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About Me

Why Travel?

At one point in your life you will feel exhausted, bored and tired of your routinary life. When that day comes, just step out of your comfort box, move away from your usual self and see your life from different perspectives. Travel! Head out to the endless horizon and discover the world, go places and meet new faces, explore to understand new cultures, get lost to find yourself. In the end you will realize that traveling is not only about learning new cultures or meeting new friends or discovering new places, it also lets us discover our own culture, our limits, ourselves. It is a personal journey to self-discovery, because after all, it is only from the outside that we can look back in.

About Lakwatsero

Angel Juarez is a backpacker, adventure seeker, son of a beach, hobbyist photographer, scuba diver, aspiring marine conservation biologist, environment advocate, runner, mountain biker, budget traveler, newbie mountaineer and surfer wannabee. An Information Technology Analyst on workdays who speaks languages that only computers understand, but on weekends and holidays he is most probably underwater or out of town. He started chasing sunsets, waterfalls and adventures as soon as he finished college and started blogging in May of 2006 under the web name Bleue. He decided to focus on Travel in 2008. He dreamed of documenting and sharing his adventures to the world, thus he created www.lakwatsero.com.

He also writes in www.visitsagada.com.

Lakwatsero.com

Wandering Juan Travel Blog Awards 2010 Winner in Adventure and Sports
Philippine Blog Awards 2009 Nominee
Philippine Blog Awards 2008

Lakwatsero.com is binded by the following missions:

  • To help tourists by providing information about different destinations
  • To guide budget travelers by providing cost-effective travel advise
  • To promote the Philippines by showcasing its different scenic spots
  • To document the Philippines and the world by capturing its beauty in stills and in narratives

Expect this site to feature not only photos and destinations that lakwatsero have been to but also foods, adventures, events and everything about life that is worth blogging.

For your comment, inquiries,  suggestion or other concerns, you may email me at angelcjuarez[at]gmail[dot]com or just leave a message at the comment page.

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Comments
162 Responses to “About Me”
  1. carol says:

    thanks for dropping by my site! and have fun on ur trip here in sg.

    must try:
    food – chilli crab with deep fried bun, cereal prawn, baby squid, barbecued stingray and if ur feeling adventurous, frog porridge

    tourist spot – underwater world, luge, dolphin show, light show@sentosa, jurong bird park, singapore zoo and night safari, reverse bungee@clarke quay

    shopping center – funan/sim lim square for electronics and gadgets, queensway shopping centre for all your sporting needs, and nothing beats duty free shopping at the airport (esp for perfumes), orchard road for other fashion needs

    that’s pretty much it… oh, don’t forget to visit chinatown (heritage centre). and get kaya toast + soft boiled eggs (mix with a little soy sauce and white pepper) + coffee or milo for breakfast ;)

  2. John Weng says:

    I found this site at Wikepedia and surprised to find Capones Island in this site. I’m from San Antonio, Zambales where Capones Island is located and sad that you did not mentioned the smaller island, Camera Island.
    Long time that I have not seen the islands and the way I see the century old Parola (in your pic) was already delapidated (napabayaan na). When the American base was still present at Subic, this was being maintained and the blinking lights from the light house could be seen during the night. Unfortunately, now its gone on my last vacation last April ’08.

    Hi JOhn Weng, I actually mentioned the nearby Camara Island, but did not focus on it since I am planning to have a separate feature for Camara. Thanks for visiting my site. I do hope that the Capones lighthouse be restored.

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

  3. Micamyx says:

    Hope to see a post related to Bolinao, Dagupan or Alaminos in the coming months hehe :D

    Can’t wait for your Culion entry! (di pa nga nakakaalis LOL)

    Hi Mica, will visit Pangasinan for sure. I can’t wait for my Culion and Coron trip too. :P

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

  4. Bogart says:

    Ser Bleue, can i be your textmate? Sikat ka na e

    Adek ka! :P

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

  5. xG says:

    pumayag ka na
    na sir bleue
    ang tawag ko sa iyo
    wala ka ng magagawa
    ahahaha

    sige neks taym sir
    kapag redi ka na manlibre
    andito lang ako
    hahahaha

  6. xG says:

    sir bleue pa rin
    tatawag ko sa iyo
    hahaha

    may isyu tungkol sa amin
    huwat?!?!

    wala lang
    di ako masyado nagulat
    hahaha

    ano nga ba
    yung isyu na yun?
    hahaha

  7. xG says:

    sir bleue
    sobra ka naman
    hahaha
    di kami nagsosolo ni billy
    bakit ko naman sosolohin yun?
    asus.

    salamat sa pagpunta sa site
    nice meeting you din sir
    :)

  8. sushi says:

    got your blog from gibbs and i have to say he’s right. will frequent this site for sure :)

    yay, thanks sushi! flattered here! :D

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

  9. Lakwatsero says:

    @thet nagpapanggap lang ako! ahahaha! kelan ba tau lalabas? *ginawa kong chatroom ang comment sectrion ko* XD

  10. thet says:

    Hi angel, very nice blog. I hope i have the same passion to keep my blog going. Congrats tsong..parang ang talino mo na. hehehe

  11. Lakwatsero says:

    Hi Espie, I still have to compose my CDO article :)

  12. Espie says:

    Very informative site. We’re scheduling a trip to Camiguin and CDO by end of June and your list of where to stay in Camiguin helped me a lot.
    Do you have a similar list for CDO?
    Take care. Regards,

  13. Lakwatsero says:

    @fran, nice to meet you too
    @adrian thanks for dropping by, byahe lang! haha!

  14. adrian says:

    pagkabasa ko sa blog mo, parang gusto ko na umalis ng bahay at magbyahe hehe. abt pal express, sana hindi nakakatakot parang yung isang airline hehe. parang pareho sila kasi ng fleet.

  15. fran says:

    hi angel!! super nice to meet you yesterday!! see you in the next blogger’s event!! :)

  16. Lakwatsero says:

    Thank so much! rhia, aaronjames, pao and kuting

  17. kuting says:

    hi! wow i love your blog. i’ve always wanted one for myself. yun nga not possible kasi im not travelling much naman. i want it kasi na the places i post about are the ones i visited on my own. someday na lang cgro. hihihi

  18. Pao says:

    nice site! kudos!

  19. aaronjames says:

    Your blog is really informative to the travellers who want to experience the beauty of the Philippines in any means. And I am so envious actually that you were able to roam and travel each side of the Philippines. lol. How I wish I get special discounts on travel fare. lol

  20. rhia says:

    i’ve always wanted to have a site like this to showcase my travels and photos. what you have here is great. It’s good that you’re focusing on the Philippine wonders. While I focus on whole southeast asia, I must admit that I am still a bit of a tourist here in the Phils. Keep it up. If you need contributions, just drop me a message.

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