Monday, October 18, 2021
It's 38 years since...
Monday, September 13, 2021
Predominantly
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Buwan ng wika 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
My Lobo, Batangas experience
It was July 18 when I and my colleagues at work got the chance to travel to Lobo, Batangas for our outing experience off of Metro Manila. My idea of a perfect travel is to spend it with family and workmates. This time, I am with my workmates to get some sea, sand and sun exposure for this 2-days and a night.
So our travel started at exactly 7:00 am on July 18th. We were picked-up by the van at the right time. Our first stop-over was along the expressway to get ourselves refreshed with breakfast but I never bought anything. Most of my colleagues are smokers so they had the chance to do so at the bus stop.
Upon reaching Lobo town, we were able to visit the local market to buy some stuff for food. I was able to buy a Dito SIM card on that day.
Once we arrived at the place at around 12:00 noon, we got into a simple hut to have our lunch break. Thanks to our workmate Mary Anne who did all the food prepations before hand to resolve the hungerness! Dale called the maja blanca as mashed potato!
I had to get some sleep after getting in to our room service. The room was nice and the ambiance is good! I can't even hear the karaoke singers outside of the window even though they do belching high notes of the songs being played. I just needed the sleep to keep myself healthy at all times.
We had our dinner and chit-chat during the night hours. Bonfire didn't go through. That was the plan after dinner but it's a no. They just had had their session instead, so I chose to go to sleep.
The next day, we had our free breakfast served. I was not able to go to swimming but only got some photos of my self later and more photos after that.
I am just excited to start using Dito's SIM for Internet browsing and video streaming when I got home!
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
I miss this place because...
The first reason why I miss the place I was born is because of its fresh air, fruits and vegetables available in the backyard. These are readily available at home actually. You don't have to buy almost anything to live in the countryside. It's almost free! I can eat fruits like bananas, guava, mango, etc. I can cook vegetables for lunch with family.
Another reason is when I go back to the province, I enjoy the scenery of travel. From Manila to the north, you will definite enjoy the scenic view of Sierra Madre mountain range, rice fields, valley of mountains and more. It's like enjoying the beauty of nature while traveling going north of Manila.
Going to North Luzon is not an easy task specially when you got to travel with an ordinary bus. Riding an ordinary bus (buses with AC) for long travel is beneficial due to the flow of the air versus the AC-bus. But still, this mode of transportation is economical for passengers like me, compared to airplane travel.
As I am saying earlier, I miss this place. My family members are there living in the province of Isabela. Can you figure now the name of the place I was born?
I'm happy to see that people like you reads my blog. I promised this year to keep posting at least once a month to spark my interest in writing blogs consistently. I will be happy if you can reach me through my email to say something about my blogs and also your place of birth as well.
Last time I visit this place was January 2017. As of this posting, it seems like forever that I never had the time to visit Isabela since that year. I hope to see my family again before the end of the year. I wanted to enjoy with them before the calendar touches 2022.
Always remember to find time to go back to the place you were born. To see family and friends again after five (5) years, a lot of things happened. Like birthdays, weddings, celebrations, anniversaries and more. I am no longer expecting to see relatives from both my father and mother-side as much of them already moved to different places due to work and pleasure.
Getting time to prepare for a travel back to the place I miss should be as easy as one two three. As long as you arrange your work schedule first, have enough time to file vacation and the money needed to travel. Going back to the place you were born needs some effort financially.
And the moment you have enough budget to see the place again, don't forget to buy pasalubong along the way. A lot of stores are open 24/7 in Nueva Vizcaya province. You can buy G&B buko pie, kakanin like rice cakes, fresh and fried lumpia,
Not everything has been said and done. You can do a lot more things like going to restaurant at bus stop stations for various refreshments to keep you hydrated and active while you're on travel. Take some pictures of the surroundings while you're on a stop. Also don't be shy to talk to people in the locality. Have them add you as friend on Facebook specially if you spot a cute person along the way. LOL
Also don't forget to learn the local language as much as you can. Our brains is trained to be bilingual. Being bilingual is good for the mind and health. Specially if you can speak fluently in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, etc., these languages can be beneficial to your career as well. But don't forget our local languages. Isabela's local languages are Ilocano, Ibanag, Gaddang and Yogad. Any of the four will be great!
Know that my place of birth that people speak Ilocano and Ibanag. Tagalog is also prevalent in the place and English is commonly used in business and government. You will still road signs written in English than Tagalog.
Oh, there you go! Thank you for patience in reading this blog. This post is still considered short. I estimated it that you can read this post for less than five minutes. So, did you figure the place now? Send me an email to gerryyabes@gmail.com if you already know the place.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
An open letter to batch 2021 of Isabela NHS
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Before you leave the premises of our prestigious school, enjoy your last moments with your classmates and friends. I know that some of you may not have yet definite directions or paths in life. This maybe the last time you see some of your classmates and friends. Enjoy it. I encourage you to cherish these moments. Take photos and videos as remembrance. I know that you're tired of doing homework, projects, you name it. But remember to keep and cherish your notes, letters, test papers, projects and sorts of.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
19th Sabbath anniversary
A million thanks to God for another milestone in the church. Come March 12th, it will be my 19th year sabbath after accepting the doctrine of the Lord through baptism. For years to come, God-willing, I will continue the faith I learned in the church and be a living example of the gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God. To God be the Glory!