ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES | TARSIER EDITION

A little "home" visit.. :D

The sanctuary near the town of Corella, on the Philippine island of Bohol is having some success restoring tarsier populations. The Philippines Tarsier Foundation (PTFI) has developed a large semi-wild enclosure known as the Tarsier research and Development center. Lito Pizarras, also known as the "Tarsier man" founded this sanctuary where visitors can watch tarsiers up close in the wild (naturally without touching them). As of 2011, the sanctuary was taken care of by him and his brother. The trees in the sanctuary are populated with nocturnal insects that make up the tarsier's diet. Source

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Face to Face with Bohol's little attraction!

Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)

Tarsiers are the only extant entirely carnivorous primates: they are primarily insectivorous, and catch insects by jumping at them. Gestation takes about six months, and tarsiers give birth to single offspring. Young tarsiers are born furred, and with open eyes, and are able to climb within a day of birth. They reach sexual maturity by the end of their second year. 

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 Aren't they cute!? :)

Thumbs up for all of Bohol's Tarsier Conservation Areas.

 Yes, THEY DO NOT HAVE ENTRANCE FEE. :)

Tarsiers tend to be extremely shy animals. Contact with human beings (including being petted by humans) often leads to their death within a few months.

 Guy on the right is our tour guide, he introduces/explains about this little creatures and he even take pictures of you and your friends with the Tarsiers, even with himself. Haha!

A quick visit with the tarsiers is a dream come true. :) It's a wonderful experience to see this creatures before they become extinct. That, none of us would want to happen. 

I'm so proud to have them here in the Philippines and proud that we are taking responsibility in restoring their population. :)

xx, Barbz

TREMENDOUS BOHOL

Hello there! :) Before I start with my post today, just a question.. are my photos from my recent blog a bit blurry? Heeee! Sorry have to copy it from my wordpress, since I can't upload photos here the last time. But now, bloggger have updated, excited for my first entry on the 'all new' blogspot.. and here it is, our Bohol tour! :)

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 Have to hide those eyebags!

 Ferry ride to Tagbilaran/Tubigon, Bohol.

 It's a 1 hour 20 minute smooth sailing ride to Bohol. O.O

 Sunny afternoon in Bohol.

 Late lunch and last buffet batch. LOBOC River!!! :)

*Lesson learned: Wake up when your alarm rings! And Start The Tour Early!*

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Buffet lunch at one of Loboc's floating restaurants. 

Loboc is the hometown of the famous Loboc Children Choir who have been traveling to many countries in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.A to share their angelic voice with the world. Loboc is also well-known for its floating restaurants that cruise on the Loboc river and where you can eat Filipino food as much as you can eat and enjoy the live band or watch the Filipino folk dances being performed by the local dancers. The tour will end at Busay falls and then will return to its origin. bohol.ph

Loboc is one of the oldest towns in Bohol.

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Fell in love with this DOOR. Haha! :P

 Before we visit some tiny-cute-creatures..

 Buwis buhay muna..

520m ZIPLINE

 You can choose your own ride, Combo: ZIPLINE + CABLE CAR

The MOST thrilling thing I've ever done, so far! :)

 Actual photo, after the operator boys threw us in the air! Whooosh!

 See that white helmet in those cable wires? Haha! That's Joey,

 who have to do the solo flight. :P

Met some Koreans and Japanese from DLSU. 

 Way back, Cable Car. :) You can also choose: ZIPLINE+ZIPLINE.

B.L.A.S.T

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Bohol has a tremendous lot to offer, so much that many tourists have a hard time to select those most important things to see in their limited time. You can easily spend a week on the island, and just see the highlights.

PS,

I think I spammed this post with lotsa photos, so making another entry for Bohol.

A lot more.. :)

xx, Barbz

EPIC CEBU!

Boo Cebu! LOL :P


Last weekend, my friends and I flew to Cebu to celebrate Marc's birthday and to have a bit of relaxation. :) (okay, maybe the word relax won't fit this tour)

TO THE QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH!

This is actually our first flight.

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We stayed at Verbena Pension House, Don Gil Garcia St. Capitol Site, Cebu City. It's very affordable and they do havegood Wi Fi! Very good I might say, though they (what's the term?) turned it off on our last day. Is it goodbye? :D

 For people out of budget, like us. :D

Not for the "kanin club" though. Haha!

We ate at the nearest (and open) BBQ station. It's like a food court selling only, but different kinds of barbecue. Name it, it's there! And they also have this rice like suman (photo above) - sorry don't know the english term of suman, will try to know it. Hahaha!!! :P It's 3 Philippine peso each. Very cheap? Well, if you're a kanin club like us, you won't enjoy this. Haha! Not that it taste bad or something, it's just that you have to have 3 or more of it to say
you ate rice!
 Am I making any sense? Waa.. Change topic! :P

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I had to take a picture of the Crown Regency Hotel on our way to the pension house, for I know it will be our firstepic fail in in this Cebu tour. Sky Walk/Edge of Coaster 

Ala Italian dinner at Da Vinci's Pizza at Parkmall in Cebu. Marc's post birthday celebration.

BO's mango and chocolate cake. Yum! :)

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DAY TOUR

Magellan's Cross

 

Sto. Nino Church

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Taoist Temple

  

We only got to visit this tourist destinations in Cebu because we don't have enough time to go to each tourist spots, since you have to travel from here to there (Cebu cabs asks for higher price than here in Manila) though you may ride public jeepneys, if you're that go! go! go! like we did. :) 

Other reason why we lacked of time, is because we had palengke tour (market) for our pasalubongs! Hahaha! With that scorching heat, I meant really hot day in Cebu. XD

Since it's super hot outside, we decided to have a tour in SM City Cebu and have a late lunch at Mang Inasal - forunlimited rice! Oh yes, we love unlimited rice!!! :D

As hot as it was, it rained so hard! XD With lightning and thunder effect pa. Ayayay! How will we fly back home!? O.O

 EPIC!

xx, Barbz