tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70174776538208007962012-02-17T07:06:27.499+08:00Been to many places, done so many things... Time to share from now on. Who knows, someone might get inspired and somehow I helped without me knowing.Dan Simon Dizonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693607103050437733noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017477653820800796.post-11582069254041191332011-01-15T23:17:00.001+08:002011-01-15T23:21:31.809+08:00

Subic International Marathon January 09, 2011 I made it, my first 21k!!!  My first 21k and the most difficult route I've run so far.  It was a great challenge to join the 21k race and at the same time unfamiliar with the course.  If it have been in BGC, I may not feel the same way I felt during the race.  I almost died at most of the uphill part of the route, and there were lots. It was my

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TBR Dream Marathon March 20, 2011 Nuvali, Laguna On March 20, 2011, I'll be running my first full marathon at the TBR Dream Marathon 2011 in Nuvali, Laguna.  Being my first, I want this to be memorable as much as possible.  Not only running, but being a HERO through running. So how am I or should I say are we supposed to be a HERO through running? Photo downloaded from The Bull Runner website "

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Cafe Juanita Kapitolyo, Pasig November 27, 2010 Late lunch at Cafe Juanita was worth it.  We circled the Kapitolyo for a couple of times looking for this place.  We assumed it was just near the vicinity of the former Astec office in Kapitolyo as Nona said, so that's where we went.  Not knowing it was just at the main road.  We first went to their spot at the corner but they already transferred

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Runrio Leg 3: Unilab Run United 2 November 21, 2010 Bonifacio Global City The 3rd and last leg of the Runrio Trilogy was a success.  Before I talk about what happened during the run, I would like to thank Coach Rio for coming up with this wonderful event.  Also to Unilab for sponsoring this the 2nd time around.. There were some hitches during the registration period but all of these were

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TBR Dream Marathon Week 1 Training Oct 18-24, 2010 Week 1 training is all about walking.  As Coach Jim Lafferty wrote, "we must ask your body, in GRADUAL INCREMENTS, to do more than it has done before, such that in the 48 hours post-exercise the body will undergo changes on a cellular level so that next time you can do it better." I really have to follow this training plan if I want to finish

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TBR Dream Marathon Training October 18, 2010 Week 1, Day 1 Today marks the start of my training for the TBR Dream Marathon on March 20, 2011.  It's a 22 week program designed by Coach Jim Lafferty, a former and present-day Marathon coach.   Retired P&G General Manager, finisher of 23 marathons, coach of multiple US national team members, and TBR Dream Marathon’s race director. Week 1 will start

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December 20, 2009 Philstar Christmas Celebrity Run 2009 at The Fort I ran 5km with my brother Dan Erik. I just don't know why they called this a Celebrity Run when I only saw 3. Maybe there are more celebrities I am not familiar with. Then there was confusion during the race. Some idiots motioned us to go back as the route we're taking was not the right one. We are nearing the halfway point

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December 15, 2009 Two years since we tied the knot… We just celebrated with a simple dinner at Balducci Ristorante Serendra. The food was great, we had our full. We had this pizza dough with different spread as appetizer. Then came in the Ravioli di Ricotta e Mascarpone alla Balducci - Ravioli in cream sauce, Balducci style Pescatora - Fresh mozzarella, freash tomatoes, and clams with

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December 13, 2009 My first 5km run, Makiling Nature Run at UP Los Banos (my Alma Mater).  I ran with my brothers Dan Emil and Dan Erik.  It was challenging as we passed two uphill routes going to Faculty and Infirmary. The Resort Hotel We arrived in Los Banos around past 11pm (Dec 12) since I came from the wedding of Corrie where I am one of the "Ninongs."  But that's ok rather than wake up

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November 22, 2009 My first ever run...  My brother Dan Emil inspired me to join running events and this was supposed to be my second run.  Signed up for the Timex Run but sprained my ankle in a volleyball game 2 days before the Timex run.  My ankle is still hurting that time since I was still recovering from that accident a week before the Fit 'n Right Fun Run which was held at the Mall of Asia

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Dagos tabi! a warm and friendly Bikol greeting, meaning, Please come in, you are most welcome! Warm and straight from the heart, Sorsogon beckons and welcomes you. Sorsogon, one of the six Bikol provinces, and located at the southernmost tip of Luzon the gateway to the South of the Philippines offers the jaded visitor a new experience . . . unexplored and undiscovered, pristine and green vistas

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My brother Dan Emil had his 1st run at 5km during the Adidas King of the Road Run last Oct 25 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.  I have nothing to do that early morning so I went there for support, and shoot of course.  Just got my new baby Nikkor 55-200mm VR last Oct 24 so it needs some road test. When I got there, the group for the 5km run just started so I was not able to shoot my

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If you want Filipino dish with a nice cozy environment, Sentro 1771 is the place to be.  I truly love Filipino dishes and among the Filipino restaurants I've been to, this really stands out.  Cha and I just tried 2 dishes from Sentro and we liked it. A typical Filipino dish but more and as they say, a modern Filipino Cuisine. Butong pakwan while waiting for the main dish... We ordered Honey

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We were craving for some Korean dish last Oct 11 and we thought of Sigol Korean Restaurant in Noveleta, Cavite.  Last time we ate there was when I was still with Emerson and with our HR bosses and other HR Managers.  That was what, more than 2 years ago? We will definitely eat there again one of these days... So we settled with Ye Dang Korean Resto along Meralco Ave just before the Metrowalk if

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It's been a while when I last wrote here. Typhoon Ondoy greatly affected a lot of people. I was saved and was not affected by the floods and power interruption but gave a lot of time for activities in relation with Pareng Ondoy. As if my life paused for a while and concentrated with Ondoy activities. Now Ondoy is over yet left us with a lot to work with. As they say, let's move on. But before I

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The International Coastal Cleanup - Philippines was done in various parts of the country last Saturday, September 19, 2009.  We, the Advocacy Photographers was tapped to be the official photographers of this activity.  We have correspondents in Batangas and Paranaque while I participated in the Baywalk area. It was a great experience being my first to shoot with a very nice group, Advocacy

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What a way to celebrate my blog's 1st day, coincided with my 34th birthday (Sept 15)... No party, just a dinner with my lovely wife Cha. We went to Bonifacio High Street at The Fort, Taguig to look for a nice place to dine. Birthday celebrations only happen once a year so we better look for a place where we don't ordinarily dine in. We first went to Clawdaddy, looked at the menu and internalized

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This is my very first time to blog after 34 years of existence. So pardon my blogs if you don't find it interesting. I hope I could improve on this as I now start to share my experiences, roadtrips, foodtrips, and any other trips. Guess what, it's my birthday today! So Happy 34th Birthday to me and my Happy 1st Day to my blog!

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