We played various sports (table tennis, billiards-just the boys, beach volleyball-it was my first time to try the sport and I really had fun) the whole day in between meal times. I also found a starfish lying (or was it buried?) on the sand and saw a jellyfish swimming in the water when we went out to the beach. And yes, we took several photos as expected.

What's a better way to end summer than another fun outing? I'm so glad to have had a wonderful summer filled with outings in different awesome places in the country. I'm really grateful I was blessed with wonderful people who always go the extra mile to make me happy. Thank God for them.

Now that summer's over, I look forward to the rainy season with a big smile and a positive attitude. Tira-tira! :D

We spent our days in the Queen City of the South with our Cebu-based friends (Taps, Noe, Merfe, Chivs, etc.) who went the extra mile to make us comfortable and happy during our short stay. We tried new restaurants, visited churches, strolled in malls, celebrated Mother's Day (Merfe is going to be one soon!) on the beach and caught up on each other's lives. Blissful!

From Cebu, we headed south to one of the cities in Negros Oriental to pay a visit to my parents and my younger sister who reside there. It was the onset of a typhoon but we never minded. We got there soaking wet, literally. It was a good thing we didn't get sick. At the time. I got sick a little later (on my way back to Manila). Actually, I went there to check on my family. I was happy they were doing just fine.

It was not too long before we got to Bohol. We stayed in Edwin's family's house. His grandparents took good care of us. We arrived just in time for the town's fiesta on the next day. The celebration was not so colorful but we managed to have fun going from house to house and eating whatever was offered to us. Haha. The next day after the fiesta, we (Edwin, Jan2x and I) met up with Edwin's cousin Jick in Tagbilaran City. We had a late lunch, visited a tourist spot and strolled around the nearby towns using Jan2x's nice, red car. Before I knew it, our Bohol stop was over and we needed to go back to Cebu for our plane trip back to Manila.

So many things I wanted to do, so little time. And money. Haaaaay. Maybe next year again. Hehee. Anyway, it was one heck of a summer vacation. Sulit, ika nga.

Restaurant Tips:

1. When in Cebu, dine buffet style at Port Seafood Restaurant (walking distance from Water Front Hotel-Lahug) for P199 (lunch) and P299 (dinner). This is a steal, I tell you! Seafood are aplenty, served fresh daily. Ambiance and service are pleasant, food rating is above average.

2. When in Tagbilaran City, a good choice would be Prawn Farm (it's a resto, not really a prawn farm or hatchery) located inside Island City Mall. It's fine dining but the price is relatively cheap. They serve fresh prawns and other savory dishes, mostly Filipino food. Don't forget to order the baby back ribs and adobong pusit for main dish and make sure there's mangga with bagoong alamang on the side. Allot P300 per head. Ambiance is cozy. Service is quite slow but the food is something that's worth a second visit.

We got billeted at Megan's Beach Resort in San Antonio. Immediately after having our lunch on the first day, we rode a boat and paid a visit to Capones Island. What a wonderful day it was! We spent four long hours in the island. I swam and swam and swam. I'm not a professional swimmer but I had lots of fun. My Superfriend and I took tons of photos of ourselves while the rest of the gang were busily roaming around the area.


We didn't see the century-old light house for which the island is famous, though. I learned from Superfriend that we docked on the other side because the side where the light house stands was rocky. Ok lang. I think of that as a good reason to return to the place.

As usual, I left Zambales darker than ever. But at least I had fun. After all, summer is all about getting tanned, enjoying the beach and bonding with friends.

Delicious dinner was served at Ate Edna’s house right after our arrival. She is one of our suppliers and was kind enough to serve as our hostess for that night until the day we left the place. She and her family accompanied us to the resort where we stayed overnight. The entire chilly night was spent night swimming, eating, videoke-ing and playing around the resort. My officemates and I, together with our guests (family and significant others), had a great time.

waiting for more food to arrive

almost frozen

Edwin and Kenneth

with Shy

by the Mickey mouse plants

all-girl pic

with the SYsters (Jen and Shy Sy)

with Edwin

for cut flowers, etc., you know where to order