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Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Phuket May 2013

I had the chance last May of 2013 to visit Phuket again. There was a Sophos Asia Pacific Conference  and I was the lucky one assigned to attend it from our company. :) That is one of the benefits of being in sales, you can travel to other countries, booked in one of the five stars resorts or hotels for free! Anyway, it was a nice break for me. I always love travelling. I liked it though honestly,  sometimes it is so tiring and stressful. Yes, I am beginning to start blogging again....hmmmm...not sure until when but one of my short term goals is to blog once or twice a month, maybe? hehehehe



 Find time to relax a little bit, after the massage. :)



With one of our Corporate Account Managers, Rachel. My travel companion, it was her first time to travel abroad and we had a lot of funny moments together! :)


This was the breathtaking view from our room. We can see the beach which is few minutes walk from Movenpick Resort.

I love what the chef did with the water melon, it was so artistic....lovely!



 During the cocktails night, there were pretty ladies and boys wearing angel and devil costumes!


 A nice photo with Sophos employees and Sophos Partners. 



 We waited for this moment, it was worth the looong wait. Sunset at Phuket Beach is simply amazing!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Bali, Indonesia 2012


 This was the view I got to see every morning from my hotel room. A breathtaking view of the sunrise and the calm sea. The reflections from the sun produced colors of reddish pink colors.


 Every morning at breakfast time, I was greeted by this scene....I saw birds hunting fishes there, a squirrel running around the trees, lovely water lilies and school of fishes.


This was the food I ordered for my $35 US dollars  dinner coupon. A spicy mixed of seafoods and meats.


 At the pool side wherein the gala night was held. The delegates had a good time there with lots of dirnks, buffet food including grilled seafoods. They danced the night away after the two days conference. I saw a korean and an indian pushed by their friends on that pool. haha!



The smallest desktop board showcased in ISS 2012 at Bali Convention Center.


Just came back from Bali. I was one of the 600 delegates who attended the Intel Solutions Summit 2012. Since MISPI is one of Intel's Platinum Partners, every year we are being invited to join this event. Booked at one of the finest and expensive resorts there, the Westin Resorts Nusa Dua. I was told that our accommodations for three nights cost almost $900 US dollars!  Going to Bali was about 8 hours travel from the Philippnes. There was a connecting flight to Sngapore and then Bali, price of the ticket was $603 US dollars two way. ISS 2012 was a very successful event. Transformations, ultrabooks, All in One pcs and business solutions were the topics of the conference. Our schedule was so tight that I and my lady bossdidnt have the time to swim...well, maybe in Boracay next month, we will do it. :)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Amazing Boracay September 2011



For the third time, I was blessed to visit again Boracay...this time - with my family. It was a birthday gift for myself (aside from the very expensive  bag I bought ...hehehe) that I promised myself not to buy that same brand again. :). Since I won a hotel accommodation (Alta Vista) in a raffle during one of the Rotary International District 3780 events, I think it was a Midyear Conference held their in  Boracay when I was still a Club President for RCDH. I won the major prize! Anyway, I arranged with the hotel all the transfers needed by boat and land for a hassle free travel. We arrived there in Caticlan late in the afternoon so we checked in around 6 pm in the afternoon. I didn't make any itinerary....since we really want to rest and enjoy the beautiful island...we had a good time! My hubby Mike enjoyed the place and Micmay had fun too in the beach. The next day, my cousin Precious from Bacolod came  to join us. Yes, Boracay really amazes me...the breathtaking sunsets, the milky white colored sand, the wonderful people. The hotel gave me a birthday cake...they found out that it was my birthday on my registration...It was a lovely cute cake! The staff there were accommodating and helpful no wonder they are always fully booked. By June 2012 I will be back there again...and still even for the fourth time...Excited!

Caramoan Islands, Camarines Sur, Philippines






Last Holy week, April 2012 - had a chance to travel with my family to one of the soon to be famous (I predict) islands in the Philippines - The Caramoan Islands. The famous TV Series " Survivor USA" was shooting there at the time of our visit.


We have enjoyed our stay, slept there using a tent, drank spring water that comes directly from top of the mountains, hear the waves in the middle of the night and praying hard that no tsunami will come our way hehehe, hearing the songs of the crickets, witnessing the very bright moon (it was a full moon then), saw some fireflies....what a wonderful experience! We did some island hopping in the morning, swam on one of the islands there, the Matukad Island wherein the sands are creamy white and very fine...well, we really had a wonderful time!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

A taste of Korea in Autumn (Sept 2010)





























I had a chance to visit Korea for the first time in the beginning of Autumn. Temperature in the morning is around 8 degrees and about 26 degrees during noontime. The trip was an incentive by one of the IT Distributors, MSI-ECS. We were forty in the group, had a chance to meet our competitors in the IT Industry. :) It was indeed a fun and tiring trip because of a very hectic schedule. We admired the tall trees and lake in the Nami Island, enjoyed steak in Seoul Tower Revolving Restaurant,visited the Bear Museum, learned how to make a Kimchi. I was amazed with the beautiful gardens inside the Everland Theme Park but was not able to try the longest roller coaster in the world because of lack of time and of course, I don't have enough courage to ride it.. I especially liked the Four Seasons garden and lost my way or was left behind by my companions in the Rose Garden.. Dajanggum Park is beautiful, I rented the Korean outfit there and had a photo taken with a Korean family. :) We were accommodated in one of the five stars hotel there - JW Marriot Hotel in Seoul.