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Friday, July 3, 2009 { 2:59 AM }

Bohol Adventure - Day 1

The boss and i went to Bohol for our summer-sacrificed vacation and to chillax after a very grueling term at school and toxic everyday work routine. Woke at 3am even if our flight was 8:30am because the both of us just can't sleep. We were both giddy and we just had a lot to talk about. Had pan de sal and hotdogs for breakfast and took off. We already packed the night before so we were really ready.

Once we arrived at the airport and got us checked in, i settled to read my new DPP issue which i bought the day before since i knew that we will be waiting for a while. This issue focused on concert photography which i didn't had the chance to shoot yet but enjoy the most. The boss was busy clicking away since he didn't have anything to do. Sobrang kulit!

When it was finally our turn to board the plane, the boss was busy taking videos of me walking. I won't post it here because he said that he will do a full movie of all the videos he took and make an AVP. I was already settled in my seat and reading again when he nudged me and said that he wants us to take more pictures. Even if i was on the verge of irritation because i'm nearly finishing the article that i was reading, i gave in. So here :

I was much delighted with joy when the pilot said that we were about to depart because that meant that the boss will be busy staring outside his window and i can have my little peace of mind again. And thank heavens because he didn't even talked to me the entire flight.

We landed in Tagbilaran at around 9:55am and got our stuff. One remarkable thing that you will notice is how clean the airport was. Mang Jun our guide for the day was already there and we were surprised to see a Nissan Escapade waiting for us. Turned out that Mang Jun thought that there were 6 of us. So we had all the van by ourselves and it was nice because that meant a lot of legroom and very comfortable day.

We asked Mang Jun to bring us to the nearest convenience store to buy chips, bread and water. Then we headed to the Blood Compact Site. This site commemorates the Blood Compact between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of Spain and Rajah Sikatuna of Bohol. And i don't know what else.

We didn't stayed that long because we were already hungry by that time since we had breakfast at 3 in the morning. I was relieved when Mang Jun told us that we will go first to Loboc to have lunch in the floating resto because people will flock if we go at a later time and we won't have the chance to choose which floating resto we want. Riverwatch's menu consisted of pinoy food from grilled fish to squids, crispy shrimps, fried chicken, pansit, bbq and a wide array of pinoy delicacies for desserts and watermelon and pineapple.

We were finished eating when the boat started its cruise toward the very calm waters, green trees and blue sky.

Everyone on board was happy, even the waiters who assisted us with our needs seemed to be in a very light mood. There were a duo performing on one corner with the accompaniment of a guitar and an organ. You can even volunteer to sing if you want. Food was great and you can come back to the buffet table for as long as you want. We stopped by a docking-like-station where there were locals dressed in Filipiniana costumes and did traditional dances for us. You can give donations if you want or buy some of their bottled honey or simply just smile for them and clap.

The cruise ended after an hour so we were on our way to Chocolate Hills and passed by the Man-Made Forest which really caught my heart. It was fantabulously beautiful!

I wished to myself that all the roads here in Manila has trees lined up like these. It would be very pleasing to drive and got stuck in traffic all day. When we arrived at the Chocolate Hills, it suddenly got dark and misty but rain didn't fell. So the boss and i still walked ourselves up the gazillion steps to reach the top to see the panoramic view. There were a lot of Koreans who were taking a lot of pictures and stayed very long on the main deck where you get the best spot for a portrait so we just settled in an area where a very few people will most likely stand by.

When i was in grade school, i thought that the Chocolate Hills are edible. Because they looked like Hershey's Kisses. Now i experienced being on top of one, i felt like being on top of a gigantic chocolate. After the hills, we visited the Tarsier which seemed very lonely to me. I didn't felt anything but empathy for them. I wanted to take it and free it. The locals said that they were sleeping most of the day and awake at night. So i thought that we have the same routine and i won't blame them if they looked so lazy and gave me that i-don't-care-if-you-are-here attitude.

Butterfly farm was next, where they have the best avocado flavored ice candy i ever tasted. The life of the butterfly was discussed (as if i didn't know it) and we entered the garden. The butterflies swooped around and i think they love the boss more than me.

Our next stop was the Hanging Bridge which was really scary to walk on when there a lot of people already because of its very not sturdy feel.

Our last stop before going to the resort is the Baclayon Church. There's a museum inside it which features century-old idols, music books they used back then, priests 'clothes and lot of musical instruments that feels really creepy. Cameras are not allowed inside it so we were only able to take pictures inside and outside the church. A wedding was currently being held when we went there so we didn't stayed long and we were also very tired already.

We stayed at Whites and Greens for our entire 4-day vacation. I was in awe as we arrived because of the very long shoreline and very fine white sand. We just dropped our bags and went for a stroll along the beach to see its surroundings. We had dinner at our resort and met Pia, a fellow Gtalker and call it a day. We were too tired that i didn't even got kiss the boss goodnight.

Whew! That is a long post. Will continue again ~~tomorrow~~. Soon.

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