The Summer heat is on...and I have countless options where to spend my National Heroes' Day, the Holy week, Labor Day and Independence Day. I told myself to just focus on the first semester of the year otherwise I will be so nauseous thinking of my itinerary for the whole year. Thank God for my country, THE PHILIPPINES, because we celebrate historical events and that we have so much paid holidays that one gets to travel, locally or internationally, if opportunities are seized without thinking thrice! (One considerations would be my travel buddies then the second one would be my financial capacity. If major requirements/concerns are met, then I'm so good to GO and there is no need to entertain a third thought!)
On March 27-29, I am set to fly home (Bacolod City) for some important family occasions. It's my cousin Bethany's 18th Birthday on the March 28 and my Tita Joy's ???? Birthday the following day (can't divulge her age). My cousin Annia is also graduating from her 2nd course (whatelse, NURSING!) on the same dates (maybe one is recognition day and the other one is her graduation rites) so for us.
And so I made a public announcement that I'm going home next week...not to the world wide web I mean, but to my family way before this blog.
But that's not what I wanted to write about. My thoughts have run away with me again.
To cut the chase, I invited some of my friends to have a summer getaway...where? in the Sugar Capital of the World, in the City of Smiles, the in the City of Whales...in Negros Occidental...my homeland!
After quite some engaging travel promotions, we made flight reservations for June 11 to 14, 2009, making use of the long weekend (in celebration of the Philippines Independence Day on the 12th of June).
Most of us are taking the earliest flight to Bacolod at 4:55 in the morning and a few will take the last flight of the day on the 11th due to some very important work responsibilities. That means they will miss one breakfast, one morning snack, one lunch, and one afternoon snack. I feel quite sad for those who will be flying late, to miss sumptuous ilonggo specialties is a crime for me. I would drop anything for a great ilonggo dish. Sigh!
Nonetheless, they can still make it for a feast of chicken inasal for dinner and a very relaxing spa session in Bacolod Spa. That I have to arrange! Hope I can get a big discount. Imagine 20 of us going to the same spa at the same time...Absurd!
So here's my draft of the itinerary of our Trip Mo Trip Ko sa Bacolod:
June 11 - Arrival
Breakfast at Lee's
Tour around Bacolod (Bacolod Museums, etc.)
Lunch at Espera's
The Ruins (and Silay Museums)
Dinner at Manukan Country
June 12 - Gawahon, Victorias City with the H clan
(possible overnight courtesy of the City Government and Giah Enterprises)
June 13 - Lakawon, Cadiz City (or any alternative beach resort)
YOUTH WORSHIP NIGHT: I AM FREE
June 14 - Church @ WIN-Cadiz
To Bacolod (buy pastries, goodies, etc.)
Homeward Bound
Oh, how I wish we could stay longer than 4 days, there's so much to do...and most of all, SO MUCH TO EAT!
For now, I will keep my friends' identities. But as of today, 12 of us have confirmed bookings already. As for the others who are still undecided or lazy to book, I guess they just like to spoil our excitement. Come on! Some, by nature, are really procrastinators--they have extra cash that they can afford to miss the promo fare!
84 Days To Go!
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