Borakada Blast

24 Jun

It was an escape with many firsts – first time to Boracay, first time to fly by an airplane and first time to capture the big moments with my own camera. I was like a student again – excited for his educational field trip. This time, tripled.

We were to depart 10:45 AM from the domestic airport which is down down kilometers away from Bulacan. So I woke up 5:00 AM to do the morning rituals. I will meet JP and his girlfriend at the last MRT station, Taft Avenue before dashing to LRT’s Quirino station for us to be picked up by Ser Gerry. It was around eight in the morning when someone called me that he’s already waiting at the end station of MRT. I thought it was JP. I lost all my contacts and haven’t recovered them back yet. But when I arrived, I saw the early bird Myk who was also a first-timer in Boracay and as an airplane passenger. We waited for JP as others began to worry. Since we were racing against time right after JP and his girlfriend arrived, instead of eating McDo breakfast as planned, we decided to dine in at the airport’s terminal where Hannah, Richard and Jeff were already waiting.

My hamburglar-suplado look

Deadly Weapon

Check in time! I prepared for this. I ensured that my baggage is less than 15 kilograms and my hand carry bag is free of liquid. We underwent SOP and the initial spoiler on my vacation had started. I was halted for me to surrender the chain of my wallet. Darn! They considered it as a deadly weapon. I already checked in my baggage so I can’t place in that chain (which has been an Jonas-identifier for a long time). Sad!

As expected spoiler, the food price is skyrocketing inside the 200-bucks-entrance-feed waiting area. So to cheer myself up, I took out my weapon – newly bought camera – to start practicing taking photos.

Take It Off

The 150-seater Cebu Pacific airplane flew few minutes later than planned departure. But it’s ok. I have to spend more time of this experience – smelling the air condition scent, reading the emergency signs, hearing ding dongs. I was seated beside another first timer, Kido. Good thing jet setters (Hannah, Richard, Jeff) had checked in earlier and we’re away from their sight. And the plane has left the ground. We were all excited to see that we’re leaving Manila and the rest of the Luzon!

We saw a bird’s eyeview of Taal Volcano and started to map the Philippine geography. We were the only obvious first timers inside the plane for we were standing and looking through the windows.

Pacified inside Cebu pacific

Almost after a quarter of an hour, we arrived at Kalibo Aklan.

Longer Journey

After a two-hour zigzag bus ride, we had to travel by ferry 15 minutes to cross a strait that separates Malay and Caticlan. The warm hospitality of the Boracay peeps when they offered to piggyback us to avoid traversing the waters before stepping to the shore was felt only until when they asked for a service charge. That’s why when someone had offered to carry Myk’s baggage to be dropped at the compartment above the 10-seater jeep, he refused. Hehe.

We’re near! But we’re hungry!

Still with my hamburglar-angas look

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Chinese Barter

At last, we finally landed at the Boracay Holiday Resort. The place is very nice and a relief after I had discovered that we were not staying at the Boracay Regency Hotel. But first we had to hear how Gerry and Hannah trade the Chinese way. We were not placed to where we originally booked. Then we ended into a two-, three-, four- occupant rooms where JP and his girlfriend; Gerry, Myk, Jeff, Kido; Jonas, Joel, Hannah and Richard stayed respectively.

Beach Bumming

4:00 PM – Hannah So, Richard and Joel made their way to the Boracay waters while I am capturing the Philippine scenery. The rest were playing poker.
5:00 PM – Myk, Kido and Jeff dipped in while I am capturing the Korean scenery. Hehe. Korean girls. Myk and Kido were both shouting without realizing that me and the Korean girls are hearing them. Good thing they can’t understand it.

The Korean scenery

5:30 PM – I decided to join them… sand throwing in the waters. The objective of the game is to throw an improvised canon ball made of sand to the opponent. Myk-Kido vs Jonas-Jeff.