Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Hike We Go (Updated)

For the love of CCB, I am going hiking tomorrow!

It's good that my husband loves her as much as I do because he'll be the one lugging all the stuff I want need to bring for the trek.

Here is a list of what I packed in HIS backpack.

Water
Food (Granola Bars)

Shirt
Socks
Small Towel

Camera
Wallet
Cell Phone
Umbrella

BLUE KIT
First Aid Kit
Medicine Box
Flashlight/Radio
Cold Pack (For heat cramps)
Emergency Poncho
Emergency Blanket
Multi-Tool (Swiss-Army Knife)
Work Gloves
Signal Mirror (Regular Compact Mirror)
Compass
Whistle
Lighter
Toilet Paper
Notebook and Pen

Here is a list of what I packed in MY backpack.

Water
Food (Granola Bars)
Hat
Shirt
Socks
Small Towel
Jacket
Sunscreen (highest SPF I can find)
Sunglasses
Insect Repellent
Lip Balm

Camera
Wallet
Cell Phone

It's a 4-hour trek so we better be prepared.

Tip: Make sure you drink at least 1 quart of water the night before the trek.

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Honeymoon Suites: The Bare Minimum

I just came home from a 3-day Palawan vacation.

We stayed in a resort known to be a honeymoon destination but I honestly don't know how it got that reputation because the place is definitely not honeymooner-friendly.



[Warning: Mature material ahead. No curse words.]

What You Want in a Honeymoon Suite

(Please use your imagination. I don't want my blog to be banned for posting pornographic materials.)

1. Bed: A broken back is never romantic.

Demand at the minimum a queen-sized bed. Two single-beds that are pushed together do not count. When you start rolling around from one side to the other, you don't want to feel the break in your back. Worse, you don't want to fall right in the middle! All the action will definitely cause the bed to separate. This happened to my friend, I swear!

2. Bed sheets: Knee burns and chafed elbows!

I am not asking for 1,000 thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets from Frette. Just don't give me bed linens with the texture of a sackcloth. Some may think this is not important but if you are planning to stay in bed most of the day, you will notice.

3. Room service: Dressing up and walking to the clubhouse just to get something to eat will kill the mood and break the momentum.

You will eventually get hungry but moving your ass out of that bed will be the farthest thing from your mind. Without room service, you will have to dress up and go out to eat. The horror! By the time you finish eating, it will be very hard to get the groove back.

4. Privacy: If you can hear your neighbors they can hear you too.

Res ipsa loquitur (The thing itself speaks).

There! Good luck on your first, second or nth honeymoon.

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