Bohol: A Wedding and the Tour

It's been so long since I last wrote something here. I have been so busy with my day to day life lately and finally took a short break from everything and went to Bohol for my teammate's wedding last May 30, 2009.

I, together with my brother and 2 teammates went to Bohol last May 29, 2009. We left CDO on the eve of the 28^th via Trans Asia. It was a smooth trip – amidst the noisy environment being in the Economy section of course (lol).

One of our teammates were getting married on the 30th - and well, let's just say it was something we wouldn't miss for the whole world! And much to our surprise and delight, the ferry arrived early! We took a lot of pictures and enjoyed our short vacation.

Here are some of our pictures:

This was taken at the port - at around past 5am.





This was taken while we were waiting for our ride to fill up with passengers so we can be on our way to our destination: Doljo, Panglao




Me, Ana and Jane - just posing :)

At the Restaurant's entrance

Jane, Ana, Me and my Bro: Enjoying the delicious treat before us (and it was very expensive too!)







The Bride and the Groom


The Bridesmeaids




The Newly weds opening their presents

Night swimming!!!

Tour Day! Ana, Jane and the Bride: MaEve

Me and my Brother, Erwin

Me and Ana

Me and my other Sibling (lol!)

Erwin and the cute Tarsier

The Happy Bunch at the Man Made Forest

At Carmen, Chocolate Hills

The Newly Weds enjoying their jump (hehehe)

Me and my Bro - attempting the hard climb

Me and my Bro - just posing - what a great view!

the Happy Bunch hehehe

At Sagbayan Peak


hmm Me and my Pet -- he looks very friendly and HUNGRY! (lol)

hmm can you guess who's beside me?

At the Butterfly Garden at Sagbayan Peak

At Alona Kew Resort - a great place for sight seeing and well... (lol)

Yours truly enjoying my very first taste of Margarita (before I got drunk and declared the ants were having a disco party while helping them by flashing my flashlight rapidly at them lol)

The Happy Bunch at Alona Kew having dinner

During our Island Hopping the next day. This was taken at Balicasag Island - our 1st destination.

The Happy Bunch at Virgin Island - our 2nd destination.

At the Boardwalk - this was our 3rd and unplanned destination. A very wonderful treat!

At the background are the healthy mangrooves growing abundantly in that area.

Bohol will always hold a special place in my heart - not just because of the friendly people and the delicious foods but also because of the great beaches and sights!

This is one place you should go and see!

Bohol Trip Pictures

I’m supposed to post this for my first Wordless Wednesday but – well… I’m late again and it’s a long way to go for next Wednesday! I just can’t wait to post this so I made a collage – I hope you will enjoy them.

Bohol is definitely the place to go when you’re looking for a place to unwind and relax – no wonder I’m going back there this coming May 30! Hopefully, this trip will be more happy with companions who won’t give you tantrums along the way. Oh my! I truly can’t wait for my next Bohol trip! This time, I’m bringing my brother along so he’ll have time off school and enjoy his summer vacation.

For more pictures, just click here.

Camiguin Island Escapade

I know I should have written about this a long, long time ago. But this happened way before I even started blogging! (lol) So now, I am sharing with you the memories I have taken with me when I and a bunch of friends went to Camiguin to unwind.

It happened on a cool summer day last May 2007. We had been planning about the whole trip and as we were approaching the big day, we were all just so excited and thrilled. It was going to be my first time at Paradise island ~ of course, I went ballistic! (lol) I was overweight and fat back then (hehehe I am now lighter bwehehe lol) but my body didn’t really bother me a lot during those times. I swore that I’d go and bare as soon as I arrive on the island (lol! For just as long as no one was going to puke when I came within sight! lol).

Eithel, me and Jessa (a.k.a "Sang")

Gal, me and Sang

So off I went with 3 of my best buddies at work (Gal, Jessa and Eithel). We woke up early, got ourselves ready and made sure we had packed everything essential to enjoy the island. Eithel was with her boyfriend at that time, so I and the rest were left on our own, wishing we were with our special someone too! (lol, I didn’t really have a special someone back then. Anyway, the three of us just made sure we enjoyed the trip by taking as many pictures as we can get using Eithel’s cam. (lol).

Our first stop was at Balingoan. From there we had to ride a ferry to get to Camiguin. We boarded the ferry, had a fabulous time, then took some more pictures (lol, what can you expect? We had been so busy working hard the whole year and this was our only chance of being away from work and relax to the max). As soon as we arrived at the Island, we were fetched from the port by Eithel’s relatives. Then, as we were on our way to Eithel’s hometown, all three of us were so awed at the breathtaking scenery that greeted us. All we could muster to say was a couple of “Ohhhs” and “Ahhs”. The road was by the cliff, it wasn’t scary, and as we neared the cliff, all three of us would move to the side and look at the majestic waves that came rushing to the shores, splashing on the rocks and crystal clear waters that were calling us – me- to go ahead and take a dive (lol, yes, that was how inviting the ocean was).

Sang, Krizzia, Gal and me

We went touring around the island as soon as we got there. We toured and toured, swam and swam, ate and ate, and toured again. (lol, sounds exciting, eh?). We went to the Sunken cemetery, Katibawasan Falls, the White Island, the Lagoon (and had a fabulous meal there too! hehehe). We were having the time of our lives and enjoying the moment. One night, we went out to attend a baranggay dance party (Benefit dance) – it was like a disco party! (lol). I had no choice but stay glued to my chair – oh please don’t let me dance! (lol! I can’t dance! I don’t know how to dance! lol!) The next morning, we went on a tour again, this time to the cold springs! Brrrrrrr, very cold! (lol) And there we swam with the teeny, tiny fishes that we managed to catch using Eithel’s dress (lol). We used her dress as a net and came up with a master plan on catching the fishes (much to the delight of Krizzia, Eithel’s cousin). It was an adventure we would never forget!

Eithel, Gal, Krizzia and me

Me, Krizzia, Gal and Sang

We bought some dried pusit (squid) on the way home. Then, as expected, we slept in the van during the rest of the trip. We were exhausted but very, very happy and satisfied with our Camiguin adventure.

We dreamed and planned of having a Bohol adventure ~ well… It’s still in the process (lol). Will update you as soon as we come up with the money and the time to have another island adventure.

Ciao! :-)