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20130121

My 2012 Moments to Remember

Another awesome year for me! A lot of things happened, great experiences, discovered new things and explored different places,  ..... Overall it's HAEppiness overload!

Traveling is LOVE, the year 2012 has been good to me allowing me to visit SOUTH KOREA twice (February and November), THAILAND, SINGAPORE (again) and BORACAY!



Consider myself lucky to see some of my Korean BIASes, number one on the list is LEE MINHO, who visited Manila last November, then my LEE DONGHAE and CHOI SIWON visited last August and while I'm in Seoul last February I saw SUNGMIN and RYEOWOOK of SUPER JUNIOR.
When I visited THAILAND last JUNE I had a close encounter with none other than a famous actor in Thailand MARIO MAURER! On the same day I also saw pretty boy SONG JOONG KI in Bangkok.
I can't get enough of MARIO MAURER, I saw him for the second time when he visited Manila last October.



Aside from my biases, my favorite BANDS also came and of course I also get a chance to have have some meet and greet with them. HAEppiness!!!


Now sharing my 2012 Moments to Remember! 

JANUARY

CAMUS-tahan Reunion at Laguna, our yearly family gathering (father's side). I love the color of our shirt ~SAPPHIRE BLUE!

CAMUS Family


Followed by SIMPLE PLAN Concert Live in Manila (Smart Araneta Coliseum), it was not their first time visiting Manila and I'm glad that I was able to watch them live!



FEBRUARY (February 11 -15)

SOUTH KOREA Tour!

One of my dreams come true .... Travel to SOUTH KOREA! I'm so HAPPY that finally I reached one of my dream country! Been to the filming locations of my favorite Korean Dramas! South Korea is L-O-V-E!



The happiest part is that I see SUNGMIN and RYEWOOK! I'm so lucky!!





MARCH

Meeting the bands (March 7, 2012)

Meet & Greet with Dashboard Confessional's front man "CHRIS CARRABBA" 
I'm so dazed when I see this man, he is so gorgeous! I'm about to explode when I get a chance to have a KISS and HUG to this guy! So much happiness for me! ^^


Meet & Greet with The Cab
A couple of months ago I was listening non-stop to their songs, the fact that ALEX MARSHALL was in front of me together with Alexander De Leon & Joey Thunder! It was amazing experience that finally I'm meeting The Cab and got a hug from ALEX ^^



SMASH PROJECT 2012 (March 8, 2012)

One of the best concerts I've attended! Where 4 BANDS came to perform, namely "The Used", "Cobra Starship", "Chris Carrabba" of Dashboard Confessional, and "The Cab". Lucky again that I got a patron tix to this concert, I was very near to the stage and seeing the backstage. Their performances are EPIC!




APRIL

Meet & Greet with Taking Back Sunday

Never thought they will come in Manila, it was a bit surprising for me, lemme say that 2012 has been so good to bring ADAM LAZARRA and the rest of TBS! Even he was suffering an injury that time, he managed to visit Manila and entertains fans! A salute to Mr. Adam Lazarra!




TAKING BACK SUNDAY Live in SM Skydome (April 13, 2012)


MAY

My birthday of course!



JUNE

THAILAND tour! 

This tour is so memorable, aside from seeing great temples, attractions, shopping and stuffs, what made is so special is that I saw MARIO MAURER (had a close encounter in Ayutthaya) and SONG JOONG KI in Bangkok is so so so AMAZING, indeed it is really AMAZING THAILAND!!!!




JULY

BORACAY tour!

Had a great time with this tour, it's been 3 years since I came back to this island. Even the weather is not that good, we still enjoyed our escapade, been through some water activities, eat a lot and had a good time!



AUGUST

SIHAE IN MANILA (TriNoma Actvity Center - August 15)
Seeing my dorky boys is HAEppiness, seeing my DONGHAE is super HAEPPINESS!




SEPTEMBER (Sept 17 - 21)

SINGAPORE tour!

My second time to Singapore with my sister Tina, enjoyed the USS (of course) with Transformers The Ride. Was able to explore the Harry Potter: The Exhibition, been to Gardens By The Bay - new attraction in SG, some familiar places for me like Chinatown, Merlion, Esplanade, MBS, Bugis, etc. We also had a chance to see some Ferrari and Porsche for the Formula 1.



OCTOBER (October 30, 2012)

Red Carpet Premiere of Suddenly It's Magic: MARIO MAURER!

"Lightning strikes not only once but twice!" ~kekeke~

He's so handsome! Seeing him again up close, he even says "HI" :) How I wish I was Erich at that time, walking on the red carpet with gorgeous Mario Maurer! #daydreamingalot



NOVEMBER (November 16, 2012)

FUN MEET: LEE MIN HO

It's been months since Bench officially announced that LEE MIN HO will visit Manila for a fun meet at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Seeing this god of beauty, is he a human? I know he is so handsome, but I never thought of this feeling, I can't merely describe ! It's beyond my expectations, he is really a GOD OF BEAUTY!



SOUTH KOREA AGAIN! (Nov 22 - 28)

Yay~ my second time this year! It's really a good good GOOD year! Allowing me again to visit my favorite country, as I always say "I will never get tired visiting/touring this country (South Korea), NEVER". This time I'm with my favorite travel buddy TINA (my dongsaeng), spending 1 week in South Korea is LOVE!



Hopefully this year 2013 will be another great great GREAT year! I'm so excited for more adventures, more experiences and more fun! As they always say... ENJOY AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!

20120515

"Blast From The Past" BORACAY '09

Another Blast From The Past entry! To the beautiful island of Boracay! The very famous beach in the Philippines and please stop saying BORA, it's BORACAY ^^




Very late summer indeed, travel dates June 29 - July 1. Thanks for the good weather! Still summer! Our tickets cost almost 1k per pax (round trip) Manila to Caticlan via CebuPac, yes it's a promo (again). Thanks to CebuPac promo deals, now every Juan can fly ^^

 Arriving at Caticlan Airport, we just walked to the port and paid for environmental fee and terminal fee, then from Boracay Port we take the trikes to the White Beach (Station 2).

Villa Lourdes for our accomodation (very cheap), located at station 2. It is very easy to find, very near to D' Mall, souvenir shops and to the beach.


On our first day we went to Puka Beach, we take the trike going to Yapak for 100 bucks (2pax).



On our second day we have an early schedule for Reef Walking at Station 3. I've got Mang Beboy for the Reef Walking and Island Hopping Tour.





Reef walking cost 500php per pax, with additional 500php for the picture that was saved on a CD. Not bad for the underwater experience! 

Then we had our Island Tour with other tourist, we are in a big group!






The Island Hopping Tour includes touring to Puka Beach, Crystal Cove (entrance fee not included), snorkeling and lunch! I enjoyed the tour with the other tourist too ^^ fun fun fun!

I'm so happy that we were blessed with a good weather! 

Definitely Boracay is very lively at night! Boracay Party!

Last night in Boracay, chillin' at the beach!


After a tiring day, we still manage to buy pasalubongs then I heard to a woman that they received a notice from Cebu Pacific that their flight to Cebu will be in Kalibo instead of Caticlan, I also heard that there's problem with CebuPac's aircraft that would not operates in Caticlan. Panic mode! I haven't receive any notice, we head back immediately and I check my mobile phone and email. To my surprise, yes the flight will be in Kalibo! Travel time from Caticlan to Kalibo is 2 hours! Tsk! So we have to be ready for an early flight tomorrow though CebuPac provides a van transfer (they really should provide that!). Still this is a hassle for us!

And so our trip goes like that, catching early sunset in Boracay!



I think everybody loves Boracay, a true paradise! I would definitely be back here (if I can) ^^.