Lost in Ilocos

credit: mr. tim dacanay (xarah an I)

Hello guys!! We just got home from our Ilocos tour but before I continue my story I have this very infamous joke! I got this from our bus tourist girl so dont blame me. (One of the 10 jokes being toss around) ok here it goes. I said knock knock. whos there? SARAT (a place from ilocos). SARAT who?

Boom Sarat Sarat. Boom Sarat Sarat SARA RAT SARARAT boom boom boom. there you go (^_^) hahahahah. *sabay inom ng coffee. lol

4 moments. 3 days. It was super friendly-cold-crazy-learning moments for me

Friendly I met some new friends, new acquaintances and i met this guy. someone cute and interesting from the MMA department. i dont want to reveal his name kase discreet ang kuya nyo, first and foremost im not a flirt but if you're under the spell of alcohol and desperation. you gonna talk to him without any hesitation & pressure. So yeah! LOL! I dont know his name but we had some mini chit chat during the inuman at the hotel. just a pep talk, nothing else.hihihihihi he's not that really gwapo and i cannot appreciate his chinese-ish look but i dont know, what'sup with me i felt different parang love? lol love bug just visited me, he gave me a humming bird heartbeat too as well lahat na ng animals ibigay mo na sakin. hehe he talks in tagalog and english kaya thank god hindi ko na kailangan mag chinesse, physically? he's really muscular for a chubby guy . ano daw? haha! (he's really big kase, i dont know kung yung fat ba or yung muscle ang nagpapalaki sa kanya i think his fatness hahaha but i tell you he's fine, fresh and yummylicious pa rin! nyahahah) nuff about him baka sabihin mo ang landi landi ko.basta basta nyahehehe

like many people said" what happened in ilocos, stay in ilocos"

You give me the hummingbird heartbeat
Spread my wings and make me fly
The taste of your honey is so sweet
When you give me the hummingbird heartbeat - Hummingbird heart beat (Katy Perry)

COLD MOMENT Define cold to nnth level. Have you heard the song "Cold as fire" by Britney Spears, that's my official soundtrack during those times. I felt this nginig, like im having a trangkaso or something kase ang oa ng aircon namen sa bus. ulo hanggang paa ramdam ko yang chill na yan. nakatulog naman ako pero hindi siya continuously.Swear pati yung kurtina sa window ng bus , pinatos ko na rin. LOL



TAG TEAM PARTNER! my 3 days vacation at Ilocos will sure mark my 2010 calender as my non stop patayan tawananan experience dahil hindi pa ko nakakatawa ng ganung klase. her name is Clarissa she's my seatmate sa bus (also one of my roommate, my tag team photographer too), we dont know each other yet at first kase yung ibang friends ko either nasa likod or nasa kabilang bus at sa front seat pa ako pina upo kaya wala ako masyadong kakilala at walang friends. loner! but due to her cuteness and being friendly & also me being friendly she made my ilocos tour, Inuman moment and road trip hours something special , we talked a lot of things like issues, dramas, sharing ideas, boys, her interest, my interest. anything under the sun. We bond each other like were BFF. LOL her laughter range and the thickness of it is out of nowhere; she can beat nicole hyala for that.

Swear! You can listen to her 24/7 AND NEVER GET BORED that's how entertaining she was! She talks with sense and she's really funny! did i just said really funny? ok. she's really freakin funny! (freakin talaga?) like a dying clown hahaha! I kinda like that. She has so many funny/phallic kwento's and banat quotes like the steoreo type lesbian, the pool and the grave, knock knock jokes, the vice ganda jokes. there's a lot in her closet!! I will defiantly miss her. and I lover her to death. sad she's an MMA student T_T

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same. "


Learning moments because im very sabaw when it comes to ilocos culture but thanks to our tour guide, I learned a lot of things like their food. The Most Popular Ilocano dishes are "Pinakbet" Pinapaitan, Dinengdeng (with the veggie called saluoy) their so called Pakbet is accompanied by Bagnet, a version of Lechon Kawali. I taste it and WOW! at ang rami nyang oil aka libido kaya beware sa pagkain na to kase nakakamatay hahaha. but my hartdes1 prof said baget makes you beautiful. lol how true?

The Magnificent Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte

Ganda no? especially the Interior, it quite plain but it was huge and very beautiful!!

Well According to WikiPilipinas, "the Paoay Church is a unique combination of Gothic, Baroque and Oriental designs. Its facade reveals Gothic affinity, its gables show Chinese elements, while the niches topping the walls suggest Javanese influence." It is also known as the “Earthquake Baroque” church in the Philippines mainly because of the strong buttresses built to support it.

My churches experience are very divine. Sabe ng tourist guide namen, mag wish muna kame before kame pumasok sa Paoay Church it was a holy matrimony for me like im having "step o fate". so nag wish ako ng 3 which i cannot tell you hehe after that I Thank god for all the blessing he was given me these past few months also asking him for some guidance, wisdom, love and strength which i needed the most and HOPE that everything will be alright :)

the beautiful maroon St. Augustine Church.

Their lifestyle. so yun nga, napansin ko ang raming maiitim, theyre like everywhere. sabe ng tour guide nameng si sweet natural na raw sa mga ilonggo ang maiitim coz they work like crazy kahit na ang tirik tirik ng araw the iloconos are always on the go. shet diba? parang hindi ko ata kaya yun.



at the sea shore....





so many kwento's to tell.

Im really dead tired. I want to shut my eyes like now. hehe (z_z)