After my grand solo backpacking in Tagbilaran, the island city of Bohol and a month-long absence in my hometown, I decided to pack Serge with my Nikkie and Ippie along with a bunch of sweets I bought from my recent adventure.
Reaching the bus station in Cubao, I suddenly realized that it's a long weekend. Funny, next week's our long weekend with-US labor day. Anyway, I battled with the very long queue at the bus station. After An hour or so of sniffing dirt in the air, I was finally able to take a relatively comfortable seat. As of this writting , the bus is traversing the length of the North Luzon Expressway.
I'm starving, sleepy and dizzy.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The beginning of a great journey home
I just landed on my bed at Taver's Pension House after a few minutes drive from Tagbilaran Airport. Room #6...I wonder why I ended up in this room. Somehow I feel at home...
I boarded Airphil Express at exactly 9:09 AM. It was cloudy with a hint of sunshine. I felt a bit cold. I felt like this trip is going to give me the horrors of traveling by myself. I did a bit of research but I am relying on my instinct for the most part.
When I boarded an Airbus Industrie A320 I was looking forward to finding my other self. I seem to have lost it for the last two months. I celebrated my natal day last July but it didn't feel right. It felt like something was missing.
Looking back a couple of months ago when I was working on this trip, all I wanted was to continue what started as a dream realization. I longed to travel and see the sights. Along with that desire to travel was to find the free-spirited "me".
While I was on the plane I started contemplating the reasons behind the decision to pack my bag and take a journey on my own. A part of me was looking at it as a realization of my desire to get away from everything. To get rid of my responsibilities at work, my responsibilities at home and my self. For once I don't want to care at all. I want to be carefree and do whatever my heart desires. One part of me is screaming! It's reason is to build character. I somehow lost my self in the middle of building everybody's dreams...
This journey has just started. I will find my purpose, my reasons, my self...by the time this journey ends, I will find home...
I boarded Airphil Express at exactly 9:09 AM. It was cloudy with a hint of sunshine. I felt a bit cold. I felt like this trip is going to give me the horrors of traveling by myself. I did a bit of research but I am relying on my instinct for the most part.
When I boarded an Airbus Industrie A320 I was looking forward to finding my other self. I seem to have lost it for the last two months. I celebrated my natal day last July but it didn't feel right. It felt like something was missing.
Looking back a couple of months ago when I was working on this trip, all I wanted was to continue what started as a dream realization. I longed to travel and see the sights. Along with that desire to travel was to find the free-spirited "me".
While I was on the plane I started contemplating the reasons behind the decision to pack my bag and take a journey on my own. A part of me was looking at it as a realization of my desire to get away from everything. To get rid of my responsibilities at work, my responsibilities at home and my self. For once I don't want to care at all. I want to be carefree and do whatever my heart desires. One part of me is screaming! It's reason is to build character. I somehow lost my self in the middle of building everybody's dreams...
This journey has just started. I will find my purpose, my reasons, my self...by the time this journey ends, I will find home...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Paying the Queen a visit
**Finally, after a gazillion years I am able to post some parts of our Cebu trip. Crazy work schedule made it difficult to even gather my wits and the strength to pound the keyboard.
It was a bumpy ride to the Queen City of the South. Airbus A320 touched down in Mactan-International Airport around 9 in the morning. It was cold, wet, and rainy! Before flying to Cebu we planned to stay at the Sampaguita Suites. Unfortunately, it was fully booked. This is the first of the series of unfortunate events in this trip. We sat at the lobby for a couple of minutes to gather our wits and plan plan our next step. Sometimes it's really best to have a reservation before flying. A lesson learned the hard way.
It was supposed to be easy looking for a place to stay in an area where hotels are just right next each other. However, in our case it was like nature was against this trip. We checked out the nearby hotels and found nothing that fits our small budget. A small light on that rainy day led us to a small hotel called Le Carmen, hidden by the lush palms and bars. It was cheap...at least for the four of us. We got the room for Php 1,200. The room has 2 beds, an air conditioning unit, and a private toilet and bath. We liked the room. It was just right for the four of us. I guess the only thing we complained about was the air conditioning that doesn't seem to keep the temperature to a comfortable level for the most part.
It was a bumpy ride to the Queen City of the South. Airbus A320 touched down in Mactan-International Airport around 9 in the morning. It was cold, wet, and rainy! Before flying to Cebu we planned to stay at the Sampaguita Suites. Unfortunately, it was fully booked. This is the first of the series of unfortunate events in this trip. We sat at the lobby for a couple of minutes to gather our wits and plan plan our next step. Sometimes it's really best to have a reservation before flying. A lesson learned the hard way.
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| Le Carmen Hotel |
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| House Rules |
After settling in our nest while exploring the city, we fed our hungry mouths. The first order of the day was CnT. Yep! The famous place to grab best Lechon in town!Err city! The place was just ordinary. There was nothing special...except for the fact that most of the customers were gathering where the chopping is! It was crazy watching people argue over who's getting this and that! People fight for this roasted pig! What say you, Aling Lydia, Aling Ping Ping? Then came the verdict! The answer lies in a plate of juicy and crispy pieces of that roasted pig. It was heavenly! Hahaha heavenly?! Forget about the liver sauce. It is tasty from the crispy skin to the tender meat! It was perfect! After a couple of minutes, the table looked like a tornado just passed by.
The bumpy ride and the succulent lechon went to balance our body and made us all desire the comfort of the soft bed. We slept 'til 9PM. Our room doesn't have windows so we didn't realize it was kind of late. We laughed at ourselves realizing how tired we were. We went to AsiaTown IT Park to pay our company's Cebu office a visit. Before heading to the office we had dinner at Moon Cafe at The Walk.
There were a number of bars and restaurants around the area but we were told that Moon Cafe offers a pretty good menu in a relatively cheaper price. And indeed the food was great. I had chicken in mozzarella melt. It was divine. I could not complain about the serving. It was actually good for two. Their steak was also good. The meat was tender and the sauce was great.
Since it was already late and we still have a lot to visit the following day, we decided to retire for the night.
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| On the road to CnT Lechon |
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| Dinuguan to go with the lechon! |
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| The End! |
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| The Walk |
There were a number of bars and restaurants around the area but we were told that Moon Cafe offers a pretty good menu in a relatively cheaper price. And indeed the food was great. I had chicken in mozzarella melt. It was divine. I could not complain about the serving. It was actually good for two. Their steak was also good. The meat was tender and the sauce was great.
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| Al Fresco @ Moon Cafe |
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| my chicken Mozzarella |
Since it was already late and we still have a lot to visit the following day, we decided to retire for the night.
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