In Between Fantasy & Reality

Went for a photowalk at Laoag City Capitol before we grab our merienda and go straight to "Malacanang of the North".

It was like 3:00pm when I did this. Sure it was hot, but what made me stand the extreme heat aside from the beauty and cleanliness of Laoag is the fresh air that is almost free from air and noise pollution.

Ilocos Norte Capitol

I love how Ilocanos love their city; just observe how garbage free these places are.

In front of the capitol, men we're quite busy putting up this float that won at a cultural contest in Manila.

Marcos Hall of Justice

The Tobacco Monopoly and The Sinking Bell tower (from left to right).

Impeachment Trial: This is history in the making, people. And we're a part of it mainly because we're Filipinos.

Let's hold on to this: God never sleeps and doesn't play dice with the universe either.

"It's more fun in the Philippines"

One of the sweet things about graduating is having the privilege to ask for a graduation gift. Of course as a proud mother my mom also asked me, and it surprised her that I answered: travel.

She was actually expecting that I'll ask for an iPad, iPhone, or any other gadgets that most teenagers would like to have nowadays. But it seems like "killing materialism" comes along the package of accepting Jesus in your life. And that I just asked for an Ilocos Norte tour.

Of course travelling also requires money, but I asked for it instead because it's on my bucket list. I would like to see and meet the world, and I would like to start with the northern part of my country.

We're supposed to depart by 4:20pm, but due to the heavy rain at Busuanga the plane arrived at 6:40pm. That's what I hate the most about Airphilexpress, they're not actually express... They're delayed most of the time.

After 2 hours of waiting at the boarding gate, this magnificent view is what actually awaits us. Just pure natural beauty from the Almighty.

A friendly reminder from our friend Smart!

Before we got into the plane.

How the dark skies kiss the sun goodbye may appear a little creepy. But as you gaze at it, you discover something very warm that lures you till the moment you're convinced that you're actually captivated by its beauty.