Pong Thoughts: Happy New Year! 🎆🎆

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year! 😉🎆

Looking forward to more adventures and a better 2017! And not to mention to write MORE and share my adventures to everyone. 📷🐢

It's been a rough 2016; but no regrets, just lessons learned, right? 👆

Again, blessed and prosperous New Year from my family to yours! 🎆

𝅒 And oh by the way, this is our walang suklay and walang bihis first family pic of the year!
Hello, 2017 from the #fabfour! 👪



- Pong

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Pong Travels: Surfing Liwa 🏄🌊

Hi All,

I was able to experience the swell of Liwliwa, Zambales - finally!
Typhoon Lando hit Zambales last 2015 that's why I was not able to go.
Last year, November 26, I, with my team, pushed for Liwa though there's a Typhoon warning too. Thank God for the good weather! ☀

My team planned for a cheap and budget travel - ang hirap! Haha! Pero everyone is so game, so go lang. After searching the net, we settle for Kapitan's Liwa Surf Resort, a 2-minute walk to the beach.Chill ng lugar, actually Liwa itself, sobrang chill. And ang bait ng owner - they lend us cooler and grill.

Liwa is the "nearest Zambales" to Manila. 3-4 hours lang andun ka na. Pero dahil traffic ayun, inabot na kami ng 7:30P. Nakaalis kami ng Victory Liner - Cubao around 2:20P.

2K ang sinet namin na budget pero mas mura pa ginastos namin! So ang saya! Halos walang signal sa resort, so more bonding and kwentuhan, sa beach area, okay ang reception.

How to go to Liwa?
Ride a bus going to Zambales in Victory Liner Pasay or Cubao. (pag walang direchong Zambales, Olongapo na lang then from Olongapo, sakay ng Zambales then ask to be dropped off to San Felipe)


Here's the breakdown of our expenses:

Cubao - San Felipe: PHP292 (Cubao-Olongapo: PHP212, Olongapo-San Felipe: PHP80)
Tricycle to LiwLiwa Resorts: PHP30/pax
Kapitan's Liwa Accommodation: PHP3000 (good for 8pax, non-ac)
Food Contribution: PHP500 (sobra 'to - takot lang magutom, guys)

TOTAL: 1572 (two-way)

Dahil sobra ang money namin para sa food, may take home pa kami ginamit na lang sa:

Surf Board Rental: PHP200/HR (no instructor)

Other notes:
Surf Board Rental: PHP400/HR (w/ instructor)
Must-try: Mommy Phoebe's Shakes (ranges from PHP40 - PHP100) - Rapsa!
Souvenir Magnets: PHP50
Souvenir Stickers: PHP40
Slim Water Gallon (w gripo): PHP50 (+ PHP200 Deposit)

Kapitan's Liwa Contact #: 09209070412

Here are some of our pictures. Enjoy and visit Liwa soon! 👌👌👌 - Pong

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The struggle is real!



All is swell on that day! ;)



Team Liwa



This is where we stayed. :)



Your group can also stay upstairs - it's an open spot and chill sa baba.



Try lang. :)




Mi Amigas ang peg



Sunrise - waking up at 4:30A is so worth it!



Sana magpaddle ako para umandar, di ba? Haha!

Pong Thoughts: And am back!

Hello! I am back to writing and I am happy. 😃

Last Saturday (12.3), I was just sitting in the office, at my desk, and realized that something's missing - something that will make me feel alive again. This is traveling (was just out of town last Thanksgiving weekend - yay!) - I love going places and being one with nature. Mountain climbing, surfing, swimming are some of the few stuff I love. Oh, and am fond of turtles too. I am a frustrated photographer too. If I could be a PA in a travel show like Byahe Ni Drew - PWEDE! Haha! Oh well, this is the sneak peek of my crazy and payak (simple) life. I'll share my random thoughts, my getaways, my photos and kahit ano pa. 

I am livin' the life - thank you Lord for the opportunity!

YOLO! Life is too short, make the most out of it and be merry! Totoo di ba? But let's not make it shorter, sabi nga sa bundok which could be applied to anything - Safety First! 

Salamat!

- Pong
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