San Diego, California Trip

December 4-9, 2006

A very loooong trip!...5 hours 25 minutes on the plane is no joke! Good thing was I was sleepy, so the rest of the time was not wasted. Not much of a good sleep as I am getting when I am in bed, but it helped. Also, in between catching some sleeps, I got quick shots below St. Luis, Missouri covered with snow. It's beautiful! And other shots were just for fun!



Upon checking in at our hotel and had settled in a little bit, first thing I felt was the longing for Jollibee. I was longing for the famous chicken joy, so we went there, just 15 minutes away from our hotel. I was hoping they got the dalandan juice, but they didn't have it. Poor me. :(
That was the missing part of it, but so far so good. Jollibee got too many shots with us, lol!

After a hearty meal from Jollibee, we proceeded to visit San Diego Natural History Museum and Reuben Fleet Science Center, which are both located inside Balboa Park.

Unfortunately, the history museum was closed during that day for a private event, and so we just had to capture shots outside.

We just went straight ahead to Reuben Fleet Science Center and watch some IMAX shows. It was getting darker so we went home sooner than expected. Besides we needed some rest too.

Inside R.Fleet Science Center

Infront of Science Center-fountain area

Inside IMAX theater.No photo allowed but hubby stole one for me :)

December 5, 2006 - Our Trip to Sea World Adventure Park

This is an amusement park not only for the kids but adults as well. Although sometimes, adults just want to be kids at times, and kids are still kids, LOL! My most memorable experience was my close encounter with the dolphins. I fed them, and I enjoyed doing it...they are so cute and really friendly!

That small box in my hands costed 5 bucks each for a few small peices of fish. Geesh..so expensive. No wonder the dolphins kept begging for more :).

There are so much to see here. One day isn't enough to visit the entire park since it's big. Other big things worth recommending would be watching the shamu show. Shamu is a big whale where now, he is a star! For a change, we decided to drop by Mission Bay Theatre to watch the "haunted Lighthouse", a 3D show, and a dog show with some of their special friends, where pigs, cats and ducks are stars!

Back to jollibee for the last time:

December 7, 2006 - San Diego Cruise Harbor Excursion (Bay Tour)

Oxford, Maryland

November 15, 17, 2006 - Robert Morris Inn, Oxford, Maryland

When I first saw the site online, I was captivated by the place when hubby showed it to me. The inn is located on the scenic Tred Avon River in Oxford, eastern shore of Maryland. I consider it as an ideal place of a romantic hideaway for both of us although this trip was of business purpose. This was actually a work retreat for hubby with the MPA group. But the good thing was it was all in one, which was a combined work, leisure and fun. Wasn't that cool? :)

Our room while hubby's at work

It was a 2-hour trip going there crossing the Bay Bridge, a very long bridge and was somewhat like 5 minutes drive, til we got to the other side of the shore. (Yes, I timed it, lol!).

The Oxford Bellevue Ferry Terminal

Ferries such as this carry cars as well as passengers which is being used as a quick way of going to St. Michael's (a small town I guess) on the other side of the bay.

I decided to have a walk while hubby was at work since I don't wanna miss the views! While roaming around, I couldn't help but to just click my camera.

There was a challenging part on my walk when I started chasing the swans (a lover swans)to get a closer shots on them. But they were too smart enough to go farther away when they saw me :)..perhaps I was just a nuisance to their romantic moments :).

Baywalk Area
I also met some friends along the road. I became much interested more on her dog :), so while talking to her and greeting her dog, hubby went out just in time for his break so I was able to pose with the dog while he took shot of me. I think the dog likes me too :)).

Our photos at Inn's Sandaway Lodge located one-half block away from Morris Inn on 2 acres of waterfront property complete with private beach. Here, many of the rooms have private porches overlooking the water, including a hammock that I enjoyed sitting on it, including hubby too ;).

Blog Approved!

After just less than a day posting my rants regarding this blog being disapproved at PPP, it was finally approved today...they finally figured out how to count...yippee :)).
Thanks PPP, you're still an angel...sometimes, I get cranky and post my rants, but above all, you are still on top of my list :).

Mwah!

"We are unable to approve your blog." - PPP :(

It's a disgusting feeling when you receive an email stating the message above especially if you are expecting it should be approved. Well, I don't know what PPP exactly meant of "within the past 30 days."...when it comes to the the required 10 written posts. I just got tired going back and forth to Customer Love opening new tickets for inquiries and questions. Although mostly are very helpful to me, there are some that aren't. That's how I feel, and I am just being honest. This is all in relation to this blog wherein PPP is having a hard time approving it...

If somebody out there can share with me how you understand this email that PPP sent to me disapproving my blog, maybe you can help enlighten me what they meant.

"Dear ________,

"This is a notification to let you know that we were unable to approve your blog, Trails and Travelogues, due to the following reason(s):

Unfortunately, as per our terms of service, submitted blogs must have at least 10 written posts in the past 30 days in order to be accepted to our Marketplace. Please re-submit when you meet this requirement. Feel free to use PPP Direct and Affiliate tools while you work on meeting the requirements of our Marketplace!

Thank you! P @ IZEA "

I already have a total of 36 posts since last January. That should be a clear simple math to analyze. Considering they wanted to count the posts starting from March 14 down to Feb. 14 which is 30 days count, I already posted 15 posts. Another simple math to analyze...that 15 is more than 10. ridiculous!!!

Now, I am ranting!...have all the right to do so in my blog. I wanna bang my head on the wall, perhaps that would help me know where should I start counting?? Where the heck can we find the reason that 15 is lesser than 10? :0

{{Rant ends}}.

Sarah Geronimo's Concert @ Lisner Auditorium,Washington DC

November 11, 2006 - The George Washington University, Lisner Auditorium, Washington DC

This was one of my early birthday gift from hubby. He knew I admire Sarah's voice so much and had watched her TV soap movies almost every day. So,he bought tickets for us to watch her concert show this day. This was my first time to watch a local singer from the Philippines like really seeing her in person :).

Anyway, we were late in locating the place using our map quest but wasn't too bad.

Anyway, here are some photos of Sarah's concert. Most photos are dark due to the dim lighting but better than nothing at all,LOL!

Me, watching...

Me with Sarah at the background

                                               hanging out with a hippo on the loose LOL!

Me and hubby

Washington DC Trip and Tours

October 28, 2006
Our trip going to our exact destination was at least 1 hour and 10 minutes. It was a 45-minute drive from home to Wheaton Station. From there, we boarded the Metro train going to DC for 25 minutes. Smart idea coz hubby didn't need to drive longer. We got off at Union Station.

We got tickets for DC trolley tour, so the place for their pick up zone was in front of Union Station. Supposedly, this should be our full tour to see the entire DC tourist destinations, but we decided to get a tour inside the Capitol building and we got a 2:30pm batch,so we couldn't leave further.

There were some photos of a bunch of squirrels which I took in front of the US Capitol. They look cute,so I took photos.

National Botanical Garden was close by, so we did a quick visit there as well.

Reisterstown Park, Maryland

September 28, 2006 - SSA Picnic

This was not actually a travel, but simply an outing from hubby's work. They were allowed to bring their family, so I got the chance to go and witness the event. There's nothing formal because it was a picnic for fun and everybody was turning wacky too! Hubby was one wacky guy that day, but I was able to meet Dominique, wife of my hubby's co worker and Zan, another lady from SSA and also hubby's co worker.

Photos are those of hubby's wacky dance moves and my chit-chats with newly met friends Dominique and Zan on the swing :).

Michael Jackson beat...dancing to the tune of "Macarena!" :))

Hataw pa :)

Women's Conference - Sandy Cove Ministries

September 23, 2006

Sandy Cove Ministries is strategically located halfway between Baltimore and Philadelphia near the town of North East, Maryland, just 10 minutes south of I-95, and 1 hour south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, via Route 272, and on the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. It consists to 150 hotel rooms and a conference center as well. Situated on 220 acres of Maryland woodland, this elegant facility features 150 rooms, three fireplaces, a full-service dining room, and cozy sitting areas overlooking the bay. It's a place where you can feel serenity, perfect for meditations or a simple quiet vacation.

The event was for two days, but I joined together with my sisters in Christ from our church for only a day. There was some fun activities wherein we could choose what activity would we prefer to do. We chose dancing...and I realize, with a few quick instructions, I can dance too :)....for the Lord, that is!

Had a good breakfast and lunch that came in with the package we payed...it was worth it.