Edens Flower Farm in Tupi, South Cotabato

This is the very first time I visited Tupi, a municipality of South Cotabato. I heard a lot about the place and was really excited to be there! The very place I want to visit is Edens flower farm. It's a flower company and one of the top producers of roses, mums and more! It's the month of October and it's Target time. When they say Target, that means they are preparing for All Souls Day!

On our way to Tupi, we were greatly astonished by the sight, the road was covered with fogs and we need to look for a safe place to pull over for some coffee time, I actually felt like I was on my way to Baguio City. The road is quite dangerous full of cliffs and really need to be extra careful when driving, glad I wasn't driving that time. Though most of the time, I enjoyed the view along the way!

We need to ride a truck going to the actual site where the flowers were planted. It was a bit scary at first because of the very rough road but in the end, I did enjoy. I had so much fun realizing it wasn't really that dangerous. Upon arriving, my jaw dropped! I was really amazed at all the flowers here and there as far as my eyes can see.  What a beautiful scenery feels like I'm on a different country! We're so thankful with the management, they were really accommodating. Hopefully, we will be back next Target season and will be expecting more beautiful flowers!!!

Isla Reta Beach Resort, Samal Island

From Sta. Ana Wharf, we traveled for over an hour before reaching Isla Reta Resort. I was amazed by the cleanliness of the resort.  You will definitely love the white sand beach and the crystal waters. The place is very affordable, you can rent a cottage for 700Php/night or you can bring a tent and camp outside. Restrooms are clean so to speak. The only problem is, there's no outlet to charge your gadgets.

Secdea Beach Resort

This place is simply amazing! I love every spot of this resort, white sand, mangroves, well planned, nice structures ... overall appearance is awesome! We went for a day tour PHP700/person inclusive of buffet lunch. The food was delicious I did ate a lot. You can enjoy the flowing amenities listed below.

Amenities:

-Private Bar

-Gym

-Mangroves

-Infinity Restaurant

-Wall Climbing

-Rappelling

-Infinity Pool

-Fishing Lagoon

-Basketball Court

-Tennis Court

Contact:

SECDEABEACH RESORT

San Isidro, Babak, Igacos

Call Us: (082) 305-2774 or (082) 305-4028

Let's Help "Typhoon Haiyan: Super typhoon Yolanda" Victims in The Philippines

It's so heartbreaking to hear sad stories of some Yolanda victims, how they were being separated from their wives, children, parents and relatives only to find out after, that some of their family members didn't manage to survive. 

One Husband cried for forgiveness to her wife's family for not being able to save his wife and kids...oh it broke my heart into pieces while watching that news. People are screaming for foods, water, and shelter. Still, some remote areas are not accessible, think about the situation they are in right now. I can't stop my tears from falling while watching the news from different TV networks. Below is a photo from Manila Bulletin, a woman’s body is found floating in a flooded street, also in Tacloban. (Linus Escandor II).

The partial and unofficial death count as of the present arises to 1700 from the Super typhoon Haiyan aka Super typhoon Yolanda which ruined entire villages, cities in the Philippines particularly TACLOBAN CITY which is most devastated by the super typhoon. Pag-Asa officials warned the people about Yolanda-possibly could be the nation's most detrimental recorded natural catastrophe. 

I can't imagine the emotions, the feelings of the families left by the victims of Yolanda. It is with much importance for them to know the whereabouts and find their missing loved ones, so I gathered these links to Yolanda missing person's inquiries:

• Google Person Finder
• GMA Person Finder
• ABS-CBN Person Finder

To our generous brothers and sisters abroad, we could use some donations to from your kind heart to help the victims, the following are the links to sites and foundations accepting donations:

• Sagip Kapamilya Telethon
• Kapuso Foundation 
• Unicef
• mGive Foundation
• The Philippine Red Cross
• The American Red Cross
• The World Food Programme
• CARE
• Oxfam
• International Medical Corps
• ChildFund International 
• Doctors Without Borders
• The International Rescue Committee
• Other Organizations

Aside from cash donations, you can also send goods. The following are much needed by the victims:

BIGAS/RICE
NOODLES 
BOTTLED WATER 
DAMIT /CLOTHES
GAMOT /MEDICINES
KUMOT / BLANKETS
BANIG / SLEEPING MAT
SABONG PANLIGO AT PANLABA /BATH SOAP & LAUNDRY SOAP
TOOTHBRUSH
TOOTHPASTE 
BAGONG UNDERWEAR / NEW UNDERWEAR
TUWALYA / TOWELS
TSINELAS /SLIPPERS

See more at: GMA News

For list of Survivors Particularly in Tacloban click this link: 
List of Tacloban survivors!!!

To find more information on Yolanda: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Crisis and Relief Map