::S p U n K y D a i S y::

Monday, September 23, 2002

I'M BAAACCCCCKKKK!!!!

So many stories to tell....i don't know where to start. i left Friday, right? So i'll start from there.

FRIDAY AT THE AIRPORT

Our flight was at 730am. We were at the airport at 630. As soon as my boyfriend and I checked in, PAL made an announcement that our flight will be delayed and ETD (Estimated Time of Departure) will be at 830am instead. So we decided to have some breakfast. After eating, we went to our assigned gate and on the TV screen, it said that our ETD was at 930. Ponyeta tiba? We spoke to the ground steward and he apologized and said that they will be giving out free breakfast. Ugh. So we sat down and played Text Twist on my Palm (i'm addicted to this game). At around 10, i was really pissed coz we had not boarded yet.

Boyfriend: You know what PAL stands for?
Me: what?
Boyfriend: Plane Always Late.
Me: Aaaaarrggghhhh!!!

To top it all off, another announcement was made, we were leaving Manila at 1030. Ponyeta. So there. We landed in Cebu at around 12noon. Bad trip. So much time wasted.

CNT LECHON

On our way to the hotel and starving, We asked our taxi driver where CNT Lechon was and if it was where we could get the best tasting lechon cebu. He said it was. (By the way, thanks to Mark for recommending it.) Lucky us, it was walking distance from the hotel. We headed straight to our hotel and got ourselves checked in and walked to CNT Lechon.

When we finally got there, the waitress said they ran out of puso (hanging rice). And we can't eat lechon without rice! Sacrilege! So we asked if they had other branches. So we went to SM and found CNT Lechon at the supermarket.

BF: Gaano karami isang order?
Girl at the counter: Sir, kasya na isang order para sa inyong 2. (1 order is 1/4 kilo)
BF: Sige 1 order nga ng lechon tsaka 2 puso. (65 pesos lang for 1/4 kilo of lechon. Ang dami na nun ha)

She handed us: our lechon in a styro, 2 extra styros, 2 pusos and 2 transparent plastic bags. The plastic bag is for your hand. Coz thats how you're going to eat. It was soooo damm good i got another order. Ang baboy ko. No pun intended.

TAXI DRIVER

Taxi drivers are the scum of the earth....but not in Cebu. We rode a cab from our hotel to SM. When we got to SM, the meter said 43 bucks. I handed the driver a 50 peso bill and was stepping down of the cab when he handed me my change. *Gasp* There it was, 7 shiny 1 peso coins. The taxi driver actually gave me my change. I guess i got used to the cabs here in Manila where the word "change" isn't in the dictionary. From now on, I will always demand for my change.

BOHOL

Saturday, Boyfriend and i were up by 545am. Went to the lobby for breakfast and was on a cab to the Pier by 7am. Left Cebu at 8 and was in Bohol by 930 via Supercat. Had my picture taken with 5 or 6 tarsier monkeys all over me. It was creepy at first but they're harmless. One of them was the tarsier monkey featured in the PLDT Fonekard. They're so cute and weird at the same time. I fed them crickets!

But the highlight of the trip was the Loboc River Cruise. Loboc River is the cleanest river in the Philippines. My boyfriend rented 1 boat for us. The boat is sort of like a floating restaurant. There are a lot of tables set up and lunch is served during the cruise. Lunch was composed of Grilled chicken, blue marlin, shrimps, grilled eggplant, rice and seafood soup. There's also dessert and buko juice served in a coconut pa! All that food for 175/head. I totally forgot about my diet. Hehe. But the Loboc river is really really nice and clean. The end of the river will lead you to a waterfall. Absolutely blissful and may i say, romantic.

Also went to see the Baclayon Church, Loboc Church and the Blood Compact Monument. And of course, a trip to Bohol won't be complete without buying Peanut Kisses. Yuummmmyyy!!!

We left Bohol at 330 and was back in Cebu at around 5pm.

I had a blast in Cebu and a big part of me wants to live there. There's nothing there that you won't find in Manila. And the beaches are just 2-3 hours away. People are nice and the city is clean. I really felt sad on the plane back here. Will definitely go back. I'll post some pictures as soon as i get them developed.

The Philippines is a very beautiful country. If we could all just take time to discover it instead of leaving it.

Back to work.

Bunny @ Monday, September 23, 2002

about moi

Loves the beach, wishes she had more time and money to travel, recently got hooked to climbing mountains, reads anything she can get her hands on, frustrated writer, adores her 3-year-old Lhasa Apso, Tashi, constantly needs caffeine, ~~wonders when she'll quit smoking~~, and will most likely die due to liver complications from drinking too much ~~(if the cigarettes doesn't get to her lungs first)~~. Can't live without accessories especially big, dangling earrings, shoe freak (aren't we all?), sucker for discovering hole-in-the-wall restaurants, will ingest anything spicy, enjoys giving and receiving massages, addicted to Friends, Sex and the City and CSI, goes gaga over kids, dreams of being alone with Jim Morrison and smoking a joint with Bob Marley. Would love to party with Gwen Stefani, shop with Patricia Field, write poetry with Maya Angelou and have Sting, Nelson Mandela, Mark Twain and Bono over for dinner.

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