i am more in love with the beach than the mountains (or hills, whatever's applicable). in subic, one can experience both worlds, may it be doing the jungle survival tour or scuba diving or what-have-you. when i was in subic, tho, i did neither. but i enjoyed the sights there a lot, more specifically the roads (again!) plus some. i dunno but there's something about mountain-y/hilly roads such as these that i find appealing. must be the fields of green surrounding the gray asphalt. no, seriously, i love nature. =)
all of the photos are taken from the car at different points in time.
taken along tipo road after entering sbma. this view somehow reminds me of that toyota commercial way back in 1996. the song there was i love you always forever by donna lewis.
the hills are aliiiiive with the sound of music... 
guess who owns this villa? ;-) you can find this plush avian housing by the sbma entrance along tipo road.
argonaut highway. we were on our way to ocean adventure here, which is a good 20-minute drive from the main hub of sbma.
green...
and more green. as you can see, it is denser in this part of the highway. seems like there's no end in sight but we did get to ocean adventure.another sight that you'll see while driving along the highways inside sbma are the wild monkeys such as these. too bad for me most of them started moving away before i even got to turn on the camera. well, better late than none at all. =)
people are advised not to feed the wild monkeys as the monkeys might become dependent on humans. but of course, some people still don't heed that and give the monkeys scraps of food.
one lost monkey
one lost monkey
i love the way you wrote your adventures! hehe may mga songs na naalala ko din!
ReplyDeletenaalala ko nga un sa toyota... pero di ganong vivid, ang song lang.. kasi lagi pinapalabas...
and the sound of music.. ^_^
Yung isang unggoy ay nandito...
ReplyDeletesi A. lol!
anyways, parang dami mong trips lately ah? asan yung mga pasalubongs ko?
di ko pinuntahan yung ocean world last year but i got to see jungle joe's world and tiger safari. and of course yung mga makukulit na macacque (tama ba spelling?) monkeys.
ReplyDeletei too like how subic retained its natural beauty though it was a bit controversial last year but i think it was in one way resolved.
ReplyDeletehaaaaaaaaaaa. cute monkey!!
ReplyDeleteHehe, I still remember those monkeys. Ang kukulit nila, latulad din ng mga ibang tao diyan na matitigas ang ulo...
ReplyDeletehere in tokyo, some monkeys in parks can get scary when you stop giving them food ;-( heheeh
ReplyDeletemimi: hehe thanks! ^___^ oo nga tagal na nung commercial na yun, kaya ko naaalala rin dahil sa scenery. =)
ReplyDeletekris jasper: oy! me itsura pala siya ha wahahaha! naku sana di to mabasa ni A hehehe :D nga pala, overnight trip namin ito sa subic, bale last trip ko 2008 at first for 2009 hehe
lawstude: hehe di ko sure spelling e :D so, yun pala ang tawag sa mga monkeys na yun, ngayon ko lang nalaman hekhek :D
the dong: true, that's why i hope other potential investors would give importance to the rich ecosystem that's thriving in subic =)
acey: yupyup! the next day i even saw one carrying its baby. soooo cute! =)
rudy: nakow, naglipana talaga ang matitigas ang ulo =)
ReplyDeletecaryn: wow, i'll remember that when i get to visit japan some day =) nasanay na malamang sila na pinapakain. =)
sarap sigurong mag road trip sa pi ano? i failed to do that when i was living there. well, different times.
ReplyDeleteI love trees and the beach too. Driving through that area must have been a very welcome and refreshing change from the sights of Manila.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know that at least one of the villa's owners was home at the time of your visit. As for that monkey, maybe someone needs to teach him how to hitch for a ride. Hehehe :D
so subic's still as beautiful as the time the americans were there? galing ah. next time sama na ko sa adventures nyo dyan. :-)
ReplyDeleteso it's ocean advetnure for yoou...it's true for the monkeys but pinoys are just too plain pasaway
ReplyDeletepanaderos: oh yes, a really refreshing sight after a year. =) hehe i think those monkeys already know how to hitch a ride. now if they can only talk hehe!
ReplyDeleter-yo: wellll, at least they have managed to preserve the nature there. i just didn't like the look of the px stores hehe.
backpacking philippines: i actually saw some people in a van feeding bananas to some monkeys the next day. grabe talaga.
OMG why does that lost monkey look like my Jin? LOL!
ReplyDeleteI would love to drive along those mountain roads too Carlotta! Seems so cool and refreshing. I like that name... Villa Maya. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Villa Maya is so cute! For the birds, di ba?
ReplyDelete:P
PM: hala ka ha, baka mabasa niya ito! hehe kidding! happy hearts day sa inyo! :)
ReplyDeletetoe: so cute. the name is really eye-catching =) and yup, the drive really cool and refreshing coz of the dense forest and add to that the speed of the car. sarap! =)
kyels: yup tama ka, it's for the birds. cute nga, no? =)