Vacation Time: Pier Frenzy - 7

The passengers bound for Bacolod were very eager to rush out from the ship. Their happy faces tell it all.



And when planks were properly settled ...



both porters and passengers were in the frenzy mood.



And as we watched the passengers happily disembarked from the ship,



we, too, can be in the same spirit the moment our ship will reach Iloilo late in the evening. The commotion painted the atmosphere of people full of life and very much eager to go home and meet their love ones.

Vacation Time: Dancing Porters - 6

We were disappointed to know that the ship will disembark first at Bacolod before going to Iloilo and for sure, we will be spending a night in Iloilo before going to Antique. Bad cheetah.



We were greeted by the dancing porters of Negros Navigation. They were dancing to the tune of Billy Jean by Michael Jackson. And everyone was eager to see them perform.



They had been doing this thing for some years now and it is one good marketing strategy. And most of them can really dance well. Kudos to their effort of delighting the passengers in an unusual manner.

Vacation Time: Manila Pier - 1

Due to my busy schedule I was not able to update this blog regularly. But as the saying goes, better late than pregnant oppssss, better late than never hehe I guess it's about time to post my latest out of town trip.

I always look forward of going out of town especially if work becomes that demanding. And Christmas break was a perfect opportunity for me to go home to my hometown.

This time I brought along my nephew, Jeff. He was still a baby when his entire family paid a visit some 20+ years ago and he has no recollection of that particular experience.



And as usual, I opted to travel by sea for him to have an experience and at the same time, I can take pictures along the way too.

It was already past 6pm when the ship sailed and as the darkness slowly engulf the remaining light of the day, the port slowly came alive with the lights on its surroundings.



We feast our eyes on every light that we passed along. I can see from the faces of my fellow passengers the delight of the experience, especially from those of the newbies. And after some time, we knew that we were making some progress already because the lights grew dimmer and dimmer.



It signals that we had to take our dinner now and get ready for bed because it will be a long journey ahead and lights will be visible again on the next day.

Destination: Coron, Palawan - 1

When I learn to love going places, part of my wish list is to visit Palawan. With all its beautiful tale, wonderful stories, and captivating postcards, I find myself wishing for that day that I can finally set foot on this part of the country.



Upon learning that the staffs of my college were making preparations for a Palawan trip, I asked if I can tag along and they heartily accommodated me. Though I barely knew the group but since I happened to know and work with some of them, I did not have this kind of reservation that I will be a total stranger with them. In fact, it will give me more opportunity to know more of them and to know them better.



In going to Palawan, we boarded a super ferry boat - Our Lady of Good Voyage. Travel time would be 12 hours. To some, it would be their first ever boat ride whereas for me, I am already used to this kind of ride. Summer time would be a perfect season to travel by sea because it is less turbulent.



At the pier, I was able to took a picture of superferry 9. The ship sank at the Zamboanga peninsula last September 6, 2009 and this kind of news make some people fear sea travel.



Anyway, during that time, the landcrew were giving the ship a facelift. Definitely, the ship had been out to the sea for quite a long time already. For this reason, it is but just fitting to give it a new look - even a surface restoration only.