Birthday Beach Walk




November 19, 2006. What I found in my solitary search for a marine sanctuary. From Bantayan, Dumaguete City to Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental.

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  1. ...CariBBeaN WencH MaLaX SparroW...November 20, 2006 at 11:54 PM

    i'm so gonna be here and do the same as soon as i get to dumaguete!
    darn,i miss that route! silliman beach-runway-sibulan!
    tripping kaau ka dah!
    i pray that you did enjoy your birthday, neen!

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  2. Janjan PerezNovember 21, 2006 at 12:15 AM

    I miss my hometown. Did I ever tell you that I'm from Bantayan Island?

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  3. Ivy MCNovember 21, 2006 at 12:18 AM

    happy birthday, jeneen.
    i envy you. you're living the life you want.. =)

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  4. kitty galoreNovember 21, 2006 at 1:00 AM

    jen, aha na imo cat?
    happy birthday!!! =p

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  5. Jemi AquinoNovember 21, 2006 at 1:09 AM

    wow. if you'd left the sea and the coconout out of it, i'd have believed you walked all the way to the sahara. lovely!

    HUGS,
    jemi

    p.s. whose dog is that???

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  6. beng garciaNovember 21, 2006 at 4:20 AM

    Great shots of a place I've never been- quite lonely,and don'tthink it is the right background for your beauty.of course, I'm only viewing the photos thru my blackberry.nevertheless,wherever you are,you lend your grace and charm to the place.

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  7. Manang KaiyenNovember 21, 2006 at 8:34 AM

    i missed your birthday :-( but happy belated anyway. i'm actually here for the leftover cake. hope you fun jolly time!

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  8. Jeneen GarciaNovember 27, 2006 at 3:43 AM

    thank you thank you thank you for all the greetings! don't worry, this album is my way of sharing my birthday with you, so you didn't miss it, even if you're far away =)

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  9. Jeneen GarciaNovember 27, 2006 at 3:45 AM

    yes, maybe that's why i have an attraction to the desert, too, dry place that it is =) it's a symbol of the possibilities, of what is not seen.


    the dog belongs to one of the people io bumped into. the main reason i hung around long enough to be invited to skim =) cutie no? name is Gir.

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  10. Jeneen GarciaNovember 27, 2006 at 3:47 AM

    but travelers will always be lonely, ma =) it's a solitary occupation.


    as always, sipsip ka talaga hehehe. thanks. mwah mwah mwah!

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  11. Jeneen GarciaNovember 27, 2006 at 3:48 AM

    yup =) whatever happened to your case?

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  12. XXXX YYYYApril 3, 2007 at 1:48 AM

    ahh agan-an, the perpetual low-tide beach hehehehe

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  13. Jeneen GarciaApril 12, 2007 at 11:02 AM

    not perpetual =) last time i was there, had to walk behind the houses because the water had reached the trees and the posts. best time i've discovered---afternoons before the full moon =) was blessed to have encountered it for the first time when the beach was wonderfully, amazingly wide.

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