Mt. Mayon

On the way to Bohol, the plane captain called our attention when we were flying past Mt. Mayon.

Haiku 7

a tree in the rain
glistens with bright diamonds
'til the sparkle drains

shooting one's self in the foot

I just find it strange that the prez is always giving press conferences.

We finally get a really good tourism slogan. It's simple. Launched on the internet. Viral. We've got netizens' versions and websites popping up and some of them are actually brilliant.

Then we get an announcement, from the prez no less, that there is a "verified" terrorist threat.

No timeline.

Their defending the announcement as being a necessity to keep the public informed. Keep them alert and not complacent.

Please.

As J said  in Men In Black (or an approximation thereof): "An individual is smart. Rational. People...people are stupid and panicky."

I won't be surprised if countries started announcing travel bans to our county.

I mean c'mon, our prez said there's a terrorist threat.

Haiku 6 (in Filipino)

nagpapa-miss na
di mo din naman pansin
bakit ganyan ka

Haiku 5

don't say goodbye now
tell me on a sunday please
I've to milk the cow

Bohol - The sights

Day 2 - Island Tour

Blood compact site

Church - what am I doing in this picture? Probably fearing the wrath of God.

From the Loboc river cruise (with lunch!).

Of course, the tarsier.

Chocolate Hills.

Bohol - Around Panglao

First day at Bohol, our flight arrived a couple of hours before lunch. The package included only an island tour with river cruise for the second day. Finding ourselves with free time on the afternoon of the first day, we availed of the Panglao tour. (P.S. Please don't ask me the names of the places we went to. Sorry!)


In front of the miraculous well, attributed to Mary.(?)

Hinagdanan Cave.

Inside the cave, graffiti or ancient drawings?

Lake inside the cave.

 Lighthouse or guard tower?

Another church.

haiku 4

gray skies and rainy days
out the window fix your gaze
when will the sun blaze

Bohol - Flushing Meadows

Last September, availing of a CashCashPinoy promo, my parents, Bruks, Porkchop and G (from the office) went to Bohol. The promo included airfare and resort accomodations and an island tour, organized by Indochina Strings Philippines.

The people at Indochina Strings were very helpful in booking everything especially since I caused them some difficulty. Apparently, they had 4 reserved seats per flight for those availing of the promo. But after some follow-ups, they accommodated our party of 6 to be on the same flight. Yey!

Our flight was with Airphil Express and amazingly, the flight landed a few minutes early.

Our airport transfer provided by our hotel was already waiting for us. We stayed at Flushing Meadows. It's a relatively new resort (visit their webpage here), and really quite beautiful.

I liked the villa-type styling of the buildings. It was only later that I realized that the names were tennis-inspired. Hihihi. And the grounds were immaculate.


Playground for the kiddies.

 Dinosaur Park.

The swimming pool.

Their portion of the beach was a bit ho-hum, but we were always too tired to actually swim.

Porkchop enjoying the peace.

I'd like to have this kind of walkway in my house.

 View from the resort restaurant.

The staff were very friendly too!

Haiku 3

once upon a time
brains were fried to find the words
foolish senseless rhyme

Haiku 2

orange is a fruit
it's also a sunny hue
makes me go a-choo

Haiku 1

what would be a goal
if not a dream or a wish
I'd be a rockstar