Negros Oriental, Above and Below Water




September 11 and 12, 2006. I'm skipping a couple of trips, dives and melodramatic events in my life to upload this album of my visit to Dumaguete via Lilo-an, Santander, Cebu and my amazing dives in two sanctuaries in Dauin to give you (and me) a glimpse of my future home and lifestyle.


Just a selection of the most interesting things I saw on the trip.


I'm so excited already!


PS my new website header (the one you see above) is a picture from the masaplod norte sanctuary in dauin. super strong currents! was hardly moving even though i was finning like crazy. but perfect visibility. also the turtles up there i cut out from a picture of an anemone that you will see below =)

Comments

  1. Marjorie AballeSeptember 28, 2006 at 4:07 PM

    wow nice pics. is this apo island? =)

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  2. Manang KaiyenSeptember 28, 2006 at 4:42 PM

    your new home by the sea and playing with fishes all day? suweeeet! awesome pics, btw. :-D

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  3. lalie zafraSeptember 29, 2006 at 6:49 AM

    is that nemo? hehehe

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  4. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2006 at 6:56 AM

    nope, this is dauin, on the mainland, right across apo =)

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  5. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2006 at 6:57 AM

    uh huh ;-) thanks =) looking forward to more dives like these.

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  6. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2006 at 7:00 AM

    nemo and marlin and a new character, the butterflyfish =P (this is part two na)

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  7. XXXX YYYYSeptember 29, 2006 at 7:15 AM

    woweeeee!!!!

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  8. XXXX YYYYSeptember 29, 2006 at 7:18 AM

    above laminar corals (Turbinaria reniformis says your book)

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  9. XXXX YYYYSeptember 29, 2006 at 7:18 AM

    swooooooon!

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  10. XXXX YYYYSeptember 29, 2006 at 7:23 AM

    sigh.....

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  11. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2006 at 7:25 AM

    yup, dauin's definitely an unexpected jewel, an eye-popping hillside of foliose, branching and soft corals. i don't usually like diving the same site twice, but here i wouldn't mind. it was here that i finally got to take sharp pictures of the big fish, because they wouldn't swim away =D and the lighting was perfect.

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  12. Gian JubelaSeptember 29, 2006 at 9:54 AM

    Beautiul nature pix. Just like in National Geographic.

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  13. Jemi AquinoSeptember 29, 2006 at 10:40 AM

    hey, i remember that boulevard! =) the prettiest place in dumaguete, as far as i'm concerned.

    hope you love and make the most of your stay there.

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  14. Frances CabahugSeptember 29, 2006 at 11:00 AM

    Oooh! I used to spend my summers walking around in Bais and Dumaguete, and near an organic farm in Talay.=) Is lovely. Wish I could go back there again.

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  15. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2006 at 11:10 AM

    thanks, everyone =) yes, lovely place. i feel like i'm just using school as a grown-up excuse to live near all these pretty fishies hehe. dumaguete, here i come!

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  16. Crisanto CayonSeptember 29, 2006 at 10:52 PM

    now I'm rethinking if i made the right choice of school these days --- knowing that you are going to one where the waters and all beauty in it are literally - JUST THERE!
    superb photos you have! you're becoming attuned to their senses and they, to yours -- that's why they're not running away anymore...

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  17. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 30, 2006 at 10:42 AM

    oh, ateneo is also a good place to be, if you're in manila =) you won't regret it. you'll see the seasons change, especially from March to May to June--the leaves turning red and falling, the fire trees blooming, and the grass turning suddenly from brown to green. Even UP doesn't have that, and i love UP's cracked pavements more than ateneo's landscaping.

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  18. cathy alvarezOctober 2, 2006 at 11:24 PM

    pang calendar man ang pose mam hehehehehe nice photos neen =)

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  19. Melissa Solito-ElbanbuenaOctober 13, 2006 at 7:08 AM

    omg! i miss boulevard & the kikiam already.. plus the weekend bbq & bandfest! *sigh* summer was sooo long ago..

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  20. Jeneen GarciaOctober 13, 2006 at 11:38 PM

    yes, why does it feel like summer all the time in dumaguete?

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  21. C o c o y ..October 27, 2006 at 8:55 PM

    unsa man ni neen, fun with ate? :-)

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