The story behind Matinloc shrine "The Truth Revealed"

A sacred monument built in 1982 to honor the blessed virgin Mary. Matinloc is a local term for beautiful boast of the two spectacular snorkeling areas kalmung point and kulasa beach. According to our guide the story behind the shrine a name Guadalupe Yabes a religious visionary had a vision of blessed virgin who instructed her to search for a heart shape island and to build a shrine and in an aerial view you can see a heart shape island and that's it, that's the start of building the shrine, it all started in a vision umm quite interesting huh..Matinloc shrine was part of the tour C package,according to Mr.tour guide matinloc shrine holds catholic festival (feast day)of our lady of matinloc shrine every month of May for nearby island and locals joined to celebrate the feast.But for some reason and issue to a local government the festival celebration stop we asked our guide why and he answered there are some legality issue about building the shrine without permit from the local government thats why the shrine somewhat run down and abandoned (sayang naman). when we were here we never had the chance to see the inner part of the house because our guide told us that there's a lot of mosquitoes inside and broken glass scattered (nanakot pa si kuya).OK OK we end up taking pictures nalang.

we were exploring the place everyone had their own direction :P but

wait see the two ladies in front?x and Camille were chatting...

Camille: i saw a boy inside the house

x: huh don't you dare to make fun of me

Camille: insisted no i saw a boy inside wearing like an altar boy 

he was wearing long white dress like a sacristan(altar boy)

he was playing inside

x: a bit scared

kuya guide : theres no one here only us...

Camille: remained in silent confused and scared

(this maybe one creepy experience of Camille)

we were still eager to asked our guide why this beautiful place abandoned ha ha ang kulit lang :P

we went up and check the cliff by the way the cliffs our steep and the rocks are pointed that one wrong move you might end up hurting.

caution this cliff is not advisable for a kid like her mine you shes only 4 :) she's end up looking up and patiently wait

finally made it on top

acrophobia

extreme/irrational  fear of heights :P

oh yeah if there's up there's down (ha ha running out of words writing this blog at 2:07 AM 

my brain is not functioning anymore :P)

see this cute little girl enjoying her time posing :)front view

side view :P ( ang kulit!!)

at first i was the only one here at the docking area then..

become two..then..

become FOUR :)

i meditate so that i can inundate my entire being

meditation and concentration are the way to a life

of serenity

prayer warrior :P

enough of serious pose...1...2... jump!!

Mai asked me to take picture while she was at the veranda 

but while posing, she told me that she felt somebodies eye is watching her

while we were here on this spot were still not aware about Camille creepy experienced

lets go on the lighter part...

while her mom busy taking pictures 

Henri: nanay i need to pee

mommy: wait baby I'm still busy taking pictures

Henri: looking for a spot to pee

here you go while nanay still busy taking pictures :P ha ha

madiskarteng bata

yes!!!!success as if nothing happened ha ha 

group picture before we bid bye bye to this abandoned Matinloc shrine :)

Enchanting....HIDDEN BEACH IN EL NIDO PALAWAN

You'll be taken by surprise that just by entering that small cave you'll end up seeing one beautiful beach.  El nido can be describe in three words mysterious ,enchanting and amazing :)You had to literally fight the waves and the tide to go in a small inlet to get to the beach. According to our guide among all the island tour package, tour C is the most challenging and most truly a world famous location :) some of my friends were not that a good swimmer and some can't really swim but with the skills of our tour guide and his convincing powers we were all encouraged to go through that small passage to be able to see what's behind  those rocks,indeed a hidden beach whom only way is to swim :)

the hardest part..we need to be more extra careful and act fast big waves might come anytime see camille face afraid and worried :P 

no one of us smiling and nobodies cared if there's camera ready to catch those facial reaction ha ha

we were all jumping YES WE MADE IT!!

we literally look back and smiled :) we conquered waves and faced our fears...success indeed!!!

then our guide told us to walked farther...without telling what come next...

upon seeing this...we were all says WOW!!!hidden paradise on earth..a bit sad did not get the chance to take pictures of the falling golden leaves from that tree cause we were all mesmerized ,as if you were just in the kingdom of fairies...

thankful that i brought my underwater camera with us..useless to bring your SLR and digital camera to this trip 

pose more..

charlie's angels inspired :P

we were just too happy...:P

laugh until your belly hurts and then just a bit more! :P

one crazy pose before we bid bye bye to this beautiful hidden beach

Treasures from the past...Palawan Special Battalion WW2 Memorial Museum

Oct 21,2013 

While waiting for a friend and her sister to arrive we decided a quick visit to a near by museum which was owned by RET. vice admiral MENDOZA.The museum has a number of original war memorabilia. Pored over the items in each room. Heartwarming to know about the heroism of the residents during World War II.It’s just a 10-minute drive from the airport. Inside the property is a sort of warehouse which features museum pieces with historical value dating back to World War II in the Philippines. Near the entrance, you will find an old willy’s jeep mounted with a machine gun

You can have pictures taken complete with uniform.

in front of the museum

for a small museum it is very informative for a price of P30

The young lady who is the curator escorted us around was very knowledgeable and informative

ask her anything she'll give you an answer :)

henri trying to look something :)

an old telescope used during world war II

some of the helmet used during the war

an old soft drinks bottle way back then

 It is known as kalis in the southern Philippines. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although many have straight blades as well.

big compass or should i say giant compass :P

do i need to say more THEY WERE EXPENDABLE

while touring the museum i asked the lady how is the owner related to the actor way back 90's heartthrob Matthew mendoza we found out that he was the grandson of ret.vice admiral mendoza :)and while we were chatting with the lady about Matthew we heard a familiar voice outside, guess who???...

it was him Matthew mendoza ha ha lucky us...isa lang masasabi namin gwapo pa din sya...:)

super BUICK 1957