Amidst busy work schedules, three individuals set out on a trip, each with their baggage in hand seeking out an adventure that would set their minds free from all the stress work had to offer.
Despite individual personalities, three friends got together for a weekend that would make the bond they have stronger and tighter. Though with differences, this bond was formed years ago and will continue growing stronger in the days to come.
The road trip started in the morning of March 29, 2008 with breakfast at a fast food joint in Buendia. Next stop was at a gas station at NLEX where we met one of my friends’ bosses from work. After a little chitchat, we headed for Baliwag, Bulacan. I had to drop a gift coz the previous day was my friend’s mom’s birthday. We stayed there for almost an hour trying to convince my friend to join us on our adventure but he wouldn’t budge. He had somewhere else to be early morning of the next day. We left with heavy stomachs and it didn’t take long before my friends slept… leaving me with the boring task of getting them to our destination alive. At least I got a little comfort from the fact that they’re confident in my driving skills hehehe. We arrived at the Canoe Beach Resort, San Antonio, Zambales at around 2:00pm.
The resort wasn’t that nice but it was clean and at the beach front. The meager 1500PHP was worth it though. Me being the “swimming” addict of the three, I jumped into the pool after an hour’s rest while they slept. (Hmmm… this is turning out to be a sleeping trip for them… hihihihi). Later that afternoon, Jaja and I went for a stroll by the beach following a blue bird and didn’t realize that we had walked a great distance. The walk back to the resort was no easy feat on beach sand. Dinner got underway under a tiny hut with grilled hotdogs and some leftover adobo from lunch which was followed which was immediately followed by a drinking session – one of the reasons why we set out on this trip. Our ranting and ravings were accompanied by a bottle of Generoso brandy and at the last few shots, Jaja and I each got a can of beer because we didn’t feel drunk, just tipsy. Then just after the first gulp of beer, the brandy kicked-in. We started getting louder and wilder… manifestations of being drunk... hehehe. WE got back to the room, climbed onto the beds and continued ranting and raving till 2:00AM.
At 5:00AM, we got our wakeup call. We were going on a canoe ride that would bring us to one of the beautiful spots of San Antonio. When we got there, we saw this girl, wasted by the seashore. She was half-buried in the sand, she was rained upon and who knows what else happened to her. Her fellow campers didn’t care enough to bring her inside one of their tents. Poor soul… Anyway, the place was breath-taking. The sea was as calm as a lake. We hiked up a little hill and the view from there was spectacular. We’d surely be back someday. Next time, we’d bring tents and sleep under the stars as the people we fell upon did.
The canoe came back for us at 10:00am, cleaned-up, checked-out at headed back home. We had lunch in Olongapo and had jumbo tacos with spaghetti and potato salad on the side… yum yum… hehehe We were safely back home before night fall.
Looking back, I hope we get to go on more trips like this. Friends like Jaja and May are the reason I came back home from Malaysia.
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