Sunday, August 23, 2020

082320sun224212

Meaningful connection 
Moments of bliss
Pain in your stomach due to relentless laughter
Gratitude
Breath-taking sceneries, art, and captivating songs
Love, and the continuous rediscovery of it

I hope these are the things that you have in your life

Beyond the medals, and the titles 
And the digits in your wage you are measured by 

All your forgotten aspirations 
When yesterday feels like a lifetime away
And tomorrow is already stolen 

Dream in adventure, dream in tranquil
I hope tonight you have a splendid sleep


something infiniteLy interesting

Monday, August 17, 2020

081720mon192923

About 2 weeks ago, I made a list of the things I want to blog about. 

They are kind of piling up. Will I keep my word when I said last time that pictures will follow?
Did I ever..keep my word?

I need to start journaling on paper again.

Anyway, here are a few of the things I listed that I will post with complete disregard of my previous travel post that was lacking the quality image content.

1. Marcus' Birthday e-Concert

My panganay nephew celebrated his birthday by having Zoom e-Concert for family.
He's learning to play the piano.

And if I have patience to learn to create quality video content, I might've vlogged by now. My Vimeo is hopeless, my YouTube is just unsightly. 

Going back, my nephew, e-concert. He played a few classical pieces and he's really improved tremendously.
At some point, I thought the kids weren't really interested in music and was something that their Dad was just pushing them to do. But ate said Marcus took the initiative of finding a tutor online.

 


2. I bought pre-owned books and I haven't started reading them

It was through Reddit, someone posted books for sale in Mystery Box fashion - "Mystery Book", literally. The genre of the books are suspense/mystery and buyers had no chance to choose. The poster said it was to help his/her kapatid's schooling or something. I appreciated that, instead of those who are just asking for Gcash donations. 



3. Chef Kulas' Quarantine Cooking 
 
I, a human adult lacking cooking as life skill was somehow saved by my player 2. I guess you can call me grateful. 
We're no cooking experts but Boss somehow manages. I've accepted the role of being the sous chef slash dishwasher. 
I probably need a separate post for this. I've been enjoying his experiments in the kitchen. 

One of my favorite from those experiments, this baked sushi. 

 

something infiniteLy interesting

Sunday, August 02, 2020

Extended Vacay in Coron, Palawan August 2019

A year ago, we got stranded in Coron, Palawan making it one of our most memorable trips.

When choosing a destination dito sa Pinas, mas prefer ko yung less tourist-y na lugar. Coron is obviously one of the most popular destination dito sa atin.
But I really want to go to Black Island so pinush namin. Unfortunately, pag dating namin sa Coron to make arrangements sa travel agency, hindi allowed ang open sea travel, which include boat ride (of roughly 45 minutes to an hour) to Black Island or Malajon Island. Okay fine, maybe next time.

And as usual since a year ago na 'to, hindi ko na matandaan ang specifics. I'll try my best/ 

Cost

  • Airfare roundtrip for 2 pax - PHP 2,761.20 (seat sale obviously)
  • Coron Ultimate Tour and Calauit Tour for 2 pax joiner - roughly PHP 6,400 
  • Accommodation - interesting, I can't find receipts. But according to the Internet it's about PHP 2400 a night. So we'll go with that for 2 nights... and the rest is our bonding with Agoda.

Itinerary - Expectation

Day 1 - Coron Town Tour
Day 2 - Calauit / Black Island Tour ♥
Day 3 - Ultimate Tour 
Day 4 - Uwian 

Itinerary - Reality

Day 1 - Paambon Coron Town Tour, slash me walking alone in nearby areas kasi super tired si Boss from graveyard shift 
Day 2 - Ultimate Tour
Day 3 - Calauit Safari and that beach I forgot the name coz I was so bummed di kami natuloy Black Island and felt robbed dahil di naman nabawasan bayad namin. 
Day 4 - Not Uwian - Day of emergency booking ng lodge etc. 
Day 5 - Still stranded, still rainy and our cash is running low. I bought a yellow raincoat.
Day 6 - Still here! I got my nails done because there's nothing much to do. Gale warning is still in place and seacrafts are advised against venturing out to sea. No flights in and out of Coron.
Day 7 - Acceptance is the key. More food trip in Coron. 
Day 8 - UWIAN!!! 

In depth kwento to follow. 






something infiniteLy interesting