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Mystical, Maniacal Reefer Madness at Apo Reef

Unknown April 04, 2011

The best thing about our Apo Reef trip was the opportunity to just chill in one place without worrying about moving to the next destination. It's about getting lost in the moment relaxing under the sun. It reminded me of what Tim Robbins' character in Shawshank Redemption would do once he experienced boundless freedom. Feeling the fine white sands as I lay down feeling the rays of the sun kiss my skin while humming Weezer's "Island in the Sun", sounds like what island living is all about.

"When you're on a holiday, you can't find the words to say. All the things that come to you. And I wanna feel it too....No, No, we'll never feel bad anymore" (hip) (hip)....

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The White Lighthouse at Apo Reef

Unknown March 29, 2011

This lighthouse was first erected in Bajo Apo island in Apo Reef Natural Park in 1903 as part of the Maritime Lighting Plan of Spain. The design planning of the original section first began in 1896. The construction of the lighthouse itself was halted momentarily during the eruption of the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American war and before being finished later on by both the Americans and Filipinos. The lighthouse started warning incoming ships of the shallow reefs surrounding the Atoll when it first lit up in 1906.

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Apo Reef: The Mangrove Forest

Unknown March 25, 2011

I imagined waking up to a dream where I was a junky man in my past life. My veins stabbed with abandon by thin needles. In time's and my own passing my earthly body reduced to ash — grew to become a forest. That scenario I played in my mind a long time ago reminded me of the mangrove forest at Apo Reef.