Today, 9:17pm my time, i am starting to create a letter... no.. a note.. a note that would add something on my journal... the journal of my life (would that be right??) Its been what? months after i last wrote on the pages of my life... what am i thinking? my experiences? my learning's in life? the struggles that i have right now and how will i be able to survive it?
Well i guess i am getting older.. no mature would rather be more appropriate.. i am getting matured on dealing with things.. asking myself a lot of time.. is this really me?? where is the Gladies that i know... or maybe this is just me.. i feel horrible.. haay..
Anyway, my story today is about my Coron escapade with Epie, Kuya Ron, Fafa Rey, Papa Jep, Mama En and Joy.
This is my first trip ever here in the country, and the second trip ever of my life. As Epie, who is the busiest, the punong abala, the boss of this trip, who made this wonderful experience possible, booked us going there days after she went in Coron, she sent this package trips going in the most beautiful places in the country, i told her that i really love to go to Coron and maybe we could ask the tropa to go there. As i can remember it was before my birthday.
As everyone wants to come, I and Epie checked the package tour and then decided to plan our own trip as it is cheaper. Thanks to her, we booked ourselves going there. Originally, we were nine but since time and fate didn't allow the two of the tropa in going there, sad but we still manage to go with the plan.
Sept 10, 2010, after 2 months of patiently waiting (adik lang), we went to the airport.
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Shit! papunta na kami,i really have this feeling that i will enjoy the whole trip. First rule sa lahat ng lakad, BAWAL ANG KJ. Lahat naman is very okay and excited magpapicture sa kahit saang sulok ng lugar na puntahan namin sa airport, so tama nga, ill enjoy this lakad talaga kasi lahat kami pare-pareho ng nararamdaman. After the 40 mins of air travel (parang si darna lang noh?), na halos mainlove talaga ako sa tanawin na makikita sa himpapawid (lalim).
nakarating kami sa Coron. Hangin palang ulam na talaga. the best. habang pababa ako sa eroplano, mas lalo ako naeexcite to see how beautiful Philipines is.
After eating the super dami and luxurious na mga food sa gateway hotel (pero di kami dito nag stay) nung lunch, we went back to our hotel to prepare going to Mount Tapyas.
Its about 40 minutes hiking (sa definition ko ng hiking) when we get to the top of the hill. 700 steps daw but not sure kung 700 nga, i wasn't able to count it kasi nga kapagod. MAdami kame stop over on the way to the top, to take pictures, to see how beautiful the whole town, ksi from the top of the hill makikita mo ang napakagandang karagatan sa bahagi ng Palawan, ang mga Isla na may kanya kanyang ganda, nakilala namin ang sleeping Giant, nakakilala din kame ng bagong tropa (Yung dalawang bata na nag guide samin hanggang taas na may tinfang C2 na tig 35Php kasi galing MAynila daw, na naging super friend ni Joy), nakaisip kami ng ibat ibang pangalan ng bibilhin naming isla. ilan at ganu kalaki ang isla namin, sino ang mga pdeng pumunta dun, anu ang dress code ng mga taong pupunta dun, from isla gladisha to isla enerah (na for me ang ganda talaga ng pangalan ng islang ito), from the first step to the 700th step. Akala ko mahirap ang pag-akyat, mas mahirap pla ang pababa. Gravity pulls you down that you want to rest but your body still want to go down, super kapagod. but we made it. Natapos namin ang Mt.Tapyas with smiles and pawis in our faces.
Next stop, sa Maquinit hot spring, I've been with several hots springs here in Laguna pero, going here is very differnet. why? bukod sa 39 to 40 degrees ang init ng tubig, this is the first time na ang swimming ako sa hot spring na madami puno na malapit sa dagat na totoong hot spring talaga. from the usual picture taking na talaga namang super enjoy, i would say, ang sartap sa pakiramdam, after naming umakyat ng burol, na sobrang kapagod yet enjoy, we have an hour of swimming na talaga namang super nakakarelax. nawala ang sakit ng mga hita namin. it really feels wonderful talaga. After having our first swim sa maalat at maquinit na spring, syempre, nakakagutom yung activities namin na yun.
It's dinner time!!!
We had crabs (mouth watering talaga) and squids for dinner. grabe yun, galit galit kami sa pakikipag-wrestling sa crabs. in the end, we were all smiling sa kabusugan. kung busog masarap matulog pero di kame natulog, we went out pa sa karagatan, may isang boat dun na pde mag disco. Aus na aus for the party people and party animals kasi its not just the tribal drums ek ek sa dinner ang meron dun, the place is great, parang nasa isang yacht ka sa gitna ng dagat papatugtug ka ng sounds, unting sayaw, sabay sa kanta, picture taking, konting inom,madami kwentuhan at kalokohan, we just felt na we need to rest kasi sobrang pisikal ng activities namin and we need strength for the island hoping the next day.
Passed 11 na kami nung makauwi sa hotel, since i havent slept since thurday morning, ayun, knock out ako. isang higa palang sa kama ko, walang toothbrush at ligo ako. nakatulog na ako sa sobrang pagod.
Basta nagkamalay na ako, kinabukasan nung paalis na kme. We had our breakfast (monay, pansit, chizwhiz at coffee) while waiting for our food na dadalhin sa byahe.sarap gumising to see how beautiful the place is and how looking forward you are sa mga isla na pupuntahan mo pa. Grabe isang oras na ako nagtatayp dito di pa tapos. parang walang sense na ah.
Cge i'll continue, we first went sa Malcapuya Island.
This place os wonderful. the sand is so fine. parang bora (shit di pa ako nakakapunta dun panu ko nalaman? syempre sinabi ni Kuya na nag gagayd samin). the water is unbelievably flawless super clear, the best! you can see corals, grass, and fishes. at take note ha, the fishes dun is pang aquarium sa ganda. at ang pinakamaganda dun is kahit sang parte ka ng isla magpapiktyur eh maganda! this island is flawless!!
We had our lunch sa boat going to the Coron Lake (hindi ito ang totoong name nito, di ko maalala eh), this place is stunning sa ganda. it is worth the super akyat namin sa hill ulet.
Mas stiff sya compare to mount tampas and mas mahirap kasi tapalagang sa gubat ka naakyat, but ill do that 100 times just to be in this place. very beautiful. im speachless talaga. then since super nag enjoy kame we never thought na hapon na and we need na makarami ng island. Kaso since nag lolow tide na we had to choose yung place na last na pupuntahan namin, and we choose the Banul island (sana tama nakalimutan ko na din itong island name), sa sobrang gaganda nila, parang di ko na kayang matandaan mga names nila, basta maganda. we had picture taking dun, and ito pinaka kakaiba, nagtry manghuli ng fish si Kuya ROn, Fafa Rey at Joy, ako? help para lumubog si kuya Ron at taga tawa. hehe.. super enjoy and nakaakbitin kasi the island tour is over.
We need to go back to the hotel and make aus of our things. that night, we just had our dinner sa hotel, dami pa namin natira nung lunch (shrimps, fish and mr. chips :D).the Coron experience is one of the best lakads we had. this is really worth it. We managed to meet our different skeds (from normal, NA and EU shifts), we all survive the though roads going to the places, from the hiking and treking, from the hotest to the warmest temp of water, from the saltiest to the mejo tabangers na water, from the mababaw to the deepest part of the sea, from the cave na spooky at first but seeing yung ilalim, worth it! But its not just the place, but its also the people you're with.
Im happy travelling around with these guys kasi they love exploring things. To Epie, na always making our lakad possible, from baguio, to batangas, to pagsanjan now sa Coron na din, thanks kasi you're always like that. To Kuya Ron, na talaga naman the veyst! sa lahat ng idea, To Jep, na talaga namang di naubusan ng adlib, from hunky fafa, to kargador, to being a friend, anu pa ba? amboy nga pla nalimutan ko. :D, to Fafa Rey, na talaga namang kahit dang angulo gwapo. To Mama En, sa guidance, at sa kakikayan, na talaga namang model na model, and to Joy na talaga namang tinalbugan mo kameng lahat. ahehehe.
Well. yun lang maishe-share ko for now. saka ko na lagyan ito ng structure kasi nid to rest na. Mejo sumasakit na injury ko (di ko nabanggit na nadulas ako, patanga tanga talaga).CORON = highly recommended for all.
