Friday, February 08, 2008

More of Anawangin

my first time in Anawangin last year was a memorable one, despite the rain and the huge waves that come with it and some "supernatural" experience, i remember being mesmerized by its natural beauty. i promised myself to be back.

last weekend, that promise was fulfilled. Yapak Mountaineers had its first team building in Anawangin (the area, especially Pundaquit, is now the favorite location of some of boobtube's primetime soaps like Marimar, Kung Fu kids, Maging sino ka man and was featured last year in The Probe Team), and i realized that Anawangin is even more beautiful when the sun is up, when there's no rain and the water is calm.

i giggled with excitement, not with the team building but with the anticipation of a better weather for an endless photo ops! i am bad i know hehe

the team building took the whole saturday, but it doesn't stop me from taking some shots, besides, i am not the only one hehehe.

the discussions and group dynamics were fun and actively participated in (i even had a mini-monologue when the topic shifted to knowing your priorities and touched budgeting, whoa!).

anyways, when the activity was about to end, we were asked to go on the shore for meditation, but i cannot concentrate because i was facing the sun directly and it's so hot! so i just excused myself and do this. :)


after the team affirmation, lyn and i went around and explore the area to look for the best spot for sunset (we tried climbing the nearby mountain where i took one of my all-time favorite shots, naks, but give up the idea halfway as we didn't bring a headlamp/flashlight). but it doesn't dampen our spirit as i just realized that the cove itself is a good spot for sunset.


we'll be in Anawangin again next month...

Happy weekend everyone, Kanpai!

39 comments:

Sidney said...

"to go on the shore for meditation"

I guess it is difficult to concentrate with so many beautiful girls around you... ;-)

Very artistic pictures!

Panaderos said...

Very nice pictures indeed, Zherwin! The place is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your pics with us. :)

Btw, I hope you won't mind if I link up to your site.

Anonymous said...

i'm no expert, but i believe one will agree with me that youre getting better and better in taking pictures.

GingGoy said...

i've been to pundaquit and cpones but not yet in anawangin...hope to explore that someday

ysrael said...

Ganda ! is Pundaquit in Zambales?

jho said...

ganda talaga ng mga kuha mo na pictures! Pwede bang igrab tapos gawin ko na wallpaper sa pc?

Anonymous said...

masyado ka namang nang iinggit..ang ganda na ng place tapos ang saya nyo pa tapos ang ganda ganda pa ng mga shots :(

Abaniko said...

Ganda ng last shot. Parang yoga in water. Paradise na paradise ang dating. Napaka-tranquil!

atticus said...

ganda ng probinsiya ko, ano? haha! (sana lang mag-improve. it looks the same since i was kid)

Gypsy said...

Oh wow, I continue to be amazed at how many beautiful places we have in the Philippines! Homesick na ako..huhuh.

carlotta1924 said...

grabe grabe grabe talaga ang ganda ng lugar!!! can't stop saying that over and over hehehe sobrang ganda kasi talaga. magkatabi lang ba ang pundaquit at anawangin? pano ba jan pumunta? pwede ba ako mag tag along sa inyo next month? hehehe.

great pics! =)

zherwin said...

sidney, ahem, that, too! hehe. :)

thanks.

zherwin said...

thanks panaderos. :) no problem, i'll link you up din. :)

zherwin said...

lady cess, thank you, i think i need to practice more. :)

zherwin said...

tutubi, the sooner the better! tourists are starting to crowd anawangin, and fees are now starting to be collected. punta ka na habang di pa sya nako-commercialize. :)

zherwin said...

ysrael, yes, in san antonio, zambales to be exact (ang marimar country!)

zherwin said...

jho, go ahead, walang problema. :)

zherwin said...

manilenya, kelan ka ba babalik? kelangang mapasyalan mo sya!

zherwin said...

abaniko, iba talaga kapag sunset. :)

zherwin said...

atticus, isa nga ang probinsya nyo sa mga nauunang mabibiyayaan ng grasya ng pamahalaan di ba? para sa anawangin, sana mag-stay na lang syang ganyan at di maabot ng commercialization.

zherwin said...

gypsy, pag-uwi mo, idagdag ito sa mga dapat puntahan. :)

zherwin said...

carlotta, sige, gagawa ako ng how-to-go-to-anawangin post para meron tayong guide. :)

Gina said...

OH,my gosh, that's a very beautiful sunset silhouette shot of Lyn....You do have an eye for taking really nice shots Zherwin.

You should have that one printed and framed.

Unknown said...

Galing ng last shot! Puwedeng gamiting poster ng Department of Tourism. At talagang namang favorite subject mo ang future missus mo ha? :-D

Anonymous said...

Haay... Anawangin... now I'm dreaming of going back there. Hehe. Ganda talaga ng place

wanderingcommuter said...

wow!!!!(not just a simple wow na madalas ng ginagamit. im saying this in its strictest sense)....

nice shots dude! where is anawangin?

are you using a SLR camera for this shots?

zherwin said...

gina, thanks, i always have my shots printed, usually in 4R, but when i really like the shot, A4 size agad yun! :)

zherwin said...

rudy, sana mabasa ito ng taga-DOT hehehe.

zherwin said...

ferdz, ngayong weekend, balikan mo na! :)

zherwin said...

wanderingcommuter, salamat and no SLR here, i am a poor point and shoot user and i am still using my five year old digicam. :)

btw, anawangin is in Brgy. Pundaquit, in San Antonio, Zambales.

Anonymous said...

wow! the place is beautiful! great pics you have here...

just blog-hopping, may i link you up?

zherwin said...

ia, thanks for dropping by. no problem, link up! :)

zherwin said...

ia, thanks for dropping by. no problem, link up! :)

Lazarus said...

the last two pics, very very pretty.

Congrats, Zherwin!

zherwin said...

lazarus, salamat. :)

Lantaw said...

I was here just last january. very scenic place. beautiful photos bro. link ko yung blog mo ha?

hun_08_nie said...

Hi it's a beautiful place.. We're planning to go there in the mid March. could you help us in planning the details please. Thank you!

zherwin said...

allan, hey, nice to see you here. :) me konting bad news lang sa anawangin, some part of the mountain was burned, napaalis tuloy yung caretaker tapos ngayon meron nang bayad (P150/P50 per head, depende kung saan ka magse-setup ng tent). me mga pasaway talagang mountaineer, kakainis.

go ahead, link na rin kita. :)

zherwin said...

hun_08_nie, the place is really beautiful. don't worry, i'll make a post about it later. thanks for the visit. :)

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