I think that Boracay Island's highest elevation is at Mount Luho - haven't been there yet. We have been planning on going there for months now but still we have no time for it. I've heard that the view there is astonishing because you can have a view of the whole island of boracay.
I hope that we may find time to go there, maybe with YOU - again (hopefully). But for now I'll settle with this view taken from our project's elevated water tank (Alta Vista de Boracay), which I think is the highest point now in Boracay.
Enjoy!!!
Sorry for the weird faces, sounds especially when I burfed. I was kind of having a bad stomach that day as stated in my other posts. Sorry also for the unstable video, it was really scary up there and it is really windy. Kind of like the thrill though...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Island Hopping and Snorkling
Firts, we gathered in front of Royal Park Hotel and wait for the boat. Call time - 9:00am. We went there at around 9:30am. Hahaha!!! I am with our PIC (the Boss) so it doesn't matter. But we got off to the boat at around 10:00am (not because it is late - Lennart was).
Side Story:
Lennart is one of the first to rise up on that morning. He needs to because he has to buy some souvenirs for his family and he needs to give it to his acquaintance who happens to be here and whom I think will be leaving early that day (not sure). He told us that the reason why he's late was because he thought that the boat will pick us somewhere and that Royal Park was just a meeting place and not where we will be getting on the boat. He told us that he was already waiting for us for quite some time now in another boat station. He was already calling me on my phone unfortunately I didn't brought it with me.
So we start the hop. We first tour the front beach towards shangri'la resort then to Puca Beach, Ilig-iligan beach, Bulabog and then Tambisaan. We stopped in Tambisaan. This is the first snorkling site in front of crocodile island.
I already experienced snorkling twice - first with you and then second without you and you know and your not happy and so it started. In the first two experience, we did not bring any food for the fish. This time we did. It was really different. There were too many fish now. All of them gather in front of your face to eat the food you brought. Hahaha!!! So cool!!! Unfortunately, we have no underwater camera. That is why I intend to do it again with YOU with an underwater camera...and with YOU!!!
We spent almost an hour snorkling before all of us was starving. We prepared for this Eat-All-You can lunch. We did not take any breakfast. I was even unable to take dinner the night before.
The foods: (Not much) Veggies, Pork and Chicken Barbeque, Grilled Bangus, Shrimps plus watermelon and banana. I had everything except for the veggies.
And then we set off to another island...Crystal Cove.
At Crystal Cove:
Here you have to pay 150 per person for the entrance fee. Expensive but maybe worth it. There are many sheds, kind of huts for picnics. I think that there are even rooms if you wish to stay for the night. There were two caves where you can swim. It was really cool. I think I have pics of it. I'll just ask manang Angie to share it with us. Hehehe!!!
I think that the boatmen are tired enough and wants the tour to stop that is why they frightened us saying that they spotted a seasnake at the third snorkling site. So in more or less than 15 minutes we're off again to our drop off site which is puca beach - to our own kubo where our night party will be held.
Side Story:
Lennart is one of the first to rise up on that morning. He needs to because he has to buy some souvenirs for his family and he needs to give it to his acquaintance who happens to be here and whom I think will be leaving early that day (not sure). He told us that the reason why he's late was because he thought that the boat will pick us somewhere and that Royal Park was just a meeting place and not where we will be getting on the boat. He told us that he was already waiting for us for quite some time now in another boat station. He was already calling me on my phone unfortunately I didn't brought it with me.
So we start the hop. We first tour the front beach towards shangri'la resort then to Puca Beach, Ilig-iligan beach, Bulabog and then Tambisaan. We stopped in Tambisaan. This is the first snorkling site in front of crocodile island.
I already experienced snorkling twice - first with you and then second without you and you know and your not happy and so it started. In the first two experience, we did not bring any food for the fish. This time we did. It was really different. There were too many fish now. All of them gather in front of your face to eat the food you brought. Hahaha!!! So cool!!! Unfortunately, we have no underwater camera. That is why I intend to do it again with YOU with an underwater camera...and with YOU!!!
We spent almost an hour snorkling before all of us was starving. We prepared for this Eat-All-You can lunch. We did not take any breakfast. I was even unable to take dinner the night before.
The foods: (Not much) Veggies, Pork and Chicken Barbeque, Grilled Bangus, Shrimps plus watermelon and banana. I had everything except for the veggies.
And then we set off to another island...Crystal Cove.
At Crystal Cove:
Here you have to pay 150 per person for the entrance fee. Expensive but maybe worth it. There are many sheds, kind of huts for picnics. I think that there are even rooms if you wish to stay for the night. There were two caves where you can swim. It was really cool. I think I have pics of it. I'll just ask manang Angie to share it with us. Hehehe!!!
There were two more snorkling sites after crystal cove but it is just like the first one. No! Less Fish because we no longer have breads as fish foods. The second site has more sea urchins and the third site has blue starfish.
I think that the boatmen are tired enough and wants the tour to stop that is why they frightened us saying that they spotted a seasnake at the third snorkling site. So in more or less than 15 minutes we're off again to our drop off site which is puca beach - to our own kubo where our night party will be held.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Poker and Tong-Its Part Two (minus the Illusions)
When we woke up the day after, It was a sunday. We are kind of, Aahhh, let's sleep again. Wah!!! We dont feel like getting up and so we just stayed in our room, sleeping until almost lunchtime. All of us except for macmac (he had to go to site) stayed home and didn't even go out. Actually, Lennart with our Katulong came out to buy some ingredients for our lunch.
After lunchtime, we did nothing. Aah!!! We watched "One More Chance" pala. Hehehe!!! Read my blog about it!! Hahaha!!
Again, we're bored of doing nothing. Some of us sleep again. I did not. I just played with my Pokemon using my N70. Hahaha!!! But all of us suddenly became hungry and I suggested that we should just order some Yellow Cab Pizza, and so we did. 18 inches Hawaiian Pizza with Baked Potato Halves courtesy of Henry.
After eating and filling our stomachs, all of us come up with one great idea, let's all play Poker!!!
Poker and Tong-Its Part Two...
Mac is already back from site when we ordered the pizza so all of us is present for our second poker session in less than 24hrs. Hahaha!!!
At first I thought that the luck I had yesterday is gone because I have streaks of losing. Maybe around 6 to ten rounds before I win and when I win it's only once or the pot is too small. Too long the streak has been ( I think that its more or less than 20 rounds) that the box where I use to place all of my coins (money) that I used for betting was emptied and I need to take some money (paper bills) out of my wallet. Still the losing streak does not end and the money I still have is running out fast. I think that I was bunkrupt and that I just use credits to bet. Yes, its either I borrow coins from others or just asks whoever wins the round that I'll just pay him later and he just have to list all of my credits. Hahaha!!! I was almost depressed that I no longer want to continue playing.
Until in a change of luck I finally won. It started a streak of winning. The first was a large pot. Then another. And the 3 times. I told them that if I won again I would be just like the Utah Jazz (in their desperate attempt to survive the lakers in Game 6 of NBA West Conf Semis burried four consecutive three point shots), and I really did. I won that round, that was the fourth. Again, good hands. Good cards. Since winning consecutively will give you more money for betting and maybe erase your credits and pay your debts, I am no longer afraid to lose. So in the fifth round I just bet again as if nothing matters. I joked that 4 consecutive 3s is possible, a fifth one is incredible and so does winning in Poker. But when all the cards was layed down, you're right. I won!!! Whooh!!! I thought to myself I'm better than the Jazz...anyways I am a pistons fan and they're in the Conf Finals unlike the Jazz who were eliminated in that game. Hahaha!!!
The streak, of winning continues, and I am no loner losing many rounds. I no longer bet desperately and I just trust my instincts when betting resulting to a win.
Ronie and I are the only ones winning and the other threes have already exhausted their limits (allowable money to gamble). But still they want to play and so they just asks for credits or borrow money and they extended their limits. The first one to opt out of the game was macmac because he needs to call his girlfriend who is I think already mad at that time. Mac has also lost a lot of money at the time so its just good to give up and try again when your luck is up.
At that point the money in front of me is more than 500. Subtracting the amount I had when we first play, I think that my winnings is more than 300 pesos maybe even more than 400. Since it was only four of us left and the other two also running low in budget, we decided to change game. From Poket to Tong-Its. four way Tong-Its. Hahaha!!!
After lunchtime, we did nothing. Aah!!! We watched "One More Chance" pala. Hehehe!!! Read my blog about it!! Hahaha!!
Again, we're bored of doing nothing. Some of us sleep again. I did not. I just played with my Pokemon using my N70. Hahaha!!! But all of us suddenly became hungry and I suggested that we should just order some Yellow Cab Pizza, and so we did. 18 inches Hawaiian Pizza with Baked Potato Halves courtesy of Henry.
After eating and filling our stomachs, all of us come up with one great idea, let's all play Poker!!!
Poker and Tong-Its Part Two...
Mac is already back from site when we ordered the pizza so all of us is present for our second poker session in less than 24hrs. Hahaha!!!
At first I thought that the luck I had yesterday is gone because I have streaks of losing. Maybe around 6 to ten rounds before I win and when I win it's only once or the pot is too small. Too long the streak has been ( I think that its more or less than 20 rounds) that the box where I use to place all of my coins (money) that I used for betting was emptied and I need to take some money (paper bills) out of my wallet. Still the losing streak does not end and the money I still have is running out fast. I think that I was bunkrupt and that I just use credits to bet. Yes, its either I borrow coins from others or just asks whoever wins the round that I'll just pay him later and he just have to list all of my credits. Hahaha!!! I was almost depressed that I no longer want to continue playing.
Until in a change of luck I finally won. It started a streak of winning. The first was a large pot. Then another. And the 3 times. I told them that if I won again I would be just like the Utah Jazz (in their desperate attempt to survive the lakers in Game 6 of NBA West Conf Semis burried four consecutive three point shots), and I really did. I won that round, that was the fourth. Again, good hands. Good cards. Since winning consecutively will give you more money for betting and maybe erase your credits and pay your debts, I am no longer afraid to lose. So in the fifth round I just bet again as if nothing matters. I joked that 4 consecutive 3s is possible, a fifth one is incredible and so does winning in Poker. But when all the cards was layed down, you're right. I won!!! Whooh!!! I thought to myself I'm better than the Jazz...anyways I am a pistons fan and they're in the Conf Finals unlike the Jazz who were eliminated in that game. Hahaha!!!
The streak, of winning continues, and I am no loner losing many rounds. I no longer bet desperately and I just trust my instincts when betting resulting to a win.
Ronie and I are the only ones winning and the other threes have already exhausted their limits (allowable money to gamble). But still they want to play and so they just asks for credits or borrow money and they extended their limits. The first one to opt out of the game was macmac because he needs to call his girlfriend who is I think already mad at that time. Mac has also lost a lot of money at the time so its just good to give up and try again when your luck is up.
At that point the money in front of me is more than 500. Subtracting the amount I had when we first play, I think that my winnings is more than 300 pesos maybe even more than 400. Since it was only four of us left and the other two also running low in budget, we decided to change game. From Poket to Tong-Its. four way Tong-Its. Hahaha!!!
Poker and Tong-Its Plus some Illusions
We are so bored here in Boracay that when we have long hours of doing nothing, just like last weekend, we resort to gambling. Yup! Its gambling. We play poker and tong-its and since it involves money as bet and pot it will be considered as gambling. But dont worry we are only small time gamblers just paying 1,2,3 peso for tong-its and having a 10peso limit for a bet for poker. Kind of not like a poker but some other game. Well anyways the rule is still the same except that the betting has limits so it still is Poker. We enforced limits because there was an incident one time when we imposed no limits and the pot reach upto more than a thousand and in that game I lost 500pesos. Whooh!!! But even if we are just small time gamblers, some of us still lost upto 500pesos in just 1 sitting. Wahaha!!!
So last saturday, it was pre-arranged that we are going to play some cards after work since we have no other things to do. We cant go out because of the bad weather. We decided to also have some drinks. Something unusual and not just resort to San Mig Lights. So we asked our friend Ate Stella to make some Illusion Shakers for us. We contributed 100 pesos for each person and macmac added some more for pulutans and the liquors to be mixed.
The Mix: I dont know about the ratio of the mix. I only knew what brand of liquors she used. they bought 1 or two (not sure) bottles of Toska Vodka, 1 bottle of Blue Curacao, 1 bottle of Triple Sec (also Curacao) and some pineapple juice.
And so we have our Illusion shaker. We are already playing poker (all five of us) when the mix was done. And so we have 1 pitcher first. it was my first time to drink that. I think it was only Henry and Ronie who have already tasted it at a bar near us (expensive). Since Henry was always our card dealer when we play poker, I decided to be the Tanggero (sort of like the one who gives shots to everyone).
Wooh!!! I think it was kind of like my lucky day because money is piling up in front of me because I am winning. Winning at most 5 (maybe 6) straight times and doing it not only once but several times.
Lennart on the other hand is not really used to drinking, and for him it seems that the cycle of giving shots is very fast. He feels as if he just took a shot and then it was his turn once more. Well, it is only 5 of us and we are really fast in drinking it since is only a small shot glss and that it is not that intoxicating. But not really that fast since I take breaks in giving shots if my cards are good and want to concentrate on playing. Also, Lennart is even hiding the shot glass after his turn so it is not really that fast.
When we emptied the pitcher, I thought like "Yun na yun!". But I was kind of getting dizzy at that time since I was the tanggero and always needs to turn my heads in a lot of directions. Lennart is also complaining that he had enough. I thought that we are done. But to my surprise, they asked for more. Nyak!!! I asked ate stella if there are still some mix and she told me there are a lot more. So she made some more for us and when we finished our second pitcher. Man, we're all drunk. Drunk but tolerable unlike when you finished 5 to 8 bottles of beer but still we all know that the foams laying on our floor is our only friend.
It was not yet that late, I think it was just past 10pm when we finish but all of us are so sleepy. I was kind of satisfied for the night. Drunk and rich (I won about less than 300pesos - should have been more had we not played tong-its because I was unable to make a Hits).
And So we slept.
To be continued...
So last saturday, it was pre-arranged that we are going to play some cards after work since we have no other things to do. We cant go out because of the bad weather. We decided to also have some drinks. Something unusual and not just resort to San Mig Lights. So we asked our friend Ate Stella to make some Illusion Shakers for us. We contributed 100 pesos for each person and macmac added some more for pulutans and the liquors to be mixed.
The Mix: I dont know about the ratio of the mix. I only knew what brand of liquors she used. they bought 1 or two (not sure) bottles of Toska Vodka, 1 bottle of Blue Curacao, 1 bottle of Triple Sec (also Curacao) and some pineapple juice.
And so we have our Illusion shaker. We are already playing poker (all five of us) when the mix was done. And so we have 1 pitcher first. it was my first time to drink that. I think it was only Henry and Ronie who have already tasted it at a bar near us (expensive). Since Henry was always our card dealer when we play poker, I decided to be the Tanggero (sort of like the one who gives shots to everyone).
Wooh!!! I think it was kind of like my lucky day because money is piling up in front of me because I am winning. Winning at most 5 (maybe 6) straight times and doing it not only once but several times.
Lennart on the other hand is not really used to drinking, and for him it seems that the cycle of giving shots is very fast. He feels as if he just took a shot and then it was his turn once more. Well, it is only 5 of us and we are really fast in drinking it since is only a small shot glss and that it is not that intoxicating. But not really that fast since I take breaks in giving shots if my cards are good and want to concentrate on playing. Also, Lennart is even hiding the shot glass after his turn so it is not really that fast.
When we emptied the pitcher, I thought like "Yun na yun!". But I was kind of getting dizzy at that time since I was the tanggero and always needs to turn my heads in a lot of directions. Lennart is also complaining that he had enough. I thought that we are done. But to my surprise, they asked for more. Nyak!!! I asked ate stella if there are still some mix and she told me there are a lot more. So she made some more for us and when we finished our second pitcher. Man, we're all drunk. Drunk but tolerable unlike when you finished 5 to 8 bottles of beer but still we all know that the foams laying on our floor is our only friend.
It was not yet that late, I think it was just past 10pm when we finish but all of us are so sleepy. I was kind of satisfied for the night. Drunk and rich (I won about less than 300pesos - should have been more had we not played tong-its because I was unable to make a Hits).
And So we slept.
To be continued...
Monday, May 19, 2008
One More Chance
Yesterday, It was a sunday, my con-engineers and I watched this movie of John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo entitled "One More Chance". It was four of us, all male, and it was our first time to watch that movie. The DVD was brought by Macmac when he went to manila upon the request of Henry. Macmac was the only one who have seen the movie. He's not around that day because it was his turn to go to the Construction Site (It is required that at least one engineer should be present on site during sundays if there is an operation) but still we decided to watch the moviesince he has already seen it. We had no DVD Player that day so we just have to use my laptop (notebook) to play the DVD. The volume of the DVD is not that good, and since it was just a laptop, it is hard hear the dialogues. So we watch and listen closely and as much as possible, in silence.
I think that it is really unusual for four guys to watch romantic (especially Tagalog) movies. We are making sounds like yeeehhhh!!! uuuuuuyyyy!!! when the scene is kind of mushy. We also mimic how they cry when the scene is sad and we laugh at ourselves because we're doing all those crazy stuffs.
When the scene becomes really serious, we are really silent, trying to listen to all the lines that the actors are saying. Reflecting on every words they say and maybe relating it to our own experiences.
I was doing that. Reflecting. Trying to put myself in the situation of Popoy (the lead male character). Yes. We are not the same in anyways but I think that I am in a situation they're at.
Yes. I just had a breakup with my girlfriend. I am not really sure about it being a breakup. We haven't talked for a week now. today is exactly one week since we've last talk. I am not going to go on the details on how and why it happened, it just happened.
There was a scene there, the last part of the movie, when they realized that they still both love each other. However, they did not went back for each other. Popoy had to leave to work abroad. He says that he needs it to forget the pain he suffered and return to his old self. His old self, when he first love Basha (her girlfriend). When he knew nothing but lving Basha. No hatred, no pain.
I think I am in that state of mind as he is. Ever since I was assigned here in boracay, my girlfriend and I experienced countless fightings over very simple things. Very petty issues. That is never resolved. Even the simplest issues remains unresolved. What happens is that we just make peace (for a while), not really solving the issues just forgetting that it happened. I think that we are just making peace because we just cant stand not being with each other. Thinking that it is right and that it is hard if we are not in good terms with each other especially now that we're far apart.
Whenever we had a fight, I always say that it will never be solved, and we should just accept the fact that maybe we are not good for each other. That maybe it is better for us to break-up. However, I am not that kind of person who would ask for a break-up. i dont believe in it as a solution. It is my principle that when something's not right with the relationship, the two of you should solve it together. But for some unknown reason, I keep on saying that every time we had a fight. She never liked the idea, and so eventhough she was the one who is very much angry at me for whatever I did, she will also be the first to reconcile. But I think that what we are doing is just temporarily stop the fight. She is not really forgiving me and I am not changing for better.
I still repeat what i did wrong and she will be mad. I will ask for a break-up but she doesn't want. She will make the first move to reconcile but in truth she never forgive nor forget. We will be ok for some time until another very simple issue or conflict arise and the vicious cycle continues.
It has been like this for quite some time now. And in our last fight,I asked again for a break-up. This time I told her that I really mean it and that I will really do it no matter what. I dont know actually what I am doing at that time and why I said that. But I know that it is really what I feel and I think that what I feel is right.
It has been a week now since we have last talked to each other. This is the longest that we have not talked since our first breakup in 2005.
She just emailed me twice. One is an explanation about the incident that caused our fight. Another is a forwarded story. I, on the other hand, haven't done any move. Not because I dont want to make peace and resolve the problem but because I think that I really need some space. Maybe I need to become an astronaut for a while.
Just like in the movie, I believe that what I really need is time and space for me to realize how I really love her. What I really feel for her. The same feeling when I first told her that I love her. The same feeling when I was still close to her (when I was in Manila I mean) and when I am very sweet to her. How I want to treat her like a princess. How I dont want to hurt her. Those things are lost and I need that time to recover most if not all of those that was lost.
How long? I dont know. I really dont. And it is scary for me. I am scared that maybe when I finally got everything that was lost, she would no longer accept me, that she has lost her feelings for me. I dont know.
I want to ask her to wait for me. But I dont want to be unfair. I want her to be free. At least for the time that I was gone. It could be months or maybe years and I am not sure if those feelings are really going to come back. I know I still love her. But I think love alone is not enough.
Maybe when time here in Boracay is up. When finally Our project here is over. When finally Ill be back home. Maybe that is the time for me to be back to her (if she still wants me).
I hope it comes soon.
I think that it is really unusual for four guys to watch romantic (especially Tagalog) movies. We are making sounds like yeeehhhh!!! uuuuuuyyyy!!! when the scene is kind of mushy. We also mimic how they cry when the scene is sad and we laugh at ourselves because we're doing all those crazy stuffs.
When the scene becomes really serious, we are really silent, trying to listen to all the lines that the actors are saying. Reflecting on every words they say and maybe relating it to our own experiences.
I was doing that. Reflecting. Trying to put myself in the situation of Popoy (the lead male character). Yes. We are not the same in anyways but I think that I am in a situation they're at.
Yes. I just had a breakup with my girlfriend. I am not really sure about it being a breakup. We haven't talked for a week now. today is exactly one week since we've last talk. I am not going to go on the details on how and why it happened, it just happened.
There was a scene there, the last part of the movie, when they realized that they still both love each other. However, they did not went back for each other. Popoy had to leave to work abroad. He says that he needs it to forget the pain he suffered and return to his old self. His old self, when he first love Basha (her girlfriend). When he knew nothing but lving Basha. No hatred, no pain.
I think I am in that state of mind as he is. Ever since I was assigned here in boracay, my girlfriend and I experienced countless fightings over very simple things. Very petty issues. That is never resolved. Even the simplest issues remains unresolved. What happens is that we just make peace (for a while), not really solving the issues just forgetting that it happened. I think that we are just making peace because we just cant stand not being with each other. Thinking that it is right and that it is hard if we are not in good terms with each other especially now that we're far apart.
Whenever we had a fight, I always say that it will never be solved, and we should just accept the fact that maybe we are not good for each other. That maybe it is better for us to break-up. However, I am not that kind of person who would ask for a break-up. i dont believe in it as a solution. It is my principle that when something's not right with the relationship, the two of you should solve it together. But for some unknown reason, I keep on saying that every time we had a fight. She never liked the idea, and so eventhough she was the one who is very much angry at me for whatever I did, she will also be the first to reconcile. But I think that what we are doing is just temporarily stop the fight. She is not really forgiving me and I am not changing for better.
I still repeat what i did wrong and she will be mad. I will ask for a break-up but she doesn't want. She will make the first move to reconcile but in truth she never forgive nor forget. We will be ok for some time until another very simple issue or conflict arise and the vicious cycle continues.
It has been like this for quite some time now. And in our last fight,I asked again for a break-up. This time I told her that I really mean it and that I will really do it no matter what. I dont know actually what I am doing at that time and why I said that. But I know that it is really what I feel and I think that what I feel is right.
It has been a week now since we have last talked to each other. This is the longest that we have not talked since our first breakup in 2005.
She just emailed me twice. One is an explanation about the incident that caused our fight. Another is a forwarded story. I, on the other hand, haven't done any move. Not because I dont want to make peace and resolve the problem but because I think that I really need some space. Maybe I need to become an astronaut for a while.
Just like in the movie, I believe that what I really need is time and space for me to realize how I really love her. What I really feel for her. The same feeling when I first told her that I love her. The same feeling when I was still close to her (when I was in Manila I mean) and when I am very sweet to her. How I want to treat her like a princess. How I dont want to hurt her. Those things are lost and I need that time to recover most if not all of those that was lost.
How long? I dont know. I really dont. And it is scary for me. I am scared that maybe when I finally got everything that was lost, she would no longer accept me, that she has lost her feelings for me. I dont know.
I want to ask her to wait for me. But I dont want to be unfair. I want her to be free. At least for the time that I was gone. It could be months or maybe years and I am not sure if those feelings are really going to come back. I know I still love her. But I think love alone is not enough.
Maybe when time here in Boracay is up. When finally Our project here is over. When finally Ill be back home. Maybe that is the time for me to be back to her (if she still wants me).
I hope it comes soon.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Dear Kuya
Dear Kuya: This is a title of a song by sugarfree about someone's older brother working abroad, working overseas. When I first heard of the song, I felt something about it. Something emotional.
Side Story:
I can relate to the song though not because I work abroad but because I work overseas. Yes, i am still here in the Philippines - my country, but I work far away from home. Well, it only takes 45 minutes (by plane) or 3 hrs travel time (by car then by plane) to a maximum of 14hrs (by land then by ship - RORO). However, my company only gives us roundtrip tickets for free every 6 months. That is quite long really... Well, we are allowed to go home for a vacation leave for as much as 3days (too short of a time) provided we are to shoulder all the transportation expenses. And man, that is too expensive. Getting on a plane (roundtrip) will cost you around 3.5k to 7k - almost half of my monthly salary. That is too much for a vacation that will only be for 3days. Damn!!! Taking RORO is much cheaper. Way way cheaper around 2k back and forth. However, in doing so, you will already lose precious time just by travelling. maybe you'll likely to lose half of your 3days leave so it is not worth it. By the way, I forgot to mention where I am. I am working here in Boracay as a Civil Engineer for a Condotel (Condiminium - Hotel). Boracay being the tourist capital of the Philippines has an atmosphere of being in a foreign land. And me being stucked here working for 6 straight months makes me feel like I am really abroad. Hahaha!!!
Anyways lets get back to the topic "Dear Kuya". I wrote this blog because I can really realte to the character in the song referred to as Kuya. I am also a KUYA (means Older/Big Brother). I am a kuya to a younger brother. My brother and I were very close, we have been close since my mother passed away and became even closer when our ATE (Big Sister) got married. There is this incident one time when I was kind of missing my family especially my brother. I, having a personality of not being vocal about my feelings for my family is not so eager to make phone calls or even text messages to ask them how they are doing. To my surprise, my brother texted me and this is what he wrote:
Engineer!hehe.kuya,mzta k nman jan?hehe.galingan mu ha.lam mu ba cpag ku na mgaral ngaun na22kac aku after prelimz.di pla pdeng paeasy2 lng.lam mu b 2wing mganda per4mance ku sa skul kw naiicp ku.hehe.idol kac tlaga kta kuya.hehe.gnun pla tlga un nuh?saya pag filing mu aus ung gngwa mu lalu na s skul.hehe.naiicp ku parang gni2 n rn ung nki2ta ku sau b4.hehe.iba pla tlaga my goal ka.yaan mu gwin ku lhat pra ma2wa c erpats xka ikaw.hehe.sumday mgi2ng proud dn c papa skn kht di gya ng sau.hehe.kuya ingatan mu sarili mu ha.wag k mgaalala ccpagan ku pa tlga!tnx ha
Well, what my brother actually said is that he is doing well in school and it reminds him of how he sees me back then when I was in college (when I am doing great in my academics). That I was kind of like an idol to him.He said that he'll do anything for my father to be proud of him even if not as much as my father was to me.
The truth is, it was me who idolizes my brother. It was my brother who inpires me to excel. It was him who influences me more than I influence him. It was I who is envy of him ever since because he is much better than me in a lot of ways and it was him that really makes my parents proud especially my mom. That is really how I feel back then.
But any person, any KUYA that will receive that kind of message from his brother would certainly feel emotional. He will be proud of himself. Touched by what was said to him. He will feel that all that he has done is being appreciated. He will have self satisfaction.
I never thought that it was how my brother feel about me. All along, I thought that my brother is kind of mad about me. Me being very Bossy at home. Bullying him most of the time. And being so damn moody and very stubborn that I always blame him for the misfortunes that may happen to me. Well, that is me. Somethings just never change or very hard to change.
To my brother, thank you! Thank you for understanding your KUYA! I really appreciate what you told me and I will try my damn best to change my attitude for better.
Here is the Lyrics of the song:
Dear kuya, kumusta ka na dyan?
Anong balita, malamig ba dyan?
Dito mainit, pero kung bumagyo
Para bang lahat ng tubig sa mundo ay nandito
Matagal na rin, mula nang ika'y
Magpasyang subukan ang swerte
At abutin ang iyong mga pangarap sa ibang bansa
Kung saan ikaw ay lagin mag-isa
Kami tuloy dito, nag-aalala
Nasan ka man ngayon
Ano man oras na ika'y may kailangan
Tawag ka lang sa amin
At parang nandito ka na rin
Oo nga pala, kung nasa 'yo pa
Ang checkered na polo ko, sa 'yo na yan
Hanap ka na rin ng maraming mapapaglibangan
Dahil balita ko mahal daw ang sine dyan
Dambuhala raw ang mga pinapakain dyan
Tataba ka malamang
Miss mo na bang magtagalog?
Kuya pag may kumausap sa 'yo
Galingan mong mag-ingles, galingan mo kuya
Reapeat chorus...
Dear kuya, hinahanap ka ni mama at daddy
Sulat ka palagi
Miss ka namin, pati nga kapitbahay nagtatanong
San ka raw nagpunta? San ka raw nagpunta?
Nasan ka na kuya
Reapeat chorus
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