Pagsanjan Falls via Cavinti Trek

Popularly known as Pagsanjan Falls a.k.a. Cavinti Falls and Magdapio Falls, the falls itself is located in the municipality of Cavinti, Laguna. Surrounded by a well preserved forested environment that is still part of the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. It has an approximate of 70-80 feet cascade of water combined with a powerful volume of drop.

It was a decade ago when I first visited Pagsanjan Falls via "shooting the rapids", but now I've decided to revisit it through a much affordable and yet more challenging way via the Cavinti Eco Park popularly known as "El Salvador Del Mundo". The Cavinti route offers a different experience that includes trekking with a descent of more than 1000 ft. Then, one will also have to rapel and scale down a two 90 degrees ladder of more or less 70 feet that others call it "Buwis Buhay" (Take Chances) just to reach the tantalizing Pagsanjan Falls. A fee of 270 pesos also includes rafting into the falls' cave that let's you experience the powerful gush of water cascading from the falls.

How to Get There:

1.) Take a bus bound to Sta. Cruz  (DLTB), they have terminals in Cubao and LRT Buendia 

2.) Tell the conductor to drop you off in Pagsawitan.

3.) Once in Pagsawitan,  You can then ride a jeep to Cavinti.

4.) In Cavinti Junction you can ride a trike bound to El Pueblo Salvador

Bugong's Roasted Chicken and Bistro

From it's humble beginning which started by selling roasted chicken, Bugong has expanded to dine in resto and opened their business for franchise.

The place is small yet simple and vibrant. They now offer more, other than their bestselling roasted chicken and have expanded their line of  menu that includes: set meals of rice, chicken, pasta, salad, pastries, etc.

We ordered their mac & cheese, it’s straightforward mac & cheese, nothing special but my wife loved it. We also ordered Thai Curry Meatball, it was smothered with Thai sauce which has a rich and very distinct curry flavor. The Poori Bread is a must try,  a deep fried bread made of wheat. Basically a chicken salad inside a bread composed of chicken strips and veggies. And we also had Asian Salad Wrap which basically tastes like a Burrito. There are 3 kinds of rice that they serve: Thai rice, garlic and chive rice and kimchi rice. 

Price is affordable, chicken is generously served.

Rating:
7 out 10

Manila Auto Show

Last April a special event was held deep in the metro for car and automobile enthusiasts known as "The Manila Autoshow" at World Trade Center. Thousands were in attendance to witness the grandest display of cars and all sorts of automobiles. My friends and I paid a visit to the much anticipated event and were fascinated with the cars on display, not to mention the beautiful models as well. 

The fiercest looking, customized and retro cars was enough to complete our day, the exhibit also displayed trucks, jeepney,  that was customized to look like a "Transformer" - customized to suit the owner's artistic preferences.