#corOWNEDit

A couple months back, Paul told me he wants us to go to Coron and as fast as lightning, our tickets were booked. To be honest, my head is still floating upon writing this...I guess it's still stuck in the beautiful island of Coron.

We spent half of our Valentines week in the magical island and all I could say is just that it's awesome (I even got a shirt that says it)! My blog and Paul's pictures won't do the beauty of Coron justice so to summarize our sweet escapade, I'll just show you the highlights in no particular order.

This was inside the small cave in Kayangan Lake. Getting to this part will actually cause your legs to be sore since you'll have to trek a bit before getting to this part of Kayangan.

My hot love!

This was taken in Banana Island..oh how clear the water is!

This one was taken back in our hotel - Sunz En Coron which I must say has a superb service! I would definitely recommend this one to my friends! And oh, this is the shirt I was talking about. Paul got one too!

We had Korean for our Valentine salubong and of course lots of kisses from mi love! If you could observe, our skin is already toasted (lol, it still is now)

Yummy lunch that our boat guys prepared for us.

Oh magnificent nature! This one is in Malcapuya - the mini Boracay of Coron.

Here we are sipping our fresh buko juice while waiting for lunch to be served in Malcapuya.

Our hotel view at night! Awesome ain't it? It has a lighting display at night which makes us wanna just stay there and dip.

Me feeling the hot water at Maquinit Springs.

Oh nothing... just exploring Malcapuya!

On our 3rd day in the island, Paul and I rented a motorcycle and had a quick roadtrip around the 'bayan'. It was so much fun! We even had it on video! :)

Another view of Sunz En Coron...

My cutie patootie lovey feeling the rush of heat flowing in Maquinit.

Another shot in paradise...

After our Valentines dinner, we explored Sunz En's mini bar.

With our awesome tour guide Kuya Niel of Coron Galeri.

Clear blue water at Bulog Island Sandbar...

I kinda actually wanna be a mermaid...

My love at our favorite spot at night. Oh how I much I miss that spot! Sitting beside Paul, drinking beer and watching Prison Break under the stars is just soooooo romantic!

Our four day escapade ended with a blast. We had soo soo much fun and sweet memories in Coron and this definitely will not be the last. Paul and I will always hold a special place for this island in our hearts. And oh, the picture below shows our bungisngis smiles because this was taken right after landing in Coron. Wishing it's always Day 1. 

Xoxo,

Ellie

Unexpected Surprise

Well who would have thought that I'd still get a surprise 5 days after my birthday? Yes, I did and it was pretty sweet! Our shift almost ended and I was excited to get off work because I'll be seeing Paul for our regular midnight coffee date when he told me that his client suddenly wanted him to do an urgent report. I actually thought he'd be late for like 2 hours so I procrasticated (lels). It was 30 minutes before my shift would have ended and my colleague Gerson and I were having a good laugh because I was making faces when suddenly...a happy birthday song was sung by everybody in the floor. When I turned, I was shocked that it was for me and I was more shocked when I saw Paul.

He's really got best actor skills and so does my team mates. The surprise was actually by my team and they asked Paul to be a part of it so I will really be surprised.. well, it worked you guys! A for the effort and for bringing Paul in extra early from Eastwood to Mckinley.

Thank you so much! My days at work are extra brighter because of colleagues like all of you :)

Ellie

Turning 24

As many of you know already, the new year doesn't mark the end of festivities for my family. It's actually just the middle of it. Right after new years, it's the birthday of a very awesome person (ahem) and this year she just turned 24.

I really think God loves me so much because he blesses me and the people I love with so much and we couldn't be more thankful. My 24th birthday, well it's the best ever! It should be that way. Every birthday of yours should be better than of your previous ones. So let take you to the moments last January 2 where everything went quite magical for me (lels, must be my curls).

As mentioned in my previous posts, some of our relatives flew in from Mindanao to spend the holidays with us. We ate at Vikings for lunch and it was so much fun! Being with a larger group is just more jollier! Me, my dad and my sister Neue are January babies so we ate for free. Many buffets in the metro are offering that kind of deal so that kinda rocks.

Right after our lunch, Paul and I had our birth-date in SM Aura where we watched the very funny film English Only Please. You guys should watch it, it's pretty cute. We then attended mass at the Chapel of Pedro Calungsod which was situated in the upper part of Aura overlooking Taguig. It was splendid! I mean yeah, the view was super nice and it looked more amazing when we took pictures using Paul's new GoPro Hero 4.

After the mass, we then decided to try the famous Magnum cafe. Dessert went first because we were still full from our Viking lunch. 

After the sweets, we felt the need to have dinner so we headed to NBA Cafe. Paul was so giddy because yeaaah, he's such a fan boy!

  

Then of course, a day wouldn't be called magical if it wouldn't end with a coffee date with your coffee partner for life. 

Ohh life is so beautiful and my 24th year on Earth started with so much happiness. Claiming for the same and for the better the whole year round.

Happy new year folks!

Xoxo,

Ellie

Christmas and New Year

Our holiday season for 2014 was pretty much the busiest of all. We had our relatives flew in from Iligan to spend the season with us and it couldn't be any jollier. We spent Christmas simply and exchanged gifts as per tradition and out of love. We then had a blast welcoming 2015 and waving goodbye to 2014 who had been very good to us. Claiming it as early as now, 2015 will be a blast and we'll continue to be rockstars in our every day lives.

You Are In Love

One look, dark room
Meant just for youTime moved too fast
You play it back
Buttons on a coat
Lighthearted jokeNo proof, not much
But you saw enough
Small talk, he drives
Coffee at midnightThe light reflects
The chain on your neck
He says look up
And your shoulders brush
No proof, one touch
You felt enough
You can hear it in the silence, silence
You can feel it on the way home, way homeYou can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love
You are in love
Morning, his placeBurn toast, Sunday
You keep his shirt
He keeps his wordAnd for once you let go
Of your fears and your ghosts
One step, not much
But it said enough
You kiss on sidewalks
You fight and you talkOne night he wakes
Strange look on his face
Pauses, then says
You're my best friendAnd you knew what it was
He is in love
You can hear it in the silence, silence
You can feel it on the way home, way home
You can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love
And so it goes
You two are dancing in a snow globe round and round
And he keeps the picture of you in his office downtown
And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars
And why I've spent my whole life trying to put it into words
'Cause you can hear it in the silence
You can feel it on the way home
You can see it with the lights out
You are in love, true love
You're in love

You can hear it in the silence, silence
You can feel it on the way home, way home
You can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love
You're in love

You can hear it in the silence, silence
You can feel it on the way home, way home
You can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love
You're in love

Pay It Forward

When life showers you with blessings, you need to pay it forward in one way or another. We have been blessed beyond belief this year and with that, me and my family have decided to start something that will hopefully be a tradition within the family.
My dad put me in charge and I have chosen Concordia Children's Service as the beneficiary of this initiative. I visited the orphanage way back 2012 and I could remember being so attached to the kids. Going back, me and my family together with Paul, brought some of their necessities such as alcohol, lotion, baby oil, tissues, etc. We also brought food from Jollibee for them to enjoy. Aside from the feeding session, we were given the chance to bond with the kids. It was such a joy carrying them around and giving them the love they deserve. 

The kids need our love and support as they can't get that from their own families. If you want to visit them, check out their website at: www.concordiachildrens.org/

Let's pay it forward. =)

Xoxo,

Ellie