Philippine Travel Notes

Another nice find for me! I didn't know this is such a wonderful place, until I curiously went to find out! Here's my story... We were 'speeding' back to Tacloban (haruy, @80kph max) from Borongan (the blue arrow's direction) when I saw that signage again (yellow arrow). I have seen that board, about a resort, many times now. Seeing that it was still a little early at just past noontime, I asked the driver to turn back, for us to have a quick look and see at whatever that place may be. That would be the red arrow, still in the pic above. While turning off the highway unto the dirt path, I took this picture of that signboard once and for all! So I came to know it is named Bacayaw Resorts Cove. That board also told me this is still in Llorente! I have always thought this was already part of Hernani since this corner is just a few kilometers to the new Hernani Municipal Hall. I always thought of that board as "that resort in Hernani" ayayay sorry po! ...

I won't be able to sleep if I don't share with you these funny signage of our present times! Arriving at Borongan's Baybay Boulevard, I saw this dump truck.., Whoa! The driver is a 1D fan? And my very own driver said 'what do you think of drivers, not updated"? Oo nga ano? Come to think of it, drivers are always tuned in to their radios - more often than students! Well.., and but.., In the morning, travel from Tacloban to Borongan was generally "uneventful", until I saw this.., I was sure other people on the road (aside from me and my driver) also had a hearty laugh or at least a wry smile having read that thing at the back of the tricycle hahaha! "BASTA BAYOT SWEET LOVER"! For those not in the know yet.., "bayot" is the Visayan (Waray/Cebuano) word for "gay male". And that expression is an aberration of an old time funny expression that says BASTA DRIVER SWEET LOVER! The pun in that expression is to suggest, boast,...

This story would have been about my Culaba visit - only. But, unforeseen circumstances prevented me from doing my 'usually extensive enough' walk around center of town. So to make the short story long (yes, me ganun), let me include places in Kawayan, Almeria, up until I reached the day's pitstop, Naval! How's this for starters: this was as we left Caibiran going to the circumferential road to reach Culaba. Unfortunately I was not able to ask-around what mountain that is. There were no human beings to ask in the first place hehe! We were in the back roads, the rice fields of Caibiran, which, my driver said was a panoramic (OMG yes, I agree) shortcut to the circumferential road, so we could reach Culaba faster. We passed by old narrow but good enough roads with no people but fantastic views of vast ricefields. In no time, we reached where the cross country road intersects with the circumferential road.., Yes, turning left here is a quick way to Naval, even passing v...

Tranquil sea views along the coast (Langgao Cabucgayan to Caibiran) Onwards from Cabucgayan to Caibiran. It's not a far ride, I guess less than 20kms, and supposedly on a scenic highway. However, on many parts, the new circumferential road was moved inland, instead of the usual coastal road. But you don't have to literally take my word for it, as I have my own little biases being (as always) a true-blue "son-of-a-beach"! Upland roads are scenic too - with the sea views, hehe! Somebody called.., and we were cruising fast on the road.., argh I missed many things! I even missed the horse! Do you know the horse thing at the fork intersection of the circumferential road? Yep, at the Y-intersection where going right is to the town center of Caibiran and going left is onward to the cross country road and to Culaba. There's a horse monument that I don't know (yet) what for or what about! Anyway, just because he knows the place, driver went very fast and in no t...