With sweat mostly trickling down our spine because of the heat that summer has brought upon. All three of us were dying to get a road trip, a dip in the beach and just some good 'ol time bonding. Not that this was a spur of the moment thingy. You see, everytime we plan some get away from the city, something goes wrong. It's like there is some invisible hand that snaps and ruins our plans. First, there was the manila trip. Then the bohol trip and the dancing class that we were so hyped to take but never happened. But we werent gonna make it happen this time. Itinerary was roadtrip up north. First stop - san Remegio. Second stop- bantayan islands. Dee and I have never been to San Rem while ES was there last year with her former team. The great thing about this trip is that we've got our own wheels, someone behind the wheel of course while we take our usual crazy pictures and some big time friend who owns the place. Isnt that swell? Private vacation ahead and we felt like being treated as royalties. I've been to Bantayan a couple of times yet I havent had enough of that awesome island. It calls me in my sleep sometimes. But the three friends I were with ( Im talking about them as if I dont know them at all..hehe) it seems like they werent even curious at all for the last 24 sumthing years of their lives coz they never found the time to visit it. Gawd! seriously, i felt like only cave people havent gone to bantayan ( ok! that's it. I am so getting a spank from all three of them ) Anyhow, I've had my share of the place. The booze, the guys , the most embarrassing moment, the sunset and the quiet moments where I used to have my 12 mins sessions.teehe! It's about time I share that place with the people who has made me very happy for the last 3 yrs of my life. So here it goes. Every bits and pieces of what transpired during our sweet escape.

Left at 4am in the morning. They picked me up at the office and we headed to our destination. Stopped to load gas on Mallow's wheels. Stopped for bread and crinkles and we were on our merry way. Three hours of house music and some rewind tracks from ES phone and stopped to take a shot of a supposedly beautiful sunrise somewhere in Carmen but we didnt have the right spot. Arrived San Remegio Elegant Beach Resort at around 7am. We could have gone faster than that if Dee took a sleeping pill and was out the whole ride but she wasnt so that means all of us will have to bear with the drag. Nothing beyond the 50-60 speed limit or Mz ice queen is gonna start her sermon while were on vacation. Teehee! We really love her you know. Even of she's like that we love that she pulls the reins together  when all of us have crazy thoughts on our head like Mallows hitting the accelerator on a 170km/hour pace to get there as soon as we can. We had brunch when we got there. Barbeque and grilled fish plus some dehydrated noodle soup. Took our pictorials in the beach - i guess we have our lovely choreographed pictures to proove that and just enjoyed the rest of the afternoon drinking Iced tea.Mallows and ES were kinda having their moment. Dee was busy taking her own pictures while I was lying on the reclined chair toasting under the heat of the sun to get some tan.Later that afternoon, Dee and I grooved to some hip hop music on Mallow's Ipod and used the pole as some imaginary guy we were dancing with. Good thing there werent people around because they might have mistaken us to be hoes...hehe we dance good. Especially when nobody's watching.That same afternoon we took a dip on their pool and tried out the jacuzzi. Weeeheee...we had it all to ourselves. Then we had some afternoon nap before we ate the feast of a dinner that the cooks prepared. We had calamares, barbeque, fried chicken, sinigang and grilled fish. Even chilled buko to top it all. I was so full I felt like I was gonna puke. Then we hanged out by the beach for a while looking at the stars ( I bet someone had her moment..hmmmmm..) I had to bounce because I was so sleepy that first night. Prolly because all the excitement has already worn off when we got there.


Second day, We had this crazy idea of playing with the hose sprinkler to have our own wet bikini show. Skipped and hopped in the garden until we were all so tired. But wait..it never stopped us from heading to Bantayan. We rode the fastcraft so it took us only 30 mins to get there. Got our ride from KOTA beach and settled in our room which had an ocean view. Swell!! swell! swell! Twas time to take out our second two piece. We ate packed lunched which was grilled pork belly and rice and we ate like soldiers who havent had lunch for days. Nyahahah!..We rented a boat later that afternoon to  do island hopping and snorkeling. First stop- virgin islands. Sweet! Took out our rented gears and got stung by some jellyfish. That was my cue to stop and Dee's too. And ES was back on board as well. Next stop- Hilantagaan island. Nothing there but some Kubo and heaps of white sand but we took videos of us dancing by the beach. I thought we were gonna visit some more islands but Dee was on her paranoia streak again about the boat tipping upside down.She was complaining about her feet being sore because she was trying to hold still while the boat was rocking. Poor Dee but that's her and we still love her despite that. At least she has conquered her fear of riding small boats but I guess we will never get her to conquer her fear of riding cars in high speed. After taking a breather, we took a walk by the beach up until the shore of Sugar Beach resort and basked under the afternoon sunlight.We kinda just talked about where we were gonna be a year after and we made a pact to update each other come April 18, 2008. Wherever the sands of time may take us.We had dinner at Mabuhay restaurant and had a horrible experience with this waitress with an attitude.Imagine her dishing out the dishes when we werent done yet with our meal. How rude. How sooo annoying that she had to respond to our complaint in a very unacceptable manner. Even mallows- the most amiable person I know in this planet- lost his cool. We took our ride home and vowed to never come back. Wow. They just lost four customers and hell, we're gonna spread the word and tell people about it. Just because we looked like rags out of style when we went there doesnt mean we deserve to be treated poorly compared to foreigners coz we werent gonna eat at that pricy place in the first place if we didnt have some good cash. I guess some people just needs to learn it the hard way and some people just dont care if they are giving shitty service to their customers! Anywayz, we didnt let that lil incident ruin our night. We hanged out at the beach again and talked about some pretty serious stuffs. Somethin about life, drama, and guys and girls and other whatnots.Dee and I had a confrontation that night. I know lil sisters arent suppose to tell older sisters what not to do but sometimes everything gets to hazy that they just need to be shoved at the right direction.We're still friends though and even closer than before. ES as usual was starry eyed that night. Even with all the crazy questions at the back of her head and the talk about algaes that light up when disturbed. I headed back at the room and talked some more to Dee and we ended up laughing it off. We had one simple rule that vacation "no 12 mins moment".

Early the next morning, we felt sad all of a sudden because we were past halfway our vacation. And we werent gonna waste it moping around and sulking while the glorious sun is still out there rising in full swing. We rented bikes so that we can tour the place and went to Ogtong Cave where we got ripped off for like a 30 minute dip we took at their cave. Gosh, these days, everything comes with a price and a real expensive one at that. We had to use Mallow's card because we only brought small cash. But we took pictures to get our money's worth and gave them the smug look of dissatisfaction when we left. Honestly, I was a little scared in the  inside because with all the hating we have had since we got there, those locals could have poisoned our food while we werent looking. But that was just some lame thought because I am so here..Alive and trying to recall every bit of heaven we've had.hehe...Going back, we took the fascraft to Hagnaya at 1:30 pm. All burned and tired. The driver met us at the wharf and we headed back to San Rem to pick up our things.Finally, we have come to our end of the vacation but not without our last stop....tadang! JOLLIBEE. Just two days without it and we felt like addicts on a relapse. hehe.. Dee and Mallows ordered 2 sets of meal while ES and I settled for one but with desserts on the side. We headed home with some good music and I couldnt quite recall anymore what jokes we were laughing at but I sure had a lot to do about it.Our stomachs were aching badly after we cracked jokes one after another.

Not everyone gets to enjoy a vacation this much and  I sure thank God for giving me such great friends to share it with. ES was starry eyed all throughout the whole ride while Dee and I had satisfied smiles on our faces.ES has finally found that person whose gonna make her reach the moon , fight some silly things over , take her to lunch in the middle of the night and maybe give her whatever her heart wishes. I dont wanna jinx whatever it is that is going on right now with her and Mallows but I feel relieved that somehow she has found that person to share it with. Dee on the other hand is excited over the fact that her hubby-to-be is coming home earlier than expected. Im sure she's in the panic mode again to shop for lingeries and clothes to show off to him.Im glad everything is turning out well for both of them. As for me, I never had my share of "12 mins mode" while on the vacation coz I didnt want to ruin something that might get me teary eyed in the future when Im already halfway around the world finding my own place in this planet. And maybe, that someone meant for me is still out there figuring out a way to break down the wall I have built around my heart.Until then, I'll just be here  turning green with envy.hehe.. Kidding. I luv yah sisters!:)