Lakbay Philippines

Manginabuhi sâ ta.

One of the frustrations I have had is when I engage in strenuous lakbays most especially climbing up mountains and those trekking activities. I can not seem to be prepared physically to involve myself on those arduous undertakings. I get to be mentally prepared, yes, but physically, I doubt. My legs would give way after perhaps three hours of walking and going up steep climbs. Even after an hour of walking, I will be catching my breath already. I do not have the endurance or stamina to complete the trek without getting very exhausted or fatigued.

Some Tips to be Fit For Travel

Although I am not a health guru or a health buff, I have some few general suggestions for myself. Feel free to apply it to yourself too. Lol.

1. Have a thorough exercise perhaps beginning 2 weeks prior from the trip.
2. Go on a diet! That would be a definite recommendation. Perhaps you can try an hCG diet, that could shave off some pounds that could wear you down.
3. Together with the hCG diet, eat fiber rich food, such as berries and green-leafy vegetables. My mouth waters upon the thought of caesar salad with all it’s crunchy lettuce and sweet tomatoes, coupled with fruits like oranges, apples, and strawberries. They are listed in the foods allowed on hcg diet so that trumps up my fitness program.
4. Do not eat three big meals as we Filipinos are wont to do. We eat breakfast, lunch, and then dinner. Try to eat a hearty breakfast, and then before lunch eat some sandwiches or anything that fills your stomach so that by lunch time you would not get hungry and gobble food as if you were starved. In the mid-afternoon you can eat another meal, and in the evening you can have a light supper. That would be five meals total in a day.

Did I miss out anything? Please feel free to give your additional inputs!

My brother was contemplating on buying a MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air. I checked the prices and golly, they are indeed pricey. My close friend has an old MacBook Pro, and my other friend has a MacBook Air. I was salivating for that MacBook Air, and he only bought it half the price from a raffle-winner who badly needed money.

MacBook Air is so ideal for travel and leisure, so I guess this would really fit me, my wanderings, and my blogging.

The MacBook Air, which I would prefer if we would not look at the prices, has the following specs: 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 6MB Shared L2 Cache, 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 128GB SSD, nVidia GeForce 9400M Graphics Processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. I don’t know how such specs would fit into such very thin body.

It’s 2.13GHz processor is already modest given it is a portable device and presumed to not have heavy-duty applications that would really need a very fast processor. More likely it would used for browsing, photo or video editing, word or office processing, games, and some other pretty every-day stuff.

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Cars cars cars. Lately I have been obsessing on cars. I just made a ford explorer review a few posts ago and I got one comment giving me a link to lookup the local price of the Ford I was planning (dream on) to buy. I checked if there was volvo s40 review a but did not find any. It was kind of pricey so I am not quite too sure now if indeed I could buy one in my lifetime. Perhaps if I win the lottery, yes. Thanks to that comment anyway.

My mother is practicing driving, and her sister let her use their Nissan Sentra 2004. She is planning to buy a car after they will have enough money to buy for one.

After reading a kia optima review, I was convinced that she can go for practical and economical car by buying the Kia Optima. It has a four cylinder engine that economizes the fuel. Inside, it is very spacious so she can have my father, brother, and nieces in for a ride.

How about you, what do you think is a good, affordable car that also suits your taste? Do you prefer a sports car, a luxury car, a four-door sedan, or an SUV?

One of the probably coolest thing I would ever do is a non-stop road trip for a week. I will tour the entire Cebu with a dream vehicle, a Ford Escape Hybrid. Look at this beauty.

It has a 133 horse power four-cylinder engine linked to a 70-kilowatt electric motor which results to a 155 horsepower. It comes either as a Front-Wheel Drive or a Four-Wheel Drive but I would rather choose the 4WD.

What kicks off is it’s fuel economy and low environmental impact. From the Ford website, it boasts of “uses no fuel when you’re stopped in traffic or up to 44 mph in full electric mode.” Is it not cool? If I would be out in the country, I do not go over 44 miles an hour, I would probably be cruising on a 35-40 mph. Although I am not quite sure if you can run on its electric mode going uphill.

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Lonely? Feeling home sick? Wanting to enjoy again the carefree and tension-free atmosphere in the Philippines? A TFC subscriber but missed your favorite shows because of work?

I have news for you!

If you are a subscriber of the pinoy channel TFC and missed some of the shows, you can actually watch it in tfcnow! It is 100% guaranteed free!

I sometimes wonder why women do makeup, go through the painful waxing of leg hair and all those sorts of things that make them feel beautiful. I realized this as I was watching the movie What Women Want.

Some would go to the extent of changing their looks even, just to feel more confident.

There is Dr. Brian Kinney from Studio City Plastic Surgery who of course, does plastic surgery. He is a world renowned plastic surgeon so you could trust him he will only do the best for you.

I wonder if I can have a tummy tuck? I would really love to have six pack abs.

That’s Dr. Brian Kinney MD for you boys and girls.

Have you tried Online Poker? I have not, but a very good friend of mine quit his fifteen grand job after winning a streak.

I was wondering when he would bring a book to work. When we are not too busy, he would pick up his book and read. I noticed it was about poker, so I asked him if it was a novel or an instructional book about poker. He confirmed it was an instructional book, and that he is learning the ropes in sure winning, and calculated risks.

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I realized that I love cars. As in racing cars. As in video game racing cars where you could customize whatever you want customized without having to pay an awful lot of money.

Think of Need for Speed Underground. I know it is an old racing car game, but I love the upgrades, car models, designs, and looks. I love the customization of the car’s hood, vinyl, neon light, spoiler, etc. However, you can not customize the interior accessories. I would have changed my dashboard to a wood dash. It’s  only the gauges you can change.

As for the performance parts, it needs a lot of in-game money to have all your cars upgraded to Extreme packages from stock. I would upgrade the engine, NoS, and Weight reduction first as I like speed. Well, as what this name suggests, I have the Need for Speed.

I usually play this game when I do not travel or hang out with friends, especially when I get frustrated playing Plants vs. Zombies.