The Filipino Friends - Latest Comments in CAMIGUIN ISLAND, Philippines

Re: CAMIGUIN ISLAND, Philippines

Achates — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:23:26 -0000

Good job.. nice pictures! Here is a poem about the island:

The Island of Paradise

A paradise where a few would know
A place to pamper and relax self
To appreciate ecstasy on earth
A sight to immerse wildest dreams
A town with simple memories of days
Where life is easy and worry-free
Enjoy scenic views in its splendor
Where sunburst makes you alive.
Saluting dawn to a rooster's crow
To awake town to sunset's breathtaking sight
With moon glow in the ocean blue
Replica of glitter specks of diamonds
Where mist of hugging clouds
Cuddling the peak of highest tip
To the austere and majesti volcano site.

Where time is leisure and getting old
Unhurried and unnoticed
With gentle wind embracing
Cocoanut trees that grow wildly
Swaying and beckoning
Like an open arms of a maiden
Anticipating for her lover to appear
Ebb tides whisper a familiar tune
To revive a lonely heart
To rekindle or start, to discovery or recovery
A new or one love affair
Where white sand in blue lagoon
Come together
Inviting to a warm, clear water
Hidden hot spring like emerald gem
Alluring one to submerge gently
To calm an aching body that feels like million fingers
Massaging tenderly
Where waterfalls make rainbow
Like cascading bride's veil
Thanks to the beauty of Creation.

Jeanette W. Dunn
Copyrighted book of poetry "The Emotion of Love and Life Poetry Book sold in the Internet, Barnes and Noble and all bookstores.

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homesteading — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:38:15 -0000

camiguin seems really beautiful. it has everything, from volcanoes to forests to beaches. it is an ideal place for a relaxing vacation for the whole family.

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marites — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:22:28 -0000

Hi Dada,

Nice to know we have another cousin, we never met.
I am a daughter of a first cousin of your mom, tita Nenen. My fathers name is the late Carding Reyes.
I only know the son of Tita Nenen only. I am close to Tito Pinggoy and Tita Dayday.
Do you have contact with Dadan and Erlinda, from LA, also Filipino friends members? He, Dadan is your first cousin.

Regards
marites Reyes Rami

Re: CAMIGUIN ISLAND, Philippines

marites — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:18:50 -0000

There is now a daily ferry to Jagna Bohol, takes 4-5 hrs. From there, you can take a bus to Tagbilaran, perhaps stay in Panglao white beach and continue the trip to Cebu. THere are several boats, including a fast craft Tagbilaran-Cebu.

Schedule: (subject to change)
Departure Camiguin: daily at 8:00 am, arriving Jagna Bohol at 12:00
Departure Jagna Bohol: daily 1pm, arriving Camiguin at 5:00pm

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Erlinda — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:50:27 -0000

my name is Erlinda Roa now married to Marcelo Reyes, hello Camiguinians!!!. We now live in Los Angeles, CA. If you happen to pass by L.A. call us. We visit Camiguin every other year!! It is a paradise Island...I;ll see you next year sometime in July!!!

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Kathy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:43:55 -0000

By accident, I read your posting and I wonder where are you now? The last time I saw you was at your wedding in Simi Valley.

Your cousin,

Dadan

Re: CAMIGUIN ISLAND, Philippines

Dee — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:50:18 -0000

now, more than ever. I wish I was able to attend a field trip to Camiguin when I was in college. I will visit the island someday, hopefully, sooner than that. :D

p.s.
my bestfriend's last name is Reyes as well although they're not from Camiguin.

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neil — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:19:11 -0000

I was born and grew up on the same island. I'm a constant partcipant of Panaad, a yearly Holy Week event that challenges participants to walk around Camiguin.

I just had a time off from work and had spent my weekend there. I miss the old Camiguin where you can count by hand the number of vehicles and the silence. What I miss most is the warm welcome by locals, like me!

A new site was just opened, it's in Sagay, Camiguin. (Where I grew up.) It's the Binangawan Falls. I haven't been there but they say that the falls creates a rainbow hence the name "bangaw" = rainbow. And there are also wild strawberries growing near the falls.

Another site is the Ilihan hill, a dormant volcano visible in Guinsiliban and Sagay. I've been there and it has the best sunrise Camiguin could offer. Heavenly! And it has pine trees, fog and clouds below, a little unscathed Baguio.

Camiguin is a real treasure.

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hellocamiguin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:10:00 -0000

kath,

first of all, please accept my hearfelt condolence for the loss of Nong Pinggoy. we lost a great man. we had a great time discussing camiguin issues after tennis games - of course, over some round of beer. that was in 1992-1998 when i started the camiguin telephone project. i'll be coming home this summer for our family reunion. surely i will miss your dad.

it's nice to see you and dada meet over the web. me, too, have memories with Nang Nenen, at felix huertas st., during my college days. i'm a frequent visitor, not only during September fiesta novenas, but to visit my cousins - jojo & ex bollozos. of course, charito barlaan stayed there, too.

Kath, this might come as a surprise for you. the last time i see you was at the classroom of Mam Titang Mora. if you still have a class picture of Grade 1 or 2, taken at the facade of Fatime College of Camiguin auditorium, i can tell you where i am. yes, we're classmates!

you have a great blog, Kath. keep it up.

best regards,
nandy
http://gcd.i.ph

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katkimjac — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:17:26 -0000

OMG!!!! Yes, we are!!! I remember Tito Pinggoy, his nickname is the same my Dad...Pinggoy Reyes - Jose Jacop Reyes, we lived in the big house not too far from Tito's Pings on the same street!! Now, my Mom is there and My dad dies recently and Mom is living in the house that my Dad built for her... and tell me the name of your Mom...I've not seen Tita Dayday for a while, now, if she is still living in Mambajao, am sure she heard of Dad's passing, he was buried in the family cementary....Yes I know, we all had nicknames... and still do!! :o)

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Dada Reyes-Quilatan-Sy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:00:22 -0000

Hi! Im Dada,daughter of Paciencia Reyes- Quilatan"NENEN" is her nickname.
When I was young I use to have my vacation there every summer with my parents and other relatives.We usually stay at our ancestral house in Mambajao,my Tita Dayday Juni- Reyes and the brother of my mom Tito Pingoy Reyes they are the only one's who are staying there.
I did have wonderful memories of that place...even if I would visit Camiguin every summer Im still in awe of its virgin beauty.
My last visit was when m mom was buried there for that is her request 7years ago with my own family.

Hopefully ,in the future we can all visit and remenisce once again the many beautiful memories that that place has deposited in me.

Maybe we are somehow related? not familiar kasi with real names only the nicknames lang...

till next time

DADA

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katkimjac — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:20:52 -0000

Your welcome, where in the Camiguin did you grow up from? I was in Mambajao, Camiguin, I have tons of relatives still living there. My Family name is Reyes...My Dad name was Jose Jacop Reyes (i just lost him this year Jan 24 2008) and Mom is Doris Dunn Reyes - maybe your family knows mine?
CHEERS
Kathy

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mercy rivera abad — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:48:51 -0000

Thanks a lot for this article. I was born there and spent my first 5 years there. I agree with you. It is a virtual paradise. I plan to revisit the island as I still have many relatives there.

Thank you so much for this article.

Mercy

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Kathy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:13:32 -0000

Oh pardon me, my email is sweethymnjon02@yahoo.co.nz

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Kathy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:12:07 -0000

Hi there everyone. I am looking for a long lost friend, her name is Margie Abuan, she's from camiguin. We went to the same school (2nd year hs) in cagayan de oro city, which is in Lapasan nat'l HS. I moved back to my hometown Davao City and we lost touch,its been a long time ago, that was way back on 1996. I am here in the US right now for quite some time and has been trying to look her up online, but its seems quiete impossible. But if ever you know her, or someone might have an idea, I would really appreciate it and reward you. Please contact me on my email address..sweethymnjon02@yahoo.co.uk..

Thank you a lot and God bless

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lily — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:05:26 -0000

hi everyone,
while i am reading and researching about camiguin i fell that i want to go back there and spend time with my love ones in a peaceful and friendly island.
i am Lily Levine, presently residing in canada, i moved here since 2001, i like it here, every year me and my family always visit philippines, by the way i am from Talakag, Bukidnon,,, this is my homeland, while we are planning to have a holiday 1 big issue is to go to camiguin for a couple of days, a bring almost the whole talakag to there just to relax and enjoy with their hot spring, sto, nino cold spring and just recently we discover the soda cold spring, my husband which is a canadian love to stay there,,, we stay at SABAKAHAN, @ yumbing, we like it there because they have kitchen where we can cook and it is very close to the seashore. they are nice and very understanding, everytime we will go there their rest house is full,, especially children, i loved to bring my nieces and nephews.. i miss CAMIGUIN so much and i want to go back there this year with my family,,, for all the people
in camiguin, you guys are so lucky to have a very nice place,,, that's a GOD'S given that no man can even measure it.
see you this year again, and best regards to the owner of the SABAKAHAN, beach resort in Yumbing, please send my best regards to them.

Lily Levine
Prince George, British Columbia
canada

PS.
just one simple comments,
to Ardent Hot Spring management
i hope that they will reduce their charges to the guest,, Hot Spring is natural, and God gave that to us to enjoy but i guess you are over charging, like us, a bunch of people is coming and we paid a lot of money everytime we go there.. you should give discount and there should be an age limit..
I hope this will come to your attention.
thank you for your attention to this.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK