Mahogany market - Tagaytay

It's already past eleven in the morning when we left Caleruega. Hungry and tired, we looked for a place to eat. Since getting here was really unplanned, my budget could not afford to eat in expensive restaurants so we tried the food court in Mahogany market.

There are many food stalls to choose from and all of them offers lots of food choices (with free banana pa).

These are what we ordered for lunch.

bulalo

Their bulalo is ok, but It was not as I expected.

tawilis

I love the fried tawilis, very crunchy and tastes good.

We paid a total of Php330.00 for a single order of bulalo, crunchy tawilis and rice. Still pricey for a budget-conscious (kuripot) like me.

beef kayo dyan!!!

From Mahogany market, we now headed to Picnic Groove.

Caleruega

Having a new camera gave me a good reason to travel. I'm on a tight budget so I chose Tagaytay for an impromptu getaway. It's just about an hour and a half drive from my place. My first stop is Caleruega. This is an ideal place for retreat and weddings.

                                This spot is what I love most in Caleruega, really beautiful.

a pond beneath the stairs?

nice parking space 

This is what you will see just after passing the entrance gate. By the way, there's an entrance fee of P30.00 per person.

Here are more photos of caleruega

We spent approximately an hour to explore the area. Caleruega is really a nice place to visit when you are already in Tagaytay. 

My new travel buddy...Jaybee (Nikon D3100)

Obviously, the pictures in my previous posts are not good. Those shots were taken using an ordinary point and shoot camera and my cellphone. So I decided to purchase a new camera. I'm not really into photography, I just want to have a decent picture of places I've visited.

My original plan was to buy a quality point and shoot camera, but after a week of research (as in google search and visiting forums) of looking and finding what camera should I buy, I found myself wanting a DSLR.  (hindi yata ako nakatulog pag-iisip sa DSLR)

Finally, I was able to purchase one... yehey.

Meet Jaybee

Excited with my new gadget, I read its manual, I visited forums again, watch youtube and read blogs about photography (take note, I did it on the night I bought the camera... excited talaga).  

testing lang

testing lang uli

eto pa isa

But I realize it's not that easy using a DSLR. I still have to study shutter speed, aperture and ISO (whew). Sayang naman ang SLR kung naka-AUTO mode lang, eh di sana nag compact camera na lang ako.

Well, i need lot of practice and patience I guess.  I must learn at least the basics of photography.

Hmmm...T think  I should go somewhere to test my new camera... :)