Geek's Guide: Sagada

OMG, I'm O-L-D!

2008-12-25T13:40:00.001+08:00

When did it happen?

My inaanak which I last saw while he was 6 months old is now a towering adolescent.

My twin cousins are now rambuctious nine-year-olds but somehow they still looked like 5-year-olds in my head.

Ella's friends are now managers, models, etc.

Jamie is getting married on January.

I am growing freakin' old, which proves nobdy really knows they're getting older. Everyone feels the same age inside. No wonder so many people are in denial about it.

How old are you?

OMG, I'm O-L-D!

2008-12-25T13:40:00.000+08:00

When did it happen?

My inaanak which I last saw while he was 6 months old is now a towering adolescent.

My twin cousins are noew rambuctious nine-year-olds but somehow they still looked like 5-year-olds in my head.

Ella's friends are now managers, models, etc.

Jamie is getting married on January.

I am growing freakin' old, which proves nobdy really knows they're getting older. Everyone feels the same age inside. No wonder so many people are in denial about it.

How old are you?

Harry Trumps Edward wink

2008-11-13T03:46:00.000+08:00

If we’re going to talk about fantasy boyfriends based on book characters, I have my own thing.

I love Harry Dresden.

Working as the only wizard in the Chicago phonebook gets him the oddest and dirtiest jobs like hunting down vampires and cleaning up after faeries and chasing ghouls. But he does what he thinks is right even if it means he’ll get hurt. Sure, to some that’s idiocy, but on him, it’s almost noble.

He gets scared. Terrified, most of the times. But he keeps his priorities intact. And if everything else fails, he still saves the girl (or vampire or werewolf) even if it meant dying in the effort.

He feels lonely. He seeks comfort, but knows it will always avoid him. He knows he will die alone, but carries on nevertheless.

He cracks me up. It doesn’t matter if he’s being hounded by killer zombies, he can still find the funny things to keep himself sane. Beats shouting “Ludicrus!”

He’s wise. Not all of the time, yes. But he’s got a deeper sense of humanity, our desires and our motivations. He knows how these things affect magic, and how to utilize it.

He’s human. Yeah, he’s got a longer life span than normal humans, but he will die and can die if killed in combat. He knows, fears, understands and faces Death. He respects death, and thus, lives Life.

Vampires go to him for help. He’s never sappy. He’s embarrassingly honest. He always stands up for what he believes is right.

He isn’t porcelain pretty; he looks like his beat-up VW most of the time. Rugged around the edges, a total fashion idiot-savant, and talks to skulls. But you can feel vitality when you’re around him. His passions overflow.

This is my kind of guy. I don’t need a boyfriend who sparkles in the sunlight. I want someone who will stand beside me in the sunlight, normal-like. Except that, I can hear his heart beating, and it tells me I can be certain he will fight for me and the things he believes I stand for to the very edge of his precious Life.

:*)

Lovelier the Second Time Around

2007-05-01T19:18:00.000+08:00

All Entries Taken from my Travel Notebook

The Premise

Practically everyone knows why I want to go back to Sagada:

a. It's hard not to fall in love with the place and the people
b. It's adventure enough to initiate my newly-graduate sister
c. I need someplace quiet to gather my wits about me.

The Preparations:

We packed:
1. Semi-warm clothes good for 4 days
2. Slippers and rubber shoes for hiking
3. Toiletries and Medicines
4. A borrowed digicam
5. Money (due to absence of banks in Sagada)

The Puttering About:

You could tell Ella and Ryan were excited the way they kept packing and repacking their bags. Ella's OC vibe is kicking in and she wants everything to b perfect inside her backpack. Tsk, tsk. If she only knew how her neat little world will be turned upside down by the next 4 days. She will know dirt, dust and discomfort as her traveling companions, haha! Ryan keeps on asking me if he should bring more clothes. I told him we weren't going to a fashion show so he better pack just the essentials. Truth be told, they make me nervous and I'm not sure if they'll survive our trip at all.

Getting There

Since this was a budget trip, we took a bus (Victory Liner) to Baguio. I decided not to shock Ella and Ryan with a straight Baguio-Sagada trip. We left Manila around 5 am so that we could spend the night in the City of Pines.

Manila to Baguio tickets costs Php 380 each and Victory Liner is pretty reliable when it comes to punctuality. When we got to Baguio, we immediately reserved our tickets back to Manila. In the end, it proved to be good thinking because of the Sunday rush we met going back.

Staying in the Summer Capital

I wanted to stay in Hotel Veniz -- that upscale place in the heart of Baguio City. But -- it costs 3,000 for three pax. So I ended up booking us in Hotel Supreme which costs half of that. I was too late in booking the budget place in Beredo's and I didn't want to stay in transient houses. We made do with the old building that Supreme was. And to tell you the truth, it wasn't that supreme at all. Both Ella and Ryan were looking for airconditioning and I had to explain that most hotels in here do not need aircon. Buti na lang, they saw the cabled teevee and that sent them to their happy places alright. ;p

Day One has officially started!

Where Has Baguio Gone?

2007-05-01T19:15:00.000+08:00

Our family last went to Baguio in 2001. Even then, we saw the changes which were changing the landscape of the once-pristine city. When I saw it again, I was a little bummed. It definitely looked like a dense, overpopulated and congested city now. Everything that's mystical in it almost completely erased. Sayang.

BUT ---it did amuse me to no end to visit SM Baguio. We've heard so much about it when it was new. I suppose, it is pretty. But it looked like a small, glorified Mall of Asia lang actually. And hello! It is true that if you've seen one mall, you've seen all others. Still, we took pictures inside, for posterity's sake. We had lunch here and ate at Carlo's Pizza (yes, a branch of the one found in Tagytay). Quite expensive for such small servings. Anyhow, we were discovering new things and we all refuse to eat in places we'll find in Manila. We need everything to be distinctly Baguio. (A feat nowadays, truth be told).

Ella and I doing the touristy thing. Picture picture!

Ryan spent php 20 (Php 5 per 3 minutes) on the telescope found at the promenade (3rd floor) just to see rooftops and whatchamacallits. Ok lang, knock yourself out, we said.

Baguio in Half a Day

2007-05-01T19:12:00.000+08:00

We were just basically commuting everywhere so we had to forego the usual tour to Mines View Park, Mansion House and Pink Sisters. What we did do though is to stick to Session Road and its roundabouts. After freshening up in the hotel, we rode a taxi to the Central Terminal to check on the schedule of buses leaving for Sagada. Afterwards, we traipsed to Baguio Cathedral to pay our respects to the church. Then after that, we took pictures, of course.

Outside Baguio Cathedral

After Baguio Cathedral, we took a right turn and decided to hide from the sun at a nearby cafe. I wasn't familiar with it, but our discovery-theme was right on cue. We had our meryenda at Cafe Zola, right bside the Hotshots Burger Resto in Session Road.

Ella ordered a mocha frappe as usual. A shot of the interior of the place. Obviously catering to the students and the yuppies. The prices were unbelievably cheap. The whole place was swarming with pretty mestizas and teenaged Sam Milby wannabes. Ella's eyes watered with the number of cuties around. ;p

We had a funnel cake for Php 45 and a delicious peach crepe for Php 55. And they were both very good. The shakes we ordered weren't extraordinary though. Ok lang. Still, for a discovery, it's a 90 percent. ;p

What trip to Baguio would be complete without hitting Burnham Park? Again, we just walked to the place. Easier and faster due to the unbelievable traffic in Session Road. Hay. Parang Manila na rin. Anyhow, just took a couple of quick shots and left na rin. Gabi na kasi and Ella and Ryan were already complaining they were tired from the trip. I told them the trip we took is nothing compared to what they have to go through in Sagada. I think I actually saw real fear in their eyes. hehehe...

Hay, tulog na....

Conquering Sagada Day 1

2007-05-01T19:10:00.000+08:00

From Baguio, we took a non-aircon bus (Lizardo Transit) at the Dangwa Station near the Public Market. A ticket costs Php 220 per person. You get a discount if you're a student or a senior citizen (Php 182). Their trips start at 6 a.m. and every hour afterwards (until 11 am, I think). The best time to take would be the 6 to 9 am trips, because travel time is 7-8 hours and you wouldn't want to reach Sagada in the evening.

Spectacular view dots Halsema Highway. It doesn't reall matter which side of the bus you sit on. Just make sure you are not near the wheels unless you want your face powdered with Highway Dust along the way.

Thankfully, there were stopovers during the trip. Absolutely necessary for taking a pee.

After 7 hours of traveling, we arrived in Sagada by 1:00 p.m. Our first stop was Masferre Inn beside the Municipal Hall. Ella was pooped and looked like that. We ordered dinner plates which costs Php 160 each but was large enough to feed 2 pax per plate. Good food.

The view of the Mission Compound from Masferre's Inn.

After lunch, we roamed around town to window-shop. This pic I took in front of St. theodore's Hospital.Note the halu-halo stand by the road side. To sagadians, the cool weather we found there was hot enough for halu-halo.

Resting by the curb side on the way to rock inn. Happy to be in Sagada, curves and all. hehehe...

How often do we walk slowly here in Manila? Almost never. We took our precious time to walk to our hotel, a good 2 km away from town. Sounds daunting? Ha! You wouldn't even notice it in Sagada. Walking is a pleasure there.

But we did get tired. So when we espied the marker on the way to the inn, it caused a minor celebration.

Walking the path (rocky, of course). Almost there!

Home Away from Home

2007-05-01T19:09:00.000+08:00

You can say it's just me who feels this way, but I really do look at Rock Farm Inn as my home away from home in Sagada. I refer to it familiarly when I talk to friends and I encourage them to take a vacation there. Yes, I've been there just twice now, but I became so comfortable there that it felt like I can move as if I'm in my own place.

Ryan buddying up to the bul-ol outside the lobby.

The welcoming dap-ay where the inn caretakers lit up a campfire for us.

Our room the first night we stayed in Sagada. It's bunk bed style and costs Php 300/head. The next night we transferred to a first class room and it costs Php 1,800 and fits 4. Yes, it is a bit expensive for Sagada standards, but you are assured of a clean room, with clean beddings, clean bathrooms, beautiful service and exquisite surroundings.

Our view from the window. SO far from the hustle and bustle of the town center where tomorrow will be market day.

Eating is a leisure in this place.

Be sure to order their tuna, mushroom omelette with wheat bread for breakfast. Also try their Spicy Chicken and Chicken Curry.

You can also opt to dine outside and be close to nature.

The dap-ay which served as our main hang out for our stay.

We also went to the sprawling orchards and took this pic atop the rocks. That's Rock Farm in the background.

Honestly, even if this is the only place you'll visit in Sagada, it will still make the 13-hour trip worthwhile. It wasn't splendidly cold up there during the summer, so Ella was a bit disappointed. But the people were nice to the point of a fault and the food was delicious so it made up for everything else.

Me and Bangyay, son of the owner of Rock Farm who also deals such an expert hand managing things at the place. And he's younger than I am, imagine that.

Yeah... Rock Farm truly rocks. ;p

Contact Rock Inn and Cafe: rockfarm_sagada@yahoo.com / Bang: 0920-9095899

Sagada for Non-Athletes

2007-05-01T19:00:00.000+08:00

Business first. I went to visit Sagada National High School again to monitor the Smart Schools Program we installed there. I was met by the teacher-in-charge, Mr. Daluyen, and everything was going smoothly. I can see that the school really value the laboratory and they are taking very good care of it. This is a quick pic inside the school compound.

Next stop was Sumaguing Cave. Oh hoho no! Not to go spelunking. I'm not yet ready for that. I just showed to Ryan and Ella our future conquest that is the Big Cave. I plan to go back to Sagada, and this is the last barrier I must break. ;p

The way down to the Cave.

Gaongen (Bangys' brother) was our tour guide/driver/joker/photographer seen here with my sister. Nope, hehe, not matchmaking at all... well.. maybe just a little.

i call this part of the Sumaguing entrance as the Enchanted Stairs. I took a pic of it the first time. Now I made sure I'm in it.

Next stop, we went to the burial caves. To get there, we had to go down down down to a cave and heck! I almost atrophied my leg muscles on the way down and up. But the view was fantastic!

This was the easy part of the hike. You'd have to pass by narrower ledges without handrails and uneven rocks to get to the destination. My partial fear of heights kicked in (given that I was also getting tired fast and couldn't trust my body nor my balance anymore) and made it difficult for me to complete the trek...

But we got there!

There must be hundreds of coffins here. Gao told us that this tradition started when the Sagadians found the need to hide the body of their deceased because nearby tribes (bontoc and Ifugao) were keen on dismantling graves and taking skulls for decorations and souvenirs. He also pointed out that the greenish-reddish moss growing there actually grew from blood that seeped out of the bodies. Macabre, I tell you.

After the coffins, we went to the Mission Compound. This is the field in front of St. Mary's, the school where both Gao and Bang graduated from. Gao had a lot of funny stories about how the students (especially those who were detained for unruly behaviour) were the ones to cement the walkway and clean the compound up to the coffins. Gao, being one of the more infamous ones in their school, had first hand experiences on this. I think he even managed to etchhis name in cement somewhere there. :P

We also visited the Episcopalian Church of Mary. I thought it was funny how Ella wasn't sure if she should make the sign of the cross or if we could enter inside, since we were Catholics. Had to explain to her that we were all Christians anyway. I was awed by the way light streams in from the windows. I also love the glass work behind the Black Christ. Solemn and beautiful.

Front view of the Church.

Then we headed off to Campo Santo, the Sagadian cemetery. It must be one heck of a sight to see it on All Soul's Day, when the natives will light up fires 9as in camp fires) instead of candles. Gao and bang's family plot has about 7 or so graves that they'd have to cut down one tree to light up their fire. Gawin ko kaya dito sa Manila yun, sa graves ni Mummy and Daddy? Hindi kaya ako sipain palabas ng Ever Memorial?

Inside the Mission Compound, we hiked down to Echo Valley as well. Eto monumental. The hike was easy, and that's saying something when a lampa and non-athlete like me says so. But, Ella and I got a load out of shouting to Mummy and Daddy. es, it was easy to let out the pain out there. We cried and Gao ended up asking why we were making senti. When we told him, we found out that he also lost his dad three years ago due to heart attack as well.

Before we went, we had a photo opportunity with this old wheel, one of the first found in the American kalesas when they came to Sagada. We had to forego a pic at the old bell though. because we were hungry.

Asked Gao to stop a while for me to take this pic. And since I asked this while driving on a narrow road, it was a little bit disconcerting, hehehe, for him.

When Gao mentioned that we were yet to see Kiltepan Tower, we forgot our hunger. Let's go, we said. And man, the view was breathtaking. It felt like, truly, being on top of the world. ;0

You could see the Sagada Rice Terraces, the other towns, the clouds... Whew.

We had lunch in Rock Farm, but later in the afternoon, we went out again to see the sunset at Lake Danum. On the way there, we took out Yoghurt from the Yoghurt House. Institusyon!

Sunset at Lake Danum.

Di ba? Niiiice....

The day is done and both kiddies are exhausted.

But a little more optimistic about the world. We neevr wanted to leave. ;p

When are you going there?

Babalik Na Rin!

2007-04-16T14:29:00.000+08:00

We are going to Sagada...!

April 26> mark your calendars... I want you guys to share the journey with us.
Weeewooo! ;P

2007-02-02T12:40:00.000+08:00

Arlene forwarded me this pic taken at the Rock Inn and Cafe with Bangyay (from the family who owns the place).

More pics to upload. Rock on...

The Week Commences

2006-12-11T05:49:00.000+08:00

Yeah, bring it on!

Oh, and btw, Liam, pwede boyfriend na lang kita? :p

A New View

2006-12-10T11:21:00.000+08:00

Thanks for the pics Bernie!

Bomod-ok Falls

Hanging Coffins

Aerial View of Town

Colors of Sagada

2006-10-13T00:41:00.000+08:00

photos by rael bitara

In Black and White

2006-10-13T00:21:00.000+08:00

Photos by Rael Bitara

Hint of Pics to Come

2006-10-13T00:07:00.000+08:00

Photo by Rael Bitara

How's this for breathtaking? :)

Rock Inn and Cafe Take 2

2006-10-13T00:04:00.001+08:00

Gilda, Rael and Ponchong stopped by Rock Farm for lunch and a brief orchard viewing. They were welcomed warmly by Gao (Tita Fely's bunso, from what I gather). Iyaman (thank you in Kankanai) po talaga sa inyo. I don't think we'd ever find a family more accommodating than the Omengans.

Rael took some pics which we sent to Bang. Pare, they said thanks. Ganda daw ng shots of their place.

Damae's Diwata Pose Number 1

Damae's Diwata Pose Number 2

El Trio Adicto el Motorsiklo: Ponchong, Gao and Rael

Gao even offered to be their guide to Kiltepan Tower. Aw shux. :) This is what they saw.

Again, Iyami sa inyo.

An Invitation

2006-10-12T08:58:00.000+08:00

Know something about Sagada you'd like to share?

Feel free to leave a message in the tagboard or at the comments link below.

Gilda and Rael's Trip: Up Next

2006-10-11T16:29:00.000+08:00

Coming soon:
Gilda's Fateful Trip with Wab. Rael's pics are awesome.
You better watch this space.
:)

2006-09-01T23:58:00.000+08:00

Sagada.

Elusive as mountain smoke. Unattainable to common city girls like me. I never imagined I'd like it there. I'm not exactly a mountain-loving kind of girl. Not being overly outdoorsy maybe the factor. But the thing is, you don't have to be a die-hard woodland girl to love Sagada. Everyone's looking for some peace and quiet. The culture is interesting and the people are warm. The food is great. And did I say it's peaceful up there?

I went there as part of a business trip (you gotta love a job that allows you to travel to the corners of the country) and I vow I will return for leisure. The short time we were there, I found friends. I even found a name.

Let me tour you through our trip. Promise, we really enjoyed it.

The Way Up

2006-09-01T23:06:00.000+08:00

I wasn't particularly excited to go to Sagada because the thought of spelunking terrifies me. Not being very athletic has convinced me that I would certainly not enjoy what the place has to offer. But fortunately, Sagada offers more tha just a bunch of campy old caves.

We left Manila at 5 a.m. and 14 hours later reached Sagada. The place is quiet --- it looks like a scene from the land before time. The people are gentle (and have the most enviable clear skin complexion) and the mountains are awe-inspiring. I love the fact that the travel is hard... you have to want to go there to get there.

Road to Sagada (coming from Bontoc)

Beautiful as the sea is, I am just quite worshipful of this particular mountainous region.

Ifugao Fields

Rock Inn and Cafe

2006-09-01T23:01:00.000+08:00

Sore necks and butts were forgotten the moment we realized that we were actually well within the town proper. It can't be denied though that we were looking forward to taking a hot shower and sleeping in a comfortable bed.

So glad Jo-ann insisted we stay at Rock Inn. They've been there before and she liked the place. Me? I've quite fallen in love with it at first sight.

I've been told that most lodgings in Sagada were found in the middle of town, fronting the market and everything else. Accessible as it is, I was not drawn to the potential clamor of those places. Rock Inn is found in Batalao, a couple of kilometers away from the center. You'd find it right before you hit St. Joseph's Dormitory coming from Bontoc. The hotel is 200 meters away from the main road, so you'd have no problem with noisy jeepneys and trucks. Yes, it helps to have a vehicle going to the place, but I wouldn't mind walking to get there.

A rough road will lead you down to the lodging inn. The first thing you'll see would be the orchards surrounding the area. Then you'd see the Inn, the walls of which are painted with local symbols of lizards, and well, that's either a carabao or a deer. Sorry. My symbology IQ isn't exceptionally sharp. :)

The trees in the orchard are heavily laden with citrus, pears and persimmons. (O diba? I have no idea there were persimmons in the Philippines!)

The Inn was locked with all its lights off when we got there, and for a minute I was scared they were actually closed. I had to remind myself that I was just talking to the proprietor though and that assured me I wasn't hallucinating that I've actually made reservations. Amazing then, when we were greeted by three dogs: a white Japanese Spitz, a huge golden-retriever-looking dog and a Spot-the-Dog lookalike (Later, I learned their names were Fluffy, Ham Lin and Persimmon). It was dusk and it was really becoming colder. Our few minutes wait led us to explore the grounds where we found this camp fire set-up.

A few minutes later, a caretaker showed up and lit the fire (it was my first time to see it done since I'm no girl scout). Ah, warmth!

Not very long afterwards, Bang (the proprietor's son) showed up and welcomed us. We were shown our rooms and we were amazed to find that we would not be roughing it through our stay there. There were comfortable beds, hot and cold shower, good ol' thick blankets and an over-all cozy feeling. After a while, we got hungry and went down to the Inn Cafe (they call it Bodega Cafe) and had our fill of dinner. Their dishes are simple but great. And man, Sagada's red rice is the best! The vegetable dishes were exceptionally good too; but seeing how every leafy green living thing thrives well around the area, it did not surprise us at all.

Before dinner, the boys started watching Kris Aquino in Deal or No Deal ( a shared TV is found in the cafe). But after the meal, the girls took over the remote (specifically, Joann and Rose) to watch the last episode of that Piolo Pascual telenovela. Bang sat down with us the first few minutes, which we found very welcoming. After a while, I had to leave though because:

a. I am generally not overfond of the soap opera; and
b. I am so dead tired.

The next day we met Ms. Fely (Bang's Mom) and we found her to be just as nice as her son. She's soft spoken where Bang is witty. It helped that we were the only guests during our stay there; they got to spend a little time with us.

Every spare minute we had after the School Inaugurationwas spent exploring. (We were there because we were inaugurating Sagada National High School's Computer Lab. Smart Communiations provided the internet connection, and the project was implemented by PBSP. Naturally, I had to coordinate the event.)

Not exactly hiker material, but we loved taking those walks.

Rose Bueno in a pseudo-contemplative mode. Pang-friendster daw.

The bulol idol found in front of the Inn.

The dude's so likeable, Rose and JL got quite close with him.

We weren't actually picking those... promise. (Aherm.)

Everyone was in an MTV-mode, and did full emoting amongst the rocks near the cliff.

I'm sure there were loads of other places to explore. But we had limited time and we did have work to do. Just more reasons to come back then, and I'll make sure we stay at Rock Inn again. No. Other. Place. Will. Do.

Contact Rock Inn and Cafe: rockfarm_sagada@yahoo.com

Smart Schools Inauguration

2006-09-01T22:51:00.000+08:00

Smart Communications donated computers and free internet connection for a year to Sagada NHS. The Inauguration date was set the same day as the schools' foundation day. I was there to coordinate, Smart was there to represent the company. That's the long and short of it. :)

Here's some pics taken in and around the school:

The school is some 300 meters away from the main road, and you have to walk down (and climb up) an incline. Muntik na akong atakihin sa puso paakyat. :)

Baby ko to! I wanted to take this little kid home. Kaya lang hindi kasya sa bag ko. :(

Joann of Smart with the matipuno teenagers of SNHS. Oh, Joann, underaged yang mga yan. Ka-height mo lang, pero mas matanda ka, pramis.

The Inauguration Team

Instant Pictorial

2006-09-01T22:24:00.000+08:00

Smart hired an official photographer for the event (that's JL and he took all these pics). Joann being the camera-ready person she is, she got everyone to do pictorials as well.

She kept saying "pang-friendster po ito". Hehe. Sige ba, game ako.

Rose and I did the caped / shawled wonder duo gig.

Joann and I under the Rock Inn's front arbor. Pretty flowers, noh?

JL asked me to pose. Being camera-inept as I am, I just pretended to eat the plant. Uhm... well, what can I say? I wasn't born to be Tyra Banks.

Or maybe, I just couldn't internalize. Hehe.

Bato, bato, pic!

Fluffy and Flubby. Photo by HamLin.

Isa pa.... :)

Hehe... Kulang pa yan. :o

The Sad Goodbye

2006-09-01T21:59:00.000+08:00

Hay. Everything must end. I knew I eventually have to return to the reality of a Manila-based life.

We took leave of Sagada and went down via Bontoc and Banawe. Pero siyempre, hindi pwede walang pictures. Kasama ang Joann, the Camera Queen eh.

Ganda rin ang Banaue, if you think about it. :)

11:30 ng tanghali yan sa Bontoc... super foggy and cold.

The Rice Terraces and the funky head gear. Bow.

Amazing Ifugao woodworks. I bought tiny igorot images and a carved wooden sun. Pretty.

Speaking of pretty... hehe, joke! A candid shot I'm glad was taken --- FINALLY!

Hay... wab ko talaga Sagada. Have to go though. I guess I could only look forward to next year. I plan to take Ella there after her graduation. Until then, I just have to deal. :)

Basta. Sabi nga ni Arnold Schwarzenegger: I'll Be Back.

Geek's Guide: Sagada

OMG, I'm O-L-D!

OMG, I'm O-L-D!

Harry Trumps Edward *wink*

Lovelier the Second Time Around

Where Has Baguio Gone?

Baguio in Half a Day

Conquering Sagada Day 1

Home Away from Home

Sagada for Non-Athletes

Babalik Na Rin!

The Week Commences

A New View

Colors of Sagada

In Black and White

Hint of Pics to Come

Rock Inn and Cafe Take 2

An Invitation

Gilda and Rael's Trip: Up Next

The Way Up

Rock Inn and Cafe

Smart Schools Inauguration

Instant Pictorial

The Sad Goodbye

Harry Trumps Edward wink