Nag - car - lan (g) kayo?

The answer is nope! Nag jeep lang kami pero we're going to Nagcarlan! hihi

It was a very bumpy ride from San Pablo going to Nagcarlan.

Pinagkasya kami sa mejo me kasikipang jeep.

Ang ganda pa naman ng daan pa zigzag ng konti,

kaya yun na i-imagine mo ba kung pano ang hawak namin sa isa't isa?

Underground Cemetery

gate = sarado!

Monday nung nag visit kami, kaya un closed!

Kaya eto side view na lang kami

The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery was built by the Franciscan Friar Vicente Vellow in 1845,

its octagonal grounds are enclosed by a wall decorated with wrought-iron grills

and stonework meant to look like drapery.

-National Historical Commission of the Philippines

flagpole without a flag

It's supposed to be a creepy trip inside the cemetery but we end up chilling the moment outside.

That's me, thinking what to do next?

The cemetery can be easily reached, it's located along the highway, left side going to Liliw.

If commuting, just tell the jeepney driver to drop you at the cemetery.

Chellee

A letter to the one that God has prepared for me

nakita ko lang to sa lumang baul, sa panahong kailangan ko ng liwanag... ang talino mo talaga Bro... lagi kang nanjan... thank you po!

I am wondering at this very minute if you are thinking of me, if you like me, you are wondering what is taking us so long to find each other. Many times I thought I finally found you only to be disillusioned by the fact that my wait has not yet ended. I get up each morning hoping, dreaming, longing to meet you.

I am thinking of how we will meet, would it be as romantic as the ones I have seen in movies?

Or is it possible that I have known you ll my life but we have yet to realize that we are meant for each other? Oh how I wish you were right now because you are the only one who has the answer to all my questions.

Sometimes I ask myself if I have ever really known "love". I do not have the answer to that question either but I believe that, more often than not, we will never really know what love is until we find that right person... and since I have not found you yet, then maybe I do not really know what love is! You just don't know how often I dream of finally knowing what it feels like to be in your arms. Even at this very moment I am imagining how you will simply sweep off my feet!

Perhaps I would be drawn to you by your smile, or your eyes, or maybe even how you manage to make me laugh by your silly little ways! I don't really know for sure but I am praying that God will help me recognize you when the right time comes. I think of all the pain that I have gone through in the past and of how much I have cried since the day I began my search. I just wanted you to know that I find my strength in clinging onto my vision of the beautiful life ahead of me - the life I shall spend with you. In my mind and in my heart I know that you are worth all that pain and sacrifice.

all the tears have become a part of my life and I believe that they are slowly washing away my flaws so that I would become perfect in its truest sense, but perfect - for

YOU!  I wonder if you've gone through so much pain as well.  I wonder if you've been hurt so many times along the journey.

But my dearest one, please don't ever give up because I am right here... patiently waiting for you! I assure you that when we finally find each other I would slowly heal those wounds by my love.

At night, I would look out my window and stare at the beautiful sky, hoping that somehow you are also looking up and wondering about me. I utter a silent prayer and sent all my cries to the heavens above thinking that in time they would reach you.

And when I feel impatient, I just close my eyes and believe that you are on your way that you are longing to see me as well. It is funny but when I finally fall asleep, it is still you that I think of, for you are always in my dreams.

It seems that, for now, that is the only place where I can hold on to you, long enough to tell you how much I love you. In my dreams you would kiss away my fears and wrap me with your arms of love. And this, all the more, makes me want to wake up and face the new day ahead with the hope that soon enough, you will no longer be a dream but a reality and once again I am assured that you are worth the wait. And when that time comes, everything will fall into ints place, just as I had imagined, just as I had thought and dreamed, just as I had believed it would be! By then, I would simply look back and smile at all that I have gone through, in spite of the pain and amidst the simple joys of life - and I would be very thankful because they all led me to you!

In the meantime, take care of yourself for me. Hold on to our dream and don't even think of letting go. Believe in your heart that we will find each other no matter what happens. God has planned the course and it is up to us to follow the directions. Don't worry, don't be afraid about getting lost, God saw to it that all the roads, no matter which one choose to follow, lead to me...

It's so init and reddish!

i love summer

i love sun

i love beach

but look what happened coz of heat...

who's to blame?

Chellee

my 2nd cake

In the morning of my special day, I visited the church that helped me for my journey.

Revisit an old place, to realize what had been and where am I now.

To be thankful for all the blessings I received from the people I met and said goodbye

to simple and ordinary blessings that we sometimes forgot to be grateful...

together with my family for an afternoon delight :)

not my plate ha,

done! burp!

tried so many times to light the candle which Yu and Jedd will always blow for me

ang coolits nyong dalawa!

and i gave up,

compromise with the 2

i just requested my sis to have a picture for this cake

and the two kids will be blow for me

a happy birthday for me.

Chellee

bday celeb with ofism8s

Ensaladang mangga with salted egg

salty and sour melt in this green mango, onion, tomatoes and cilantro salad, garnished with salted egg

i say -> i love the salt meets sour taste, love to see my friends make face in every bite of the mangoes but nobody dares to stop eating hahaha

Tokwa't baboy

golden-crisp tofu meets tender pork slivers in a soy, vinegar and onion sauce

i say -> the combination of soy, vinegar and onion sauce is superb

Aligue Rice

fried rice sauteed with crab fat

i say -> kahit ilang beses mong sabihing malakas cholesterol nyan ilang beses ko ding sasabihin masarap kaya!  neeways, para labanan ang guilt feeling, one serving of aligue rice is combined with three servings of steamed rice :) 

Crispy Pata

perfectly deep-fried pork, knuckles, the skin is light and crunchy and the meat just melts in your mouth

i say -> ang sarap ng taba, ang lutong ng balat, paminsan minsan masarap ang bawal hahaha

Seafood Kare-Kare

national dish interpreted in the key of sea, instead of meat, they put in prawns, mussels and squid

i say -> oh my oh my wag mong sabihin na may allergy ako sa seafoods at baka madinig nila, ganyan ako katapang katakaw na kainin ang mga lamang dagat na ito, sa sobrang nagustuhan ko ang lasa, sauce pa lang ulam na... rice pa po cge na please!

it's our birthday!

empty plates = satisfied stomachs

but still have space for a cup of coffee...

charming, cutee, cheerful, caring, courteous, crafty, comedienne, cool, carefree, conservative, curious, creative, candid, clumsy, colorful, complicated crazy chellee 

the celebrants

i-love-you guys

for making this cutee cake topper!

for spending a night with me

till next year!

burp day!

I woke up that morning when my nephew accidentally stepped on my legs, ouch!

Thank you Lord for this day...

it's my birthday!

--o0o--

I thank everyone that has caused me to suffer,

without you I would have no reason to express myself..

I became better...

Like a newly polished diamond, sparkling on its own...

---o0o---

Most specially, thanks so much for all the love and care I'm receiving,

You all know who you are,

Thanks for believing and staying...

Till next year!

Thank you my dear Lord for another year!

--o0o--

On my special day, I visited my ever love parish church in Tagaytay.

I stayed for almost an hour hoping I'll find some of the priests who helped me in my spiritual life.

As we all know, change is the only constant in this world, found no one.

I decided to just sit inside the church, with eyes closed, i'm at peace.

It's almost past one in the afternoon when I realized I haven't taken my lunch.

Hmmm... Java Jazz Coffee is just around the corner. :)

My birthday lunch consist of well done sunny side up egg, lechon kawali and steamed rice. 

and of course, my travel buddy, my friend, my bf...

100 taon ka na pa lang nagpapasaya!

oh-so-love-lavender!

have you seen this angle so many times?

my birthday wish!

di masamang mangarap, di bah?

birthday girl while waiting for dessert

my birthday cake

chocolate coffee cake!

taste is worth the price, end up bringing it at home for them to taste

java minty frost + chocolate coffee cake = a happy burp day!

if you like the minty coffee of starbucks for christmas season,

you'll surely fall in love with their java minty frost

such a wonderful day!

Chellee