Sunday
Our day three was alloted for the famous water activities in Boracay. Wee!

 First, we had lunch at D' Talipapa. Anna did all the market shopping. We were glad one of us knows how to do this. Haha. We were around to watch her and carry the stuff she bought. Btw, we had nice photos in the market. ;p

We walked our way from Station 3 to Station 1 and relaxed in front of Astoria. We also had a few dips in the beach until we finally decided what activity to do.

Helmet Diving

My sister told me that this is a great experience and I am glad to have finally tried it. Although, I had doubts about it because Kuya Ri (my sister's boyfriend), backed out due to difficulty on breathing. He's asthmatic and so am I.

The helmet was HEAVY and trying to balance the pressure under was difficult. It was scary at the same time. I had a fish-eye vision with the helmet that made me a little nauseous. All we did there was feed the fish and take some pictures. Vincent and I had some pre-nup photos, which I refuse to upload! Hahaha.

All in all it was definitely an experience, but is something not doing the second time around.

Plus, this was when JM did his astronaut walk that turned out to be a complete disaster! Still laughed everytime I watch it. :D

Flying Fish

This is my FAVORITEEE! It was my first time to experience this and it was definitely FUN!! I am very proud that I did not fall, not even near at falling in this ride. Yabang? Hahah. Well, I was seated in the middle at the front part. I was with four boys and they were all positioned around me. In short, I was at the safest spot. :D

After our fun-filled activities, we had merienda at Jonah's. Flying Fish was LITERALLY tiring! Felt like I just had a workout.

Sayang we didn't have photos at Jonah's and on the Flying Fish. It's all in our memories. :D

Here are our headshot photos!

March 5, 2011 

Saturday

...I've been busy for the last months...

Our second day in Boracay was spent in Ariel's Point. For only around P1500, you'll get unlimited dives, drinks, food (lunch to merienda), kayak and snorkeling for the entire day. Not bad huh?

The place was very private, only a limited number of people were allowed to visit the place per day. The boat/ferry leaves at 11 am and after 45 minutes, you'll be jumping off the cliff all you want!

Our 'patok' ferry had two floors. It played cool party songs and served drinks of your choice. Papunta ka palang, party na!

 After several dives (not for me - scared of heights!), lunch was served. They served Filipino dishes like pansit, barbecue, hotdogs, longganisa, inihaw na isda and more. For snacks, we had the famous kropek, singkamas, bananacue and fresh fruits. I heard this one white guy say, "Oh my God, I love it here." It's nice to know tourists ACTUALLY enjoy the Philippines. :D

After our very fulfilling lunch, we went kayaking. They call it kayak but the boat per se is not for kayaking. Haha. It took us ages before we got to the nearest shore. Our boat only had one paddle so I had to use my slippers, or sometimes, my leg to help Vincent navigate the boat (high-pitched tone to indicate small size :D).

We took few photos from the shore and headed back to where our ferry was. We spent some time at the snorkeling area and watched the people do their suicide-like-cliff-jump while floating in the water. I had to use the life vest, scared of drowning! :) 

On our way back at around 4pm, drinks were still served by the staff. They were very friendly and accommodating. They made sure that each customer was having a great time. Double thumbs up!

I enjoyed it there even if I didn't try jumping at all - the whole point of the place. Haha. No regrets. :)

March 4, 2011

Friday

Okay, so this has been a long due post!

Last March 4 to 7, Vincent and I went to Boracay with his college blockmates. At first, I was uncomfortable with the idea since I don't know them too well and have met them only twice (I think). I mean, I'm suppose to enjoy Boracay right? How can I do that if I'm out of my comfort zones. BUT I was wrong! I LOVE them! I love how nice and friendly they were. I love how different they were from my friends. Haha. I even slept in an all-girls room for three nights and left Vincent with the boys. :)

So our flight to Caticlan was at around 11 am via Seair. It was all our first time to ride Seair and THANK YOU for the tensed and near-deaf air ride of our life! Pinakamahabang one hour na yun ng buhay ko.

Here's our 19-seater "chartered" plane. We were the ONLY passengers of this flight, more of like our private plane. Haha. When we checked in, they weighed not only our baggages but also ourselves. Weird huh? We found out that we were purposely seated by weight! They had to balance the plane since not all seats were occupied.

The plane was like a toy,literally. That was the first time ever that I put so much attention on the safety measures guidelines on the backseat. Wala nga pala kaming kasamang stewardess kaya kailangan prepared ka in case may mangyari. Wala rin washroom so kailangan magpigil ng ihi. The pilots looked as if they were enjoying how nervous we were. Lilingon samin tapos ngingiti, nakakaloko. Haha.

When we were at the Boracay area, the pilot was shouting "Boracay! Boracay!" and was pointing at the island. Wala ng mic to announce. :D

We arrived Caticlan at lunchtime. Pagbaba namin, the people who assited us said, "Hi Ma'am, chartered plane po?" :) We were so happy we landed safe and alive.

For our 4-day accommodation, we checked in at Mito's Place. It is located in Station 1 at the back of Starbucks Coffee and Gerry's Grill. I would rate it 3/5 (5 being the highest), well this is based on my standards. Okay na ako sa kahit saan as long as may malinis na banyo. The only problem we encountered was the shortage of water from time to time.

We had lunch at Big Mouth for our first day and had hennas painted while enjoying the warmth of Boracay. Oh how I love it there!

For dinner we ate at Manana. Vincent and I shared over a plate of two HUGE burritos.

For our entire stay, our group and four other friends (Vincent's other blockmates who did not stay in the same hotel) gathered in our hotel to drink. We bought alcohol in the liquor store at D' Mall and played cards until we got boozed. Or in that case, sila lang (I have a very low tolerance of alcohol. Boo.)