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Traveling Around Caraga – a damn fine thing to happen

May 13, 2009 5 Comments

When you go to the most exciting adventures into your life just prepare with you and your luggage, of course, I will never forget the trip that almost ended my life in Caraga (not for sure it will happen) – a small islet in Marihatag, a town in a province of Surigao del Sur. Going into unknown place that you have never been before is as just exciting and enjoying but taking a lot of risk. Just exciting when you have bought the hartmann luggage, and feel free about it, and even the best of briggs and riley luggage. Taking a lot of risk became your memorable moments that you will never forget for the entire days of your life.

Early morning, when we taking in with our pump boat, only 10 people can fill the boat for sailing, to monitor the mangroves nearby the coastal area facing the great Pacific Ocean. As we move forward, the fresh air from the ocean so much there to toughen your breathe. It is just like replacing your old lungs from the new ones. This is just the rare moments savoring the fresh air as the healthiest gestures you have against the atmosphere from the city where you live. Like the fresh scent of a tumi luggage underway.

The shallow water turned into emerald as we go forward. I noticed it was coral infested area mixed with white sand that makes it as the underground water haven. Since it is April, this place turned out to be a blue marlin season. Unlucky enough, I was not able to witness them swimming above the seawater.

A White Line Shoreline

The shoreline was neat white line. Yes, as we reached it was full white sand. Mangroves line up penetrating inside the shoreline as we walked forward to the area. Mangroves were natural born citizens here as it parts of the ecosystem. By the way, you can not ignore the fact that mangroves and marine life entwined as one environment. The same way I see it in other place of Caraga where you can see corals, white sands, mangroves, and emerald waters makes it one as parts of the system. This is a perfect place for snorkeling and diving, and explores the world under.

Beyond the shoreline was deep blue water. You can tell to the whole world that this is where Philippine Deep located. It is one of the deepest in the ocean and the whole world. Don’t forget in this place you are facing the largest ocean – the Pacific Ocean.

The Islet and the Wild Adventures I’ve Got

As we left the shoreline, we spotted a small islet, and one of our comrades telling us to make a turn around to see the beauty of this cute white sander. The adventure has started unanimously.

We started circling the islet slowly, then as we move forward while facing the Pacific Ocean, gigantic waves started to emerge like the size of bungalow house, then bigger and became bigger. I was horrified as I see them coming over. It looks that we can not anymore see the white island. Our pump boat turning into a pea size against the giant waves. We started clearing the water getting inside our boat to prevent us from going down. While my comrades singing alleluia to the Lord, I pray for myself that we are going to the shore safe.

It is just a 30-minute ordeal in the sea against the backdrop of a giant waves coming from the ocean. It is just a good thing for us that we have a good captain in our boat as we spin slowly and slowly, not to go against the waves but instead be carried by the waves to prevent the boat from capsize. Although, we able to circled the island successfully and go back to shore, there was no fun in our face but fear…hehehe.

When I asked the captain about the dangers, he told me that it is a normal thing to happen, and he experienced it many times. This is just a normal toned of an ordinary fisherman who put his life in the sea to make a living. He knows how to play with those giant waves and going to the shore safe. Certainly a certified adventurist in his own niche.

Part of Adventures

You can not make adventures of a lifetime without an ordeal. Instead, you missed the things that happened in your life. You must have to face the hardship before naming yourself an adventurist. At the end, a fruitful thing indeed that you can say to your children a story about your adventures in Caraga.

Exchanging Vows at Caraga – getting the best of it everywhere

May 1, 2009 6 Comments

A friend of mine wants to settle down in the future. Yes, refer to sacred word of saying I do’s. Or else, never mind of saying that if you are not geared up. Of course, when you are planning and settled for the most beautiful woman in your life, then you have to set your solemn vow at the most passionate place, and yet the most convenient place to you. You can give her the best of world before getting her hands for the rest of your life.

Actually the month of May and June became the endemic month for lovers, and want their love to be sanctified and certified before God and man. Church is no other than the noblest place to pledge. After the ceremony, it’s now time to celebrate, and go for the venue you have chosen. Most bookings in Caraga, they tune their senses for hotel venues, even the last minute accommodation can feel the grandest offer, or just say the least last minute hotels – you can find here cheap and affordable hotels.

But since peoples of Caraga were practical, some chooses a simple ceremony, and put their earnings later in life. There was also a program in the city government in Butuan for mass wedding ceremony where it was attended by hundreds of couples to be united in matrimony officiated by the city mayor. That was happened every Adlaw Hong Butuan celebration on the 2nd of August. This is just a kind of activity that no need for you to buy something else, instead a less expenses for couples who goes for tying a knot.

Happiest Moments In Your Life

Wedding moments become the winning moments of your life. This is where you soar high after finishing the last chapter of your life. Getting a new chapter for another book this is where another life has started. Broader horizon when two souls became one. And no one can beat the happiness in your heart when the moment has come for both of you to say ‘I do’.

Grabbing such inspiration in your life you have to choose the best possible aspiration – the venue that fits your wish. I can see lots of couples doing this, and they are happy they end up in a hotel for reception. Getting as part of the package stay there for nights as the honeymoon has started to ignite. You can even extend beyond what is reasonable. Or just go far away from home, and fly with a jetstar of your dream.

Since this happen once in a lifetime, they put their money, time, and effort for getting the most of it. And in the future, they can show to their children how important marriage in our life was using the memorabilia of your videos and pictures.

Caraga as a Baby Region – started pulling upward from the start

April 28, 2009 4 Comments

I was born in Caraga. Of course Caraga was a name of newly created region then – a baby region in the northeastern part of Mindanao. It was created in 1995, and Butuan City as the capital city of the region. It was composed of three cities which make it brothers of Butuan, the cities of Surigao and Bislig.

Since then, the national office considered the newly created region as priorities in all major projects. Like a baby nestled in mother’s arms, milking to develop into a strong child, and became a fine young man in the future. This is how it started, and now, it poise to compete with other 17 regions that make up Philippines. The competition was so intimate like the Birmingham accommodation did.

Although Caraga, being an experimental region in terms of education, but it has created intelligent citizens for being the number 1 region in the Department of Education based on NAT results either in elementary or secondary or both. That is consistent on the top spot since 1998 as far as my recollection is concerned.

In terms of agriculture, we have valuable contribution in our economy and help stop the food shortage due to our technologically-inclined pre and post harvest facilities such as farm to market roads, farm equipments, and drying technology. Caraga is one of the regions that withstood the recent attack of food crisis.

In terms of infrastructures, at this moment, the landmark that is incomparable is the longest-cabled bridge in the country the Diosdado Macapagal Bridge that is found in Butuan as the best in entire Mindanao and next to Cebu’s Mactan Bridge. The 2nd bridge cemented more the place which separates us by the mighty Agusan River. The bridge symbolizes as one Caraga. Yes, it will prosper economic activity in the region as it moves forward in the near future.

The beautiful City Hall Complex in Butuan City is the finest in Mindanao, or else, one of the best in the Philippines. Being a capital city wherein the seat of government is the most important aspect in dealing with peoples and services. The seat of government with its present look symbolizes a progressive Butuan.

In terms of tourism, The Department of Tourism posted a 73 percent increase of tourist arrivals compared to last year. The uncontrollable visits is considered as positive growth that resulted to creation of jobs, and well, we have here sprouting first class hotels to accommodate the increasing visitors coming from within and outside our territories just the same the one from Birmingham accommodation and the cheap hotels in Amsterdam.

I have just mentioned the major developments of Caraga at this moment. This is how the baby region stopped crying when she was a newly-born baby. And now the baby is growing strong at the end.

Peso Devaluation and the Side-Effects – cheaper hotels in caraga, and others

April 27, 2009 2 Comments

Caraga hotels are much cheaper whose accommodation in Las Vegas is at par, due to peso devaluation in recent years. If you are from America or Europe the currencies such as euro and dollar are making big waves against Philippines peso. This in turn makes the peso weak, and resulted to devaluation. Devaluation of peso will affect the value of any products and services. In my own analysis it will simply increase the price of importation products and the lower value of prices of exportation products.

The Law of Supply and Demand is the most fundamental basic of economics. Since currencies manipulation in the market are getting high and having a backlash, then I will consider the Law of Supply and Demand is freezing at this moment since the forces that make currencies in the market unstable from time to time. This will make prices jump high without notice. While the foreign markets tend to be benefitted from the currency explosion, it makes them to become a powerful asset in terms of exportation of our own products.

In my own country the Philippines, we survive the economic plague brought about the peso devaluation due to the increased demand of exports, tourism industries, and the remittances of our OFWs. This is the key to victory. This is a square-off to manage economic onslaught from time to time when peso slides to its lowest level.

Like the in-demand products of agricultures, electronics, and minerals, these things will become the top assets in Philippine exports because of being a lower price compare to other competing countries.

And, of course, tourism is also a key to economy. Yes, foreign visitors love them coming to Caraga to explore natures. Products and services in a hotel where they stay are the most in-demand in tourism for being such affordable in prices like the demand of cheap hotels in Toronto and accommodation in Las Vegas. You can not keep yourself away from the beauties that have shown here, and have a great escape.

Jumping Season – Caraga goes to Manila at Oceanarium

April 23, 2009 3 Comments

Here’s another jump from Caraga the way I did at Duka. Jumping season is another challenge because you have to track yourself the adventures that goes outside Caraga. The challenge is knowing stranger place, and here I’m getting trap at the most in-demand visit of Manila – the Ocean Park.

My friend got the oblivion visits…

I just excited when I went to this place with my two friends of mine who are also ecstatic to explore the best of ocean’s world. At the entrance, there were no fishes but a massive line up of people with their kids. Kids populated the whole scenery, and I’m also thinking of my little kids and I know they love this place too – exploring the best of the ocean’s world.

While I am getting a globe challenge here, it is clear to note that Philippines were surrounded with large bodies of seawater, and so, surrounded with different marine species as well. Abundance of seafood makes it a large percent of fish eater Filipinos.

Bahura Entrance

When I entered Bahura entrance, I dragged myself into a very cool atmosphere and feeling it like at the deep of the ocean. That’s the best of ocean world!

Here you witness different marine species that some of them you have not seen it in real life only in TV. Those creatures undersea remind me of my escape at Bagacay. The Bagacay escape making it the real turning of events the relationship between me and those sea dwellers.

Seeing those lovely creatures makes you feel that there are quiet friends out there who help you how to manage stress in life. Yes, just seeing those for hours and you will forget everything even those the bitter parts of day in your life, try to look the lovely swim and bitter became sweet. The money you have spent 400 pesos per head are worthy enough the value you have received, and it is more than that, it is a priceless possession. You can not buy happiness when you are at the deep of the ocean, really.

Well Not Just For Ocean Dweller

They are transforming the place not just for an ocean dweller but also for supermall lovers. Well this is just a perfect place for nature lovers combine forces of shopaholic individuals. The timing is right. Leisure is taking place in a one-stop shop affair.

Aside from the scenic marine dweller, after the tour, kids will be given an insight of what they learn and what they see. There will be an educational showcase with the arts expressing the beauty and respect of those creatures under the sea. Kids are enjoying a lot.

It’s family bonding time. There are problems in our life that can be that is sticky to loose but can be split in a seconds. Here it can split in seconds, and gone. The color of the story on how oceanarium affects our way of life is not on the group of fishes how they bonded together in one place. How sweet when I see them swimming together. But the lovely scene was when a child speaks to his parents, and parents do the same, the happiness reflects in their face is immeasurable enough. This will surely push a tight bonding, or else, bridging the gaps for those who are in breaking.