Cambugahay Falls, Lazi, Siquijor -- up, close and personal




15 to 16 September 2007. My first real field trip as a teacher, and of course, Murphy's Law went into full swing even though I'd called the shipping lines more than a week before the trip and got reserved seats two days before the trip.


So half of us got left behind at the pier. By the time we got to the island, the tide was too high for our lab exercise, and some people HAD to go home that same afternoon. No time to do the scheduled itinerary. So I decided to at least let them have some fun after all that stress. I chose Cambugahay Falls, because I had the impression many of them had never been to any waterfall yet.


It was also my underwater casing's first time in a freshwater setting (at last! considering that it was a trip to Kawasan last year that convinced me i really had to buy an underwater casing to capture a friend's expression as we rafted under the waterfall). And here's evidence that people tend to have more fun with waterfalls than at sea. (Must be the shower-like feel of it, you think?)


In the end, the afternoon trips got cancelled (the next day's, too...but that's a longer story), so EVERYONE had to stay overnight. Because of that, we got a nice class picture, which you'll see down there.

Comments

  1. kitty galoreSeptember 25, 2007 at 7:43 AM

    hehehehheehe

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  2. Aileen GuirnelaSeptember 25, 2007 at 8:36 AM

    nice shots teacher =)

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  3. Mimi Herrera VillaruelSeptember 25, 2007 at 9:12 AM

    frustrating gyud nang ma-cancel ang trip. that happened to my hub last week, he was supposed to go to ormoc. sira ang sked.

    nindota sa place teacher jeneen uy :) refreshing!

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  4. mikel .September 25, 2007 at 2:11 PM

    basta waterfalls sulit jud! havent bee to siquijor though...

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  5. Jemi AquinoSeptember 25, 2007 at 5:57 PM

    so, who's the teacher again? =)

    yeah, yeah. i should have been there.
    but if i'd been, we'd have been left behind twice, probably.
    you know how it is. =P

    i'll see you soon (enough).

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  6. natasha cangSeptember 25, 2007 at 10:34 PM

    dear. Beautiful. I love this.

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  7. Jean USeptember 25, 2007 at 11:07 PM

    i like this shot......tired shoes means it did a lot of walking.

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  8. glay mebranoSeptember 26, 2007 at 1:55 AM

    the youngest indeed :)

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  9. Kahlou FranciscoSeptember 26, 2007 at 4:12 AM

    you look like u lost weight ^_^ See u in PAMS!

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  10. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:01 AM

    thanks, aileen ;)

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  11. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:03 AM

    thank you, too, bonn :) ever been here?

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  12. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:06 AM

    that's why it's better plan, but just expect the unexpected and go with the flow ;) accept that many times, things are simply beyond our control. less stressful that way. september's generally not a good month for travel, anyway.


    you should visit siquijor! although kawasan's not bad at all, as waterfalls go.

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  13. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:08 AM

    WHAAAT? you know, you always manage to surprise me :P but i thought you've been everywhere!

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  14. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:13 AM

    ah but what do you know, after we'd gotten on the next trip an hour later, and the doors were all closed, the manager came aboard to tell us we all had to go down because they had to fix something. after two hours of waiting, i decided to have the tickets refunded and take the two-hour ferry to larena instead. poor kids, all of the ones who were left behind were first-timers, and all of the ones who had to go home that same afternoon were left behind, too :P

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  15. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:17 AM

    my favorite, too :D this is exactly the mood i wanted to capture.

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  16. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:20 AM

    thanks, jean :) but not my shoes ;) this belongs to one of my teacher-chaperones. i was, of course, wearing my rubber tsinelas, as usual.

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  17. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:25 AM

    di ba obvious? hehehe. nice to have you here, gladys!

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  18. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 29, 2007 at 5:28 AM

    so a lot of people of have been telling me... after all that pigging out on the boat last summer, dapat lang no! see you! excited na ako!

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  19. josrique garciaOctober 6, 2007 at 12:53 PM

    this one's the best

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  20. josrique garciaOctober 6, 2007 at 12:53 PM

    this one too

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  21. Jeneen GarciaOctober 7, 2007 at 7:02 AM

    thanks, jo :) your aesthetic tastes seem to be different from everyone else's. at least someone likes the ones without people....

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  22. Jmay YapJanuary 4, 2008 at 8:32 AM

    Hi! My name is Jam, and your pictures of siquijor really interest me. I was hoping you could help me with some traveling questions.

    1.) What are the places to see in siquijor? Is it worth it to stay overnight?
    2.) I'm still a student, do you know any place that is affordable (food, place to stay in, transpo...do we need transpo there?)

    thanks for taking time in reading my email. Really appreciate what I can get from you. Godbless!

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  23. Pablo Jr RojasFebruary 12, 2008 at 2:17 AM

    Nindot ni nga angle ug maayo ang nagtake ani, ang camera maoy problema ani.

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  24. Pablo Jr RojasFebruary 12, 2008 at 2:18 AM

    ang camera maoy problema ani.

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  25. Pablo Jr RojasFebruary 12, 2008 at 2:22 AM

    Buhi ni nga picture. ang camera maoy problema

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  26. candy villanuevaFebruary 12, 2008 at 11:07 PM

    Hi Jeneen! Nice pics. I'm currently working on a travel article about Siquijor for Action and Fitness magazine. I was wondering if we can use some of your pics. We'll include you in the byline of course.

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  27. victoria's fashion collectionMarch 3, 2008 at 9:25 PM

    i like this shot. Vhega ra!

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  28. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 10:24 PM

    thank you :)

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  29. hennie tanApril 23, 2008 at 5:05 AM

    hello mha kababayan kumusta na poh kau jan?....miss kuna poh ang place natin at syempre miss kuna ang cambugahay.......

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  30. hennie tanApril 23, 2008 at 5:07 AM

    wow!!!!!!ang ganda naman mag pa dedet jan oh!!!!!!! i really miss my place......

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  31. hennie tanApril 23, 2008 at 5:10 AM

    hello...i like that pic;s....it so very nice....cnu poh nag shot nyan?....ang ganda na pala sa cambugahay noh?.....nakaka miss talaga...ang dami na palang nag bago jan?.....

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  32. Jeneen GarciaMay 4, 2008 at 6:19 AM

    yup, mas na-develop na ngayon ang cambugahay, may stairs na :) ako po kumuha ng mga picture, salamat.

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