MGM getaway with my partner and friends

Last sunday me, my dee, lhea and his boo went to Maramag to spend a wondrous short vacation. We've met at Jollibee dvsoria around 7am and had to take out burger and hot choco for our breakfast. From divisoria to agora, the taxi fare was around 50 pesos and the fare from CDO to Valencia was around 130pesos. It was a 3hour drive from CDO to Valencia. From Valencia, we bought lechon manok and puso which was nice in MGM because you can bring food. We arrive in MGM at around 12:20pm at check in at their bamboo cavañas which was near to the pools. After we ate we took some rest. The bamboo cavañas has already ref and aircon inside with one double size and single size bed. The rest of the day was spent in swimming. Our monday morning activities was swimming and boating in which I enjoyed quite well. After our boating, we went to WAIG a kilometer I believe away from MGM. We ate lunch and rode a cable car. The ride with cable car was 10 pesos per head so if you want to ride back and forth it will cost you 20 pesos.

Here's our snaps from MGM and WAIG...










For more details, you can visit their site MGM and WAIG

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Friendship Manipulation?!?!?!

Have you ever felt manipulated by your friend? Before going into details, let's define what is manipulate. MANIPULATE is to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage.

Doesn't it seem that you are controlled or being controlled? If ever you felt that way it is either you're using your friend or your being used. Friendship like that won't last and would probably end up fighting.

A friend does not manipulate you and you do not use manipulation with your friends.

If you think you could be guilty of manipulation or feel a friend is manipulating you, ask yourself a few questions:

Do we always go to the place my friend prefers or always go to the places I prefer?

Does my friend use humor to put me down or do I do likewise?Read More

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The Corrs - At Your Side, BBC Radio 2

When the daylight's gone and you're on your own And you need a friend just to be around
I will comfort you, I will take your hand
And I'll pull you through, I will understand


And you know that
I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry
Together we'll survive through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, and you've nowhere to turn
I'll be at your side


If life's standing still and your soul's confused
And you cannot find what road to choose
If you make mistakes (make mistakes)
You can't let me down (let me down)
I will still believe (still believe)
I will turn around


And you know that
I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry
Together we'll survive through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, and you've nowhere to turn
I'll be at your side


I'll be at your side
I'll be at your side
You know that


I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry
Together we'll survive through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, you've got somewhere to go,
'Cos I'm right there
I'll be at your side, I'll be right there for you
(Together we'll survive) through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, you've got somewhere to go,
'Cos I'm at your side


I'll be right there for you
I'll be right there for you, yeah
I'm right at your side

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Friendship Quotes

"Only God can fill the emptiness of the human heart. He does it by giving us FRIENDS who make us laugh when we cry, smile when we frown and courage when we fall."

"A friend is never a coincidence in your life, they are once a stranger meant to come into your life to bring you priceless lessons and funny memories."

"If the days won't allow us to see each other, memories will, and if my eyes can't see you, my heart will never forget you! A FRIEND so good and true!"

"You will always be my friend wherever I am, wherever you are, even if it takes forever even if I see you never. You will always be my good friend longer than forever!"

"I'll always be thankful that God made us friends. I may never know why or how, but I know, here in my heart you'll always be one of the reasons why I'll keep on believing that God wants me to be happy."

"Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest, who came first or who cares the best... It is about who came and never left."

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Friendships

A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts who you have become, invites you to grow and supports you in your journey.

When you are what I call emotionally enlightened, you attract and keep such people as true friends because:

* You accept them rather than judge them.
* You express your feelings and encourage them to do likewise.
* You take responsibility for your feelings and never lay guilt trips on them for how you feel.
* You show empathy, compassion, and understanding for their feelings.
* You are sensitive to their feelings and needs, but you do drain yourself by feeling responsible for meeting them. You recognize that each person is responsible for their own feelings, so your friends do not become burdensome to you.
* You do not blame them or attack them, so they do not need to feel defensive or to counterattack.
* You do not advise them or tell them what to do, since you know that this will foster dependency, rob them of the chance to grow, and possibly create resentment later on.
* You are honest with them, even when what you have to say is unpleasant for them, because (a) You respect them enough to honor them with the truth, (b) You want them to grow through awareness, and (c) You trust them enough to manage their own responses.
* When you express concerns you express them as statements of your feelings, not of their character.

A true friend is someone who helps you reach your highest potential, someone who helps you be the best you can be. At the early stages of your friendship a true friend gets to know the real you by frequently asking how you feel about different things. They ask questions like:

* What are your fears?
* What are your dreams and desires?
* What do you feel strongly about?
* What’s important to you?
* What infuriates you?
* What excites you?
* What are your values?
* What are your beliefs?

From this site: http://eqi.org/friends.htm#1. I have found it while researching and found from this site an article that hit me and enlightens me.

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