My U-Turn Back To The Last Frontier (Revisiting The Final Paradise With Friends)

       After our Bolinao and Laiya Batangas escapades. It’s been a year and I haven’t seen my “Barkada” yet… I’m missing their company so much. I’m missing our laughs and fun together. And I remembered what I promised to them last year, that I will organize a cheap vacation for them to Palawan. So I gathered my old researches and contacts and decided where in Palawan we shall go. I selected CORON. So I checked promos for airfares and hotels and computed for our budget in boat tours, foods and land transport. All in all, I’ve summed up our budget for 10 and it’s 6,500 Philippine pesos per person only. 2 months before I’ve been gathering their payments through ATM transfers. I strictly update them and sent out the Itinerary and messages regarding to what they should bring in our next adventure.

       We went to Coron on May 13 to 15, 2010. We stayed at Mt. Tapyas Hotel for 3 days and 2 nights and they experienced what I enjoyed when I visited Coron for the first time. I was so excited to go back to Coron especially to Kayangan Lake where I was mesmerized at first glance. I took care of them and acted as their parent in our vacation. I also went to Coron’s Public Market to buy and cook for their foods while they are admiring Coron Island. And I told them that they should leave everything to me. The only thing that they should worry is how they will enjoy the place…

       To sum it all up, in the end, my heart was strikingly happy because of the praises of my friends. Seeing and watching them enjoy and take pleasure to the beautiful sceneries that I appreciated in my first visit was such a heartwarming and joyful feeling for me…

       I’m glad that I made them happy, maybe one of my missions in life is to make sure that my friends really and truly feel that they are treasured and loved by me…

- Happy Loner Traveller

A Traveller’s Lucky Penny (All Expense Paid Cebu Vacation)

  

         For a Traveller like me, there is no better vacation than an all expense paid trip especially when you are in one of the country’s top luxurious resort which is located in the heart of Visayas and it’s called SHANGRILA MACTAN CEBU…

         As a Traveller, our number one priority besides our safety and trying to explore a place is our BUDGET… As much as possible, we should try to look for the cheapest but best itinerary a tourist could ever experience in that certain place. So we should not spend beyond our estimate expenditure. Coz’ you don’t have to disburse a lot of money just to satisfy yourself and enjoy the place. But in this case, they are exempted because they are not travellers at all and lucky for me, they just brought me along with them… :-)

         Special thanks to my wonderful Aunt Noli, Uncle Efren and my Cousins CT, Kimchi and Mikee for including me in their pampering, costly and lavish vacation… coz’ I couldn’t afford this kind of vacation, a 15,000 per room per night and it includes breakfast buffet, free shuttle to Cebu City and beach facilities.

         Here at Cebu City, It’s like you’re in Metro Manila too, because of its fast growing development, you wouldn’t see the difference between the two cities at all. What captured me in Cebu was their uniquely tasting LECHON at C&T stalls located almost anywhere in the city, it’s better than Luzon’s version. Very yummy that you tend to crave for more, it’s like shutting down your satiety center because you never get satisfied and you try to taste for more... Which is by the way, very bad for our health…

         I also visited the historical places like the Magellan’s Cross and Fort San Pedro . But the best part of the vacation is the resort itself, once you’re in Shangrila Mactan, you wouldn’t want to leave the place because the spot itself is already a top tourist destination…

- Happy Loner Traveller

My Wedding Vow

      
        I want to start by describing what I am before I met you. Before I met you, I was a person who did not know life. I don’t know how it works and I just took everything for granted. I was childish, selfish and irresponsible. I don’t have a direction or a future. My path was dark. But all of that changed when I met you… When you came, seems like all of me has changed. You never forced me to change but you influenced me into being a better person. Suddenly, I saw the big picture and realized how beautiful life is with you… Because of you, I became futuristic, thinking not about my future, but ours. This I can say that a boy now becomes a man. I am now responsible to all the things that I do like for example, staying away from temptations because I never want to see you get hurt. I know that you knew before you met me that I’m that kind of guy who is truly loyal and faithful to the person he loves. You saw in me what I did not see in myself. You saw all the good things in me as well as the negative side. But still, you accepted me whole heartedly and you loved me wholly. I’m so blessed and thankful to have you… So everyday I am really thankful to God because he gave you to me. He knows that I needed you. So each and everyday, I have entered a commitment to dearly love, protect, appreciate and give importance to you till’ the very day that my life will be taken from me but I strongly believe that even in the after life, I will still love you so much. From the moment my eyes first gazed at you I knew that you were the one that I’ve been waiting for, you are the one that I will romantically spend the rest of my life with. The truth is at first when I’m making this vow to you. I never knew what to write because there are no words to say in describing the happiness that I’m feeling right now that you are In front of me in this very very very special day. And now it seems to contradict me because I don’t know how to end my speech. Now, it seems that my lifetime is not enough for me to say all the great things that I’m feeling right now because I have you in my life. So maybe I will finish my speech but my vow will still be undying. That I will never promise because promises were made to be broken but rather I will commit to whatever comes out from my mouth… That I, Armie Lawrence Leyva Yuson, will treat ___________ as the true princess of my existence, my partner through whatever situation and my wife who truly and greatly loves me… And I would release these words of assurance that I will always remain loyal and faithful in loving you and that I would love you for the rest of my time…

- Poetic Prince

My Own Little Perfect World

        Most people think, actually, a majority of them say that I have the perfect life… That I have the perfect family, perfect lifestyle and perfect in everything that I do… That every time I hear perfect, I just hear another expectation from me… And it’s so tiring living to those expectations of people around you. Not just your family members, not just your friends but those who knew the background of your family.

        Well, most of them, actually, all of them are wrong… coz’ I’m not perfect and I’m sick of hearing those faultless expectations from me… coz’ the truth is, I’m very far from being excellent, I make a lot of mistakes and failures in life, too much to say that I’m far from the description PERFECT… and right now, I’m already tired of using the word perfect in all of my sentences. But there’s one thing that I’m very proud of, I always come back big time, whenever I fall, I just climb up to another level of rock from where I fell… That’s just ME, I never give up on things. I always work hard for what I need and want in my life…

        When I was 9 years old, I realized that I have the gift of writing as well, that through my writings, I could express the exact words that I would want to say to anyone… I write poems, short stories, scripts, songs and anything that my heart wishes to shout… So now, I started writing these blogs for me to share to other people what I have learned in my experiences in life… The great lessons that I have encountered, the values that I have gained, the people that are valuable in my life, the things that we should never take for granted, the gifts that we should be thankful for like our nature and how big our faith should be to our God who gave everything to us. Maybe through my writings, I could inspire people to cherish what they already have and just make the most out of it…

        Whenever I write, it’s like I create my own little perfect world that is very far from my reality of unanswered expectations… It’s the perfect place for my escape where I can be the REAL ME… And to those of you, who are reading my blogs are very welcome to enter in my world and when you leave, hope you’ll bring something of ME with you…

- Soul Writer

A Prized Recognition (Gawad San Luis)

        

          Praise to GOD! These are the very first words that I would like to say… I am so thankful to our almighty GOD for giving me great blessings in my life specifically this achievement that me and my group have done.

         In our Medical career, me and my group have come up with a research regarding THE COMPARATIVE STUDY  ON THE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTY OF CHLORELLA (CHLORELLA SP.) TABLET AND GLUTATHIONE TABLET. We didn’t expect that our hard work would be recognized nationwide as well as in the international scene through the 20th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology on October 19, 2009 and in the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC) on January 21 to 23, 2010 which was both held at UERMMMCI College of Medicine Auditorium, Quezon City. Also, it was published in the E-International Scientific Research Journal 2009. And our latest award would be the highest form of honor given to students of Saint Louis University, the 4th Gawad San Luis Award on March 11, 2010 for promoting a high caliber of excellence of Louisians, not only in the Philippines but around the world as well.

        I am grateful to have a wonderful group as well as great friends namely PHYLLIS BENGWAYAN, JEMUEL LAYGO, ALLYN PACIO, JENNIEL LOVELY POYAOAN and JAARMY REBUGIO. Thanks to these guys, for without them, our research wouldn’t be getting recognitions that it has today. These people will surely be great Doctors in the future. And of course, thank you to our powerful GOD for using people like DR. LEO EMMANUEL BUNAG (Department Head of Pharmacology and Therapeutics) and DR. JOHN ANTHONY DOMANTAY (Dean of College of Medicine) for seeing the potential of our research.

       These momentous experiences will be forever carried and remembered within our hearts… Truly, if You have a gigantic GOD, enormous blessings will come and this is just the start…

Website Page: 

A Comparative Study on the Antioxidant Property of Chlorella (Chlorella sp.) Tablet and Glutathione Tablet on E-International Scientific Research Journal

- The Prodigal Learner

A Traveller’s Getaway (I Always Keep Coming Back To BOHOL)

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

        I’ve been back to Bohol for countless of times and I always stay at the same resort… For me, this is the best resort in the Philippines… It’s my favorite resort of all time… It’s where I found the peaceful and relaxing setting that I’ve always been searching for especially when I want to escape the stresses, pressures and problems in my real world… Few people stay here so it seems like you’re the only one staying at the resort and it owns a long stretch of beachfront where there is white fine sand and just by walking into it makes your soul feel at ease… I love to kayak in the beach, it calms me down… There are 3 pools and 2 restaurants with fine dishes especially their seafoods. And the people working there are one of the most accommodating staff I’ve ever known, up to the point that I’m getting free meals each time I dine there. It’s like you’re the owner of the resort on how they treat you. It’s a very large resort and it’s BOHOL BEACH CLUB located at Panglao Island. And if you stay there, I guarantee that you’ll be coming back or maybe you won’t leave anymore…

        Besides the breathtaking beach resort as well as the underwater treasures. There are a lot of things to do in Bohol… and one of my top things to visit is the LOBOC RIVER’S FLOATING RESTAURANT. It’s a romantic setting which is perfect for lovers and together with the delicious buffet is the sound of the beautiful quiet nature where you can see the unwinding waterfalls and feel the sweet breeze of the wind accompanied by soothing music done by the locals as you travel the jade green color of the enchanting river…

        Other places to visit are the popular Tarsiers, although they are endangered so you are not allowed to touch them, my tourist guide brought me to a place where I can hold these little creatures… Also, the Architectural beauty of the OLD CHURCHES are a must see. And of course, who would forget the scenery that made Bohol as one of the top destinations around the world, our CHOCOLATE HILLS.

        There are new rising destinations around Bohol like the extreme adventure named THE PLUNGE... BUKO KING where he uses his teeth to peel of the coconut shell within 6 to 7 seconds, He was featured on TV… There are also majestic waterfalls around Bohol that are popular swimming locations…

        As time goes by, there are more and more discoveries of what Bohol can offer next to tourists like me but in the end, It’s nice to know that after visiting these wonderful spots around Bohol, You will end up resting in a perfect pampering alluring resort… And this is why I love to keep coming back to BOHOL…

LET US HELP PROMOTE PHILIPPINE TOURISM!!! IT WOULD HELP OUR FELLOW FILIPINOS!!!

- Happy Loner Traveller

Wicker Park

 

 

        This movie is definitely in my Top 5 Hall of Fame… It really kept me glued to the whole story from start to finish… If you want a real movie that would show how true great love works? It’s this movie. The twists and suspense are enthralling and exhilarating. It’s a love story that is 2 years in the making. I guarantee that you will be obsessed with the mystery. And you will definitely hate the antagonist so much. This movie is starred by Josh Harnett, Diane Kruger and Rose Byrne, all are familiar faces in popular movies such as National Treasure and Troy. I felt their characters so I could say that they portrayed it beautifully… There are many lessons to learn from this movie besides love. It also shows that even the closest and most trusted people in your life can lie to you and hurt you so don’t trust them so much because they would also want to be in your place and would do everything possible for you to go down and for them to be happy, it’s a selfish human nature and it’s a little bit sad because it’s true in real life… I’ve also learned that no matter how accomplished you are in life and no matter how high you have achieved in your goals, it would be all meaningless without love…

        This movie allows us to see a love story that would surpass all odds… that eventhough, many people would attempt to destroy your love by keeping the two of you apart through deception or by any other means, true great love will always find a way for you and your loved one to be destined together… Their love story wouldn’t be sweet and meaningful if they haven’t gone through the tests of time. This movie is thumbs up for me, it made me cry especially in the end… So I encourage you to give this movie a try, you won’t regret it…

- Trusty Appraiser