mood: just right
As promised, here are all the pictures that had been taken from the camera that I brought.
Bakit kayo lang? Where is me?
Sino yung nasa ibaba ng hagdanan? Buwahahahaha....
Group pix!
me and my baby
To all my friends who wants a better copy of these pictures, you know where to contact me.mood: still sick
After a week or two or so, i am finally posting my day 2 and 3 Puerto Galera experience.
Day 2:
When we all woke up we knew that this would be a hectic day. Wherein we would enjoy ourselves to the fullest of the place can provide us with. We just hope that this would be a successful day in which we would remember day 2... until we die.
Moving on... we decided to take a dip in the beach. Actually it was only me who wanted to take a dip. I checked the temperature of the water and it was really cold (in my standards). So, there they were, enjoying the water while I enjoy the beach's white sand. I tried to make a DLSU-Taft layout on the sand but I was unsuccessful. I forgot this to add, our companion Jo is desperate enough to get a tan. So, instead of swimming she sunbathed all morning. And I thought to myself "why don't I get a tan?" I tried. It was nasty. I almost got sunburn. Since the burn didn't push through, I'd like to call it un-burn (short for un-sunburn). After the un-burn incident, I called my baby and told her that we should go back to our hut. I'm going to get some money (honestly I wanted to take a shower that time, that un-burn was really not for me). And before we reached our hut, we tried Galera's ice crumble. It was kinda sossy. Imagine, it comes in two different flavors: Strawberry and Buko Pandan.
After taking a shower, we ate lunch. We returned to our day 1 lunch place and ordered some bbq's. We were trying to be thrifty this time because the day is still long and there's still tomorrow for our pocket money. Isn't it nice if there is an ATM on the island?
After lunch, the group dispersed. Some of us went back to the hut while some of us tried to check out the beach's goods (shopping perhaps?). When everybody was in the hut, during this time the sun really shone on the island (it was freakin' hot!), we got back on our past time, Tong-its and Pusoy Dos. I also taught our companions two more card games: the brutal 1-2-3 game and the match game. We laughed and we laughed when we were playing the games, so in turn we ate halo-halo (again for me and my baby).
It was four in the afternoon and me, Ais, Jo, and Katbau decided to ride the banana boat. Mia and Eyen opt to stay in the water this time. It took us an hour and a half to wait for our turn, but it was worth it. The banana boat driver (technically, the banana boat is connected to a speedboat) toured us some kilometers away from the beach. The view of the island is really amazing. Also, there was this stupid incident in our banana boat experience. Since, there were only four of us and the boat can accommodate eight people the owners added three more people. We didn't really mind about this. As long as all four of us are in front and we would fall off the boat we're okay. What we don't know is that we have a pregnant woman with us. So, what the hell is she doing? Riding a banana boat? For God's sake, she shouldn't even try it. And since us group and the driver didn't knew the situation, after falling from the boat the pregnant woman was angry with the driver. Hello? Are you stupid or what? We paid one hundred and fifty for this so we deserve to fall. I pity this woman... she's stupid. But we were all laughing about this. Hehe. Oh, before I forget, there were stingers in the ocean where we fell. That's bad. I think.
Eight in the evening, we were starving. The beach is full (for me). We had a hard time to look for a place to eat. And when we found a place for that, we had another intellectually challenged waitress. I think we had no choice with this one. But that's okay with us. Even though we ate some cold bbq's. Jo also had a problem with her viand. I think the waitress should get a hearing aid. Actually, this is all okay with us. We didn't really mind about it.
Inuman na! Yup. Drinking session time.
We went to a bar near the place where we ate. As usual, I didn't drink much. They ordered a drink called Mindoro's... (Wait, I forgot how's it called) something something and some gin-cola after. This was really fun. We had some older than TVJ jokes and ate more (well, they ate more... I was so sleepy). I didn't know who was tipsy but I suspected Mia and Eyen were wasted after the session. And when we finished our drinking session we went back to our hut. Along the way was a terrible sight (for me). Two guys were dancing sweet. Aawww, how swet. With their hands pressing their partner's buttocks. That was a sight. It was not pretty. But it was a sight.
And then... some more card games and... Lights out!
Day 3:
Our last day in Puerto Galera… Well, nobody decided to swim and we are packed and ready to go.
I was really hungry this time. So, I asked everybody if they wanted to eat breakfast before going. Eventually, three of us only had the desire to eat breakfast. Ais and I looked for a place to buy some cheap food. And found one. Eventually, it took us some time waiting because they were still cooking some food. While waiting, I got my mom some luncheon meat (luncheon meat = maling = malong). And at the same time our ride back to the pier came. So, after getting our food we hurriedly got back to the boat. I had some problems with this one. I think I don't need to expound on this experience due to the fact that I really enjoyed my stay. This is just some kink in our trip. Even though, that there was some "discrimination" involved, i'm used to it. I guess people would be just people.
After the boat ride.. Bus to Manila... and then home. Wee!!!!!
Next year again guys. I really had some fun. Some other destination spot perhaps? Abangan...
I hate being sick...
mood: somehow depressed
Still... I haven't made my day two and three Galera trip. Promise. I'll write it here soon along with few of the pictures taken there.
I just bought the vcd version of Parokya Ni Edgar's Inuman Sessions Volume 1.
Inuman Na! d audio...
Inuman Na! d bisidi...
Some comments for the whole package:
- There wasn't any two-cd package in the market. You have to buy each cd individually.
- The vcd version is expensive. You can buy three original vcd's if you opted not to buy the inuman vcd.
- Songs Halaga and Harana aren't in the vcd version.
- The song 3 stars and a sun is not in the cd version.
- I really love the songs Okatokat, The Yes Yes Show, and 3 Stars and a Sun.
- Too many Parokya band member pictures. =)
Basically, I really am a Parokya Ni Edgar fan since the Buloy days so I really don't care if they sell their underwears (? hehehe), i'll buy it. Nah. Save that for the screaming chicks and uhm... the metrosexuals.
Fare Hike alert!
mood: calm
As usual, laziness kicked in. I'll be posting my part's 2 and 3 Galera experience this weekend or maybe next week or whenever I'd write about it.
Damn. Rob and Amber ended up in 2nd place. That's okay. I guess. The childless couples' good aura paid off.
I'm having a survey on a person's top 10 opm alternative/rock songs. Just write yours by commenting on this post.
It's raining... and still... it's HOT!!!!
mood: wide awake
Day 1:
Over the weekend (technically it is not a weekend because Friday was included, anyhows...), my friends and me went to Puerto Galera. It was such a trip that I really want this experience to be remembered.
Before I continue my story, the people involved in the trip are Ais baby, Mia, Eyen, Katbau, Jo and me. As you can see I’m the only rose among the thorns.
Our trip to Galera was a bit ugly. When we rode the bus to Batangas, it was almost full. Five seats were empty and obviously there were six of us. Since we felt that we don't want to wait in the next bus we've decided be on board on this bus. Since I was horizontally challenged I had no problem squeezing at the 6-seater back of the bus.
Now, the boat part. I guess this has the same story with the bus ride. We were supposedly going to ride the 11:30am boat but what happened was we were able to catch the 10am boat. Guess what. We also had to squeeze through that boat, wave shaking and all. This was my third boat ride in my entire life. And this is the only time that I’ve almost puked. It really was so shaky that seasickness almost came. Thank God for the prayers and the nap.
When we arrived there we were hungry already. It was lunchtime and my 6:30am breakfast didn't seem to work with me. So, thankfully Eyen was our roomraider assisted by Jo and the rest of us went to the nearest foodhouse. Not minding the prices of the food, I’ve decided to munch on a kebab. It costs 90 pesos. That's ok; I’ll just have to share this with Ais to make it cheaper and the rice and a bottle of soft drink. When the bill came I was shocked, ten pesos for a cup of rice and fifty pesos for a 1.5 liter bottle of soft drink. Okay. I told myself. I should be keener with the food prices in Galera.
I was wrong.
Merienda came. It was really hot, so hot that my eggs are killing me, so Ais and me decided to gulp down a glass of halo-halo. Even though that it was priced thirty pesos per glass, it was worth it. We got almost ten types of ingredients. Yummy. It was worth it.
Then, they swam. Well, I tried to touch and dip in the water. It was only four in the afternoon but the water was cold, my eggs could've been hardboiled in this one. I had to get out of the water after thirty minutes. And to kill some time Mr. Tong-its and Mr. Pusoy Dos became our companion, to make things more fun. Katbau didn't know how to play those two card games. She kept on saying that she wanted to play bluff, in-between and monkey-monkey (unggoy-unggoyan). C'mon monkey-monkey? ...
And then the sunny sunshine slept. This is a continuation of my food stupidity-tion. I've managed to order and eat a whole chicken kebab on my own. It was not fun. It really was a lot. It costs me 100 bucks for this meal. To compensate on this meal, our waitress was quite amusing. She was a boo-boo/smart aleck lady. The boo-boo part was she forgot to write down my order. I had to wait for my food twice as much as my friend had waited theirs. But that's okay. She was really a smart aleck. When Eyen asked her to give us six glasses with ice and at the same time a big glass with ice (like a big pitcher perhaps?), she gave us the exact order. It was really hilarious. She gave us a very big beer glass with ice. At the same time she gave us six glasses, upside-down, with ice inside. Could you believe that? Blue Marlyn's the place. And their 1.5-liter soft drink is quite expensive. Around 70 pesos, cheap noh?
We've decided to go back on our rest house. Before I continue, we had a bargain with the house. Only 3000 bucks for three days and two nights. If you want to get their contact number, contact Katbau. Anyhows, Mia was really "sleepy" and time killer card games were back. I thought we brought the waitress in our resthouse because we had a clown with us. Right Katbau? Since our friend Katbau doesn't know how to play any "mature" card games, i've decided to ask her to do some charades. I've brought a box of charades; I'm just ready with everything. Anyway, who could forget her dinosaur roar and the thieves’ action? I won't forget that one, I assure you.
Lights out.
Part II tomorrow...
mood: excited
I'm going to Puerto Galera today. I hope this is a good weekend. Unlike last week which... ho-hum.
Rob and Amber placed first in the latest offering of Amazing Race 7. Thank God they're still in it. Last episode will be shown next week. I'll be surely be waiting for that. Go Rob and Amber! (People sure are going to hate my pick)
Pictures from last week and this week will be posted later.
Whoo-za!
mood: just fine
A Lake Villa second part presentation.
In addition to my last post, i've made some remarks about the place. The place has jellyfishes, even though it is a swimming pool and it uses freshwater for the pool. I'll continue later why the place has jellyfishes, I just have to cut my story with another story.
The attendant told us that the pools will be closed at 2:30 in the morning. Since we came to the place at midnight, most of us will be swimming for around 2 to 3 hours only. When the pools were closed for swimming, we expected that the attendants would change the water, etc. What they did was they just removed the "dirt" in the swimming pool. Isn't it nice.
When it was around 7 in the morning, the pools were opened to the public and me and my girlfriend swam. The water was kinda okay but what bothered me is that everytime you shake your hands in the water, bubbles came out - ala saltwater.
Finally, a conclusion came into my mind. The produced bubbles were caused by stagnant liquid methane or pee. Which in turn is used for jellyfish stings (see 2nd paragraph). Especially the pool for the children. It is highly recommended for jellyfish stings and octopus stings.
Don't you hate it when people pee in the public pool?
mood: just awake
My choir barkada had an outing this past weekend. The experience was forgettable.
Whenever your going to plan an outing, you usually plan it weeks or months before the said event. And us choir who are good planners, we planned three weeks before our outing. So, we called the place (read: Lake Villa in Rizal) and asked if they have reservations regarding their rooms and cottages. The person who answered the phone told us that we don't need to reserve the place. We just have to go there and close our eyes and point a room. And wherever our fingers point, that'll be our room. That's great. So, we assumed that the place doesn't really have any reservations. We're good with that. That's okay for us. As long as we have a room and we don't need to place our papag near the swimming pool, we're okay. Just to be sure, ate Jerlene and ate Marose called the said place every week. Even before our departure here at home, they called them. They told us that we don't have to worry. And we don't need to reserve any tree, shower, or videoke machine.
When we got there. The place was really packed. There was this event (a debutant part) in the private part of the resort. And when we checked out the rooms, we were lucky. Two rooms were left. Room number 6 and room number 7. That's fine with us. As long that there is a room available, we're fine. So, there was this guy who had the keys for the empty rooms. Room number 6 had no flourescent light outside. So, we asked the key-guy if we could stay at room number 7. And to our surprise, the room is RESERVED for tomorrow. I wish I had hearing problems when i heard this. But no, everybody heard it right.
Obviously, everybody was upset (except of course the employees of the resort). But since it's 11 in the evening and we want to enjoy the rest of our outing. We just stayed in that god-damn room number 6 (to our delight, they placed a flourescent outside). And to add a better evening. The aircon was growling.
I guess we won't be returning to that place any time soon.
Pictures will be posted soon.
Last two episodes for Amazing Race 7: Go Rob and Amber!
