Wednesday, February 23, 2011

..Sa Bansang PALAWAN...Part 1

Reported from my mass email to friends
Sent: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009 10:00:00 PM
Subject: .. palawan is great!!

Day 1: August 27, 2009

... we are back from a long weekend in palawan..

.. it was really really fun.. sarap ng twanan.. (si lani ba nman ksama) at mga food grabe... the place is also really fascinating.... they have the cathedral, smoky mountain, fruits and vegetable section inside the underground river! IT'S A MUST TO SEE..

.. the first day was kinda exciting...we arrived at almost 10 am.. our plane was delayed in departure ksi may traffic sa runway.. so it took us more time to depart NAIA Terminal 2.. when we got there umaambon lang.. as in mahinang ambon.. we checked in .. bihis then we are off for our honda bay tour.. we take 2 trycle to take us to the port.. sta lourdes wharf... at habang binabagtas namin ang daan.. palakas ng palakas ang ulan!! joanne, me, and toto are in one tryc at nattwa nlang kami ni joanne ksi medyo nabbasa na kami sa loob.. papunta palng kami ng port nun ha..hindi pa kami nakkapag island hoping eh medyo mababasa na kami..one good things nka pang swimming ready na kami lahat... at medyo me kalayuan pla!! according to kuya gerry of pagdayon house, the guy who pick us up from the airpot.. palawan's town proper is just small. around 2.5 kms. lang.. kaya pla when we went to honda bay eh prang umaalis na kami sa BANSANG PALAWAN.. later you will know why BANSANG PALAWAN..

.. when we got to the port.. pay ng tourism fee (P10.00), bangka (P 1600) at snorkeling gear (P100.00)... di ko tlga pinlagpas..

... the trip to the islands was also exciting.. hindi masyadong maalon at occassionaly eh may splashingss.. gutom na gutom na pla kami nun.. yun ang exciting part.. kung saang isla kami dadaong at kakain...gsto na namin kainin ang kfc na baon namin.. yessss... me dla kaming kfc bucket chicken with rice from manila to palawan.. sabi namin sa snake islang nlang ksi free dun.. so we are off to the snake island.. named as such not becoz of abundance of snakes in the island.. but because of the shape daw is prang snake from a birds eyeview.. we pass cowrie island, bat island, pandan island, then sabi ni lani ang layo pla!! gutom na tlga.. hehehe... it was raining so you can see from afar yung mga changes in the layers of temperature in the air.. as the boat man point to us the snake island.. sabi ko pag lagpas namin sa smoky boundaries ng dagat ibang demensions na!! hahahah.. akala nmin after the pandan islang eh yun na.. di pa pla!!

.. well we got there safe and sound and nag hanap na si manong ng cottage namin.. ayun mega set up na ng food and i am off na tino tour ni manong sa tindhan dun telling me ano ano mabibili.. bumili lang ako ng paper plates at galit-galit na.. wla pa nga kming soda eh mega eat na kami.. gutom na tlga kami.. that was past 12 na.. ayun nung medyo nakakain na kami eh bumili na si joy at dianna ng soda... sina jaq, lani, joy eh ng shopping na agad sa island ng pearls.. inaawat ko lang ksi mdami pa sa palengke nun..

... malamig dun ha...basa na ksi kami ng ulan.. ng snorkeling kami at naku!! ako ay injury!!

....me, joanne, & lani... mainit nman yung water so enjoy.. our boat man assisted us at orient us nadin.. meron kming bread to feed the fish...maraming fish... masarap i pesa, prito at pangat!! ...  hindi pa man kami nakaka ilang minutes.... i was screaming na "aray.. aray...makati.."  so i looked under the water.. ang i saw something... i was saying... " yung ano.. yung churva sa spongebob!!" ahahhaha!!! hindi nman nakita nila lani at joanne at di nila ako npansin sa pag sisigaw ko!  ksi busy sila sa mga fishes under the water.. so hindi ko na napansin what ever it is.. nwala nman na yung jelly fish.. so i went on.. and on.. to enjoy the fishes.. nakakatuwa ksi prang swim sila ng swim at mattakaw sila sa bread! at feeling ko eh nakaklayo na kami.. si kuya ksi na guide namin is telling us to flap our feet.. so akala ko eh nsa kabilang isla na kami!! i keep on looking at our cottage at andun pa rin kami!! prang malayo na nlangoy namin with the fishes!! it was really fun seing all those fishes.. ayun.. after ng marami ng nainom na sea water ni lani sabi nya tama na daw ahon na kami.. so Ok nman at ubos na din bread na dala namin...
.. umahon na kami... at eto na ang aking injury.... when i look at my arm na na-churva nung friend ni spongebob... namumula na.. at may pantal na isa isang lumilitaw.. pinakita ko ke lani at ayun.. hinila ako at mega sinabi na kay kuyang boatman.. i told them sa sinisigaw ko kanina na makati at yung churva sa spongebob eh hindi nila ako narinig... so mega sabi ni lani venigar daw.. sabi nman ng boatman eh hot water lang sa towel at i press ko lang over my arm.. hindi nman daw poisonous yung what sting me.. mwwla din daw yun...marami rin hot water and nailagay ko until the feeling of itch and swelling slowly disappear.. i was scared actually.. di ko lang pnpahalata ksi bka mag freak out si lani.. i have hypersensitivity reactions at baka ma trigger because of the sting.. i used to get rash all over and its very itchy at pag medyo malala eh intra-venous tlga meds ko.. so careful tlaga ako na hindi i scratch at sundin yung sinabi ni kuya boatman.. dpat iinom ako ng gamot ko pero wla pala sa bag na dla ko.. buti nman nwla din now prang me guhit guhit nlng na mapula pero wla ng swelling..

... we left the island at past 3pm.. di na kami bumaba sa ibang island.. ng site seing nlang kmi.. we just saw the luli islang.. at iba pang islang na di namin kilala.. madaming mangroves dun sa area.. umuulan pa rin pla that time.. sila joan bumili na ng rain maker sa port! ako window shopping lang :)

... we returned to our hotel at ng shower then we are off to the palengke.. as in public market ha...dun na kami ng waldas!! lolzzz.. yun ksi ang what we look forward.. shopping time!!

... we bought pearls.. so many of it... ako tga tawad then pag ntwaran ko na bili bili na.. marami kaming nbili na mura pero meron ding mahal.. si joy mahal mga binili eh.. sosyalin talga..
.. 2 stores lang naman na raid namin.. at dun kay kuya na we bought swarovsky crystals.. binigyan nya ako ng colorful pearls bracelet.. suot ko pa din until now.. free lang yun.. madami din ksi kaming nabili with him.. i also bought dream catcher.. at bumili na din kmi ng cashew, torones, etc.. as usual tga tawad lang ako at mega bili na .. including mga daing eh tntwaran na namin..di pa nman kmi bumili.. :)
.. after namin nalibot ang palengke.. sa tiange tiange nman.. shopping pa din..malakas ang ulan.. hangang sa nwalan na ng kuryente andun pa din kami!! maaga pa ksi nun.. past 7pm lang yta.. nakakatuwa dun yung bata na nsa kabilang pwesto.. nung nwlan ng ilaw mega benentahan kami ng key chain na flash light, P20 lang nman.. sbi ko OK ka boy ah.. u seize the oppurtunity....

... we left using our flash light to find the way out and off we go to KALUI resto..

... we have a dinner reservation at 8:30pm.. at umuulan ng malakas nun... we arrived at KALUI ng 8pm, ahead of our sched.. they accomodated us nman agad.. very interesting yung resto.. made of bamboo yung structure at very homy.. comfy... amazed kmi tlga.. bawat sulok is a great background for photo op.. CR nga di namin pntwad sa picture taking!  sila nlang mag send ng pics ha.. or check nio facebook ni joy :)  or joanne.. may pics na sila.. we ordered the kalui's special, shrimps at sea food sisig.. we also triend the sinigang ni kaka ba yun?/ sinigang na tuna, with hipon with a twist in the taste.. natural sila di nila mahulaan yung twist in the taste.. ako nbasa ko na yun... they add buko juice sa sinigang nila kaya manamis namis..desert was free.. its on the house daw! great dibah!!

.. that night nag kaalaman na sino ang nsa business trip.. may presentation pa nga!! kaya pla ganun suot ni lani on our flight to palawan.. nka business attire! lolzzz..

... sa palawan yung mga frogs prang cows sa gabi.. maiingay sila as in.. u can hear frogs as if mooing at night!! sabi ng guard sa pagdayon, those are small frogs pero maiingay tlga.. i asked ksi kung ano yung maingay... akala ko cows talaga..

Day 2 next... I crop my email into 3 parts.. super haba kasi :)

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