

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It was a week of countless beers, pinoy foods, balut-eating challenges (both successful and not-successful), and karaoke songs. It was a week of seemingly endless fun and laughter when Gonzalo, Maria and Ricardo were here in Manila last May 20-26. at Leslie's, TagaytayI must say that you guys accomplished a lot in what seemed to be a short time to explore Manila -- from touring Tagaytay,

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-70991848229851573112007-06-12T04:41:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:36:13.331-07:00

Hahaha.I didn't know horoscopes can be real. I checked out mine for last Friday and I can't believe what it said:===============================Libra Daily Horoscope Here is your horoscopefor Friday, June 8:It's easy to be cynical -- in fact, it's far too easy. Do you really believe the things you're thinking, or are you on the defensive? It might be that you're secretly envious or your feelings

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-86133514990459976362007-06-11T20:31:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:39:04.371-07:00

I never thought I'd feel this so much guilt over something so trivial. What happened was due to miscommunication but I believe it happened mostly because of pride. My pride, that is.I think I have to keep this in-check once in awhile. And you are teaching me to do this.. and teaching me that saying sorry is actually very easy. Again, I'm sorry.

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March 26, 2007 was indeed a busy day! I had two weddings to attend to both in the morning and in the afternoon (none of which I cannot NOT attend because I was part of the entourage for both weddings) and a baby-shower-turned-dinner-party in the evening. Shay and Jon's wedding, a sprinkle of yellows and greens, was held at the Manila Cathedral with the reception at Villa Immaculada. Janelle and

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Sharing the photos from last weekend!Meeting them again in Madrid after four long years.... the big bosses Gonzalo (Turin), Angel, Jose Maria (JM) comparing their tummies =) at the airport with my good friend and former seatmate Goran (glad to see that smile in this photo) with the serious(?) but fun JMwith Javi, Sylvia and the babies (Sammy and Irene) at Retiro ParkMeeting them the first in

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-37165782810823258512007-05-08T01:00:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:32:54.301-07:00

It was only for two days but somehow, I fell inlove again. With Madrid.It was not only the beauty of the place that once again caught me breathless (infact I haven't had enough time to take in Madrid in the two days I breezed through the city) but also the warmth and the friendship of the people who have spent their time with me.I had a great time drinking sangria (discovered I could drink more

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I just love spring in Europe! The flowers are in their freshest and most vibrant colors, the new leaves once again start to adorn the gray trees... everything seems to exude life. standing prouder than ever a sprinkle of colorswitnessing the white and yellow crowns a bed of tulipsblooms in Gamla Stanproud to be red

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We went around Stockholm last Sunday using the Stockholmskortet or the Stockholm Card and it is indeed more value for your money.Stockholmskortet can be bought at T-Centalen and prices can range from SEK 290(valid for 24 hours) to SEK 540 (valid for 72 hours). It makes going around Stockholm easy and convenient as it gives you free admission to over 80 museums and attractions all over Stockholm,

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-91552403840012667862007-04-27T12:55:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:11:22.644-07:00

This is what's waiting for me at the end of each day... now this is what you'd call a bottled water!

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I called up the Mr. Lobby Guard last night to complain about the heater in my room. Seemed like it was not working coz I couldn't feel the heat despite the fact that I turned it up to it's maximum level. Either that or I just didn't know how to operate the thing (who needs heater in Manila anyway??).Mr. Lobby Guard went up after awhile and checked my room. His verdict was that the heater was

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Posting the first snapshots that I have taken for the last 3 days... I tried to be artistic but I'll let you be the judge of these =) aerial view of Stockholm Arlanda the gates leading to the Old Stockholmwalking through the old town welcoming springLawson office in Linköping Linköping's mini Silicon Valley ... and the highlight of my Sunday walk =)

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Sweden has the right combination of historic ambiance, contemporary lifestyle, and richness in nature that makes it a beautiful country. This is evident in both Stockholm and Linköping. I haven't really gotten to explore the two cities given our training schedule but my brief glimpse of them certaintly made an impression.Stockholm, the Swedish capital, has both the old and new town, the

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History repeated itself as I sat at the Manila airport checkin area trying to figure out how to get rid of my almost 7kg of excess baggage without paying 315£ (it's 45£ per excess kg now!!), deducting 6000 points from my worldperks mileage, or sending some stuff back to the condo. Didn't know that the maximum allocated kgs for European travels would still be 20kg for checkin and 10kgs for

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Isay and I tried our hands at ceramic painting last March 17 at Hobbes (Greenbelt 2). It was actually a good way to spend the day... a nice alternative to the usual malling and movie watching that we do during weekends.Just a quick intro, Hobbes provides an environment that allows you to relax and explore your artistic side. This quaint little shop in Greenbelt 2 sells a wide variety of imported

Ailynnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802613116624229140.post-58127976415850746992007-04-12T03:41:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:21:17.847-07:00

This photo earned a thousand reactions when i first displayed it in my msn messenger... haha, well, it's my favorite photo from our last Galera outing (thanks to Tebs by the way for taking such great pics hehe) because it perfectly reflects what The Big Dip is all about -- living life... and loving it...Here's to taking a fun plunge in life! Welcome to The Big Dip!

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