9.08.2004

ISARADO ANG PINTOOO! hehe. :) That's what Alf would usually shout at us during our stay at Puerto Galera. haha! :D Yup, Just came home from our trip to Galera. And I must say, those 3 days spent there were among one of the best days I ever had. :) It was one of the best because, not only was the place great but most of all because of the people I'm with, my friends specifically my s19 family. :) Co, Seyds, Niks, Shatz, Pamy, Zaids, Alf, Lion, Joms, Rage and I would probably agree that going there was a decision that we did'nt regret. Yeeeeesss! :) haha!

I must admit that I thought it would not push through. Because usually, since 1st year, we were all bout planning, planning, and planning about parties, get-togethers but when it comes to executing the plan, well lets just say, the thoughts of most would probably, "di naman matutuloy yan eh! ". True enough, it almost did not push through. Imagine, 2 days before the date, it was raining hard and there were even signs of a storm coming in. And even a week before it, there really was no discussion of the trip, not even to where we would all meet. :( But maybe it was just meant to be because at the last minute, everything just seem to fall into place or maybe, Lion just really wanted to go there at all costs. hehe! :) It might seem corny but really when we arrived at Galera, most of us could not believe that we were finally there. hehe. :)

MONDAY
Call time at the bus station was at 6. But Rage, Niks and I arrived there waaaay past 6 already due to some unforseen circumstances. hehe. Good thing they were all there already waiting for us because they prevented the bus from going without the 3 of us. Awww. hehe :D From the bus to the boat ride, when we arrived at Puerto, we immediately looked for the place we intended to stay in, unfortunately, it was not what we were hoping for. Since we were all first timers to go there, it was a good thing, that some manangs were kind enough to have assisted us to look for some rooms. No joke but we were able to check out almost half of the rooms available on that place, unfortunately, either the room was too small, too expensive, or too far from the beach. The sun was in super FULL heat at that time that it made me think, yup, we've finally arrived. We even had to seperate into 3 groups just to look for a place. Although technically its just 2 groups cause the 3rd group just sat in one place wooow!! :P But it was all worth it when Jom's group discovered this place in front of the beach. :D The people, the surroundings but most of all the washroom were all nice and clean. A perfect place for us especially since we were planning to fit all 11 of us in a room fit for only 6 people. hehe. I don't know how but we managed to do it :D

Since everyone was so tired, no activity was planned for that day. I was so sleepy and tired that when I used the hammock, in front of our room, I immediately fell alseep. hehe :) So what we did was just to of course, eat, swim and explore the place. The waves were so high that it was really fun riding it. hehe :) We even saw some CCS people during our LLOONNG walk to the end of the White Beach. There we took A LOT of pictures of ourselves. hehe. :D Pictures that included embarassing images of myself being FORCED by the group to be buried in the sand. Grrr!! Of all people, Ako pa talaga eh! During Dinner, we discussed the activities for the next day while Niks started this "thinking game". hehe. We were all so tired that after taking a bath, even if we looked like sardines in a can, everyone seemed to have fallen asleep easily. Especially Niks who fell asleep the instant she laid down on the bed. hihi.

TUESDAY

Our second day was action packed. haha!:D Woke up with a smile on my face :) Started the day snorkeling. It was a first for me so i was really excited and at the same time scared. But the world under the sea was really beautiful esp. up close that you forget your apprehensions immediatley. After that, we then went swimming again. I was hoping to at least get a tan unfortunately, namula lng ako.huhu :( Then it was now time for the hiking. Haaay!! Grabe!!! It was one of the longest and tiring walks I have ever taken. And if that was not enough, my slippers broke. waaah!! :( Because of that, I was forced to climb barefoot! I was just concentrating that I''ll get to the top so I won't feel the hard objects hurting my feet.Just call me Ula, ang babaing gubat! >:( Sama tlga ni Joms! Our hiking's main objective was to reach the waterfall. After passing about 12 ilogs, we finally reached the waterfall only to see it was just one waterfall. correction. One small waterfall. AAAAAAHHH!!! Nadaya ako!! hehe. :) But the water was so cold that it was really refreshing to take a dip that you no longer remember your dissapointment. :) But honestly, if it weren't for the fact that I really enjoyed the company, I would have complained my way to the top. :) Instead, I was laughing and having fun not minding the heat of the sun. I must say I was really impressed with the kid who guided us. His name was Michael, and if it were'nt for the fact that he waited for us all the time, he would have reached the destination really fast. After that, we went swimming again. hehe. Seyds and I really made sure na sulit talaga. Even if it was already night time, Rage, Alf, Seyds and I still swam. Sarap!! especially since the waves were really high and came continously. :D After our dinner, we had a bonfire, and there the conversations, revelations and secrets shifted from serious to funny to sad and to even shock. Honestly, I really liked the bonfire experience. Its not because I'm chismosa ha! but its because I love to listen to my friends' stories, and somehow, even if my degree of closeness to my friends are different, that experience somehow felt like I knew them much deeper and I understood them better. It sort of drew me much closer to them..

At about 3:30 in the morning, we decided to shift our bonfire much closer to our place. There we would now tell ghost stories, unfortunately, we could not start another bonfire. :( and since the others were getting sleepy already, the others decided to just go back to our room. While, Seyds, Alf, Rage, Co and I decided to wait for the sunrise at this nice part of the place we were staying in. While waiting for it, we played a simple "country game". Maybe I was too sleepy but I made this error of saying a place starting with A because I though Mindanao, ended with an A. Pffft!!! Bobo!! haha! :D I must have left my brain in Manila! Then maybe at around 5, I just fell asleep. I think the manongs might have thought that we felt we were too crowded in the room because we slept outside. haha!:) Alf and Seyds slept at the hammocks. While Rage and I shared the wooden bed, so did Joms and Co on another bed.

WEDNESDAY
But what was even better was when I woke up the next morning. IT WAS one of THE BEST SLEEPS i EVER had. Even if I just slept for a couple of hours and the bed was not really the most comfortable, but just waking up by the beach was the best. I felt fresh and at peace. Mang Raul, who was the caretaker of our place, was really nice because when we all woke up, he had placed blankets on us. :) That day was just meant for buying souvenirs since at 12:40, the boat would leave already. Haaaaayy!! Even at the last minute, we were still in a hurry. hahah!! :D

No wonder when we were already near the bus station near Taft, since me, Rage and Niks, were the first one to go down and leave, although I was happy, still kinda felt sad. I remembered telling Niks and Rage while waiting for our Bus, that we were now back to reality. :( True enough it was like that because when met Tufe at KFC, it felt like everything was back to normal again.

Sayang lang cause I was not able to bring a camera :( Good thing zaids, co, shatz brought theirs. Wala tuloy me solo pics masyado. :( Although somehow, it seemed like a brought my own. Thanks to zaids. :P Because of her, I did get my solo pics but the major difference was that puro embarassing pics ko. GRRR!!! Pictures of me sleeping, almos crying.. hmp!!

But it still did not changed the fact that it was a super happy and fun-filled trip. :D It was fun since I was with my friends and that we were all first timers there. hehe. :) Since it was September 8, my family and I went to hear mass for Mama Mary's Birthday as soon as I reached our house. Even if I had fun, I still missed my family. :) During the mass, I thanked for my friends, and my family, especially for making sure that Jesus protected us from harm on our trip. Saya Talaga. :) Pero I'm not making drama or anything but honestly, the place might be super nice and all, but it was really the people whom I was with that really made it super fun. :) Am really blessed to have great friends. :) This trip is definitely unforgettable. Hope it would happen soon, BUT not too soon,because I AM officially DIRT POOR!!! Yup, I was able to last with the money that i had!! Galing!!:)

bic walked away at 10:31 PM