I had my vacation again in Bicol last Oct 25. I visited Bicol simply because I missed my family.  Our home there was only supposed to be our vacation home for summer. But when my mama retired from her work, she decided to live there for good.  She’s pretending to be too busy now with what she called business.   She always used it as an excuse on why she can’t visit us here in Manila. But for pete’s sake!  ..it is just a mini sari-sari store!

Okay, fine.  Just let her be.  She’s going to be 65 yo.  So guess what I’ve brought her as pasalubong.. Hair Dye! and Pond’s Detox Age Defying Cream! Hehehe

As for my Ate Meye, my eldest sister, she married and settled down there. She now have a wonderful 4 yo kid – Andrei.  Too wonderful to be chosen to contend in a singing contest at his school!  We were amazed because we weren’t expecting him to have so much confident to join a contest.  He sang Annie’s Song, Tomorrow. Here’s his own version:

The sun will come out tomorrow
Betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow
There’ll be sun.
The sun will come out tomorrow
Betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow
Come what.. sun.

..ehen am stuck on the day that gray eh lonely
I stick out my chiiin and griiin and say.. oooh

The sun will come out tomorrow
Betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow
Come what may.

(swaying his both hands in the air while Instrumental)

When I’m thinking about tomorrow
So you gotta hang on ’til tomorrow
Come what may

Tomorrow, Tomorrow,
I love you tomorrow
You’re always a day away
Tomorrow, Tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
You’re always a day away…. away!

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Though he didn’t get the right lyrics, he won 3rd place! I guess it’s because of his confidence, plus the swaying of his hands.. hahaha.

The kids nowadays are so brilliant! The school program was not only for singing, but also for poem, declamation, story telling, dancing and choral performance. It also has a theme of Asian Culture.. So, Andrei (and the Nursery class) are wearing Korean costume for their choral performance of Three Bears (Gom Se Mari, the stint in Koreanovela Full House)..  and by golly, they had it memorized in Korean Language!!.

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While waiting for my rocket to come at the Marlboro Cafe

Back from Bora, we’re walking under the sun.. But back here in Manila, we’re walking under umbrellas

Time to go home now

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Day 1: September 15, 2008

First thing to do, of course, is to take a dip on the beach and enjoy the waves and sands. I bet everyone who has come to Boracay the first time will do the same thing.. We didn’t plan anything and thought that we could just take a rest and relax the whole day. I could stay by the shore and stare at the beach all day and gaze at the water which turns from aqua blue to deep blue — the effect is just so relaxing and amazing!

But every time we pass local peeps, we were nagged asked to do island hopping, reef walking, paraw sailing.. etc. etc. So we took the offer and spent almost our entire day on island hopping.

First stop is Crystal Cove. You’ll get to see a very nice view of the sea from the top of the island.. and through its caves. Caves aren’t that big, so not much for spelunking. And it’s very bizarre to get in to the cave through a man-made spiral staircase.

But on Cave 2, we will have to crawl all the way out to reach the other side of the island.

We then sailed to another spot, good for snorkeling.

And our next stop is the Puca Beach. Sands in here are fine as flour.

We weren’t able to go to other islands, but I guess we have cirumnavigated the whole Boracay island.

We were so eager to go back to our station because it was already dusk when we sailed off from Puca Beach. At first, we were screaming/laughing every time a wave hit our boat.. but the waves got stronger, and yet.. we still scream/laugh.. I’d say, we really are crazy.

All in all, Day 1 went well except for our trip back to our station. And also the rain.. we were stranded. Nothing to do but to drench ourselves from the rain as we ran back to our hotel.. totally a day wrecker.

Expenses:
Island Hopping: P200
Crystal Cove entrance: P150
Snorkeling gears: P20

• November 2, 2008 -- Boracay Day 3 (0)
• October 31, 2008 -- Boracay Day 2 (3)

Before we took off to Boracay, we searched online for resorts, restos, and activities that we could do there. We then decided to stay at the La Carmela de Boracay Resort. It’s a good find because we got this reservation for a very cheap price:

P2400 x 2 nights = P4800 (with breakfast for 2 pax); 3rd night free

That’s only P4800 per room, and we have to divide it by 4 (since we’re 4 in 1 room). Very cheap, is it?

We searched on how to get there, but wasn’t lucky to find any. Verlyn typed on google: “how to get to La Carmela De Boracay Resort in details“.. As if! as if putting “in details’ will get her better result.. hehehe. So, I wrote this post because of her.

Truthfully, we didn’t know how to get there. All we know is that we just have to take van/tricycle from Caticlan Airport to the Pier. Pay terminal fee and environmental fee, then take ferry boat to Boracay island. Then another van/tricycle to La Carmela de Boracay Resort (assuming that the driver will know the place) — approximately, it will cost you less than P300/person if you’re in a group of 8.

But what we did was more convenient. We just asked a barker from Caticlan airport to deal our transport (van and ferry boat), including the terminal and environmental fees, that cost P320!!

Resort Amenities:
Aircon
Mini ref
Hot water
Unlimited drinking water (cold/hot)
Supply of tea and coffee
Pool
Jacuzzi

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It was Monday September 15, 2008, 5:10 am. It was my very first time to ride a plane. It was so nerve wracking. But still, God blessed our trip and let us experienced this wonderful sunrise

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