More Fun in Bantayan

Welcome to Bantayan… finally its a touchdown.

I’ve turned down invitations from friends before on their Bantayan escapade. My father did not want me to go because he heard so many stories about shipwreck or should I say boatwreck on the way to the island. Plus the place is also known for black magic and poisoning strangers for a living. But my main reason of turning them down was actually due to lack of spare funds for the travel.

Now its different as my father had travelled with me for several occasions and he had seen than I am able to manage our travel quite well. He learned to appreciate local tourism and to love travelling. He now reminds me that travelling is a good learning experience.

With my officemates @Lear, I visited Bantayan for the first time. We shared plenty of precious moments all the way to Bantayan and on our way back home. We were all glad of what we had built together. Our commaraderie had grown up to an intimate level and its super cool.

I had a memorable conversation with the daughter of one of my officemates during our short walk inside the thick mangrove forest in Bantayan. She kept asking her mother if there were animals living in the swamp. I interrupted and told her that there are lots of crocodiles in the area. She asked about their whereabouts and I told her that they are hiding underneath the mud. She asked again on why they are hiding and I simply replied that its because of daylight and they do not want to be seen because they are ugly. They will only go out at night to hunt for food. She then concluded that they were hiding as people may see them and may freak out. She amazed me with the way she process the information I gave and with the way she concluded. She will grow up to be a smart lady someday. I also cannot stop myself laughing at my stories. I should stop writing.

I just hope that she will forget that conversation in time. I do not want her to remember me fooling around her innocence. Forgive me baby because I am just my father’s well trained daughter. But after that she told her mother that I am knowledgeable and really knows the answers. Hopefully she will remember me that way. Haha!

Bantayan is famous for their dried fish production. With the vast mangrove plantation that I’ve seen, no doubt that plenty school of fishes have abounded the sorrounding seas. Drying these fishes under the fierce heat of the sun is the cheapest way of preserving them. Hmm… the picture of it makes me more hungry as I have not taken my breakfast yet.

Now here comes the most awaited part. Sunbathing over the powderly white sands. Okey, the best part is swimming into the sea but unfortunately I was not able to do that. I will be back just to do that and I will let you know in details on how will it felt like…