Philippine Travel Notes

Let's roam around town. I'm like new to this place, since the last time I've been here was many years ago, via a different route, and connecting various transport modes! This time, I traveled direct - Tacloban to Palapag . Just one ride but a story enough! First I visited was the old and new Palapag Church or the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption . This is a historical spot, with both edifices standing beside each other. The old church ruins is at left (never 'built-over'), while the present church is at right. I remember there was a belfry tower to the left-of that old church. It was taller than the new church. I guess It must have been the ruins now in between the 2 buildings. If you notice, there are now 2 historical markers on the front wall of the old church. Although now old too, the white cross on foreground was not part of the old church. It was a later addition, together with those two white pedestals that each had a bell. I wonder where now ...

Let's go (na talaga) ! This was it! To Northern Samar's Pacific Coast I went! How My D-Day Started D-Day (departure day ba!), 2 days after I went to reserve this ride, 06:51AM, I was at 7 Eleven beside the highway, waiting for a call. None so far. It was still early anyway. If the van left their downtown terminal exactly 7AM as scheduled, it probably would take 15~20 minutes max, to where I stood at Nulatula. Not a long wait, but anxious! Enough time for me to ransack the shelves of 7 Eleven! Marlights, seldom do hinter town sari-sari stores have that; Coke Zero, but I cannot cram those in my backpack. I said 'let me drink at least one can before I fast on this beverage for the next few days.' Argh! But happy thoughts lang, maglalakbay tayo! Oks na, sinamahan pa ng Siopao! I usually don't eat breakfast, but hello, this was to be a 7, 8 to even 9-hour ride . Who knows if the driver would even stop anywhere and for how long. Ang Hypoglycemia! Alrigh...