My second trip to Boracay.. I consider it one heck of a rollercoaster ride.. It was a mix of excitement, annoyance, fear, happiness, sadness, disappointment, annoyance again, and way too much fear in the end…. Whew! I’m just so thankful, I’m back in Manila safe and sound…
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So, it was my second time to go to Boracay.. I’m with Lhianne, Camille & Grace, sort of a girl bonding trip.. Lhianne’s back from the States just for a vacation and she treated us with this trip.. So, we’re on the airport around 9AM, Nov 2.. When we were on the check-in counter, they told us that they can find Lhianne on their database.. we had the tickets so we’re sure that she should be on that plane with us.. it took them around 15mins to find her on the list, and give us her boarding pass.. Major Annoyance/Disappointment #1..
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We were supposed to board 11AM, but then suddenly they paged us and informed us that we have to change flights because there was a problem with the jet plane.. Major Annoyance/Disappointment#2, Fear#1.. I knew it! I was really hesitant to take an Asean Spirit flight.. I’d prefer Seair even if it would cost us 900bucks more that what Asean Spirit offered.. Anyway, we boarded 12NN, and I was really praying inside the airplane.. My friends can’t talk to me ‘coz I was scared.. 30mins later, we landed in Caticlan airport.. Thank God!
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We had roundtrip transfers so somebody was already waiting for us to go to the resort.. We arrived at the Waling - Waling Beach Resort around 1:30PM and the room that we got had a nice view of the beach.. It was amazing! Major Excitement#1..
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We settled in, and went out for lunch at Hey Jude! restaurant.. We were so hungry and we dived in soon as the waitress laid out our food.. Hehehe!
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Went back to the room, rested for an hour, then changed and went straight to the beach.. There was a lot of people and it was fun seeing the kids play around.. Camille, Grace & I enjoyed swimming.. After a few minutes, we headed back to the shore, and decided to take a shower and get ready for dinner..
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The room package that we availed at the resort included daily dinner, so we didn’t have to go out and look for a place to eat.. The dinner was served A La Carte and it started with appetizers, soup & salad, then the Main Course, and then there was dessert.. Yummy!! Major Excitement#2..
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After dinner, we got ready for the club.. Imago & Callalily were playing at Club Paraw so we stayed there and had some booze.. I’m a fan of Callalily and I haven’t seen them play on stage yet so I was so excited to see them.. Major Excitement#3 for me.. Kean even went through thye crowd while singing and I got to see him close.. Teehee!! They played 5 songs and soon as they’re done, we also finished our drinks so we decided to head back to the resort and get some sleep..
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The next day, we had breakfast buffet, so we again enjoyed the food and got ready for our island hopping.. Had my henna done while waiting for Lhianne, took pictures in the beach, and met up with the boatman for the tour.. We went to Crystal Cove, enjoyed the view, took the pictures and went back to the boat.. We were supposed to go to Puka Beach for lunch but then the boatman told us that the waves are too strong, it won’t be safe to go to Puka.. Disappointment#3..
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We had our lunch instead at Diniwid Beach, but didn’t really enjoyed the food.. Aside from it was expensive, the food itself wasn’t really great.. I was soo craving for Garlic Buttered Shrimps, but didn’t get one unfortunately.. Disappointment#4 for me…
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Went back to Station 1, stayed at the beach for a couple of hours, then walked around Station 2 and D’Mall for about an hour.. Had a massage after, then dinner..
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Went to BomBom Bar for some booze, walked back to the resort for yet another sleep…
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Woke up early, took a shower, had breakfast then went to D’Mall to buy some pasalubong for my friends.. We were all set to go back to Manila and arrived at the airport around 11AM..
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Now, here’s the Greatest Disappointment/Annoyance/Fear of the whole trip.. We were supposed to be on the 6K882 flight back to Manila, supposed to board 1245PM.. When we checked in, they told us that they’re gonna move us to an earlier flight, 1210NN.. So we thought: "Great, we’ll arrive in Manila early..".. Then came an announcement that the flight will be delayed due to an engine trouble with the plane and thorough air servicing is needed.. They told us that boarding time will be at 1:45PM.. They served us free sandwich & drinks for compensation.. Damn! As if, we’ll all feel better after eating a tuna sandwich.. Anyway, we were paged around 1:30PM and when we got tot the counter, they told us that they have to move us to a 2:30PM flight because there are still some problems with the aircraft.. Arggh!! I was sooo pissed off, I really can’t talk and think straight anymore… 2:15PM, they announced that our flight is ready for boarding, so we stood up and settled inside the plane.. Just as I was almost calmed down, they told us that we had to go down again, and go back to the lounge because the left propel of the plane wasn’t spinning.. Grrrrr!! I’ve reallllyy had it… Damn!! I’ve decided, I’m never flying Asean Spirit again.. They had to get one more plane, to get us and take us back to Manila.. Soon as I settled in my seat, I can’t stop praying ‘coz every now and then the seatbelt sign lights up and the plane was shaky, I was really uncomfortable during the flight.. I was ready to take a nap, but everytime I’m about to sleep, the plane would suddenly shake and I get scared once again.. Even when it was about to land, the plane was still trembling.. Thank God, 4:00PM, we landed safe and sound..
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I’ll say that this trip was not nearly as exciting as the first.. I was more scared than delighted.. I’m just really thankful that I’m back in Manila, safe and alive…….
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Pics are in my profile page and more in my Multiply site..
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‘Nuff said…
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