Philippine Travel Notes

Continuing my previous story .., so I arrived at my final destination, Bandar Seri Begawan ! Nostalgia nostalgia.., after more than two decades, I was back in this tiny but rich country, that is just a little wider than Iloilo Province, yet, with a total population that's even less than that of Iloilo City. Da! But even as we landed, I noticed many things have changed - mainly mas madami nang bahay hehe! Oist eto, scoop! I knew I just landed on Brunei, but when we passed by some hangars, I saw these: I blurred that photo a little, baka pagalitan tayo hehe! But those two (I think) Chinook Helicopters bear the flag of Singapore! I glanced at nearby aircraft, aba ganun din! I really whispered: syet nasaan ako?! Nag-duda sa location hahaha! Where's the flag? Midway from front to back, at the lower portion of the fuselage. If you are familiar with Singapore's flag, it should be easy to spot on that polopokter in front! I think lahat sila ganun ang watawat! I counted at le...

Tiring but exciting. That's how I would title this sojourn, that took me from Borongan in Eastern Samar to Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei , passing by two other countries - Singapore and Malaysia . Let's go! Why did I 'emanate' from Borongan City of all places? What else, ano pa nga ba, werk as in work as in raket as in kumikitang kabuhayan! I did have time to grab clean wearables at the Tacloban apartment prior to my afternoon flight (yes afternoon flight uli, nawili dun sa experience last week ). But in Cebu, I only had 130 minutes of transit time per booking. Rush hour pa sa Mactan Bridge! So no going home! My four-flight itinerary for this trip was TAC ✈ CEB ✈ SIN ✈ KUL ✈ BWN. It looked something like this: If it might look tedious a route, let me tell you.., yes it was hahaha! But that was the best I could come up with in consideration of my time, needs, wants and resources. Including sights or things to tell you! First up, if I enjoyed the sunset in l a...

Three (3) days ago I flew from Cebu to Tacloban. This afternoon, I flew back-in to Cebu, so I can move onwards to Tagbilaran, tomorrow! Hehehe Bohol again? Ah the rigors of my job that I like oh so much! This flight had to be on a Saturday afternoon, but I had no issues. In fact I expected wonderful views! Just look at the blues, whites and greys in the sky. Plus that hint of amber-to-golden tints from the sun that makes the ground (and even the airplane) look dramatically different! It evokes a sense of drama! Serene... poignant... sentimental... even heartrending... for a melodramatic 'end of day'... ...oist! aminin mo, nadadala ka sa ka-dramahan ng mga sinasabi ko... uto-uto! Hahaha! I don't know, but on a Saturday afternoon, after an exhausting day of activities and land travel from Samar to Leyte, knowing I'll fly back to Cebu where a throbbing nightlife awaits... I feel 'the calm'! Anyway, as we taxied towards TAC RPVA Runway 36 , even Dio Island...