It is already November 26 at super delayed na ang post ko. Hahaha! keri lang yan! So eto na ang aya-at-sama-kaagad na lakad naming magkakapatid with Tita Cindy (thank you tita! sa uulitin).
She invited us to go to Boracay with her since one of her clients, I think, gave her hotel coupons sa Alta Vista. Sama naman kami since ang sabi niya sa amin ay fare lang ang babayaran namin and we will be going to the island by ship, 2Go daw, and would cost roughly around Php2000 only. Adventure na to!
Me and my sisters left Las Pinas at around 1:30pm to go to Jollibee, Alabang where we met with out tita who was coming from Paranaque. After nung nagkita-kita na kami, kaunting lakad lang and we were already at the bus terminal. We rode a bus bound for Batangas Pier for Php150.00, pagdating sa terminal, ayun larga na lahat ng bayarin. We waited for the vessel to dock, ayun hanap ng pamatay oras and luckily meron naman. Sabi ni tita na may mga masahista at manicurista naman doon at yun na nga ang naging pampalipas oras namin.
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| Ubos oras lang (r-l: jen, tita cindy, pat) |
As I remember, dumating ung vessel around 7pm, so we already took our dinner at the port para less gastos. we just ate goto for Php20.00 lang then bought a dozen of donuts pang-ngata Php110. So dumating na ung barko, pila na kami to board the ship para makapag settle down na at maka-sight seeing after.
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| Super Value - Dito kami dapat matutulog, keri lang naman, kaso nafeel namin na ang mga nasa bus eh dito sasakay, ay patransfer tayo. |
We were booked sa open-air communal sleeping area, according sa website ng 2Go, Super Value 'tong area na 'to. At first it was okay, kasi konti pa lang ang tao, pero nung naisip namin na ung mga nasa bus na straight to caticlan malamang-lamang lang ay dito matutulog, so nagpatransfer na kami. It cost us around Php 140.00. Lipat na kami to the air-conditioned sleeping area a.k.a. Tourist - bagay lang! Sa tourist semi-enclosed ang double-beds so slightly you have privacy, but watch ka pa rin sa baggels mo, mahirap na mawala ang favorite na shades or swimsuit.
There were also cabins and state available on the ship. The cabin is good for 4-6 pax depending on the vessel. The cabin has its own television and own bathroom, sosyal! The state I think, would be like a basic hotel room, may television din, plus bathroom of its own tapos either one family bed or two full-size beds. Kung bet nyo i-sight ang mga rooms feel free to visit 2Go website .
Keri lang ang biyahe sa barko, nakatulog naman kami ng maayos, the next morning......
WELCOME TO CATICLAN NA ANG PEG!
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| Eto na ang pantalan / port of Caticlan - Gateway to the paradise that is Boracay!!! |
Pero bago kami tumulak papunta ng Boracay, may kailangan muna ayusin si Tita Cindy dito. Our late lolo Vic have a lot here near the port so kelangan muna magbayad-bayad ng mga property chuchu so we headed to the munisipyo to settle the dues. We also headed to the lot before anything else to see what could be made of the property kapag lumago-lago na ang kayamanan ko, charot
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| Road to the munisipyo |
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| Ang Munisipyo ng Malay, Aklan |
After all that is done, Boracay na talaga ito!! Nagbayad na kami ng bangka, environmental fee, terminal fee at ayun, lumarga na rin ang bangka! Finally we reached our destination, Boracay.
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| Eto ang bangka na sinakyan namin, pero meron din naman parang super cat, kaso napaglipasan na ng panahon |
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| Paradise - Boracay |
We headed to the hotel immediately to check-in but ended up leaving our bags at the lobby since our room was still occupied and was to be cleaned pa after check-out. Alta-Vista is located at the farthest point of the island, ang basis ko dito ay ang port ha! It was way past station 1, parang umakyat pa ata ng bundok. haha! The hotel was not in the beach front, if that's what you want to know. You would have to take the shuttle service of the hotel to be able to go to the beach. It will drop you off and fetch you at D'Mall, where every hotel drops their guests. The shuttle is very much convenient since almost every hour there is a trip to the D'Mall and vice-versa. Alta-Vista has also access to Puka Beach, one of the beaches in Boracay. As to what my tita said, only three resorts are allowed full access to the beach: 1. Alta Vista 2. Eco-Village Hotel and 3. Shangri-la Boracay. Other tourists that are not booked at any hotel could still access the beach but thru boat tours only and for only a short period of time.
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| Alta Vista - Infinity Pool |
O ayan, balik tayo sa tour, we took the shuttle to D'Mall para naman makapaglunch na kami ng fresh seafood. Syempre naman pupunta ba naman kami dito without having our favorite scallops!!! Hahaha!! We went to Talipapa para mamalengke at magshopping ng mga putaheng pwedeng lafangin! We ended up buying vegetables for pinakbet, tiger prawns na niluto with butter and garlic, liempo na inihaw, at scallops na binake!
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| Pinakbet |
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| Tiger Prawns cooked with butter and garlic - saraaaaap!!!!! |
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| Inihaw na Liempo - parang Maynila lang ang luto |
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| at ang Main Course - Baked Scallops with Butter and Garlic |
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| Jen and Tin's Room |
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| Ang lalaki lang ng kama namin nung gabi na yon! sarap matulog! |
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| Each room has its own kitchenette, may refsung na maliit, may microwave if may baon ka na popcorn, haha! at may water heater din for coffee or for me, swiss miss. ang banyo may bath tub na hindi ko na-avail dahil sa hectic na schedule, next time dun na ako matutulog! |
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| o sabi sayo may tao sa Puka Beach e! Waley na waley! |
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| huts for the hotel guests, kanya-kanyang hotel meron huts, sa pagkakatanda ko |
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| the lakwatseras - (l-r: patricia, tita cindy, jennifer, christine) |
EXPENSES FOR DAYS 1 AND 2:
October 29
Bus from Alabang to Batangas Port - Php 150.00
2Go ride - Php 510.00
Tourist Upgrade - Php 140.00
Batangas Terminal fee ata to - Php 30.00
7-11 (baon, etc) - Php 430.00 di naman ako nagshopping dito noh!?
Manicure - Php 100.00
Dunkin Donut - Php 110.00 half dozen lang binayaran ko e, si jen nagbayad ng kalahati
Goto with egg - Php 20.00 o diba avail mo yan! dinner na bente pesos lang!
October 30
Boat Ride to Boracay - Php 25.00
Terminal Fee - Php 100.00
Environmental Fee - Php 75.00
Food - Care of Tita Cindy, wohoo!!
Anklet shopping - Php 200.00
Food - Php 226.00 di ko na maalala ano tong binili ko na to. hahaha!!
Okay bukas naman ang ibang happenings! pagod nako mag-isip at mag-alala ng naganap. HAHAHA!!! enjoy!
