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By admin, August 25, 2010 10:21 pm

FIRST TIME IN DIPOLOG/DAPITAN (Part I)

I was one of the faculty/staff chaperons of an Educational Tour

~~Almost to reach our destination

~~ That’s our first stop. For lunch. The place feels like attending a debu or a formal party. hehehe

~~ After lunch, this was the next destination. A student activity that was suppose to be done in an hour but we stayed there for more than 2 hrs because many students wanted to reach the top.

Do you wanna know how many steps i made? Oh well, only 3 of that 3003. lol!

~~Here’s me after making that 3 steps. lol!

It was during this trip that i met up close and personal the Miss Earth 2008 winner Karla Paula
and the ladies that won Miss Air and Miss Water.
I think Miss Karla is very beautiful.

Next to that peak, we proceeded to Rizal Shrine in Dapitan.

A sunset view i took from the top of the Lovers’ Rock inside the shrine. I can imagine Jose Rizal and Josephine Bracken enjoy the sunset from that spot.

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There’s much more photos to share about this trip so maybe i can post them next time as Part II.

I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as i enjoy recalling those moments.

This is one of the memories that brings a smile to my face at the same time sad because this guy here –

left this world unexpectedly (through a vehicular accident. he was hit by a speeding car heeding to the airport catching a flight) 3 months later.   He was one of the persons that made this trip more lively and unforgetable for the students especially.

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By admin, April 16, 2009 8:41 pm

Valdia Gardens is located along the highway going to  Dipolog City.  It is just a few kilometers from the center of city.  I googled the exact location but it’s not mentioned anywhere in the web but i discovered that Dipolog City is the Orchid City of the Philippines.

According to the TourAgency that we used in that Educational tour, Valdia Gardens is the only place that can hold more than 200 guests.  I cannot confirm this info because i was not able to talk with the owner or the manager of the restaurant.  But all i can say that our group totalled to 320 and we filled up the main building but the wide loans at the side were unfilled.  So i think yeah, it’s a best place to hold big wedding reception or any big parties.

More shots of the place:

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By admin, March 8, 2009 1:21 pm

When i saw this dog lying down near where we were relaxing while waiting for our students to arrived, i thought of Sunday Critters. Though the dog looks not very healthy yet i will share him with you here.

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By admin, March 4, 2009 4:39 pm

The trip last week-end brought me to pass by new Philippines places and also stepped and stayed more than  a day in Dapitan City and Dipolog City.  Both places are situated in Zamboanga del Norte.

The furthest i went from Ozamis is Clarin.  So this time, i have gone by more than clarin and these places are the following:

Tudela

Panaon

Alloran

Oroquieta City

Lopez Jaena

Plaridel

Dipolog City – Linabo Peak
(at the foot of the peak only)
Valdia Gardens

Dapitan City -
Boulevard
Dakak
Rizal Shrine

After almost 5 hours travel by van, we arrived at this spot:

at the Valdia Gardens:

at the foot of Linabo Peak:

From the Peak we went off to Dapitan to see the Shrine and take rest for the night. This is the only modern building inside. It houses memorablias of Dr. Jose Rizal.

At the side of the above building is his statue. I think am an inch or 2 inches taller than him.

In the evening we were given a short time to go around the entertainment area. There were also botiques around.

This is not really a park but id like to call i ta mini Rizal Park because it was in this area Dr. Jose Rizal made a map of Mindanao used to teach his students geography.

Then from that park we went off to — PARADISE! Truly a paradise because the road is not nice. The road going to Dakak is through the mountains. Long and narrow and there are areas that are also steep. But since they are constructing the road (road widening) for improvement, there were big boulders along the way and it was so mighty dusty.

Some of these are just teaser photos. Will make an individual post of particular place for travel information purposes.