Practical exercise

I'll make it short this week and touch a different topic. You and me needs exercise. That I am sure. What kind of exercise specially with our very busy schedule? I'll try to offer an option.

I woke up this morning and peeped at our window and saw snow. Snow everywhere. Then a ray of light from the sky struck my head and a soft voice whispered in my ears and said. --- Get the shovel and start shovelling.

Yup, this is the exercise option that I am selling to you. It is practical and hopefully will tone you up.

I got our $75 dollar worth exercise equipment and started my EXERCISE. It took me almost 40 minutes. Believe it or not. I perspired at last after almost 5 months of being here in Canada. Yes, I am walking almost 3 kilometers 4 times a week and doing some lifting in my job but all these doe not make me perspire. That special equipment I just used this morning made me perspired. Wow. So, I am trying to experiment on different position on how to do this exercise. Who knows you may have the best step to offer. Please share it too.

You cleaned your driveway and you got the much needed exercise. Isn't that awesome?

May your shovelling shape you!

Cheers!

Boracay Island, Philippines

This place is just memorable to me. This is where we celebrated our 10th year wedding anniversary! If my memory serves me right, this is the only time that me and my wife had been away for a vacation without our kids. It was really an experience worth treasuring. We chose the place for this special occasion as this place is really special. It is always included in the top ten beaches in the world. This alone is something you can look forward to.

Now, let us begin the tour.

Boracay is known for its 7 kilometer white sand beach. It is the number one tourist spot in the country and visited by millions of local and foreign tourists every year. It is a very developed tourist spot that houses 5 star hotels lining the coast.

In this picture below, just imagine yourself lying on one of this beach beds and drinking an ice cold beverage of your choice and having a basket of tropical fruits at your side at a cost lower than a fast food meal.

You can find in this place all sorts of entertainment. You can either choose to have a romantic dinner or join a beach party. Name any aqua sports and you will find it in this place. I will recommend a sunset sail. If you know how to bargain, you can get an hour sunset sail for $10. Wow, a romantic sunset sail that may relit the fire in your relationship.



A 3 days 4 nights vacation can already be enough if you have limited time. I suggest you book in a hotel that already offers free breakfast and hop from one restaurant to another for your lunch and dinner. You can have a taste of different world cuisine in boracay as the beach stretch is lined by different places owned by different nationalities. A budget of $10 per meal is more than enough. Of course don't fail to try the different grilled filipino seafood specialties.



I guaranty that you will be in love with the place and your relationship with your special someone will be much stronger after your visit in Boracay.

These places are God's gift. Enjoy it.



P.S - Don't fail to have your pictures taken with one the beautifully crafted sand castles along the beach. As the saying goes, leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures.

-ALFRED-

Palawan Island, Philippines

Next stop, PALAWAN ISLAND, PHILIPPINES. YES, I am advertising the Philippines. Not that I am so proud of our country, rather, I would like you to visit it as friends who is entitled to see the best in this planet before we close our eyes to rest.

No worries, what I am sharing are those I have visited and given my rating myself. By the way, I am not a professional advertiser, so please forgive me for any shortcomings. Just a hint, I am sharing not more than 10 places from the 7,100 plus unique islands that the country boasts of. Fair enough?

Why Palawan? Because it is the location of the Subterranean National Park. One of the finalist in the new list of the world's natural wonders. The underground river, yes, I wrote it right is a an 8 kilometer river inside a cave. The cave is like a cathedral inside that presents stalactites and stalagmites sculptured by nature to different magnificent images. Believe me your jaw will drop on what you will see.

Hereunder are some pictures:









Anyway, the Palawan Subtarranean river is not the only tourist spot that you can enjoy in Palawan. You can also go to Honda Bay which is just within Palawan which boasts of abudnant marine life. I am a beach lover and have gone snorkeling on my many beatiful sites but this is the only place where I really swam wish schools of jack fish. Beleive me it, it will really be an experience worth treasuring.

Honda Bay pictures: