Taipei 4 days DIY Itinerary (May 2015)

Bacolod-Iloilo-Guimaras Itinerary

Day 1			Expense
6:35	Flight: Manila to Bacolod	Cebu Pacific - delayed	1,583.64	piso sale
9:20	Arrival at Silay Airport
	Travel to Breadco Port	Shuttle service	150.00
9:50	Bought tickets to Iloilo	Weesam Express	595.00	round trip; open return
10:30	Bacolod-Iloilo
11:45	Arrival at Iloilo Port			Port is at Lapuz, Iloilo
	Jeep to Iloilo City; head to Ortiz Port		8.00	Due to bad weather, go to Parola
	Tric to Parola		10.00
13:00	Boat to Jordan Wharf		14.00	Passenger bangka with capacity of 48
13:30	Arrival at Jordan Wharf			Go to Tourism desk to register
	Rent tric to Raymen Beacha t Nueva Valencia		100.00
	Stop over Trappist Monastery
	Pasalubong		250.00
15:00	Arrival at Raymen Beach
	Check-in; Double Beach front room with aircon		675.00
15:30	Late lunch		200.00	Mango shake for the win!
	Snacks at the hotel		150.00
Day 2
7:00	Breakfast		free	basic silog breakfast
	Beach			nice and soft cream colored sand; clean water
9:30	Check-out
	Tric to crossing		25.00
10:30	Jeep to Jordan Wharf		30.00
11:30	Boat back to Iloilo City		14.00
12:00	Arrival at Iloilo port at parola
	Head to Iloilo City, get off at Robinson's		8.00	Jeep going to city
	Jeep (Villa Beach)		12.00
13:00	Get off at Tatoy's Restaurant
	Lunch		350.00	Native chicken inasal, inihaw na tanigue belly, fried rice, gizzard bbq, mango shake
14:00	Taxi to Iloilo Port at Lapuz		75.00
15:30	Ferry to Bacolod City	Weesam Express		Newly renovated port lounge, with TV and comfortable seats
17:00	Arrival at Bacolod City Breadco Port
	Tric to The Suites at Calle Nueva		25.00
17:15	Check-in; Standard Double room	Booking.com	781.50	sulit for the price
17:30	Walk to San Sebastian Cathedral; Mass
18:30	Walk to SM Bacolod, grocery		350.00
20:00	Dinner at Aida's Chicken Inasal		150.00	One of the best at Manokan Country
Day 3
9:00	Breakfast		free	breakfast buffet (corned beef, ham, sausage, pancakes, soup, egg, cereals and bread)
12:00	Check-out; left bags at the hotel
	Jeep (Bata-Libertad at Lacson St)		12.00
	Get off at The Ruins Terminal
12:30	Pedicab to the Ruins		30.00
	Sugar cane juice		50.00	super sweet! :)
14:00	Tric back to terminal		25.00
	Jeep (Bata-Libertad at Lacson St)		10.00
14:30	Get off at Balboa's Restaurant; Lunch	Mayfair Buidling	180.00
15:30	Walk to Calea Pastries and Coffee at Lacson St		200.00	White chocolate cheesecake, carrot cake, chocolate wafer squares and brewed coffee
	Buy pasalubong		200.00
16:00	Jeep (Bata-Libertad at Lacson St)		8.00
	Get off at San Sebastian Cathedral; walk to The Suites
	Jeep (Mandalayan-Libertad)		7.50
16:30	Get off at SM; Airport Shuttle	at the back of the department store exit	100.00
17:00	Airport (long wait, watch movies at the lounge)
	Terminal fee		200.00
20:20	Flight: Bacolod to Manila	delayed
22:00	Arrival at Manila
		Total expenses:	6,578.64

No to Mining in Palawan and other Biodiverse areas

If you are for nature and you are for the Phillipines, please vote now and say No to Mining in Palawan.
follow link below:
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Palawan is our last frontier in terms of biodiversity. It's lush mountains are home to various species of animals, plants and to our very own Wonder of Nature, the Underground River.
Vote now, and let our children see nature at its best. 

p.s. Don't forget to spread the word by posting this on your wall or tweet about it.

Cold Ginger Brew with lemon or iced tea

This drink will the best replacement for the usual lemonade, iced tea or juice. First, Ginger has antioxidants and medicinal benefits. Second, it's cheap and abundant. 3rd, it has a light spicy kick, that other drinks does not have.
I first tried Toastbox's lemon ginger drink and loved it, their version has fresh ground ginger. Then I found out that there are instant Ginger brew (one of them was a local brand from our town!) from supermarkets with brown sugar already. And the addiction started. Never thought that I would adore this drink, which the oldies like. haha and beside I was never a singer(ginger is believed to help soothe tired singing voice).

I mix the ginger  brew in cold water and then calamansi juice or lemon. But if you don't have these fruits,you might also want to try mixing the ginger brew with powdered iced tea. Convenient right?

When I went to Palawan, I also had ginger tea with lemon at Ka Lui's. See, it's soon becoming the in thing.

I also found another version of this drink: Lemongrass and ginger iced tea.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lemon-grass-ginger-iced-tea-10000001611618/

But my singing voice is yet to improve. Try this now!

Vitamilk Chocoshake

 

This is good. Packed with soymilk flavored with choco. "Mouth-watering aroma from the smooth real cocoa and malt extract. High-quality protein from natural non-GMO whole soybeans. Source of multi-vitamins & minerals Cholesterol-free" 

It's from Charlotte Trading, the makers of Orion chocopie(like this too)

GMO-free! yes. and it's only 25pesos from 7-eleven. 

Also, the botlle gives it a "like good old times" feel.  Can't wait to have mine!