The Beautiful Sunrise of Island Garden City of Samal

Team Intelligent Travel Christmas Party

Last Dec. 29, 2013 we had our Christmas Party at Fernandez, Island Garden City of Samal. It was fun loaded part and a thing that we surely never forget! 

We've met at the Magsaysay Park and rode bus there going to Sasa Wharf. This is me on the Bus 

The travel is not that long andt the only problem I've encountered is the harsh sunlight and sweat! The traffic is bearable but it's too damn hot since the bus is not air conditioned. After a few minutes we arrived at Sasa Wharf for our next transportation which is the Barge . 

After riding the barge for 30 minutes, this long because they need to wait for the whole ship to get fully loaded plus the registration of smaller vehicles so it'll take longer and prepare to get intimidated by the harsh sunlight and noisy crowd  plus the sweat! So I do recommend wearing clothes that you feel more comfortable like sleeveless, sheer, shorts and tank tops just like what I did. So after waiting for 30 minutes we finally arrived at the Island of Samal but still were on the bus until we reached the Central Warehouse since this is the stop over for our final destination. This is the Central Warehouse of Samal.

At the Warehouse we've bought some good stuff like water, food, candies and liquors. Then we went to our final destination which is at Fernandez Resort and since it's not too far from the warehouse we've decided to ride at some of our members which has a motorcycle that time. The resort is very cheap yet very wonderful place to be. The entrance fee is 100 pesos which am I thinking very affordable and worth it for the place, they also have a swimming pool but I did not avail it because I feel like swimming more on the beach because it's breathtaking! Isn't it? 

Picture Picture! This is us when we arrived at the venue . 

We have a lot of variety of food! Thanks to the collective efforts of my team members for the preparation of these food.

Opps! Parental Guidance Please! Sorry Mom =)

The Games!

​We had a lot fun that day, Yes it's tiring but it's totally worth it and a moment that everyone of us will never forget. I would like to thank all of my teammates who participated in this activity and for sharing a moment with us.

Merry Christmas!

Last night was a BLAST! I did really have fun celebrating my Christmas with my Family and friends. 

Christmas Party Hakot Award! =)

During our office party =) 

I won 2 special prices 

You are not forgotten

"You never appreciate someone until they are GONE"

This passage is indeed TRUE! Now that my Grandma is gone, I realized that I should have spent most of my time with her and show my love to the best way that I could. 

My Grandma is my everything, she is savior, my hero, my provider, my best friend, my girlfriend and the only one who can understand me. I really love to listen on her life lessons and she taught me how to independent in life. What I'am today I owe it to her. 

But I know Lord God always has better plans, I know that my Grandma is in good hands now and she's always there for me. 

You are not forgotten T.T 

Throwback Thursday!!

​This is me when I was 8 years old I guess? The person next to me is my cousin Bruz which is a 3 years older than me.

As you can see in the picture we do have the same ​tshirt design "VOLTES 5" that is the most well known cartoon during our time. The shirt was given to us by our lovely grandma as a Christmas gift to both of us and every time they gave us shirt it has to be the same design or else one of us will cry.. hehehehe.


This second picture is Me and my Sister Michelle. Cuteness overload!!

From SKINNY to YUMMY!

​Alright! This is the latest picture of me showing some weight I have gained.

When I was in high school I have a normal typical slim body type which is normal for high school student that's why I never cared too much for that, but when I entered college I started to worried about my body but all I did is to eat massive amounts of food but never gained weight. After the first semester I'm still not gaining weight and I looked like a toothpick because that time I was a working student, I work at morning and go to school every night. I'm super tired everyday and I'm starting to have pimples that time.

​So, I quit my studies due to financial problem and focused and working since I need to earn money to support my studies ​but my job now never allows me go back to school because of the shifting schedule. But for my 2 years of working I'm still too THIN! And the people around me are already concerned and they wanted me to have a check up but for me I'm not sick and in fact I can everything that I can.

Due to public demand! I did some research on how to gain weight and I learned a lot of useful stuff. I also reviewed this vitamin called LING ZHI. It's a traditional Chinese herbal vitamin for metabolism. It has red capsule and it's very small with very affordable price. 

I bought 5 pieces just to try it and after taking 2 capsules I started to feel always Hungry! FOOD is all in my mind that time even in the middle of the night I woke up just to eat some food. Before I only consume 1 cup of rice but since I take this vitamin I can demolish 5 cups of rice Oh yeah!  The first thing that I have observed from this medicine is that my cheeks become fluffy and my arms become bigger and my chest is wider which is my real goal. 

The negative side of this vitamin is that it will develop some pimples and blackheads. Some of  the blog that I have reviewed they have the same problem with me but on my part the pimples grew in my back so it's kinda okay for me at least no one can see them, Also I I used PERLA as my daily bath soap, originally PERLA is a laundry soap but it will help you to have a beautiful skin and it dried up all of your impurities such as pimples but you need to put Lotion always because PERLA will dry your skin to the max.  

So that's it! I love my body and I'm overly confident to wear tank tops now! =)

A Quick Tour in my Room

Alright! So I finally decided to upload a video of my room for a quick tour granting a request from my friends. In this video you can see how organized I was in the best way that I could.

This room is not in our home I just rented a room since our home is too pretty far to our office where I work. I think this is the 5th time that I transferred a room. 

So basically, this is the room that really suits my taste, the wall paint is vibrant and the place is safe and the landlady is super nice to me, my room is on the second floor of the house which I really like! It has windows on it unlike from my previous room that I've rented. I'm staying here for like 3 months now and so far so good! 

I bought some Christmas light to give me dim light during at night to help me relieve my stress because according to one of the blogs that I have read, DIM LIGHTS can help you relieve some stress, one of my favorite color is blue so I choose the blue lights instead of the orange one. I have also some pictures on my wall majority of these pictures is my face to make my room really personalize. The computer table is just a day old I bought that from one of my workmates at a really cheap price. I love to see my clothes hanging than the usual way which is folded in the cabinet, the majority of my shirts is V-neck because I really like the design and it made me look bulk up because I'm a skinny guy. All of my house clothes or "PAMBAHAY" is in the cabinet I don't want to see them hanging. 

I also have 2 pet fish, there are BETA fish, one is a bright black beta fish and the other one is opaque white and blue. I really like their color but now I'm kinda tired of keeping them and considering to give them to my niece. I have also a Laptop which I don't usually use because I'm more comfortable using my desktop computer. Also it's not working well, the battery drained too fast that I don't enjoy using it.

So that's it! Hope you like it =)

Sunday Family Bonding

​Yesterday we had our unexpected lunch with my family at my sister's place. During the morning I don't have plans to go out but my sister called me and said they will be having lunch with our grandpa, so I prepared and I bring with me my friend Nochelyn. 

While on our way, my sister called me again and said that I need to drop by at my grandpa's house because my grandpa did not join my cousin Billy to go there in my sister's house, he said he will just go alone after awhile but I had felt that he will never join us, he is always like that every occasion. So I drop by at ​my grandpa's house and told him that Michelle wanted him to go with me but he refuses and he has a lot of alibis. So I left him and went to my sister's house. 

When I got there, my cousin Billy, his wife Jenylyn and their son Bissau were already there and they were grilling a fish. Right after the fish cooked we ate and had some talks while eating. We also plan for our next reunion which is our family tradition every year!

After we ate our lunch, we watched movies and some funny videos friom Youtube and I bought Ice Cream to ease the afternoon hot temperature! Totally worth it!

I really love family bondings! I love to be with them and talk about any certain problem in our family. I think the best part in life is when your family accept you as a friend and your friends accept you as a family.

The Longing of a Child

This is my father, I can't mention his name and some of his facial features due to some personal problems.

I grew up having no father and mother, but I never felt alone because I have the greatest grandparents who supported me financially and emotionally. In fact, I never felt alone and never get bullied for having a broken family because my grandma taught me well and she always reminds me that being a product of a broken family will never be a hindrance in my life.

How I met my father?

Okay, have you ever felt the feeling of being incomplete? Every Christmas season, I always wonder where is my father is and really wanted to see him. I think that's what a normal son would do right? When I was a child, I really wanted to see him, but sice I'am a child, then I don't know where to start and where to go. But now that I'm on the right and somehow I have my own money I really took the risk in looking for him. 

According to my source, my father is somewhere in Bataan and he is suffering from mental problem due to drug addiction (my father was a drug addict influenced by his friends in his younger days). I kept this information for a long time because I know that I can use them in the future, so the first thing that I did is to I searched mental hospitals in Bataan, there were few mental hospitals there so it was easy for me to searched for him, I emailed every hospitals there and after 2 days while I was on my lunch break I received a miss call from an unknown number, so I texted it and asked who was it they responded and they said that they have responded to my email already, so I rushed on my computer and checked my emails, it was confirmed by the doctor that my father is one of their patient and actually he's in good condition already and already normal, they wanted to release him from the center but they don't have any background of my father, they used to deliver my father in Angeles, Pampangga when they heard that he has relative there but failed to do so because no one knew him there. They were really happy for us and even the doctor is crying for this great news! They said they will support and guide me all throughout this journey.

The Next problem.

Now that I have information about my father, new problems arises. Some of my family member doesn't want him back because it's still fresh on their mind of what had happened before, but for me, I guess people should learn how to forgive, even the Almighty Lord our creator knows how to forgive, how about us? We are just an ordinary person and I think my father deserves a second chance, when I talked to my father, he said that he is now suffering and God allows these things to happen because God cursed him for all of the wrong things he had done, this brought me to tears and in deep pain. I can't imagine how hard life is in a Mental Hospital and it hurts me a lot knowing that you have a father who has a mental problem, the people would think that I also have a mental problem since my father has. My friend Ivana inspired me a lot when she say's that life is too short to suffer and I should be proud because the center where my father is being taken good care of him and that I should be always positive in life.

What's next?? 

What's next?? I really don't know! My mind is suffering and I'm tired already but I never want to surrender! My sister told me that all we can do for now is to send financial support to our father and she can't let me bring my father back in Davao because his life would be in real danger. I'm sorry if I can't tell you guys the whole story. I'm planning to send my father a cell phone so can communicate with him everyday. I think as a son that is the best way that I could do, to have a constant communication and I know it will help him a lot for his fast recovery.

Please God help me in this JOURNEY

Poods Family Reunited

It's such a great feeling to be reunited with them! They are my Barkada in ULAS. I'am not an original member of their barkada but I was invited into their drinking session before and that was the time keep on joining them, it was almost a year I haven't seen them except for Bruz and Dawn which are my cousins and we occasionally see them.

Right after the dinner at my sister's house, Me, Bruz and Janz decided to have a drinking session since we missed each other a lot. They fetch me in my sister's house where we ate dinner. After we finished eating I packed all my stuff up and ready for our bonding. It was of course held in our favorite spot which is in the beach of Talomo, I can barely recall the name of the beach but it was a good spot. We didn't drink too much but we enjoyed the moment. Me, I really enjoyed the moment because Janz was there, I have a crush on him and he knew that, Infact while we were drinking our friend tease us! and from that day we call each other BHE.. hahhaa..

I hope we can do this again... =)

Dinner with my Sister

Last Saturday, I decided to visit my sister Michelle since I got bored in my boarding house. I texted her that I'll be visiting them at dinner time and I requested her to cook me PANSIT for dinner, she's really excited and I felt the same way too since it's almost 3 months I guess since the last time I saw them due to some family problems.. Me and my sister's husband is not in good terms, we had misunderstood when I defended my sister when they were fighting and I just can't take to see my sister being hurt that's why I did the things that the usual brother would do for his sister and we had some confrontations but I guess TIME always heal all wounds, we just need to set our heartaches and give yourself a break. I told my sister  if it' is okay for Erwin to visit her, she told me that it's past already and Erwin is sorry for what had happened that time. So I went there before 4pm and I decided to buy a cake for my baby niece Erin which turned 5 months old last time and I wasn't able to attend due to busy schedules. 

When I got there my sister is not home yet and I was entertained by hey two nannies.. They have two nannies that time because the former yaya which is Ate Merlyn is leaving already due to some family problem and the other one is Jaz who will replaced ate Merlyn. We were busy talking and I was playing with Erin that time, Thank GOD she still remember me and she keeps on laughing =) 

After a few hours, Erwin arrived home and I don't know what to say, he seems to be shy as well and it was really awkward but I just swallowed all my pride and greet him first and he responded with manners too, it was really awkward that we can't stare each other but I know he's good to me now. After a few hours again my sister arrived and she's bringing ingredients for the Pansit, while she was cooking me and the nannies were talking in the kitchen and we keep on laughing and sharing stories. Right after the food is cooked we ate and we enjoyed every moment. We also ate the cake that I bought for Erin and Erwin seems to be happy seeing her wife is happy that I visited her. =)

Me with my Baby Erin 

Always Wear your Game Face On!

Yesterday, out of somewhere! I just came to realize that in a call center industry life is INDEED unfair! 

A lot of people in this industry are FAKE and are PLASTIC, your FRIENDS are not always FRIENDS in you when you're in this industry, sometimes when they see an opportunity on a certain situation they will drag you down to raise their self up and will leave you hanging. It's okay to be friend with co- worker but you need to set limitations because in this kind of work there are competitions and people will absolutely forget you if they need to just to get this opportunity especially when MONEY is involved.

You need to set your goals very HIGH and forget these BITCHES! Make yourself busy to the point that you almost forgot the people around you. DO whatever you think you need to do as long as it is right and you're happy because whether you do GOOD or BAD people will always have something to say, and if you heard something against you do not get paranoid! It's okay to say I'M HURT but see to it that you turn this as your motivation to keep you going. I still remember what Miss. Lj said to me " ALWAYS WEAR YOUR GAME FACE ON". This motivates me a lot, it made me realize that in this industry you need to know the rules of the game and play than anyone else.

Haunted Boarding House

I decided to transfer from my sister's house and live independently because I can't take the attitude of my sister's husband, It takes 1 week for me to look for a boarding house because I have a high standard for a room to rent and most of the room for rent today are pretty expensive. My friend Nochelyn accompanied me in searching for a room since she is also looking for one also. We've gone to a lot of place searching everyday and almost lost our hope.

It was Thursday and almost the end of the week and our goal is to be able to find a boarding house before the end of the week! And luckily after many hours of searching we've met this man which is the neighbor of the owner of the boarding house that we've rented in. He approached the owner and the owner tour us in the house. The house that we've looked at is the first floor of the 2 storey house and it's kinda pretty old but looked furnished and accommodating, after we've settled for the payment we have then decided to come back later that night to give the downpayment because Nochelyn requested to the owner that she wants her room in the living room because that time the house do only have 2 bedrooms and we are 5 in all to live in there.

It was Sunday afternoon and I went to the house to check if it is good to live in now, as I arrived I saw the owner and his wife cleaning the house and a carpenter doing the room that Nochelyn requested, I've even bought them snacks and we've talked. The owner said that I can transfer that night since they are almost done. So I went home right away to pack my things and went back to the boarding house and arranged my stuff in there, luckily I'm not alone there since Cresa's brother OGIS transferred that night also together with his Girlfriend. That was my first night in that haunted house.

Next couple of days, Nochelyn and her friend Maylin which happens to be our boardmate also transferred in the house. So we are now one big Happy family. We talked and laughed a lot and I'm always the so called CLOWN.

The Horror Begins....

Everything went well, until one day as I'am sleeping, it was 1:00 in the afternoon and I'm sleeping since my shift changed to 3pm-12am, I had a wonderful sleep but all of a sudden I'm dreamed and in my dream I saw myself sleeping. Yes! I can see myself literally and I'm wearing the same clothes that I'm wearing that day, I'm now panicking and in my mind I'am awake but I can't move a single muscle and I can't scream for help. I told myself to relax after a while I can move my hands now and never go back to sleep again.. This happens for 3 consecutive days in the same situation. 

I shared with my colleagues about my experience and according to them I've experienced "UROM" and advised me that I need to sleep with the accompany because this is a serious problem that can cause my death, I even Google it on how to avoid such event. But I still got nightmare's.

I have a sleeping problem now and afraid to go to sleep because I may not able to wake up. Now, I'm so eager to transfer again because I got a feeling that my room is really haunted because aside from having nightmare's I can also sense that there is someone who is watching me from anywhere in the house and I feel so creepy.

One event happens that pursue my willingness to transfer happen's is when me and my boyfriend is texting in the middle of the night when I came home from my work, we are arguing via text and I'am really used in double sending my message when sending it. The last sentence that I used in my text is "Makasapot ka" he then responded and said " Bakit ka umiiyak?" I responded again and asking " Bakit? may sinasabi ba akong umiiyak ako?" then he said that Yes! That's what you've texted me in your last text and I was like very confused on what is happening, he then suggested that he will send my text again, as I received it I read all the messages and all is right except in the last portion which has "Nagahilak ko karun,guitly kaayo ko,I l love you so much" as I'm reading this I'm getting goosebumps and getting nervous! I responded to my boyfriend and said that he is just playing with me and trying to scare me, but he said he will never do that and he said he will not delete the message on his Inbox and he said that I should also not delete it mine as well so we can check it in the morning. As I go to sleep my chest is pounding and I want to cry cause I know there is something creepy that is creepy happening.

The morning comes and my boyfriend arrived, we right away compare our messages and confirmed that he is not playing with me, both of us is really scared right now. He told me that I should transfer to another house which I did.

The Real Story...

One day, I bought soft drinks from the store which happens that the owner is a close friend of mine, her name is Loi and I use to call her ATE LOI, she is so kind to me and really accommodating. As we are talking I told her that I have transferred to another house already, and she asked why and I told her the whole story, She said that a lot of boarder before that she used to know experienced the same thing I've experienced. She also added that there is a woman that have died in that house while giving birth long time ago. She also share's that the boarder from the second floor share's some stories to her about this woman that they have seen walking in the house. My chest is pounding again and I've shared the whole story to my friend Nochelyn who eventually transferred also.

That is my horror story, I can even imagine I've experienced this and I hope this will never happen again in my entire life.

Getting to Know Me...

Who are you? 

- I'm Jayr Manalo, but I prefer to be called with my nickname JHAI, I got my nickname Jhai when I was in high school when we'v danced the PCD hit song "Jhai Ho" during our school program, since then every student I have met in school they call me Jhai. =)

What are you passionate about?

-I'm really passionate in leading people and working on interesting projects. I love the emo stuff and "ME-TIME" is very vulnerable to me since that is the only time that I can reflect the things I've done during the day and plan for my future.

What are the achievements you are most proud of?

-By far of my existence I could say that being independent is what I'm most proud of. At the age of 17 I'm already working and somehow earning money though it's not enough to sustain my needs but I consider that as a starting point. I also managed to be a working student when I was college because I'm not sure if my grandparents can sustain my studies, I'am also a full-time scholar that time so I'm not paying any single centavo for my school. I'm working as a service crew at a well-known food chain in Davao and it helped me a lot financially and I'm not asking for "BAON" during that time. I resigned on this job because of my willingness to earn more because I believe I deserve more than that and I'm the kind of person who is not comfortable about what we have already, I always wish for more. I tried my luck in the call center industry and thank God I'm still here for almost 3 years now and now I know with hard work and determination I'll get a promotion very SOON.

What are the most important things to you in life?

-I'am a very family oriented person and obviously they are the most important thing in my life. I grew up with my grandparents but I have never felt lonely because they have provided all the love I need that I grew up having the fear of God and respect to myself and to other people. My grandma taught me to be strong and be INDEPENDENT because in life only you can help yourself. 

How would you describe yourself?

- I'am the essence of overconfidence! I love to have fun, to party, to drink , go to beach, get wild and to try everything adventurous! I'm very loud and candid but silent when I have a problem because for me problems should be kept to yourself because of all of the people you've shared your problem only half of them are concerned and the rest are happy .

Do you love yourself?

-Yes! I do love myself  =)

If you have one day left to live, what would you do?

-If I have only one day left to live, I would spend it with my Father. I don't know how it feels like to live with a father so if I have one day left to live I will cherish the moment with my father and I would talk to him and share every achievement that I achieved .


If you are yourself 1 year from the future, how would you advise the you now? 

-I would advise myself to let go of negative thoughts because that is the thing that will hold you back from getting your dreams.


What are you busy with today? 

-As of now, I'm busy with my work as a Project Manager for an Australian client and I love it! 


What opportunities are you looking for?

-Ofcourse everyone would love to have a better job and higher salary but personally I'm happy with what I have now and if God would give me some more my arms are wide open.


What’s the top priority in your life right now?

-Hmmmm.. Right now the most important thing that I want to prioritize is my Job, to prove to other people that I'm confident and equipped already. I see to it that I'm having fun with everything that I do and I don't force myself to work on a project which doesn't fit my passion. I always enjoy every moment of my life and count my blessings.

If you were to die tomorrow, what would be your biggest regret?

-I would regret nothing! I mean what for?? I'm proud of myself and the adventure of my life, I appreciate every struggle and downs of my life because they are the one who made me stronger now and somehow made my life perfect.

What is your ideal career?

-Since I was a child I always wanted to work on a Magazine Publishing House. Everything that is about fashion I love that!

What do you fear most in life?

-To grow old having nothing.

What bad habits do you want to break?

-Being a negative, irritated, and insecure person.

What are the times you are most inspired, most motivated, most charged up?

-When I'm so down and depressed I keep myself motivated and be inspired by the people who always there to help me.


Who inspires you the most?

-My Grandma inspires me a lot, I love to hear her life lesson again and she taught me how to be independent in life.


What kind of person do you enjoy spending time with?

-The kind of person that I enjoyed spending with is a person who is positive, very out-going, fun, not Killer Joy, loves to hang out and true to you even you are not with them.


That's It! Thanks for spending time reading my page. =)