Puerto Galera!

What a trip it was! We got a LOT more than that measly p2,500 that we paid for. BARCODE GALERA surely didn't disappoint. ;p

We're in all, 15 peeps:
BakalSoc: Pilep, Ed, Myk, Mark, Mado, Dale, Oninz, Me, and Anthony.
SINS (Che's Barx): Che, Kat, Patch, Jessel, Inah, and Robert.

So it all went like this... ;p

FRIDAY
Around 7pm, I met up with Myk and Oninz in McDonald's Q.Ave. Dale once again is late. So we decided to all meet up in Pilep's pad nalang. There, we waited for Ed and Dale to arrive. Tagal kasi ni Dale so hindi nakuha kaagad ni Che yung ice cream niya! Haha! After we're all set, we proceeded to Che's house to leave our bags. We then met up with Anthony in Taft, where they proceeded to play DOTA (sorry, I don't play that damn game! haha). I opted instead to play Monster Hunter on my PSP.

SATURDAY
The guys finished playing around 2am in the morning. So we immediately went back to Che's pad for the service. It came around 4-5am. Grabe, wala talaga kaming tulog. Kasi on the way to Batangas pier, ang ingay ni Myk! Haha!

At the pier, we surprisingly saw Marvin (our classmate who already went to the states). He said he's here for vacation. Small world noh. ;p

So there, we boarded the boat which was really, REALLY crowded. Parang sardinas talaga... literal! The trip last about an hour. The trip was ok, it wasn't wavy or anything at all. The only discomfort really is the crowded space.

Once we got to Puerto, there's already a service waiting for us. We then finally got to the rest house, where we got to rest for a bit. We went to the stores nearby to buy some food.

After lunch, we finally went to the beach to start our "packaged" activities. Let me say first that the story of the trip is all about "PUTIK!" (mud!). As in halos lahat ng lalakaran mo (except the beach itself) ay putikan! I'm not kidding! The road are all very rural! Konti lang yung cemented na road, lahat talaga putik!

Back to the story, the first activity was the Banana Boat ride! It was my first time to ride it! LOL. Masaya naman. One thing though, they asked us if we wanted the ride to be "Hardcore" or not. Until now, I don't know the difference between the two. The organizer kasi told us that "hardcore" will include a "taob"... meaning tataob yung boat niyo. Well, we kept choosing not hardcore but we still kept on turning upside down! LOL. Labo! ;p

Anyways, masaya rin talaga. The highlight of the banana boat ride was, yun nga, tumaob kami! Haha!

Another highlight was: ANTHONY FELL OFF THE BOAT. ALONE!

Hahaha! Mukhang kawawa tuloy na lumulutang sa dagat. Ang layo na namin! Hehe.

Next activity was the Henna Service. Some got their hennas, some didn't. The last activity of the day was supposed to be the Cave Crawling, but the cave clamped down because of the sand. It was turned into a steep mountain climbing, which only Oninz and I did. Hindi sumama yung iba kasi mukhang hindi safe yung dadaanan. Oninz and I had a great time with the climb. Magkamali ka kasi, hulog ka dun... bali buto mo. Haha! Pero safe naman kasi matibay yung mga vines (those are the only things that you can cling to).

We finally reached the other side of the climb. Ang ganda, para siyang 'secret area' or something. We then posed for pics taken by our tour guide, Luningning! Hehe!

When we came back, nagpalagay na kami ni Oninz ng henna. He got some scriptures (which looked like a worm) that wards off evil spirits. I, on the other hand, got a OM MANE PADME HUM tattoo. Si Anthony naman, may tragic love story ulit! Hahaha! Pero I won't divulge anything about it nalang for his privacy's sake. Just let me say: Yung girl na nag-henna sa kanya, type niya... kaso may bf na... dinamdam naman ni Anthony! Ang babaw! OOOPPPPSSS!! Nasabi ko na tuloy! Damn! Hahahaha! ;p

It's around 6pm that time when the boys and I went strolling around. Surprisingly, we met Mark and Mado! As in unexpectedly! Kanina pa pala sila nag aabang dun kaso walang nag rereply sa text nila! Buti nakita namin sila. Hehe. So yun, we went all back to the house. Rest ng konti, took a bath... then we're all set to return to the beach to take our dinner. Ang sarap nung nakainan namin... Almost all of us ordered chicken kebab! So yun, sarap ng kwentuhan.


After dinner, tambay muna sa beach. Lakad lakad just to pass the time because there's gonna be a Luau party later at 11pm.

The Luau party was also great (and memorable at least for me). There was pika-pika every where and UNLIMITED MINDORO SLING. So why memorable? Because it's the first time I saw Myk drink. EVER. Dati talaga, hindi namin mapilit yan kahit papaano. Si Anthony naman, naglasing kasi "heartbroken" na naman! Hahahaha! Anthony actually made the most quotable quote of the whole trip!

Anthony: "Hindi ako LASIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!! NAIIHI LAAANNNGGG!!"

Hahahaha! That was when we decided to come home to the rest house. Anthony, obviously heavily intoxicated, kept on insisting he's not drunk. He then proceeded walking at a past pace without even minding about the MUD... we kept on calling him, telling him to slow down for safety reasons, but he kept on saying: "Hindi ako LASIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!! NAIIHI LAAANNNGGG!!"

Hahahaha! Once we got home, he still kept on telling me: "Hindi ako LASIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!! NAIIHI LAAANNNGGG!!"

Hahaha! Really funny stuff since he's all serious while he's saying that! LOL. Punong puno pa ng putik yung feet niya kasi nga nagmamadali maglakad pauwi. Haha!

SUNDAY
When I woke up, my throat is sore! Ang lamig kasi ng aircon. Either Anthony or Myk placed it on high blast kasi! Mga lasing! Hahaha!

After getting ready, we went to the beach for our first activity for the day: Island Hopping and Snorkeling. It was great! The Sunday morning though was all gloomy and maambon! So we're all shivering like wet chickens. It was also my first time to snorkel. We saw some beautiful fishes and corals. My only qualm is that, parang may mga kumakagat kagat sa katawan ko pero hindi ko makita. Myk didn't even last 5 minutes under the water kasi inallergy raw siya!

The trip went on with the island hopping. We got to a beach with really strong waves. Ang saya! Masarap magpaalon! ;p

When we went back, we all canceled the Hiking trip. Gloomy kasi yung panahon tapos 6 hours yata yung trip. We took the time nalang to rest. The other guys decided to sing on the videoke. Anthony kept on getting a 100 score! Talagang walang taste yung videoke machine! Palakasan lang ng boses. Hahaha!


By dinner time, we all ate at one restaurant. Dale, Myk, Oninz, and I decided to eat that large barbecue kebab that we saw the other night pa! ;p

One side note is that, nagbabaha rin pala sa Puerto Galera! As in USTE-type na baha. We experienced it while going home. Luckily, hindi nagbabaha yung house namin. ;p

When we got home, inuman na naman! Yes!!! Haha! We bought beer (Red Horse, SanMig Lights, Tanduay). After we finished it, we proceeded to the 2nd round: Pilep's "Bora Mix", which was really delicious, and Che's Tequila Rose which is something like Bailey's but stronger. Sadly, hindi na umabot si Anthony sa 2nd round! Hahahaha! Hinamon kasi siya ni Che ng one on one inuman... BAGSAK SI ANTHONY! Hahaha! Nice one, Che! ;p

So yun, 2nd round was fun. Kwentuhan, kantyawan, baklaan, lesbohan, lahat na! Haha! It was really great to be with these people. We finally stopped after consuming all the alcohol.

MONDAY

This is our last day! By after lunch, we should be out of the house. So yun, we went to the beach early. It was the 2nd banana boat ride. Mark and Mado wasn't able to join the first one so we accompanied them this time! Taob na naman kami! Hahaha!

After a while, it's time to pack up and leave. Sayang nagmamadali kami so I wasn't able to buy my sis a Galera shirt.

BOAT RIDE of HELL
Eto, ang pinaka HELL na boat ride na nasakyan ko! It was actually more spacious than the one where we got on the first time, pero this time ang LAKAS ng waves!!! During the middle of the boat trip, nasusuka na talaga ako... my head started spinning. Oninz, on my left side, immediately got a plastic bag and puke!!! Patch, on my right side, did the same! Grabe, napag gitnaan ako! I really felt like throwing up too.. Patch even offered me her barf bag! Hahaha! Buti lang talaga, napigilan. Even Myk was too dizzy to get off the boat, he needed Dale to assist him while walking. Grabe talaga.

The trip finally concluded when we all ate at KFC for dinner and bid each other goodbye. It was a great trip. Supposedly, the next trip will be on Tagaytay naman daw... same people! ;p