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Epic 3rd Blog Anniversary and Beach Party

Posted on September 30, 2013 by journeyingjames 13 Comments
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How can you blog about an epic weekend when you have still that “happy hangover”?

Boodle fight!

Boodle fight because this is more eco-friendly.

Northern Road Trip + Cool Company of Friends + Boodle Fights + Filipino Games + Mini-Bonfire + Summerish Weather + Camping by the Beach + Hammocks + Awesome Raffle and Give-aways + Happy Hangover + Surfing Sessions = 3rd JourneyingJames Blog Anniversary Party and #Projectjomalig Thanksgiving Party.

Party People after the games and raffles

Party People after the games and raffles

How can you blog about an epic weekend when you have still that “happy hangover”? The hangover that doesn’t give you a headache but one that says at the back of your head, “that was one weekend well-spent” and would probably be missed forever. Nope, I’m not trying to overdo this happy out-of-town-trip just because it was organized by #journeyingjamestours, I’m just so HAPPY and tipsy and amped that I wanted to make things play in slowmo so that I have more time to enjoy the people around. The games were so fun even Leroy join the sack race.

Leroy joins the sack race or rather makes it more interesting by adding the "obstacle course"

Leroy joined the sack race or rather made it more interesting by adding the “obstacle course”

Before everyone plays Green Days’ “Wake me up, when September ends…,” I with my close friends Mitch and Emm organized a party to celebrate my 3rd year of being a full-time blogger and of course the successful outreach we had in Jomalig Island, Quezon where we helped a small baranggay with their malnutrition problem. We wanted it to be an avenue where volunteers, tour participants, blog readers and friends would meet and become friends not the Facebook-type of becoming “friends.” So we pegged the date- September 28-29 and started posting invites.

Nope, we aren't happy. Sakto lang!

Di naman kami ganon ka-happy. Sakto lang! ;-P

We are actually dreaming of 50-60 participants but because I was too busy I wasn’t able to consistently promote it add to the fact that PAGASA forecasted a typhoon that weekend, most of those who said they would come stayed at the comforts of their homes (I will tag them on the photos later to call it quits). Anyway, the final count was 40 (including Tiara’s playful dog- Leroy) which is not bad at all.

Thank you Cebu Pacific Air

Thank you Cebu Pacific Air

Thank you Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga City

Thank you Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga City

Thank you R.O.X.

Thank you R.O.X.

Cebu Pacific Air (one of the best airline companies in Asia), Avenue Plaza Hotel (one of the best hotels in the PH) and R.O.X (the biggest outdoor shop in Southeast Asia) joined the celebration by providing give-aways.

I did a 20minute speech sharing how the blog came to be and why we have tours. Ending it with a statement that should be reflected upon by everyone, “Getting rich is so easy and overrated, try something more challenging like being free and touching people’s lives.”

Mitch prepared the awesome program of Filipino games like pukpok palayok, calamansi-relay, sack race and apple-eating contest (are the last two games Filipino?). We missed Emm in action because she was sick. 🙁

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Oklahoma City and UPLB represent! They won the eating contest

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We promote localism like Filipino games- Pukpok Palayok

Arvin our resident chef during our tours prepared his best dishes- grilled Tuna, steamed veggies, inihaw and adobong liempo, potato wedges (in various flavors walang sinabi and shake shake ng McDo), fried frogs, grilled talakitok and ginisang hipon. Add to this the smores we made from the mini-campfire we did during Saturday night’s time if bonding over Emperador and Coke. I almost forgot, he also brought lotsa rambutan (tuklapin variety), 50% of it were eaten bu Cheril who said she likes the supsupin variety better.

We ate frogs, yes deep-fried frogs!

We ate frogs, yes deep-fried frogs!

Mini camp-fire

Ibang klase ka talaga Chef Arvin, kahit basa ang mga kahoy dahil sa ulan, nagawan mo ng paraan magkaroon ng bonfire. Sarap ba ng smores na gawa ko guys?

Even if the waves were choppy and southswell current was strong, we surfed anyway and first-timers felt how it was to be stoked. I guess the days when you preached on your blog saying “spend less, travel more” is about to end and “creating tours that encourage people to spend less, travel more and somehow change the world (eco-friendly tours, meeting new friends and helping communities)” is at hand.

Just like the other tours I organized, most of us met as strangers with apprehensions but we got home friends and buddies and our friendship goes over Facebook and social media.

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“Had a super fun weekend. Thanks Journeying James for giving me a chance to be a part of the Journeying james Tour and project jomalig. This is not only a group. This is FAMILY. At JJTours everytime is a good time. EPIC!” –Ma-an Ferreras (the one in yellow). Kagat-labi Cheril?

Thank you so much for coming to the beach party, now I’m thinking how to top this one next year for the 4th blog anniversary.

To all my blog readers and followers, let me just say this- “I won’t be enjoying freedom and living my life without you, much love and gratitude for you.”

Cheers to more adventures!

Cheers to life and livin' it! Let's drink to more adventures!

Cheers to life and livin’ it! Let’s drink to more adventures!

 

PS. Save the date- 11.12.13: ISANGDAAN JOURNEY BOOK IS COMING!

 

 

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13 thoughts on “Epic 3rd Blog Anniversary and Beach Party”

  1. RunningAtom said:
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    September 30, 2013 at 8:32 am

    YYyyeeebbbaaaa!!!

    Finally after about 3-years of wishing and praying to be part of your spend less travels, I was able to join at last! It was really a great weekend, great surfing, and great opportunity to meet new friends. Akalain mong yung isang kapitbahay namin (just a few blocks away) eh dun ko pa makikilala sa Zambales? =D

    Happy Blogversary again James, more power and God bless to all your endeavors in life. Keep on it and keep inspiring us!

    • journeyingjames said:
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      October 13, 2013 at 10:05 am

      salamat ulit for celebrating the anniversary with me bro.

      more power to you too bro!

  2. Lealeny said:
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    October 1, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    great! great! great! can’t wait for Epic 4th Blog Anniversary and beach party! 🙂

    • Jonathan said:
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      October 7, 2013 at 8:00 am

      Yung mga picture mo nasa sa akin pa, PM mo sa akin EMAIL mo. kasi mabigat ang file eh

    • journeyingjames said:
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      October 13, 2013 at 10:04 am

      haha! super enjoy ka nga lealeny.
      more surfing and eating trips to come!

  3. Chad said:
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    October 2, 2013 at 4:51 am

    Congrats sir James! I’m looking forward sa book mo. San ako pwede makakuha ng copy?

    • journeyingjames said:
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      October 13, 2013 at 9:45 am

      salamat chad. you can check the official site for updates: http://100daysjourney.com/

  4. beach party games said:
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    October 4, 2013 at 7:16 am

    Love it! It Seems like you guys had a lot of fun on the beach party. Congratulations for the third anniversary! Hope you will keep running the blog.

    • journeyingjames said:
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      October 13, 2013 at 9:42 am

      we did had LOTSA fun. i hope more people will read it 🙂

  5. Jonathan said:
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    October 7, 2013 at 7:59 am

    Masaya ako at kasa ako sa celebration na to? Inaabangan ko na yung 4rth anivv JAMES

    • journeyingjames said:
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      October 13, 2013 at 9:35 am

      haha! this celebration is hard to top

  6. James said:
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    October 14, 2013 at 10:19 am

    Looks like you guys had all the fun in the world. Seeing these pictures had me wished that I was part of your group. more power to you guys!

  7. aila said:
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    November 1, 2013 at 7:08 am

    i missed this…. booohoooo

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