I know I can't do it soon enough, but someday I really hope to go there. Hmm, I dunno. The sudden interest came after I read a back-issue of Preview magazine which featured. . . tadah! BATANES! Geez. And I've always wondered how the Ivatan people survive that stormy place. Of course, we've all heard about their stone houses and those walis-tambo-like headgear they sport (or not?) - not unlike any other place in the country, which makes it more interesting to go to ;D Not the easiest trip to plan though, why?

1. It's not easily accessible. So far, I know that I could only go there by PLANE and not all companies offer a trip to Batanes (as of now, I know only SeaAir has flights to the place) PLUS the trips are rare. . .

2. . . . and COSTLY! SUPER! I've just looked at the fares in flyseaair.com and it would cost me a whopping Php11,670 for the round trip tickets! and the trips are only during Tuesdays and Saturdays. Take your pick.

3. I heard that the weather there is v. unpredictable. So anytime, your flight (to or fro) can be delayed. Lucky if you're flying FROM Manila - but if you're flying from there. . . Hmmrrr, GLUCK! :)) It might take days, or even weeks, before the next plane home comes. :D

4. The upside is, lodging is relatively cheap. :D Accdg to batanesonline.com, accomodation can reach up to 1,500 a day ONLY, to share pa! :D

-- I heard that lobster is a regular there. Sosyal. Haha.

SOOOOOO. . . Hmmmmm. . . Maybe I should start saving up at least TWENTY thousand for this trip! Haha. Geez. I really can't make it now. =)) But the clock is ticking, hope to make it before global warming starts to engulf the tiny island. :| Wish me luckkkK! :D

Yes, long time no blog. So i would just like to express myself in this bum night of mar 3, 2009 when I need not worry about any school stuff, at least for the moment.

I would just like to vent out my frustrations through an analogy.

Okay, minsan nakakainis lang talaga kung ikaw na nga yung mali, ikaw pa yung may lakas ng loob na sumagot at magmaktol. Totoo diba? Putanginang pride yan, sino ba umimbento nun. Tulad nalang ng driver ng FX na sinakyan  namin kanina ng isa kong kaibigan. . . It usually costs 10 bucks from Taft to UN, so when we gave a hundred (cuz we dont have a smaller bill) we expected a change of 80 pesos. Tama diba 100-(2X10)=80, but he gave us just 70 pesos meaning he charged us for P15 each. We asked: "Diba 10 each lang?" And with a rising tone, he answered: "Wala akong barya eh!!" (Like it was our fault, later on we found out that he has a stash of 5 peso coins on the dashboard just above the radio WTF!) e di my friend said to just wait for someone to ride and pay so that we can have our exact change. Then when someone did pay, we said:

Joma and i: so yan kuya may sukli na
Driver: piso nalang sukli nyo, wala akong piso.
Ako: Ha? E 10 diba?
Driver: 12 isa eh.
Ako: Edi kung 12, may kulang pa kami 6.
Driver: 15 nga isa!
Ako: ANO? E kakasabi mo lang 12 eh.
Driver: *padabog na nagbigay ng 5 piso*


PUTANGINAAAA! Nakakapikon ang mga taong ganyan. Alam kong mababa ang kinikita sa pagmamaneho pero please naman, magkaroon naman po sana tayo ng prinsipiyo. Hindi porket sa Taft mo nakuha ay mahuhuthutan mo ng pera. Hindi din naman kami mayayaman, (well at least hindi lahat) mga estudyante lang din na nabubuhay sa kakarampot na allowance per week. At naghahangad ding mag-ipon para sa mga gusto namin. At tska, hindi kami TANGA! Hindi namin first time sumakay ng FX! Utang na loob, kaya kung ioovercharge nyo kami, ALAM NAMAN NAMIN!

If you're thinking (yes, you) that it's just what, 10 peso bucks, that's not the point. Yes, it's a small amount of change pero what are specific rates of FARES for?  Kung kulang ang binigay mo, sila din itong ang kapal humingi ng kulang. Pwedeng sabihin ng maayos, isisigaw pa. Pero kung sila ang nagkulang, well, sila parin yung may kapal ng mukha na maningil. Yun lang eh, ang bastos. Sila na nga tong mali.

Ang sarap talagang makipag-away sa taong tulad ni mamang FX driver. Buti nga at nirespeto ko pa siya kahit na ang bastos nya sakin. Sira na nga araw ko, sisirain pa lalo. YUN LANG.

Teka, anong analogy dito? Hmm, kasi may sumira din ng araw ko. At ganyan din ang sitwasyon. Mali na nga, siya pa ang galit. Ang saya talaga ng buhay.

J has never really failed in making special days. . . EXTRA special, just like what he did yesterday, Valentine's Day. :)

 

I did not know what to expect because I refused to know the plan and insisted that everything should be spontaneous (on my part, at least). In other words, SURPRISE. :)) And so, I was really feeling anxious the whole morning, i heaved heavy sighs thinking. . . what if the surprise is "there is no surprise" because of how things ended up the day before? No text, no phone calls, no signs. Geez, at some point I just did not want to go out anymore because I was feeling so bad.  =)) (I was nearing to tears, I swear! Haha.) So I did not take a bath yet. I did my papers and planned to watch Slumdog Millionaire after (all out of bitterness!). Then, a sigh of relief came after a red CRV stopped in front of our house and there he was. :)

 

2PM. No fancy flowers on hand (I'm not much of a fan), but a mini Zara plastic bag instead, not containing Zara stuff but a handful of my favorite edible stuff: strawberries (and cream), chocolates, pancakes and paella he made himself! (Plus a love letter! He has always been the more thoughtful one.) And yes, I was AWW-ed! ♥ I was still wearing my PJ's so he waited for about an hour for me to prep up (just as I planned! Haha.) before  we dashed off  to Rockwell. Ate merienda at Oliver's and watched "Push" afterwards. :) Nachos galore, love it! :) And the story doesn't end there yet ;)

 

He brought me to this gourmet restaurant which I found, again, in clickthecity.com, somewhere in Salcedo, Makati - APARTMENT 1B. :D (I did not know that he keeps in mind the senseless things I tell him! Haha.) Even though we have no reservations, we were still able to secure outdoor seats. :) The food was. . . SO GOOD!!! :D Especially their Baked Samosas!  (Cheese! I love!) :D  Ambience, 5 stars too! Oh but of course, the company was even better. Hehe. :) We went to the Fort afterwards to meet my single ladiesss and we partied (or drank) the night away at Piedra. :) (Thanks for the rose, Pula! :P)

 

Btw, I found out that PLAN A was to bring me to the Hot Air Balloon thingiemajig in Clark with the family :)) but since I would not wake up early daw, he chose PLAN B instead. Have I known earlier. . . I would really like to go to PLAN A just for the experience! HAHAHA. But, hey, PLAN B was not bad. Not bad at all. Indeed, it was. . .perfect. And I loved every minute of it. :) THANK YOU J! :D You know i love you! ♥ xoxo

 

Too bad, we didn't have pictures (except for the ones JJ took), but it's all in my head anyway :D (and just in case, i'm blogging it, so I won't forget :D)

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