Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Oregon Cave

The Oregon Cave
Cave Junction Oregon USA
June 22,2016

From The Tree of Mystery in Klamath California we headed to Cave Junction got there at 4pm we are kind of late to see the Oregon Cave so we decided to camp at Cave Creek Campground and get into the Cave at the earliest they open in the morning.



The Cave

The Discovery


Cave Entrance
Cave Exit

Creating a Cave
It took about 1.7 million years for acidic groundwater to create the cave. Though the flow of water is much less now that it once was, the cave are still growing


Column formation where stalactite and stalagmite meet
Popcorn like formation means there is a way out nearby

Cave Temperature


Im not prepared I have no idea :( before the Tree of Mystery in Klamath we been first to Shasta Cavern this cave was so magnifecient with all those stalactite and stalagmite formation wow grabe ang ganda im wishing that time sana may ganun din sa Pinas. My body can tolerate the coldness inside the cave so in Oregon Cave I thought the temperature was the same. Im the kind of traveler that as possible I dont like to learn the place where im going before I go there I want to learn it and see it the actual time I was there thats how I feel the thrill of the adventure, even though there were information and guide about the place I decided not to look at and read. Inside the information center there is a basket where you can borrow a jacket if you dont have one before you get inside the cave. I still dont mind it though I saw most of the people in my batch got jacket from the basket even they have already a jacket. Im so excited and im ready to go for the last minute the ranger took my attention and ask me “are you sure your not gonna get jacket? Its cold inside” she was concerned so I got 1 though in my mind Shasta and this cave are just the same so i'll be fine.


Getting inside the Oregon Cave is like getting inside the freezer I thought im just getting into a fridge like in the Shasta hahah. The tour inside the cave lasted for about an hour. When we finally got out and feel my feet I felt moisture on my slipper and realized that my feet are defrosting like ice :)) LOL thats why my feet feels so hard cos it freeze :))  





Friday, February 27, 2015

Manila Ocean Park

The Manila Ocean Park is an oceanarium in ManilaPhilippines. It is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of China Oceanis Inc., a Singaporean-registered firm that has operated four oceanariums in China. It is located behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park. It opened on March 1, 2008.[1] In terms of floor space, the 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) oceanarium is larger than the Sentosa Underwater World oceanarium in Singapore, and features a 25-metre (82 ft) underwater acrylic tunnel.


Oceanarium

The Oceanarium is home to 14,000  marine creatures from around 277 species, all indigenous to the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its sheer size and diversity makes it one of the world's best public aquariums. The Oceanarium is a stunning walkthrough of the watery depths featuring seven sections and containing 1,900 cubic meters of seawater. At the heart of the Oceanarium is the main attraction - a 25 meter long, 220° curved walkway tunnel with a spectacular underwater view of amazing sea creatures swimming overhead.
The water source for the Oceanarium is filtered water from Manila Bay. A special process is done to ensure that the seawater is suitable to marine life. It has an educational activity area, unique function rooms for special events and bi-level shark and stingray viewing facilities.


My first visit in MOP was the year when it was built back in 2008 think around July,courtesy of my cousin  Ate Tin Tin:) Oceanarium pa lang yung meron dati wala pa yung ibang attraction na meron na ngayon.
The sad part was i lost all the pictures i have kasi sa Friendster ko na upload yung mga picture na yun ang sama ng friendster wala man lang abiso na mag lalaho pala sila sana wag maging ganun yung facebook for i have more than 100 photo album in there:) 

My 2nd visit September 2010 
this is the first and last time nakita ko yung mga starfish sa Ocean park. The same starfish na nakita ko sa Bohol
Kulas first visit 2010 around December

Fish Spa



Pampering ourself to a fish spa its a very refreshing feeling while rejuvinated our skin in a natural way. Nibble,nibble,nibble nakakakiliti sobra :)
Fish Spa ,Shiela mae,Zel, kulas,Bong and Me 2010

Kulas 2010

Kulas 2014 December Pipay bday
More pictures
 Kulas February 2014 his bday
Kulas and Pipay December 2014 
 Sea Lion Show
 2014 December
2014 December

Jellies Exhibit


Jellyfishes are some of the most beautiful creatures of the ocean. They are commonly known as "dancing sea fairies", gracefully gliding below and on the surface. The Jellies Exhibit has various species with a fascinating display of multi-media effects and breathtaking music

Jellies Exhibit 2012



Trails to Antartica

Manila Ocean Park is proud to introduce the first penguin park in the country. Trails to Antartica: The Penguin Quest bring you closer to the coldest and most mysterious place on earth. Take a journey to discover a world like no other. It features a walk through exhibit where you can learn more about the frozen continent.

Snow Village




Ang lamig d2 grabe
Penguin Exhibit
You can feed the penguin with charge


Hotel H2O


Hotel H2O takes its inspiration from the waters of the Philippines.It's location, perched atop Manila Bay; its marine-themed rooms and suites that allow you to "sleep with fishes"; and its easy access to Manila Ocean Park all combine to make Hotel H2O a hotel like no other.



 2010

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Manila,Rizal Park Orchidarium


  • Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, established in 1994, was a former parking lot developed into a one-hectare rainforest-like park. The Orchidarium showcases Philippines' rich collection of orchid species and butterflies. The pavilion is also a favorite venue for weddings. This definition comes from Wikipedia :)  
  • But Orchidarium on our visit February 25, 2015
  •  21 years later since it was established.

Entrance fee 20-30 php 
Open from 8am-4pm

Said it is a one- hectare rainforest-like park of orchids but trust me this is the only kind of orchids i saw on our visit here. Nananawagan po ako sa mga nais magdonate ng orchids wag po kayo magdalawang isip. Naalala ko tuloy yung mga Orchids ni lola nung tumira ako sa San Bartolome Novaliches mas maganda pa yung mga orchids sa likod bahay ni lola kesa sa orchidarium ng Rizal Park :( 

Baka siguro hindi pa tagsibol ng mga orchids ngayon kaya walang orchids? Pero baket yung kay Lola whole year may bulaklak yung mga orchids nia na miss ko tuloy  yung mga waling waling ni lola inaalagaan pa kaya nila ngayon yun? sana naman,
so okay na pag mumuni muni ko lets move on na ulet!!

Lot of fishes
 You can feed the fish for 20php 

Ayaw nia magpapicture so he gave me a plastic smile:)) 
Only the man made waterfalls gives life to the place. 

Tanggapang Pangasiwaan  ng
Nayong Pilipino


A work of art using wire by Milan Jancovic

Gusto ko sana pumasok kaya lang its looks like unfunctional


Parang katulad ng puno sa tapat namen mukang patay pero nabubuhay pag tagsibol

Hinahanap namen yung butterflies area kaya lang hindi namen nakita baka siguro yung yung area na nakasarado sa bandang gilid kanan galing sa entrance.


Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Manila, Rizal Park Children's Playground

Children's Playground, the section of park built for kids, is located at the southern corner of Rizal Park. The playground was also renovated in 2011
Inside the park is a theme of Jurassic creatures cast in cement where kids and adults can enjoy swings and slide  or picnic under the shade of tall trees. 

 The Children's Playground entrance is located in General Luna Street beside the old Finance houses the Department of Tourism Building.

My kids is taking the lead :) when they saw the Jurassic sculptures  they knew where to go from T.F. Valencia Circle 

Map from google 

Entrance fee for kids and kids at heart 

As we enter into the playground now she's leading me to her Shoe House :) 

But she run here instead because she saw  Kulas on this way:) 
wherever Kulas goes she goes too baby buntot ganyan sila kapag lumalabas kame kabaliktaran pag nasa bahay lang.

But me which main purpose is of course pictures so i asked them to roam around first



.I noticed waters in some areas but dont see any live fishes swimming to makes the water alive its looks like stagnant to me they have water system to generate it in cycle  but it was shut down so i hope no dengue mosquitoes  are living in there or i hope they do have maintenance to avoid mosquitoes. So when planning getting a trip here make sure you are protected by insect repellent.  Because we cannot tell lalo na kapag dayo lang tayo mabuti na yung nag iingat.








I remember how she was frightened to those  Jurassic figures on our first visit here. She was scare to death when i put her down into the rocks while im trying to get pictures of her with the Jurassic background. 

 But look at her now :) such an improvement. She realized it wasn't real.

My big big girl in a big big world:) 



 Kulas 


And they back where they started until uwian time:) 
By the way the play ground have comfort room but i didnt check myself for the condition because when im going to public places i only use CR when badly needed.




Total expenses for this playground trip is 300 i'm expected lower than that but so many vendors put me in trouble haha lalo na yung ice cream ang mahal nakakainis haha. We took jeep from FB Harisson Edsa to Kalaw street for 13php x2 lucky that the gate sa gilid ng National Library of the Philippines was open :) Voila!!eh shortcut. Then going back to house we took LRT from U.N station to EDSA station for 20php  x1 then jeep 8php x1 from Edsa station to FB Harisson Street. Yun tulog si Pipay pauwe ang bigat grabe. Wala kasing pasok kahapon Feb 25 ang alam ko Feb 26 and EDSA Day hay naku si PiNoy  kung ano na lang maisipan.