BOLINAO BUDDIES
Bolinao pics
from Lek http://picasaweb.google.com/Pic.O.Lek/BolinaoTrip
from Len http://picasaweb.google.com/lengflores/TripToBolinao
"mga mare, May 3 Bolinao ha! buhbye!!!"
this has been my bye-bye message to Len and Dolls sa YM since ma-finalize ung date.
I was so excited.
Need I say more?
hehehe
Of course, frustrations set in when i heard some would not be able to
join...
But maiksi lang ang summer, mahirap mag-plan..
tuloy na ito!!!
May 2, 2008.
Meeting place: Sa bahay ng Mangalus Couple sa QC.
Meeting time : 10:00pm
around 9pm andun na kaming tatlo nila Budek and Ivy sa bahay nila Dollie.
Di pa dumadating si Sunny from work.
Si Jun umuwi muna sa bahay nila sa Nova, he's from work din.
Si Len nanood muna yatna ng movie. Sosy!!!
1am pa naman ang aming departure. hehehe
While waiting sa aming mga kasama, syempre kamustahan...
kwentuhan leading to Benedicts Soulja boy dance number.
(Sencia Budek, natuwa talaga ako sayo nung nagsayaw ka eh!)
Nweiz, di naman katagalan eh halos magkasunod na dumating si Sunny and
Jun...
Si Len kikitain na lang namin sa may McDo.
We prepared our baon.. (Si dolls and Ivy lang pala ang nagprepare) hehehe
Sinamahan na din namin kumain si Sunny at si Dollie...
while having dinner, si benedict syempre ang bangka...
natuwa naman ako kahit ung baso ko ang pinakamaliit..
hehehehe... masayang kumain habang nagtatawanan...
thanks sa aming post-dinner dinner and pre-bolinao meal!
MAY 3, 2008
Around 1am pinuntahan na namin si Len sa McDo.
Wala pa si manong driver...
Picture picture kami...
kulitan... tawanan... asaran...
at napag-alaman ko na these guys loves me...
whahehehe...
sasamahan lang daw nila kasi ako sa Bolinao...
kaya dapat daw magtreat ako... toink!
akala ko naman u guys really loved me..
wahehhehe...
for the sake of fun, i somewhat kinda agreed on their suggestion..
hehehe
Sinarado na ang Mcdo wla pa din si Manong Driver...
Sa tapat ng McDo kami nagantay...
syempre picturan to the max!
Sabi ni Len, Urvan sasakyan namin...
pero kada makakita ng mga malaking sasakyan eh sasabihin nila na "AYAN NA!"
kahit na bus o truck ung nakita nila...
tsk tsk tsk
(kasama yata ako dun)
before 2am dumating na din ung sasakyan...
Si manong driver eh bata pa pala...
ka-age natin.
(FYI: Bagay po sila ni Len)
We've settled our things inside the van.
Si Len naupo sa tabi ng driver.
Ivy and Budec on the first..
then Dolly and Sunny...
Then Jun and me sa likod..
lil' past two - we were moving.
whoohooooo!!!
on our way, tumawag si Miong...
We were convincing him na sumama..
pero di kinaya ng powers namin.
Dahil most of us came from work..
(kami lang ni Dolls ang naka vacation nang friday)
nakatulog yung lima...
after couple of hours...
i dont know what happened but the breakfast issue fired up...
kala ko naman makakalimutan na...
pero cge, go lang!
We're on the roads of Pangasinan...
Every Fastood banners/signs along the road should be read out loud!
thats their rule I guess..
CHOWKING!!!
JOLLIBEE!!!
McDONALDS!!!
around 6am we're in Alaminos.
Sarado pa ung mga fastfoods dun...
how come?
kala ko maaga bumabangon mga taga probinsya..
nweiz...
dumerecho na lang kami to visit the hundred islands..
buti na lang mabait si Mark the driver...
ok lang sa kanya :)
so we drive a little distance to see the hundred islands...
and here's an FYI.
"What was there right now are not the original hundred islands. One has
vanished (sank, most probably). There are only 99 islands left. But because
we're in the modern times, They built an artificial island, man-made should
I say, to make it a hundred" words as told to Lek by Mr. Sunny Mangalus.
Biglang sabi "Di kasi kayo nanonood ng National Geographic eh"
So nagpicturan kami sa may hundred islands...
actually it was so very distant, tinanaw lang namin..
hehehe...
di din kami nagtagal dun...
bumalik na kami dun sa may town proper to have breakfast...
unfortunately sarado pa din... and mag7am na un.
Jun and I checked McDo first, 8am pa daw sila magbubukas.
Then sa Jollibee madaming nagaantay... they will open at 7am.
so intay na lang namin!
Kumain kami ng breakfast sa Jabee.
Courtesy of me!!! Awww!!!
(Honestly, ok lang naman talaga !!)
kain kami ng pancake burger, tapsilog, palabok, spag, longganisa..
whewww...
I am full! cguro naman sila din!
hehehe
after an hour cguro yun when we're back on the road...
I am really excited...
scared actually kasi baka sisihin ako if they would find the place not
worth it...
pero andun na eh...
hehehe
We finally reached Bolinao..
We first paid visit sa St. James Cathedral.
I said a little prayer...
Diba sabi nila, make a wish pag first time mo sa isang church?
I also did that..
Di ko masyado nafeel yung church kasi the mass for three souls is about to
begin..
madaming tao sa simbahan.
St. James Cathedral was our first stop in Bolinao...
then we're heading na sa Bing's Resort where we had our reservation..
On our way, nakita na namin ung dagat...
it was really a relief when I heard approval of my "WOW!!!"
hehehe...
then we stopped at the bridge over Balingasay River...
Perfect...
it is the place where "the river meets the sea"
first time ko makakita nang ganun...
its different.
back on the road...
thank God most of the roads are sementado na!
We've finally reached Bing's Resort.
Dun we're able to get two rooms for four each..
mejo sad because we have to sleep separately.
Pero di pa muna kami nagcheck-in dahil di pa nag-out ung nandun sa rooms..
We then decided to check and see the lighthouse!!!
Up to the mountains we climb..
(not that high though!) hehehe
Ayun yung lighthouse!!!
So white..
majestic...
guardian of the sea...
second tallest in the Philippines..
Picturan...
Group Pics..
Solos...
doubles... whahehe
may effects...
may patalun-talon...
wahehehe...
then we decided to go na!
pero things have changed...
we all wanted to stay in one room (which is not available sa Bing's)
And Bing's resort doesn't have a beach front!
Mark suggested to check out other resorts...
we checked Villa Carolina's kilala naman pala ni Mark ung may-ari..
we settled there... and unfortunately I have to cancel our reservation sa
Bing's.
andun kami sa Villa Carolina's Beach resort around 11am.
Nagduyan-duyan...
Other's go for a swim sa pool..
We havent checked-in yet kasi wala pang room available...
nagorder na lang kami ng lunch...
sinigang at inihaw na (&^^%$^%, (forgot the name nung isda)
after lunch... kwentuhan na naman...
1pm di pa din umaalis ung mga tao dun sa tutuluyan namin...
Len, Budec, Ivy, Jun took a nap sa duyan...
Sunny and Dolls stayed dun sa kubo/cottage where we had our lunch...
I decided to walk along the stretch.
I walked along the beach, hoping to see that great rock,
a rock that i thought I read from a book...
and the waves that gently touches the shore...
the very reason why I want to go to Bolinao.
I could not find those from the resort's beach front...
though the sands were fine and the water is clear..
still that is not the place I wanted to see...
Nahihiya nako sa mga kasama ko...
I continued to walk.
Get past 5 different resorts as well as several vacant lots...
Still, I can't find the very spot where "my rock" stands alone...
I still wanted to go and walk the distance..
But there were children waving at me...
"AY SOR! AY SOR!" (Hi Sir!)
I just smiled at them and they continued to play..
I look back.
I was alone.
Ang layo ko na pala...
naisip ko baka nagcheck-in na sila...
nakakahiya naman kung dadalhin nila gamit ko...
So i decided to go back...
with the picture of the rock in my mind..
I think i was lost..
di ko na yata makikita...
I finally reached Villa Carolina's resort.
andun pa din sila.. di pa nakakacheck-in..
pero paalis na ung mga tao dun sa duplex.
Pero we still have to wait kasi lilinisin pa ung room.
Nang biglang nagbrownout!
O well...
few minutes later nagka-kuryente din naman...
open agad air-con...
refreshed ourselves..
while waiting for our turns sa CR.. we played UNO!!!
len, jun and I played it first.
then Budec and Dolls joined us...
we had very very funny rounds!
Then bandang hapon we decided to go to the beach..
picture picture lang pede namin magawa because the place is not suitable
for swimming!
I can tell people were getting bored na talaga...
thanks na lang sa mga funny antics...
Then dinner na... we had pork and chicken adobo, talong and ensalada.
The food is OK, just ok.
Elena wanted to swim after dinner..
pero mukhang wala nang energy lahat kaya we stayed na lang sa room..
this is one thing that i am scared of...
Bolinao doesn't have a night life, my comrades loves night life..
so pano un?
Len and I bought 6 sanmig light...
pero wala naman gusto uminom...
pagod na kasi...
pero we still played UNO!!!
and that was the best part of the night!
dinaig pa ang mga adik sa pag-ingles...
"Red One!"
"STOP ME!!!"
"Im Sorry, Stop you!"
"Oh my God!"
"That's harsh"
paganyan-ganyan lang naman english namin...
nakakaantok pa lang mag-english...
isa nga sa amin eh tulog habang naglalaro...
talent yun ha!
still productive while sleeping..
I am still frustrated.. pero syempre di ko naman masabi..
dahil ako nga itong nagyaya..
pero di naman maitatago...
i asked them if we could go dun sa patar beach to swim
they all agreed naman...
nakakahiya kasi naisip ko baka ayaw na nila...
or di un kasama sa usapan with the driver...
but i still insist...
i knew that they'll understand naman...
they're not just my classmates...
they're my friends..
naks!!!
nweiz we decided to wake up at 6am...
sabi gisingin ko daw sila ng 6...
sabi ko naman si Jun dapat manggising.
before midnight everybody's sleeping tight.
MAY 4, 2008
naalipungatan ako and saw Mark looking at me..
walang "hi" or "may muta ka!"
basta sinabi nya na punta na ba tayo dun sa dulo?
pagtingin ko si Jun, gising na din...
di ko alam if they still wanted to go dun sa dulo nga..
kaya puzzled smile lang nasagot ko...
then isa isa na silang nagising!
after fixing everything needs to be fixed...
we go straight dun sa beach...
mejo malalim na.. but still not suitable for swimming...
Si Sunny and Jun walked hanggang dun sa pwede nang magswim...
masyado na silang malayo...
Len, Dolls and I stayed near the shore at nagpicturan sa may floating
kubo..
then we decided to have our breakfast...
We had fried rice and the adobo, with eggs of course...
after the humble breakfast, Budec inquired about that videoke thingy...
aba kakanta ang benedict!
First song of the day: DOON LANG
may pumalakpak ba?
si budec lang din yata.. not sure though
Then Ivy sang ONE HELLO
Sunny did spongecola's JEEPNEY
they took turns at singing...
hehehe
Then we decided to go sa Brgy. PATAR...
GOOD HEAVENS!
This is it!!!
lahat ng worries ko nawala upon seeing the beach...
fine sands
waves touching the shore...
and that big rock..
ung rock na nasa tapat ng isang high-end na resort..
that's my rock
tough i wasn't able to get there at least i saw it...
and there's smaller rocks near us...
I took Budec and Jun's cam..
Took a picture of them standing on one big rock..
place is so nice...
Ivy noticed my smile...
I cant hide it...
THIS IS THE PLACE I WANTED TO BE IN...
the pictures were not lying...
fine grain of sands strethed under the burning sun...
waves that gently touches the shore...
and the clear warm waters...
now i know my friends are enjoying Bolinao...
we took pictures...
The way budec, sunny and jun swim is like an approval for me...
They were pleased as I am...
I simply loved it.
Never tought that they will be delighted...
I was really delighted when we're on our way to Cindy's Cave,
Dollie received a call and Sunny said "ANG GANDA DITO!"
that remark somewhat made me realize that somehow i did a right thing on
that weekend!
Then si Sunny biglang naging barker/kundoktor ni Mark...
Parang sinapian nang kung anong engkanto...
Hyper na hyper...
tawa naman kami ng tawa...
Inside the cave, meron syang remark na kung di pa sya naghihiga dun eh di
magiging proper ang daloy ng tubig...
hmmmm... interesting ha
syempre picturan inside the cave...
then past 10 we're back in the resort..
we decided to swim sa pool till lunch is ready...
we talked about being single and being married...
but one topic i really loved is the plan for next year...
We will go to Boracay or Bohol.
Starting this May, each blk 1 is encouraged to save a part of our salary
for the planned trip to the south. We decided that every payday, we have to
deposit 500 pesos on the blk 1 account. para madali na magdagdag when March
2009 came. These would be finalized very soon...
few minutes past 12 we had our lunch...
we had sweet and sour lapu-lapu, inihaw na pusit on toothpick hehehe
our host gave us shrimp na ibang lasa...
they used some french herbs pala..
after lunch we get back to our room and fixed our things...
pauwi na kami...
may pasok pa kinabukasan...
konting picturan..
we said byebye to our host...
she then gave us a shell with belgian words encypted on it...
(FYI: Belgian ang hubby ni aling Carol)
we gave the shell to Mark, our new friend.
I think its almost 3pm when we left the resort...
while on the van, hyper pa din ang asawa ni dollie...
"may buwaya jan!" lagi nyang sinasabi everytime may madaanan kami na ilog..
kumakanta pa!
We bought pasalubong (danggit, pusit and tupig(?)) outside bolinao na..
dahil sa walang magawa sa loob ng van...
we played UNO!!! while the girls do chika chika..
asar lang kasi 4 times ako natalo straight...
so todo explain ako why it turned out that way...
hahahaha...
akala nyo ba tinanggap nila explanation ko?
syempre hindi...
which made me wish na sana kasama si Carlo whahehehe...
(peace po!)
sa tarlac na kami nagdinner..
whoohooo! sagot ni budec ang dinner sa kfc...
hot as we are, we had two buckets of hot chicken...
ay!! si elena pala nag classic..
bye the way... the chicha na baon namin is courtesy of dolls
and the in between meals are courtesy of len..
thanks! thanks!
syempre.. parang di kami magkakasama nang almost 48 hours eh madami pa din
kwentuhan...
binabalikan what happened during our college days..
nabalikan din ung "gift" sana ng CERTII boys kay Elena..
Di pa din nya yata alam... hehehe
Sorry Len!
After Dinner...
we continued to play UNO... this time di na ako ung laging talo..
hehehe
we still talked till our energy dropped..
I think its around 10pm nung bumaba si Jun sa Munoz.
Then Len, Budec and Ivy bumaba sa Q.AVE.
Me, Dolly and Sunny sa StarMall..
we said thanks and bye-byes with the friendly driver..
konek sila ni sunny.. hehehe
I said bye-bye na din sa mangalus couple.
May 5, 2008.
12:01am
I am looking at our pics...
Its all worth it!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
Its been two years since i first saw pics from Bolinao...
Joke man o hinde...
salamat pa rin dahil sinamahan nyo ako...
lam ko, Bolinao is not a common choice for summer trips..
and you want the other side of the summer...
I insisted...
pinagbigyan nyo ako...
hehehe
sencia na po!
IN MY HEART OF HEARTS...
MILLION THANKS SA INYONG LAHAT!!!
VISAYAS... SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
Bolinao pics
from Lek http://picasaweb.google.com/Pic.O.Lek/BolinaoTrip
from Len http://picasaweb.google.com/lengflores/TripToBolinao
