21:30: back from the beach. wow. the last four days have been wonderful. this being my first time at a beach, i think any other beach i may go to after boracay will be disappointing. i love the fine white sand, i love the clear water, i love the wind, i love being in the water, being on the shore, riding above the water... i love it all. i must have spent an average of 2 to 3 hours under the sun every day i was there. surprising for someone who hates the sun and the heat. i didn't get all that dark, though. waddyaknow, ozone spf 70 worked. :)
here's my "doris"* journal
saturday. we got on the first flat boat just as the sun was going down. we entered boracay from the back door, in a manner of speaking. the wind was pretty wild, so we had to take another route and go in from another port, somewhere at the back of the island. the detour was an experience and i didn't mind. after we got into our rooms and settled in, we had dinner, the strong winds keeping mosquitoes away. after dinner, we walked along the beach all the way to the posh side of the island and back, then had a drink before calling it a night. though it was dark and i couldn't see much, i liked the island already.
sunday. we tried swimming in front of the main island. this not so huge but particularly strong wave hit us and for a split second i swear i forgot where i was. then i realized that the wave knocked my tooth out. i didn't even bother trying to look for it, despite the water being clear enough to see thru. hilarious! pucha. paano ba naman ako poporma nang walang ngipin? sabagay, wala naman din akong nakitang pwedeng pormahan. ah, well. we decided to go some place with calmer waters so we went boating and snorkeling before heading for another beach. nice swim there. bought some nice jewelry from the kids. i skipped dinner with my companions to watch the race on cable. i'm glad i did. i thought the race would be boring, but it was rather eventful.
monday. winds are better. ate lunch, swam, played disc, swam, bummed and shopped, had dinner and dessert. i love this life. honestly, if all we did was sit on the shore, under the shade, i still wouldn't mind. i kept wishing i had a camera with me. the view was entertaining enough, definitely, and my summer md kept me happy.
tuesday. pretty much the same as the pervious day. before sunset, we rode the paraw. god, it's great. quiet, relaxing, plenty of photo ops. i could have chased the sun endlessly.
wednesday. woke up early. relatively. packed and ready for the trip back home. (i don't want to go home!) but first, some shopping. hehehehe. keep me away from beads. seriously.
a boat, a bus, and a tricycle ride later, we were in kalibo airport, some 4 hours before our flight. i was grumpy as hell from the moment i got off the bus. i think the heat (minus the wind, the water, my shades and a good view) finally got to me. not to mention the waitress got my order wrong. i had asked for a bacon & egg sandwich and she gave me a mango shake. (what the---?! bacon & egg = "meyngo shek", i guess.) i let it go and took the shake. at least it was mango and not melon. our flight was delayed and the boredom was beginning to kill me. i realized that one of the worst forms of torture that you can give me is to lock me in a room on a hot summer day with only wrestling on tv and what a friend calls "poor man's techno" on the radio, no air conditioning, no fan, and no water in the bathroom.
the cab ride from the airport was enough of a reality check. nothing like 6pm manila traffic to throw you back into city life. i am home. and tired. and i want to sleep. but there are ants in my bed. argh. hello, couch.
*doris: tourist. bisaya, eh. :D
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