I just have to do this.
Internet addiction. That’s my alibi for not updating. Facebook, Twitter, Lookbook, Chictopia, and shopping through Multiply. Ayaayaaay! I need to get a hold of myself.
Anyway, I’ve been reading my friends’ blogs and I realized I have to write about my Puerto Galera trip a week ago. So here goes.. as far as my very faulty short term memory serves me….
The girls have been planning a trip since last year, but plans only pushed through a week ago. We went to PG (go figure). I was very glad that my parents allowed me to go. Well, of course, I know for a fact that the people I’m with were plus factors for the “permission granted” as they were close family friends and church mates, siguro my dad thought they were all “good”. Haha. Kidding.
I’m not a fan of sleeping that’s why I didn’t have trouble waking up at 3:30am to prepare for the trip. I didn’t sleep much on the way there either. I spent the hours stuck in traffic in SLEX looking out the window and trying not to think about anything. That was when I saw one of my professors. He was, of course, driving a car and I couldn’t possibly try to wave him down to say hello. But even if I could, I wouldn’t. haha. It was just a pleasant surprise to see him.
When we arrived at Batangas Port, I was a bit anxious. I have never planned a vacation on my own. I have never gone on a trip without having secured reservations first. During our trip, C and M said we would just deal with everything as we go along; no reservations whatsoever. Good thing we had “I” and A with us. They were the ones who handled “transactions”. I felt I was in good hands. Naks!
After a one - hour boat ride, we finally arrived at PG. My first thought was that it’s a smaller version of Boracay, mainly because of the numerous stalls of souvenir shops along the beach. It was highly commercialized, just like Boracay. The difference is, it’s way cheaper in PG.
It was lunch when we arrived and I have not eaten a decent breakfast - I was starving. So I was silently urging them to just get any hotel room so we could go eat. But “I”was very meticulous; checking the rooms, comparing prices… it’s a good thing though because we were able to save a lot of moola because of his undisputed haggling skills.
Food in PG was nothing special. Period.
What I particularly enjoyed during our trip was the banana boat ride. Snorkeling was fun too, but the current was just so strong. Na-lamog lang kami. Although the banana boat ride wasn’t painless, it was more fun than being dragged into coral reefs. Di ba Jenna? Before we went onto the “banana” my friends said that the experience would be like riding the Space Shuttle in EK. But it felt nothing like that. Space Shuttle is more frightening. The BBR (figure it out again) experience was just.. chill. Haha. The exciting part is the “Drop”. Although, thinking about it now, I didn’t enjoy salt water up my nostrils. Ugh.
So I guess PG is nothing special to me. Food, accommodations, the beach – it was just nice but not extraordinarily nice. What I did love about my weekend there was that I was able to spend time with my most trusted friends. Some of these friends I have known for years. I know they genuinely love me and care for me. I also enjoyed discovering new and interesting things about these friends. Haha. We should do that more often – the “tough questions – tough answers” portion. Loved it!
Ooh this is getting a bit long. And my short term memory is about to fail me. I couldn’t probably write all the details but know that this is trip is going down my “top list”.
Credits:
To the organizers, C, M and J; thank you for researching and for not reserving anything. Haha. It made the experience more exciting. Seriously, thanks for coordinating. It must have been a bit frustrating lalo na if kami yung kasama. Haha.
To Ate A and I: Thanks for being the best “hagglers”. Haha. Thanks for taking initiative always. You two are always a step ahead of everyone else.
To the Beloved Princess: I enjoyed sharing a bed with you. Behave e. haha. Thanks for the devotion that morning. I’ll share with you what I experienced pa pala.
Kuya M: Now I know not to talk to you when you lack sleep. Haha. Kulit. Thanks for being our “kuya”.
To S: Thanks for coming, Had lots of fond (and not so fond) memories with you. Stay annoying. Kidding.
To those who weren’t able to go: be sure to be on the next trip. Palawan daw on December! Woot!”,
