Zipline

Oh!! I love ziplines! I enjoy the feeling that you cross mountain, water, and forest to get to the other end and then go back to other side. I love feeling the breeze, the view and most of all, I love screaming not for fear but for excitement and joy.
Here are some of the ziplines I have tried:

DOCE PARES ZIPLINE



Doce Pares Zipline

Entrance Fee is only Php 20.00 per head. The best time to visit the place is on late afternoon. Sunset view is just perfect. I love to see how the sun gives light to the whole Cebu City. I love the shade of yellow and violet plus the cold breeze makes it so perfect.



Coffee Shop

  Just in case your tummy starts looking for food and you were not able to bring snacks, there is a Coffee Shop just inside the premises. They provide snacks, meals, drinks and of course, coffee. You can relax here while waiting for your Zipline priority number to be called. Food from outside is ok. They have cottages of your choice, just in case you want to have snacks while overlooking the City.



My Zipline Priority Number

Zipline costs Php 100.00. Now I got my priority number. All I need to do is wait for my number to be called.




Getting ready for my turn

Now I'm the next. Before doing the zipline, the crews double-check if the safety harnis has been worn securely.



A crew releases me from the origin side. Wohoo!

You can make your own stunts while on your way to the other side, scream like there's no tomorrow and feel the cold breeze.

The view from the origin of the zipline

The other side of the zipline

And when you reach to the other side, you would never want the adventure to end. Ahhh~

Removing the safety harnis

Now that was just an incredible experience! You would surely try it again and again.


But there's more! Olah! Aside from the zipline, they also have the "Hanging Bridge Adventure". And of course, I didn't miss it!

A crew securing the safety harnis

After the zipline, I went to the Hanging Bride Adventure right away. Unlike the Zipline, there are lesser people here so you don't have to wait that long. This on costs only Php 25.00

Just making sure everything has been tightly secured before going through. And I'm just so excited!

There you go. Slowly but surely

Stop there for a while, look over here, and say cheese.... Nice shot. Now go ahead and finish the few steps. It's still a long way.

It's really tiring. You can never escape from not looking down because you really have to. How can you watch your steps then if you won't look down? That was the challenge here and I loved it! What makes me mad is the cheer my friends make and take note, there are a lot of people watching you. So just in case you fall, forget about the scratches that you will get but the embarrasment itself that will cost you.

Remember that this is a two-way adventure. Everything is doubled. Twice tiring but double excitement.





 

Getting Started

It's still less than a month when I started using blogger. At first, I wanted to create a personal website so I created an account in webs and weebly where both offers making all kinds of websites for free. I thought websites and blogs were just the same. When I didn't have anything more to say to my just-created website, I decided to delete my account. So I created an account in blogger and focused on blogging where I can post just anything under the sun.

I created my blogger account last 25th of September. Here is my very first blog:



I deleted this post because I didn't want to limit my blogs to merely Vacations but to everything connected to me. So I changed my title from "VACATIONS" to "LET'S TALK ABOUT JUST ANYTHING". I really hope I can post as many important information as possible related to me. And I hope I can contribute something to someone who can relate to my posts. Now I'm happy I'm getting started!!

The Morning-After Pill

When something very nasty happens, we should not just look at the "good side" but rather think for the pros and cons before doing something risky (at times).

Did you have just an unprotected sex last night?
Relax, sit back and be glad you found my blog.

My partner and I had an unprotected sex last night and I'm afraid I would get pregnant. What should I do?
For unprotected sex cases (which means you were not able to use any contraceptive method prior to the sexual activity) get an Emergency Contraception right away. I mean, RIGHT AWAY.
In my case, I took the Emergency Contraception 54 hrs after an unprotected sex. I never intended to take an Emergency Contraception since I knew I will not get pregnant. But realizing that (1) My partner and I just used the withdrawal method and (2) I knew I am not safe for unprotected sex that night so just to make sure I will not get pregnant, I took an Emergency Contraception. Lucky it is still not over 120 hrs before I decided to make a move.

What is an Emergency Contraception?
It is a contraception method where contraception is not done before the sexual activity but rather after the sexual activity. The most common Emergency Contraception is the use of "The Morning-After Pill".

What is "The Morning-After Pill"
In U.S there are several brands available as the Morning-After Pill. The most popular is the Plan B Pill. Here in the Philippines, you can use Nordette as a Morning-After Pill.
I have read so many articles about using the "Morning-After Pill". I kept searching for other sources of information and feedbacks from the users themselves so that I will be more confident. Now I am sharing the most summarized information I collected from different sites. The FAQs I provided here are my personal questions when I was still in doubt of taking the pill.

What is Nordette?
Nordette is an oral contraceptive pill indicated for fertility control in women. It is composed of 150mcg Levonorgestrel and 30mcg Ethinyloestradiol.

How do I use Nordette as an Emergency Contraception?
Here's how Nordette looks like:

It is composed of 21 white pills. Take 4 white pills the morning after you had an unprotected sex. Then take another 4 white pills 12 hours later. Then stop. I mean STOP after the 2nd dose and throw the remaining pills. Note: Disregard the arrows and the days indicated on the blister. It really doesn't matter as long as you take 4 pills all at the same time and the other 4 pills 12 hours after the 1st dose.
There was one article that I have read and the direction says "take 4 orange pills". Before I went to the drugstore, I made a research myself on how the pill looks like so that I can also be familiar with its physical appearance. When I get to the drugstore, I opened the box and found something like that of the picture above. I get confused because I was expecting colored pills. But when I had a research again, I found out that packaging may be different from other nations but the content is very much still the same.

How is it effective?

Nordette is very much effective as long as you take it the morning after you had an unprotected sex. However you can still take Nordette within 120 hours (5 days) of unprotected sex but the effectivity will not be that satisfactory compared to that taken right away.

What do I have to expect after taking Nordette?

You may experience nausea and for rare cases, vomiting. Bear in mind that you vomited because it is one of the side effect of the pill and not because you are already pregnant. You will also have your menstruation earlier than you expected.
I took the first dose at 08:00AM and didn't experience any changes. I also didn't feel nauseated. But after my second dose at 08:00PM, I experienced disturbed sleep. My head was so heavy and was not able to sleep well the whole night. I was still lucky I am not at work when I experienced that. It was one of the advantage that I made an 08:00AM-08:00PM dose.

Remember that you are taking the Morning-After Pill because you had an unprotected sex. Never make it a habit to just rely on the pill and keep having an unprotected sex everyday of your life. Your body will be confused on the sudden changes that you are doing. You might as well start an oral contraceptive so you may have a better peace of mind of doing repeated sex with your partner without worrying of being pregnant.