on a kalesa named Piolo (touring heritage village, vigan) 
fort ilocandia (laoag)
paoay church (laoag tour)
saud beach (pagudpud tour)
cape bojeador light house (pagudpud tour)
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ever memorial cemetery...
nov. 1, '06 -- ever since angkong died, we've added a semi-family reunion every year - a trip to the cemtery. this year's his 4th death year, if i'm not mistaken. the candles have changed from white to yellow to red.. and and has stayed red for the past year.
gathered around angkong's mausoleum and, once again, bonded with cousins. talked about "arranged meetings" with my cousins and some guys and their reactions with it. ate a lot too... what with the food being served. yum! :) raven stayed with us too. his lola died last year (i think)... we talked about school stuff and what we were gonna do after. it was cool since raven actually got to see and meet my whole family. hehehe :) because of chit-chatting wtih my cousins and raven underthe sun, i got a sunburn. people go to the beach to get a tan; i go to the cemtery. go figure. hahaha :)
my nephews and nieces are growing up so quickly. they're fireballs that never run out of energy. :) they're really cute and charming. hehe.. :)
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to laoag and back...
went to laoag over the past weekend (nov. 2-5). stayed at fort ilocandia. the sister of fontana, i'd say the resort is a really lovely place. it was huge and the rooms were real comfy. shobe loved the pool there and swam for three consecutive afternoons - explains the tan she's got. (",) also had the chance to ride the ATV with shobe; the motor bike like vehicle that runs in the sand. imagine a movie scene - two people having fun riding while the wind pushed our hair back. fun fun fun... then the car tips over. the dust from the sand flies up and the elder girl rushes up to find the younger one. she sees the younger one and rushes to help her up. she sees the car tipped over and gas dripping from it. she pulls the hand of the younger one and runs for her life, predicting that the car will blow. they're covered with dust and the younger one is filled with shock. - that was what happened. :) well, i didn't run for my life though.. exaggerated that part :D it is a movie scene after all (",)
vigan... ilocos sur
toured vigan with a tour guide from fort ilocandia. there was max's fried chicken! wow! :) hahaha :) there was no dunkin donuts though, only mister donut. passed through heritage village, juan luna's museum, etc. also bough vigan longganisa.. heard it was good. :) hehehe :) haven't cooked it though. ilocos sur was a more historical place.
pagudpud... ilocos norte
the name was derived from pagod na at pudpud na ang paa. :) ilocos norte is the more nature-friendly and relaxing place. :) went to the light house that sir dennis told us about. cool place. :) loved the beach we went to - saud beach. :) clean water and white sand. :)
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family reunion (nov. 11)
it was angkong's birthday. went to golden fortune to celebrate. typical family reunion... ate and talked to cousins. :) the fun part was when one of my nieces approached me and played with me. her name's jamie. the thing is, she's the "mataray" type. she never even looked at me before. and that night, she played with me. :D imagine the smile i had on my face. :) hahaha :) moreover, she hugged me. she hugged me and planted a kiss on my cheek! :) wee!!!! :) even her dad, ahia james, was surprised. :) cute little girl jamie is... hope this 4-year-old girl won't forget me anytime soon :) wonder if she'll play with me still on the next fam reunion. hope she will :)
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though to share:
"don't blame the gun, blame the hand that pulled the trigger."
-direk jon red. indie film workshop. 11 nov 06.
*see the BIG fishbowl iced tea? :) hahaha :) [jack's loft - nov. 25, 2006]
