San yun Tingloy na yun?

It's the first time I ever heard of it. I'm sure most of you e ganun din. I didn't know such place exist. Buti na lang marami akong blogger friends. Iminulat nila ako sa nagkukubling misteryo. Charot! 

Tingloy.. Nung una ko siya narinig parang pangalan ng batang kulang sa nutrisyon. Yung laging nabubully. Parang ka-level ni nobita sa doraemon. Yung ganun. "Oy Tingloy! Play dead ka dali! Ayaw mo? Tadyakan kita sige!" Hay! Anyway, I was invited by Marx and friends last...uhmm.. kelan nga yun.. Oh well hindi na mahalaga.

Summer's not over yet. Kaya sa mga friends kong walang ibang alam na beach na malapit sa metro kundi Puerto Galera, e dito na lang kayo mag punta. Eto talaga ang tinatawag na beach! Bueno? simulan ko na?

Marx and friends organized everything. Mula sa mga dadalhing tent, sa kalan, sa pagkain, sa boat na susundo samin. Lahat talaga as in. Sarili ko na lang ang dadalhin ko. Kung pwede ko nga lang ipaubaya pati budget na kailangan ipunin e bakit ba hindi? Abusado lang.

Sabi niya meet up daw sa Jam Liner Buendia ng 3:45am. My father drove me there. Confident pa kong hindi ako male-late. hahaah! E kaya lang may nangyari sa daan. Apat na katao. Nakahandusay. Patay (Abante? Remate? Bulgar? Pili na.). What a view! Ang aga ng mga karumal dumal na pangyayaring yun. Sabi nila mga lasing daw. O e moving on..

Alam mo yung madaling araw na wala gaanong sasakyan at ang sarap sarap ibeat lahat ng red lights pero maaalala mong nasa Makati ka nga pala? Ganun! Nahiya ako kasi ako na lang inaantay nila. hahaha! Sawry! kasalanan ng mga humandusay yan. Bakit kasi kailangan pa nilang mamatay sa araw na yun. Pwede naman kinabukasan na lang sila umeksena.

I was introduced by Marx to his HS friends. Shy ako kuno. May balik bayan e. Buti marunong mag tagalog. Kundi.. ikamamatay ng katabi ko ang bibig ko. lol! We left at around 4am bound to Batangas Pier. Badtrip lang sa bus kasi may mga maiingay na foreigner. Kung korean yun matatanggap ko pa e. Kaso hindi. Malay ko kung ano ang nationality ng mga hilaw na yun. Sana pala inalam ko. Hinding hindi ako mag-bo-boypren ng ganun. Presko kasi e. (HB? hahah!)

We alight at diversion road. Waited for Paula and Chie until the next day. hahaha! Joke. Mga 1 hour lang. Naka-quota tuloy ang lamok. Pang buong araw na supply na ng dugo ang nahithit niya sakin. AB pa naman ako. Chos! Ang haba na naman ng intro ko. We rode a jeepney going to Talaga, Mabini port. Mga 20-32 minutes din yun. Tapos namalengke na ang Marx and friends chaka kami sumakay sa boat he arranged prior to this trip. Swabe.

After 45 mins, we were already at the port of Tingloy. Lucky us because Marx bestfriend, Vane, has a cousin living within the area. Sakto no? What we forgot to bring, she supplied it to us. She even cooked our dinner. From the port to her house is just a tricycle away. Be ready with your camera as you can see perfect view of Masasa beach at the top.

Few meters away from Ate Gemma's house, eto na ang tumambad sa amin.

Masasa Beach at Tingloy

Ang swerte ng locals hindi ba?

Umeemote si Epay. Hanapin siya!

The water is so clear.. and it's swimmable. The view? fantastic! And what makes it so special? despite it being a public beach, we owned it that time. No other campers.

Ang photogenic lang diba? Elibs ako sa mga lugar na hindi na kailangan pang SLR ang camera. Yung walang ka-edit edit pero ang ganda ng output. After we settled our things, we preferred to hide away from the sun. Kaso matinik si haring araw. Wala siyang awa. Dumating yung point na halos wala ka ng mataguan. hahah! Masunog na ang masusunog. Hala sige kanya kanyang tambog na sa dagat.

♫ Row Row Row your boat.. ♫

Nung una nageenjoy pa sila. Inaaya ako ni marx pero naawa ako sa bangka. Baka maging dahilan pa ito ng pagkalunod naming tatlo. Ang pangit lang. Ayokong iburol ng bloated.

wagas makatawa marx? ^_^

Marx(kunsumido): Hay naku bes, paikot ikot lang tayo.

yan na ang pinakamalayo nila. lol!

Shet baka makalas... yung braso ni marx. wahahahah!

kaya pala hirap na hirap yung dalawa. ^_^

At sa pangengealam nila sa boat ng may boat, ikinabutas niya ito. Paki-suplong nga ang dalawang yan.

I highly recommend the use of aqua shoes while swimming. The shallow part is torture for us. Bato kung bato. Pag medyo bewang level na, remove your shoes and feel the fine sand. There are some parts with corals but I was so scared to explore it alone. I had a few clicks but it's not worth posting.

Few hours have past, some locals arrived and setup for picnic. 

The shore is not well maintained though. Locals pa ang pasaway. I remember when we're about to leave, they saw me carrying a bag of garbage, then they told me "neh! iwan mo na lang yan dyan!". Pano ba hindi dadami ang basurang yan. Tutal panahon ng election, they might as well seek for the help of local government to clean this secret gem. Sayang e. Sila rin. Turismo din yan. Paula said she would campaign for a clean up drive to save Tingloy. Hopefully maraming sumali.

The people who have setup their picnic tables left at the end of the day.  Lights off. The heat is on. Chos! hahaha! Ang daming tsismis na nasagap. Well, what happened in Tingloy stays in Tingloy. Baka hindi na ko isama nila Marx ulit pag binuking ko siya dito. hahaha! Seeing happy faces, friendship, new people, what else should I ask for.. I had fun being with these guys. 

midnight sessions. (photo grabbed from marx)

photo grabbed from Chie ^_^ (From L to R: Natsy, Kim, Epay, Vane, Marx, Chie, Paula at ang Dyosa. lol!)

Please refer to Marx and Paula's blog as well. They have a complete guide on how to get there and the estimated expenses breakdown. sila na! Lahat ng nakalimutan kong sabihin, nasa mga blogs nila. hihihi! Basta ang naubos ko, sakto 1500.00 promise. Fare from Buendia to Diversion is 135.00 each. From the Diversion to Talaga port is 30.00 each naman. This is the contact number of Kuya Jessie, the boatman Marx hired 0999-7872200. According to him, the boat can accommodate 10-15 pax. We paid 2,500 for a two way fare from Talaga or Anilao port (depending on the waves. hihi!) to Tingloy. We just divided it into 8. But if you can't afford to hire a boat, public boat from Anilao leaves at 10:30 AM and from Tingloy at 9:00 AM at 70.00 per head. From the port to Masasa beach, we just paid 30.00 each. yun na!

Coron: Ang pagbabalik

And I'm back to blogging. Too much drama on the last post. hihi! Forgive me for sharing some personal issues there. Just have to let it out and pay tribute to my beloved aunt. Anyway, I'm back to being a "travel blogger". Few asked me to blog again. I'm flattered that they want my blog. It's  a pleasure for me to write for them. Talaga namang makopa cheeks is ON. (actually mga pinsan ko lang naman yun. lol!)

At dahil gusto niyo, ib-blog ko rin kung anong feel ko. hehehe! Coron again. Ginusto niyo yan e. Magdusa kayo. Chos! I could never get tired of going back to this place. Sayang ang picture kung hindi ippublish. Hindi ko rin naman ipapa-develop to no. hmp!

 

Nasabi ko na before that it was an accidental solo trip. My friend failed to board at naiwan akong luhaan. Bigo. Gutom. Siya ang may pakana ng lahat ng to kaya hindi ako nag-allot ng budget sa pagaakalang malilibre ako. Fail.

 



Take the window side

Nakita ko na naman ang charming aerial view (at ginoogle ko pa ang spelling ng aerial. bakit ba ang hirap niya?)

Kaya ako pumayag na bumalik dun ay dahil lang naman sa Lusong Coral Garden at Sunken WWII shipwrecks. Dukha ako nun. I can't afford to pay a touristy outrigger boat parked near the docking area. Ang memory ng camera ko, hindi basta basta mauubos. Pero ang pera ko, konting konti na lang!

I was so lucky that day to find this cute boat docked near my lodging place. There were 3 kids inside.. about 9, 10 and 16 years old. I asked them if I could rent their boat para dalhin ako sa nawawala kong kaharian. lol! Fortunately, their house, which is in Apo Island (yes may Apo Island din sa Coron) is just a few minutes away from Lusong. They asked me to just pay P500.00 for the gasoline instead. I gladly accepted it.

Wag mangamba, de motor yan

 

Apo Island

Naka-side trip pa tuloy ako sa Apo Island ng di oras. May small community na dun. The kids introduced me to their parents. Nahiya nga ako at wala man lang akong bitbit. hihih! Sarili ko lang talaga. They asked me if it's ok to go there first because they need to do some errands then they'd go with me after. May choice ba ko? Malay kong mag paandar nun. Alangan naman sagwanin kong mag isa yun no. Natural papayag ako. hahah! Biro lang. They'd been good to me even for a short period of time. Ako naman ang humihingi ng pabor e. Waiting a little bit won't hurt. And I tell you... it's worth  it.

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Presenting my favorite part of Coron, the Underwater World.

glad to see you again

 It was overwhelming.. I can't see any damaged coral at all. Spell W-E-L-L P-R-E-S-E-R-V-E-D.

♫ pasulyap sulyap ka kunwari.. patingin tingin sa akin ♫

 

I intended to leave the other captions blank. Words are not enough to describe it anyway.

Now you know why I keep coming back to Coron. hihihi! Few meters from the Coral Garden, you can see Lusong Gunboat. I wasn't able to take a picture of Lusong the first time I went to Coron because I don't have an underwater camera yet. Now I can brag about it. hahahah!

You don't need to dive as it rests on shallow water. Creepy as ever. Kung anong naramdaman ko nun, it doesn't change at all. Pakiramdam ko pa rin may naka-abang na hapon sa ilalim at handa akong hilahin. lol! I always panic whenever I feel like I was on the deeper part. Hindi naman kasi ako makahawak sa bakal na yan no. Hindi ko alam kung anong kamandag ng tetano ang aabutin ko pag nasugatan ako niyan.

near the surface

The boat is huge and surprisingly you can still see it's form kahit ang tagal na niya dun. Hindi ata kayang chop chopin ng magbabakal. hahaha! Mahirap din siyang icapture ng buo. To give you an overview on how it looks like, ganito siya. During low tide, you can see the tip where Jack and Rose kissed which later on lead the boat to sink. Chos! hahah! Nanette Imbentor?

source

 

the deeper part

 

And I saw a lion fish.. sorry for the blurry shot. Na-excite kasi masyado. hahah!

Sila na ang pila pila..

I don't think I can do that without any protection at all. Sabi ko nga, hindi ko alam ang bangis ng tetano.

thousands of species underneath

We're supposed to go to another shipwreck, which is Sangat, but the kids told me it would be difficult for us to go home without the sunlight. It's nearly 4PM when we left Lusong. Well, they know better. hihih! Hindi rin maganda ang camera ko sa dilim. At ayoko rin mag swimming sa ibabaw ng shipwreck ng gabi. No way! hahah!

glad to meet you claudine, nonoy, and jan jan. Til we meet again

We parted ways near Coron Reef Pension. I love their company. Feeling bagets din ako. They must've been sick of the view of Lusong and Coral Garden but they still insisted to go with me. As in all of them. I can't thank them enough. Pagbalik ko daw dadalhin pa nila ako sa ibang magandang lugar dun (the perks of traveling alone. hehehe!) I promised myself to treat them when I get back to Coron. hay kelan kaya yun.. ahem! sponsor please..

 

Hay sa wakas at may update na ko. As of this time wala pa rin akong lakad ng Holy week. nakakainis. Next week na yun e. Pero mag aasikaso ako ng passport. Baka mainggit ako sa mga aalis sa linggong yun at maisip kong mag travel abroad. lol!  Nalunod kasi siya nung Ondoy. Sa kasamaang palad e tinapon siya ng nanay ko. Ang bantot na daw. Dapat pala hindi tinatapon yun kahit gano pa kadugyot. Ang dami ko tuloy requirement na dapat kunin. O sha... Tingloy, Batangas up next.  Ciao!

Anyare?

Hello mga Charothea! Wala na naman akong maisulat. Namiss ko ang pagsusulat ng walang kakwenta kwenta kaya gagawin ko ito ulit. 2013 na. Alam niyo bang umabot lang ng 24 post ang 2012 ko? Kaloka. Bumaba ng 60.65% mula ng 2011. Kung noon "I was bitten by a travel bug" ang say ko, ngayon I was bitten by a bug (-tugan) (ipagpilitan ba? hahah! corny quirino.) Shemay.. ano bang katamaran ang dumapo sa akin. Sabi ng friend kong si Marx, inaantay niya pa rin daw ang year ender post ko. Hindi ko na ginawa. Kasi kung assignment man yun, baka ni 200 words per entry hindi pa ko umabot. Idodouble space ko na lang para humaba. Gagawin ko na lang na 500x500 ang size ng bawat isang picture. Chos! hahah!

Start the year right. Oh well, for the record.. nagma-make up na ko. hihihi! Kung dati imbyerna to death ako sa mga taong make up ng make up sa school, ngayon para na kong late bloomer at nakikigulo rin sa kanila. Siguro nga it's my time to shine. lol! Mga lola ko naman kasi e (ehem!). Pinagpapamigayan ang Clinique. Ano naman ang gagawin ko sa mga yun? ipapamigay sa mga kapos-palad na beki?!

I joined Biggest Loser. Dito lang sa office. Di ko keri.. Di ko keri na nationwide e ipinagwawag-wagan ko ang bilbil ko sa TV. Isa pa, hindi ako bagay dun.

-----ipopost ko sana ang draft na ito last January. Ang bongga ng shift ng emosyon ko nung dumaan ang Pebrero. I lost someone closest to my heart.

It's the first time I experienced a loss. Loss na hindi na kaya pang ibalik kahit ano pang gawin mo. ACTION! (Warning: a very long emo post. Pwede ng hindi basahin tutal magsisimula na ko mag blog ulit next week. Gusto ko lang mag emote paminsan minsan)

Feb 8, 2013 - I got a text from my mom that my Aunt was sent to the hospital. The moment I learned that she was admitted to ICU, kinakabahan na ko sa possibleng mangyari.

Feb 9, 2013 - We arrived. Only one family member can enter ICU for all we know. I saw her. The scene was truly heartbreaking. Feeling ko nun, milagro na para sa kanya na nakakahinga siya. Ni hindi niya mabuo ang isang inhale-exhale. Hindi maipagkakaila ang paghihirap. Ang payat payat niya. Nun ko na-realize, bakit ba namin siya napabayaan ng ganun. May mga nakasaksak na swero sa kanang kamay niya tapos naka oxygen pa.

I wore the lab gown and entered the room. She saw me and smiled. I came closer to her and held her hand. I felt like crying but I managed to compose myself. Kinumusta ko siya. Sabi niya nahihirapan siya. Iniintindi niya ang bill sa ospital. Sabi ko wag na niyang isipin yun dahil gumagawa na kami ng paraan. She asked for water. Gustong gusto ko siyang bigyan pero pinigilan ako ng nurse. Minomonitor pa daw kasi ang water intake. Anyway naka dextrose naman. I left knowing that my mom would enter after me. Sus! Ayaw ni mother. Naaawa daw siya at baka maiyak siya sa loob.

Single siya. Na-imagine ko agad ang sarili ko sa ganung edad. Wala siyang source of income. Umaasa lang siya sa allowance na bigay ng tito ko buwan buwan. Salit salitan kaming magpipinsan sa ospital. 2 days ng 90/50 ang dugo niya. Super baba. She was looking for my father. Baka daw kasi hindi na siya abutang buhay. Nasa Baguio kasi ang father ko that time.

I was inside her room when I noticed something alarmed and her monitor was blinking. I suddenly went outside and approached a resident nurse. My tita was not bothered though. But I was. I saw a nurse texting not even noticing the alarm. I asked her "Miss.. parang may nag aalarm ata dun sa mga apparatus ng tita ko. Pwede ba patingnan?" She was walking slowly towards the room. Gustong gusto ipakain sa kanya ang cellphone niya at itulak siya papunta sa bed ng tita ko. Guess what she told me. "Ah mam.. kasi natanggal yung clip sa daliri ni nanay." Then she just clipped it back. "Nanay, wag niyo kasing galawin." Balik na siya sa pwesto niya at nagtext ulit. Damn her.

We slept at around 12 midnight. Knowing mag-isa lang ang tita ko sa ICU, hindi rin naman ako napakali. Lalo pa ganun ang sistema ng mga nurse dun. Also, maingay din sa room ng watchers. We woke up at 3am. Nagkape at hindi na nakatulog ulit. We waited for the visiting hours which is 8am pa. Finally nakita namin ang doctor niya. My cousin, who's also a nurse, asked him if it's ok to feed her. Ang mga dyaskeng yun! Hindi ata naorasan ang fasting ng tita ko. Chaka pa lang namin pinakain tuloy. My father arrived so he took the spoon and feed her.

4:30pm - My mom was tired and sleepy. She told me we need to go home. But I insist to visit my tita in ICU once more because this might be the last time I could see her. So I asked my mom to wait til it's time for the afternoon visiting hours. I held my tita's hand. She told me "sana bigyan pa ko ng Panginoon ng mahabang buhay. Kahit isang taon lang." I wanted to hug her..to assure her that it could happen.. to tell her how much I love her.. to thank her for taking care of me when I was a baby.. to thank her for everything... for being a mother to me. These words...  left unspoken. I might make her cry and it could worsen the feeling. So I just kept it to myself. Held her hand once again. Then left... I never said goodbye.

Feb 10, 2013 - I texted my cousin, who's in the hospital that time, and ask how she's doing. She told me she's getting better. Her BP now is stable on 100/80. My father was there too to take care of my her. At dahil duda kami sa mga nurse at doctor, and we really felt uncomfortable with my tita inside the ICU. My father talked to her doctor and asked if we could just take her into regular room anyway the blood pressure is stable. The doctor agreed but he suggested after her Xray session. After it's done, then that's the time he would request for transfer. The doctor also want her to take the CT scan.

Feb 11, 2013 - I can't further explain my tita's condition. All I can say is, it was a relief for me to know that they were able to take her for chest Xray. CT scan was a different story. My father asked if it's ok to just skip it since it will be very difficult for my tita to follow the machine's instruction while inside. If they had a hard time with Xray, this could be worst. The doctor agreed. We thought it's ok for her to be transferred to regular room since she's done with the Xray. Unfortunately, the ICU refused. Sabi nila. since we already paid for the medicine up until the next day, it would be better to consume it. So my father agreed.

Feb 12, 2013 - Around 5:30am, I was preparing to go to the office when suddenly we got a text from my father that my loving tita left us. I was shocked. We thought she's getting better. I called my cousin to asked what happened. She told me they were called when the nurses were already reviving her. My father was not there when it happened because he took a rest on my tita's house in Calamba. He hurriedly drove to the hospital but she was declared dead after 1 hour of reviving. It was very painful to me. I want to go to Calamba immediately but my mom told me we could no longer take her back. What's the use of going there and not seeing her alive. Money is what we need to pay for the burial and hospital bills. I went to the office and check if I could loan an amount. Fortunately, yes I still can.


Feb 13, 2013 - I went to her wake. We'll never get used to the fact she's gone. Nakakamiss. Siya lang kasi ang pinupuntahan namin sa Calamba. Dun kami natutulog sa bahay niya. Pero naisip ko... siguro nga mas ok na rin na kinuha na siya ni Lord. At least hindi na siya gaanong nahirapan. Kung gagaling man siya, hindi rin namin alam kung sino ang mag aalaga sa kanya at kung san kami kukuha ng pera pang maintenance niya.

Feb 14, 2013- December 2012, may binili ang tita kong red blouse. Sabi niya isusuot daw niya yun sa pasko, kaso namatay yung asawa ng pinsan ko kaya bawal ang red. Sabi niya dun sa isa kong tita, sa Valentines na lang daw niya yun isusuot. We granted her wish that day. Don't worry, pinatong lang naman namin. Hindi naman namin kayang isuot yun sa kanya e. We'd be so glad if we can. Nainis lang ako sa mga kontra bida. Kesyo tanggalin daw namin dahil ibig sabihin daw nun magkakapatong patong ang mamamatay. Nyeta! E kelan naman siya nakakita na may gumawa ng ganun sa ibang patay aber!? Kung maka-imbento ng pamahiin wagas. Kung wala lang akong galang na tao sasabihin ko talaga sa kanyang "e di ikaw ang magtanggal!!"

Feb 15, 2014 - Funeral day. We bid our final goodbye to her.


Several days have past.. Sometimes I still find myself crying. I was thinking of wasted time I was not with her. Sana sinabi ko na nun na mahal ko siya. Sana niyakap ko man lang siya nung huli kaming nagkita. Ang dami ko talagang pinagsisisihan nun.

I was wishing na mapanaginipan ko siya lagi. March 5, 2013. It happened. She hugged me. Parang siya pa ang nag comfort sakin. Siguro it's her way of saying na ok na siya.

-end of emo post-

I've been to a lot of places na hindi pa nabblog. Hindi ko kasi kayang pagsabayin ang work sa blogging. Sensiya na. Hindi naman ito ang ikinabubuhay ko. lol! I've been to Coron again, then Tingloy Batangas, lastly Puerto Princesa. Next attraction sila sa blog ko. Actually I already booked a flight to El nido sa Jan 2014. Hindi ako masyadong mahilig sa Palawan e? hihihi! Nakakainis kasi wala akong nai-planong lakad sa holy week. But we'll see. See you on the road guys!

Cheap accommodations: Coron Reef Pension and Coron Ecolodge

Uuuy.. in fairness. 61 na ang followers ko. 58 lang siya last week. hahah! Effective ang pagpaparinig sa last post.

Ma'am Carla: O after Boracay ano na ibblog mo?
Me: Coron ulit
Ma'am Carla: Coron na naman!? Hindi pa ba nauubos yan?!

hahah! Ang winner ng reaction. Sarap gawan ng re-enactment.

E kasi naman, I've been to Coron for 3 times already. If you've been reading my blog for years, you already know how much I love the place. I promised myself to build a home there. Really. I mean really.

Since I haven't started it yet (oy don't laugh. seryoso ako nyan), let me give you my own share of experience of the two accommodations I've been recently. Isang pang Pureza at isang pang Gretchen Barreto. Oy I have nothing against the other ha. Baka ganun isipin nyo e. Pareho ko silang bet depende sa pangangailangan. (Depende rin kung babayaran nila ako sa post na to. Chos. Joke lang.)

Anyway, October last year, I went there solo again by accident. My friend, na itago natin sa pangalang Rachelle Dela Fuente, failed to board on the day of her flight. Nauna ako ng 3 hours sa kanya. If she's going to purchase another ticket, that would be twice the original price kaya ayun, umuwi na lang ang Charotinang Paner na yun. hahaah! Don't worry walang pandaigdigang digmaang naganap.

So yun na nga. Buti na lang P600.00 lang ang aircon room with private bath sa Coron Reef Pension. (walang kaligoy ligoy ang promotion na to. hahah!) Nagulat ako sa laki ng rooms nila. Pwede ng kumatay ng baboy sa loob.

Hindi ko alam kung para san ang timbangan sa labas. Siguro nga para sa baboy.



Let me take you inside...

 

Bed #1.. 2.. (ward lang ang peg? hahah!)

..3 beds just for me. On the left is another door going to the bathroom.

Kahit pa nagmistulan akong pasyente sa mga kamang yan, it's comfy and clean. If I would be given a chance to stay there again, I won't hesitate.

 

Peek-a-boo inside the bathroom..



 

Laundry area on the right

Toilet and bath on the left

Nung una hindi ko alam kung para san ang hose. Hindi pala kaya ng powers ng tubig sa CR. hahah! Kailangan ko pang isaksak ang kabilang dulo sa lababo ng laundry area chaka pa ko papasok sa loob. Spell h-a-s-s-l-e. Hindi ko rin malilimutan ng minsan nagmadali akong lumabas ng CR. Alam mo yung feeling na paglabas mo, hindi mo pa pala kwarto? Yun ganun. Ayun.. Nakalimutan ko yun. Hello World ang katawan ko sa napakalaking bintana ng laundry area. Kung may manyakis mang naka-abang e hindi ko na alam. Magka kulani sana sila.

May stand-by generator din sila no. Wag ka. Kahit chipay ang rooms nila, afford nila yun. Pero, sa gabi lang nila binubuhay yun in case nag Chris Brown out. Minsan akong umuwi ng tanghaling tapat, sakto brownout, isinumpa ako ng kilikili ko sa sobrang init. Lumabas na lang ako at ito ang tumambad sa akin. hihihi!



may libreng pool sila in fairness.

Pero hindi ako naligo. Tumambay lang ako. hihi! Wala na kong damit pang basa dahil uuwi na ko kinahapunan. La Sirenetta Restaurant can be seen outside. Ayun o. Kita mo? Kaya if you're going to ask kung pano pumunta dun, baba ka lang sa Sirenetta. Ok?

Libre ang coffee sa kanila. Sa tulad kong, nakaka-apat na tasa ng kape kada araw, ikalulugi nila yun. hahah! They also accept paluto. The owner is very approachable. Well actually hindi ko alam kung siya ba ang may ari. hahah! basta siya ang supervisor that time (Hi Ms. Marichu!^_^) They let me extend my stay until 2:30pm for free since my flight is 4pm pa and the usual pick up time of van service is 2:30pm. I was about to leave when I noticed that one of my ID was missing. I tried searching for it but to no avail. Ms. Marichu told me to leave since the van is waiting and I might miss my flight. Sabi niya she will just send it via LBC if ever I won't find it. Ang sweet niya. thank you for being so nice. hihihi! Well I found it when I was inside the van. Iba na ang burara.

Move on na tayo? the other one is Coron Ecolodge. I'm sure most of you have read good review of the place. Well I assure you every penny is worth it. P1,598.00 ang rate niya when I went there. Napag-alaman kong nag increase sila.. P1,898.00 na siya ngayon. Sorry na lang kayo. hahah!

Let me tour you around..

Welcome Home

Reservation was a breeze. Thanks to Mr. Manuel Paredes. He answered all my queries promptly. The accidental solo trip gave me time to just relax and feel that I was indeed on vacation. I made the right choice to spend a day here. Free wifi, coffee overload, airconditioned room, 2 huge beds, cable tv.. need I say more?

 

Light at the end of the tunnel (chos!)

Room ko yung nasa kadulu-duluhan sa kanan.

Tara pasok tayo..

Double Standard Room

I asked them to adjoin the two beds together para sa damang damang pag-iisa. Keberloo.

I was looking for the shower curtain I've read on all blogs but my room has none. Ornussa Sadness.

Complete toiletries and the huge keychain

Sa sobrang laki ng keychain ay ipapa-check in ito sayo ng Airphil Express. lol!

The dining area where you can use the free wifi

Complimentary breakfast

All the staff were attentive and all smiles except for one. I forgot the name of the girl. Gusto ko ng well done na itlog kaya ipinaulit ko sa kanya. Aba lalong sumibangot si ateng. Utusan ko nga ulit. lol! Sabi ko gusto ko ng kamatis na may sibuyas at patis dahil yun ang bagay sa beef tapa. Wala siyang choice. Gretchen Barreto nga diba nga? bwahahah!

Happy, blooming and glowing (literal. Ano bang klaseng camera meron ako. Hay!)

Overall I love my stay here. I've been searching for some hotel with the same price pero ichura pa lang alam mo na ang difference.

Coron Ecolodge
Calle Real, Coron
09064556090
inquiry@myhometelphilippines.com
www.coronecolodge.com

Coron Reef Pension
Barangay 5, Bancuang, National Highway
09198877151
09183361661
chinet@coronreefpensionhouse.com
http://www.coronreefpensionhouse.com/