Lenteng Buhay 'to: San Juan

Panahon na naman ng corn harvesting sa Hacienda Villanueva, at since malapit ng i-develop ang area na ito ng Hacienda eh nagpatawag ulit ng harvester ang Itay ni Dondon, kaya kami naman na available na maghaharvest, sugod. Mas marami kami nung unang beses, click mo to: Unang Harvest para may experience ka din ng unang harvest. At ito naman ang pang 2nd season =)

ang balkonahe ng mga Villanueva na palaging tambayan namin pag-nagawi jan

ito din pala ang time na mag-photo op suot ang aming kulay putik na hiking shirt

jan ang huntahang walang humpay, preparation area din pag may hike kami sa Daguldol, dami ng narinig na istorya ng balkonaheng ito =P

photo op muna bago tuluyang lumarga

practice hike na din ang pag-corn harvesting dito sa Hacienda Villanueva, masaya ang nadadaanan, may mga alagang kalabaw, baka, kambing at baboy na nakatali lang usually sa tabi ng bahay o sa may bakuran; CR break din sa kubo nina Britney Spears at Iwa Moto

at ayan na ang harvesters in action and posing =P

photo op din kay Puti, habang hinihintay ang nilalagang mais na ni-harvest namin

at nag-harvest din ng paboritong naispatan sa Hacienda, atis!!!

at ayan, kami din ang unang nag-sampol ng aming ni-harvest, ansarap, actually LUGI ang Itay ni Dondon sa pakain sa mga harvesters na ito, kainaman

at bago bumababa, namahinga muna at ayan tumoma ng kwatro kantos,

ayun si Sonia! bagsak, sa pagod ba yan o sa lasing?

at ayan ang na-harvest namin

habang nagmemeryenda ulit eh sinabay na din ang birthday greetings kay Chromes

kainan ulit, dito naman kay Marimar (D Original), gotong Batangas for the win

salamat sa mga nag-share ng photos

Shaka! Surfing dudes and dudettes greet one another with that Y sign called shaka! I learned that through Papa Echo, Crisel's surfing instructor. To celebrate Crisel's birthday she asked if I could join in her new hobby "SURFING", with a little money and no knowledge at all about surfing I said "YES", anyways she's a friend and it's her birthday but I tagalong 2 more friends who I know would love such activity, Lem and EJ. It's a perfect trip, nice car that fits 4 people comfortably for a long trip with 3 able drivers rotating through out the trip and all the interesting stories from the celebrant. So off we go to the surfing destination in Luzon....San Juan, La Union.

this is our home for this different weekend experience. I forgot the name of this resort but it's opposite Urbiztondo restaurant and this place is actually Urbiztondo.

getting connected to this board who'll be my buddy later in the afternoon

pose first with my surf board lying on the sand, I like that surf board, it's recommended by my instructor and it's soft that's why the name soft board =) never failed me =) glad!!!

we're all excited to try surfing that's why nobody wants to be left in the shore to take photos of us. So we took others photos instead, this is the typical look of first timer =) using all your body parts to balance in the board.

according to the guide surfing is like biking, once you're able to do it, you won't forget it and you can do it again...I meant the balancing...then I asked so after this I know how to bike already?...hahaha he said no it's not like that =(

I was the first to go up so I was able to take Crisel's photo, there, enjoying her own waves =)

surfer's fiesta =)

doing the "shaka" sign...

the following day, I tested if the instructor is right, so I tried again for another 1 hour and yeah he is right, I didn't have difficulty standing and balancing and gliding and playing with the waves the following day even on my first attempt...HURRAH! so glad!