Friday, July 26, 2013

Yoki's Farm

Eccentricity at its finest. 
Somewhere in Mendez, Cavite we found a hydrophonics farm, an aviary and a collection of the most exquisite knickknacks- from Venus de Milo to Genghis Khan all in one garden. It was supposed to be just a pre-birthday treat for my father but this turned out really really goood!

was he a Pharaoh?

the Lotus position

How to get there:
Yoki’s Farm
Tabluan Road, Barangay Palocpoc 1, Mendez, Cavite
Tel: +63-922-8014220
Hours: 8:00-11:00am, 1:00-4:00pm
Entrance fee: Php100/person, small children come in free

Coming from Manila, look out for the following landmarks:
 1 .Mushroom Burger
2. Bag of Beans
3. Turn right at the block immediately after Bag of Beans(where you’ll see a sign directing you to turn right to Hacienda Isabella.) It’s around 15 to 20 minutes straight going down the hill. Soon, you’ll spot a sharp U-turn. Take the u-turn and continue on that road. Once you see a small intersection, turn left and then soon enough, another left. You’ll know you’re close when you reach Tabluan Road. You’ll see a big black gate with “YOKI” emblazoned on it. The farm doesn’t have a sign so be careful or you’ll miss it.


the freshest lettuce and more!

exquisite!


lush greens


QWERTY pad

slowly but surely

a Roman gladiator guarding the HUGE Buddha?


alien life in Jade

follow the light


still, another unlikely pair

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Palawan is World's Best Island

Palawan was voted as Travel+Leisure's World's Best Island for 2013. I was recently in Coron, Busuanga- one of the many islands in Palawan with some of my best friends from Pagcor and with my best brother, Mark. Because anything less than the best is a felony. (Even if it was Vanilla Ice who sang that.)

ah Coron! Magnifique!

Clarity!

Bulungan Beach. They say that a witchdoctor still lives here.

ofcourse you know where it's at - Kayangan Lake!

the mountain ranges surrounding Mt. Tapyas


mangroves at the Coron Youth Club


There’s more to it than being the country’s last ecological frontier or the Underground River making it to the elite Wonders of Nature list. For instance, Busuanga Airport, the gateway to Coron is smacked in the mountain ranges of the Yulo King Ranch. It was actually a cattle ranch/reserve named after one of former President Marcos’ closest friends, Mr. Yulo. It was put up in 1976 and cows were placed for dispersal in the 140,000 sqms piece of land.

stalled by the cows at the Yulo King Ranch

at the Coron Youth Club, yes it's an island

Mt. Tapyas sunset


just enjoying the view at the Mt. Tapyas deck

docked at the Bulungan Beach for Lunch

here's what you'll see when you reach the deck

approaching Kayangan Lake


waiting for our late lunch at the Coron Edge Bar & Restaurant