Prince Plaza Hotel Baguio

... journey. This seemed understandable, as the heat and humidity just seemed to make the going unpleasant to say the least.<br>But as fate would have it, dramas had not yet ceased,as the toilet belonging to the kindly, uniformed gentleman with 45 pistol strapped to his hip, would just not flush. No!... try as I might..., I just could not get that toilet to flush. So finally after much deliberation, I decided to "Just leave it", as it was ...

... avons rencontree notre premier Bagionois, un philipinoiss qui etait policier en Californie. Le hasard est tellement drole parfois. Nous avons ete prendre une biere dans le stationement de l'eglise. He oui, un resto, dans le parking de l'eglise avec vue sur la ville et un beau couchee de soleil. Nous avons ete manger dans un bistro-pub, a la belle etoile avec vue sur la ville tout en relief et en lumiere ...

... na nakain ko..ewan ko,iba ung gulay nila.. mas crunchy.hehe.. 12:30 am na ako nakarating nag bahay, OCTOBER 7 na ang date.. <br>So far.. nagiging masaya ang isang OUT OF TOWN depende sa mga kasama..masya kasi kasama ang FRENDS.. Maganda ung mga PLACES.. and most of all.. BONDING.. Hindi na din kasi maibabalik ang oras.. so when You are having fun.. SLOW DOWN.. para mas ENJOYABLE... KAHIt magastos in some ways, un ang hindi nabibili ng pera.. ung FUNNY MOMENTS... <br>

... our greater interests. We decided to leave the city and venture into the mountains where mummification is still a common practice. We climbed through treacherous mountain ridges with only our mini-van and single road passes, praying that another vehicle would not emerge from the other direction. But as divine intervention worked its magic, we experienced no problems and when we did encounter another vehicle/bus it was always just at the right ...

... and pieces of the local culture with them. Today, we visited the famous wood carving stands on Asin Road south of Baguio City. Being that my Grandfather DeLos was a custom woodworker for many years in Seattle my Mom was quite touched to see the amazing wood cravings of the Ifugao people. Yesterday we visited one of the many weaving rooms and stores in Baguio City and were able to watch the women working on the looms. I did not realize that my grandma Sherry whom I am ...

... dance instructor, or DI. I had only met the DI less than 3 hours prior, but we ended up dancing a pretty decent cha-cha number for those watching (mama must be laughing her head off at this! Sorry ma, the pictures came out fuzzy). Oh, and the sounds of a pig being slaughtered would be impossible to sleep through. I don't think I'll post the video of that experience. I'm sure that not everyone on this mailing list will appreciate the pics ...

... I learned so much from the participants and they too learned quite a bit from me. This was my first facilitation and I never felt nervous--As I prepared the presentation and all day during the workshop, I heard my colleague Bob's words in my mind: "Remember Heidi, you are an expert!" I was just so excited about the learning opportunity and felt very proud and happy to be able to empower the participants with a tool that they can use to better their lives and their ...

... sitting at Partas for 5hrs is probably just as bad. A good choice to head for Victory Liners and good timing too as I boarded the bus as soon as it was about to depart. I had booked a window seat, but someone stole it - irritating when that person is a local and I get to miss all the scenery while they sleep!! The trip was long, but I'm used to long bus trips and in fact really enjoy them and the 7hrs flew by. Filipinos really ...

... with pinch myself moments... there I was planting coffee trees on the side of a mountain looking out at the incredible views of the area, and hiking down to the caves while chewing on Sugar Cane we picked from trees on the side of the road. Too amazing!! One of the other highlights thus far has been getting to know many of the women, there are two adorable gals at the Municipality who have taken me under their wing and I love it!! One of them is totally going to be ...

... a steep mountain.. hundreds and hundreds of steps) and then walked down the road for a while and re entered the rice terrace land. This terrain was a little bit flatter than what we had been doing which was nice, although there were still areas of very steep hills both up and down, so I was running on adrenaline alone. We stopped at little shelter at the top of one peak because we could see rain in the distance. The views were amazing. At this point my ...