Northern Escape

Our Northern Escape was cancelled twice. First, due to technicality reasons, and second, due to a tsunami warning. When it finally pulled through with a date worth working on, there was no looking back as we headed up. It turned out to be more than an adventure tour. The food offerings were just too great to pass on as well. From the halo halo vendor to the wonderful Pinakbet pizza, we were sold. Of course the main highlight was just what we expected. Sand-boarding rush! Add to that our wonderful 4x4 driver that spun us around the dunes making sure that  it was a joy/scream fest/messy ride for us!

Paoay, Laoag, Vigan, and Pagudpud were worth the trip. Be sure to pack some patience and be prepared to ( literally ) eat dust . Patience, for the long ride to make it the roadtrip it truly was, and a bit of guts to eat, tour, surf the sand, and swim in cold waves as well. We had a 2yr old and a 4yr old with us who had both of that! It was then I came to realize what Vich really was about. It's not a business, neither is it a creed. Vich Addventures was exactly what I could not find myself. There's no need to expound on this. Just try it! Live an ultimate weekend and you'll know what I mean!

                   Arriving around 8am and touring Vigan

The Vich-es for Ilocos

                           Ang Ganda ng Pilipinas!

                                   Lovable adventure couple

                              I love my All-Terrain Slippers!

                                                     Beautiful!

Mother and Daughter Rockstar pair no. 1

                                    Blowing Windmills

                                       Comfort Soup!

                              Mother and Daughter Rockstar pair no.2

                                         Pinakbet Pizza

                                          Our NewFoundFriends for the day

                                     Windy Pagudpud

                                             Carl surfing on sand

 This was the position my son chose for our 12hr ride back to MNL

'til our next adventure, Live your ultimate life!


-Chal

One Hot Sunny Sunday

I've been wanting to find time to paint & today was perfect. Mainit daw, so I decided to paint waves and and an electric fan. I only had a canvas and a watercolor set. I found a broken glass frame and used it as my paint palette and an old make up brush to use for painting. It's not done though. I still plan to put torn pieces of a map and my dad's drawings (He sketched some stuff on the paper placemat at Chef's Table and I kept it) on the side to give it texture. I'm no surfer, but those waves are pretty cool don't you think? I was inspired by a Japanese artist. Hindi sa mahangin ako, but I'm pretty stoked with what I did for just an hour :D Sunday well spent!

NORTHSCAPE ADVENTURE!!!

All aboard Sand Boarding in Poaoy, Ilocos!

We're at it again! OPEN CALL TO ADVENTURE TO ALL AGES 18 and Up..UP..UP! Free up your weekend for some fun and adventure! This coming July, make way to meet awesome new friends and try something new. Presenting the latest craze in Ilocos… Sand Boarding! If you’re a child at heart and slides are your thing, then prepare to take it to the next level! Here’s what’s sliding down on April 8-10 this 2011! 

April 8, 2011

Pack up and get ready for one of your most memorable weekends this 2011. Head over to our meeting place. We take off by 10:00PM sharp to make it to Paoay early in the morning Obviously, sleep is the itinerary of the night.

April 9, 2011

Welcome to an action-packed day! Here goes roughing it out!

10:30AM- Pass by for breakfast (fastfood)
11:30AM- We arrive Pagudpud, check-in at PUNTA AZUL BEACH RESORT at BLUE LAGOON ( go google) Nothing fancy but decent and beachfront!
12:00PM - Lunch at Near by resort (Punta Azul does not serve meals but there are plenty of , nearby resorts that does)
1:00PM- We head towards Bangui Windmills, Kapurpuruan rock formation, Cape Bojeador
3:00PM Drive to Sand Boarding place at Laoag
4:30-6:00PM- Sand Boarding & 4x4 wheel drive
7:00PM - Dinner at Laoag (Robinsons resto/ fastfood/eatery... etc)
9:00PM- Drive back to Pagudpud (2hrs) 

It’s body jumping and humping style on 4 wheels!  No boring situation here as we get on specialized boards for our Sand Boarding experience. Sit, Stand, or dive, it’s your choice as we surf the sands of Paoay! 

April 10, 2011

 We head back to Manila for the usual grind up ahead of our lives. No worries though, you just had yourself some awesome adventure and kick-ass pictures to get you by!:) 

8:00AM- Breakfast
9-11- Swimming 

12:00 Lunch at nearby resort
1:00 Departure

*** Optional Vigan stop

Then head back to Manila (12hrs) 

*P5,600/pax

Inclusions: Roundtrip Transportation (2 rosational drivers); Sand Boarding & 4x4 ride, Pagudpud Accommodation & Mentioned Tours

Exclusions: Meals & Personal/Additional exoenses not mentioned

*12 more available slots

Get on this NorthScape! Email us at ultimatevich@yahoo.com or reply to this by giving us your email address, name, and cell number and will send you further details. Option date is on April 3,2011.  

Live you Ultimate Life!=) http://www.ultimatevich.blogspot.com/  

Yours in Adventure and addVentures,

UltimateVich!

*Photos not users own.

2011 means Rock & Roll!

So six months or so after unfortunate events... I'm alive and kicking still. I kid you not. Last year was a training ground for life's disaster and I'm proud to say I've learn to breath even in barely breathable ones. I will not take credit for any of it though. Of course my parents have much to do about saving a sinking ship. My husband abs-olutely turned into my Hercules (carrying a ref 12 floors down). Gavin most definitely led the pack to a more hopeful perspective on things. God and all that jazz was always forgiving of my queries and merciful despite my unholy thoughts (Eeeeep! I just had one right now again!). 

Now that a perfect ten has been replaced by drumsticks, it only means it's time to rock n' roll. I've decided to roll with the punches and be a rockstar while doing so. I promise to take it easy on myself while I push hard on myself <--- grey areas are the new painting of the town red kind of thing huh? And speaking of red ( I'm sorry Ms. Eala for starting my sentence with a conjunction), it's Chinese New year in a few. Second chances are made real by a another calendar (2 new years in a year---AWESOME).  So no excuses. Ever since I was told by my dear sister to bite the bullet, I've been spitting out slugs (Pistol lang kasi) and using gun powder for make up. Every morning I wake up to my very own not so blackboard and read the mantra while having my fattening (I gained 10lbs. after learning to eat my breaky) breakfast...

I've also had melt of cheese and heart as I started the year by saying "hello" to someone I use to despise. Somehow the universe conspires and repeats itself, which only means that I guested in a show and this victim was made to face a previous assailant who by the way acted nonchalant about everything. After all, it were years ago, who could blame the guy. So I sat as a juror and put on that smile. 

Thankfully, I've learned to be thankful of everything still. Thank you.... Thank you... The little cute blessings of meeting and having speaking lines with John Lloydy Cruz ( be thankful even for the most jolog things). The big blessings of having wonderful travels and adventures (Be thankful for what scares you and opens your eyes). The amazing blessing of life, living people, and of this world (Be thankful for people around you and that your not dead or killed yet). Thank you... Thank you... 

Hip Hop Rabbit Year! Here's a little breakdance move to get the 2011 party started;)

A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

I've braved Ondoy with my son and my husband, swimming across murky waters in Magallanes just last year. I just finished a weird ordeal of having to explain to people that I was not some girl in some ugly picture. This year, after getting to move out and slowly designing our own place and loving the view and space that we have, the unthinkable (yes,unthinkable because who would have damn guessed it) happens. 


2 weeks ago, a couple of people started to dig up in front of the condo. They were noisy alright but that was fine. We started to smell gas here and there and dismissed it. Until the "STRICTLY NO SMOKING" signs were put up on the elevators, see now that was alarming especially for my Vee. 


   This was taken last week from our windows. The same area            
                     now as been excavated almost fully.

         I hope you find what your looking for and seal it asap. 

To cut the tedious progress of this horrible experience, there was a need to evacuate. EVACUATE- a word I only hear in the news when a volcano erupts. I was in my ticketing class (which sucks as well)  as I received several text messages from people saying " hope ur ok... saw the news..." I was panicking because Gavin was still in the condo with yaya and they were not picking up my calls. My driver and I speeded and when I got to the condo, there was a media frenzy in the lobby together with the firetrucks. Awesome. I went up and was just happy to see Gavin and yaya reading Goodnight Moon. Then after trying to get some answers from the admin, the announcement came. Evacuate the building. Gosh. Where do I start? Ironically,we took as much as we could, leaving as much as we had. 


We still have plenty of our wonderful and important stuff in the condo. We'll need to rush them out bit by bit. Ref, sofa, tvs, furnitures, paintings, my clothes, antiques, etc. who needs to go to the gym?  I really thought that condo was a good catch. Similar to a chick going to a public school, only to realize she speaks good English and has good breeding after all, that condo served as well. Memories abound in that little piece of home of ours. 

The Night View (not counting the wonderful Makati Skyline and

the amazing bay's view in my son's room)

  

The amazing natural sunlight we get

So now the order is final. Say goodbye to 1208 and we must start making a miracle by getting a new place asap while praying really hard that as we retrieve our stuff out, the building does not blow up with us in it or even near it. Aren't you reminded of Quad (I grew up to know it as that)/ Glorietta blowing up a few years back because of gas leakage as well? 


As I read and see the news http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/07/22/10/binay-orders-makati-condo-closed-due-gas-leak I hope the company responsible or whoever is acts on it asap. There are other homes and offices nearby. I really think instead of denying, why not just turn off the freaking source of the gas first! To our dear government , I'm sure human lives are worth more than the millions you get from pumping gas to gas stations. 


Anyhoo, we consider oursleves luckier than most. Our neighbor just remodelled her entire unit to the ultimate bachelorette's pad of the year... so goodluck to all of us I guess. As I digest with my husband everything we must do this weekend and everything that has happened... I can not help but ask, Dear Lord what's the catch? 


Side Dish: I Just remembered, our poor fish got left without food. Sorry dude.

Ultimate Northscape!!!

All aboard Sand Boarding in Poaoy, Ilocos!

We're at it again! OPEN CALL TO ADVENTURE TO ALL AGES 18 and Up..UP..UP! Free up your weekend for some fun and adventure! This coming July, make way to meet awesome new friends and try something new. Presenting the latest craze in Ilocos… Sand Boarding! If you’re a child at heart and slides are your thing, then prepare to take it to the next level! Here’s what’s sliding down on April 8-10 this 2011! 

April 8, 2011

Pack up and get ready for one of your most memorable weekends this 2011. Head over to our meeting place. We take off by 10:00PM sharp to make it to Paoay early in the morning Obviously, sleep is the itinerary of the night.

April 9, 2011

Welcome to an action-packed day! Here goes roughing it out!

10:30AM- Pass by for breakfast (fastfood)
11:30AM- We arrive Pagudpud, check-in at PUNTA AZUL BEACH RESORT at BLUE LAGOON ( go google) Nothing fancy but decent and beachfront!
12:00PM - Lunch at Near by resort (Punta Azul does not serve meals but there are plenty of , nearby resorts that does)
1:00PM- We head towards Bangui Windmills, Kapurpuruan rock formation, Cape Bojeador
3:00PM Drive to Sand Boarding place at Laoag
4:30-6:00PM- Sand Boarding & 4x4 wheel drive
7:00PM - Dinner at Laoag (Robinsons resto/ fastfood/eatery... etc)
9:00PM- Drive back to Pagudpud (2hrs) 


It’s body jumping and humping style on 4 wheels!  No boring situation here as we get on specialized boards for our Sand Boarding experience. Sit, Stand, or dive, it’s your choice as we surf the sands of Paoay! 

April 10, 2011

 We head back to Manila for the usual grind up ahead of our lives. No worries though, you just had yourself some awesome adventure and kick-ass pictures to get you by!:) 


8:00AM- Breakfast
9-11- Swimming 
12:00 Lunch at nearby resort
1:00 Departure

*** Optional Vigan stop

Then head back to Manila (12hrs) 

*P5,600/pax
Inclusions: Roundtrip Transportation (2 rosational drivers); Sand Boarding & 4x4 ride, Pagudpud Accommodation & Mentioned Tours
Exclusions: Meals & Personal/Additional exoenses not mentioned

*12 more available slots

Get on this NorthScape! Email us at ultimatevich@yahoo.com or reply to this by giving us your email address, name, and cell number and will send you further details. Option date is on April 3,2011.  


Live you Ultimate Life!=) http://www.ultimatevich.blogspot.com/  


Yours in Adventure and addVentures,
UltimateVich!

*Photos not users own.

Ang Bitag ng Pulag...CONQUERED! :)

Blue Moon on Saddle Site

 So National Geo!                                    

     "Cloud 9"

Sunrise Love Birds

           Me taking a photo of our Photographer... Mark:)

                                                     Like little ants on God's earth bumps

It's always nice to be on top of things. In this case to be on top of Luzon's highest mountain. We took Camp 3 (Saddle Site) and darkness caught up with us. I could feel everyone wanting to push me over for taking the longer, harder trail... but it somehow paid off. We had the awesome view of the full moon on our right and the sun setting on our left. And might I add the main course, sea of clouds! That's what I call priceless! VR almost fell off the mountain, and he would have been the first "Tanga" of Pulag" (no death has ever been recorded from climbing Pulag). Tito Jun, our 60+ year old first time climber, was truly an inspiration. I could not sit my freezing ass when the man would be in front of all of us giving his very all to this hike. Sustagen Prime anyone? To all our VICHES that day... Thank you for taking this journey and getting high with us last January 2010!

For more awesome pics... Pulag Album 1 ,More photons, Yes more! and ok last na

side dish: Most of us went with no porters... Yes, we were macho like that!:)