July 03, 2009
The long wait was over, we already had our ticket for cebu since April for Lola’s 1st death anniversary and from then on I was really excited because we are planning to have a side trip in Bohol. Bohol was included in my 5places you want to go list, uhhmmmm, that was 6years ago, and yes! it’s coming true =), so the night before i already packed my things up coz we need to be at the pier2 Cebu city for 2hours oceanjet ride to Bohol. Jane already contacted a friend who is from Bohol to arrange a hired Van that will tour us for a day (thanks instik for the arrangement, nice van too =) very comfy) so we took the first trip to Bohol around 6am, When on board i noticed everyone was asleep, hehehee, maybe because all of us need to be at the port 30minutes before departure and some of them aren’t came from the city, so they have their boat ride sleep hehehe, while on journey we suddenly noticed from the sky 3 small twisters, they are just forming they didn’t touch the sea, Thank God and they didn’t make that big. (i guess Jessa had a pic on it and i,myself had a video)
so we arrived at 8am, our driver manong Jun took us at STK (SuTuKil) fastfood, SuTuKil stands for 3 favorite fish dishes of visayas and mindanao Su - SUGBA (Grill) Tu - TULA (commonly known as Tinola) KiL - Kilaw/kinilaw (Kilawin) our breakfast was great, after breakfast we are headed to chocolate hills yeheyyy! they are so beautiful,ang pagod ay di mo na alam when you are at the top for the panoramic view, bad thing was it rained when we are on our way to the top huhuhuu, but its so nice when you get there, they are a thousand of small hills according to manong Jun who made brief explaination about it, the hills are made of limestones and corals, so tress are not suitable for the soil only grasses can sustain. so from chocolate hills we go to the tarsiers, the smallest monkey in the world, they are like a palm size creature, there are no flash and no touch sign boards, they are not allowed to touch anymore unlike before =( too bad. so from the smallest monkey our next stop was the Bohol’s biggest and longest phyton in captivity named Prony as of 2005 it measures 23ft 30inches and 200 kilos and experst says it grows abnormal according to his age. then we had our lunch at Loboc River cruise, the food was great, seafoods oh yeah! the goso (seaweed Kappaphycus) is so yummy, and we are entertain with a man on his guitar, singing some songs while on cruise, and we are entertain with some residents beside the river who dance and sings on a balsa (bamboo boat), i like the songs they sang because they are original compositions from bohol. after lunch we dropped by at Loboc church, to visit Fr. Alvin who is a friend way back in college, but then he was not there becoz he was reassigned in Cogon Shrine, Tagbilaran. Then we go directly to the one of the oldest church in the philippines, The church of the immaculate conception or better known as the Baclayon Church. It is one of the best presevered Jesuit build churches in the region. Our last stop was in Blood Compact site, blood compact, performed in the island of Bohol in the Philippines, between the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi, and Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal tradition. That is why there is a sandugo festival in Bohol every year. This festival commemorates the treaty of friendship between the two leaders. The festival takes place in march, and the official tribal dance competitions begins in July to coincide with the “Tigum Bol-anon Tibuok Kalibutan” (The People of Bohol , all over the world) festival. It involves an re-anactment of the blood compact, a religious mass and parade on the streets, and the search for the Miss Bohol beauty pageant.
So after the whole tiring but satisfying day tour in Bohol, Manong Jun drove us to Bohol Beach Club where we have our reservations. BBC is a nice place to be in while in Bohol, they have a wide space for everyone. We are enjoying our strolling on the white beach sand, superb! nice beach talaga. The Price is right i should say… but here’s my tip: if you want to lower down your costs, you can have your meal in a resort beside BBC where you can have affordable meals yet satisfying. BBC food are too expensive, but if you bring with you your whole bank accounts then BBC resto are just good for you =)
My stay in Bohol is one of a kind experience..
I dreamed of it then…, Now I have it.
next stop….
according to:
Tagjo and Jet - Siargao,
Tagjane - Siquijor.
which one comes first? we will see.. hehehehe.. im excited to the next adventure.
The long wait was over, we already had our ticket for cebu since April for Lola’s 1st death anniversary and from then on I was really excited because we are planning to have a side trip in Bohol. Bohol was included in my 5places you want to go list, uhhmmmm, that was 6years ago, and yes! it’s coming true =), so the night before i already packed my things up coz we need to be at the pier2 Cebu city for 2hours oceanjet ride to Bohol. Jane already contacted a friend who is from Bohol to arrange a hired Van that will tour us for a day (thanks instik for the arrangement, nice van too =) very comfy) so we took the first trip to Bohol around 6am, When on board i noticed everyone was asleep, hehehee, maybe because all of us need to be at the port 30minutes before departure and some of them aren’t came from the city, so they have their boat ride sleep hehehe, while on journey we suddenly noticed from the sky 3 small twisters, they are just forming they didn’t touch the sea, Thank God and they didn’t make that big. (i guess Jessa had a pic on it and i,myself had a video)
so we arrived at 8am, our driver manong Jun took us at STK (SuTuKil) fastfood, SuTuKil stands for 3 favorite fish dishes of visayas and mindanao Su - SUGBA (Grill) Tu - TULA (commonly known as Tinola) KiL - Kilaw/kinilaw (Kilawin) our breakfast was great, after breakfast we are headed to chocolate hills yeheyyy! they are so beautiful,ang pagod ay di mo na alam when you are at the top for the panoramic view, bad thing was it rained when we are on our way to the top huhuhuu, but its so nice when you get there, they are a thousand of small hills according to manong Jun who made brief explaination about it, the hills are made of limestones and corals, so tress are not suitable for the soil only grasses can sustain. so from chocolate hills we go to the tarsiers, the smallest monkey in the world, they are like a palm size creature, there are no flash and no touch sign boards, they are not allowed to touch anymore unlike before =( too bad. so from the smallest monkey our next stop was the Bohol’s biggest and longest phyton in captivity named Prony as of 2005 it measures 23ft 30inches and 200 kilos and experst says it grows abnormal according to his age. then we had our lunch at Loboc River cruise, the food was great, seafoods oh yeah! the goso (seaweed Kappaphycus) is so yummy, and we are entertain with a man on his guitar, singing some songs while on cruise, and we are entertain with some residents beside the river who dance and sings on a balsa (bamboo boat), i like the songs they sang because they are original compositions from bohol. after lunch we dropped by at Loboc church, to visit Fr. Alvin who is a friend way back in college, but then he was not there becoz he was reassigned in Cogon Shrine, Tagbilaran. Then we go directly to the one of the oldest church in the philippines, The church of the immaculate conception or better known as the Baclayon Church. It is one of the best presevered Jesuit build churches in the region. Our last stop was in Blood Compact site, blood compact, performed in the island of Bohol in the Philippines, between the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi, and Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal tradition. That is why there is a sandugo festival in Bohol every year. This festival commemorates the treaty of friendship between the two leaders. The festival takes place in march, and the official tribal dance competitions begins in July to coincide with the “Tigum Bol-anon Tibuok Kalibutan” (The People of Bohol , all over the world) festival. It involves an re-anactment of the blood compact, a religious mass and parade on the streets, and the search for the Miss Bohol beauty pageant.
So after the whole tiring but satisfying day tour in Bohol, Manong Jun drove us to Bohol Beach Club where we have our reservations. BBC is a nice place to be in while in Bohol, they have a wide space for everyone. We are enjoying our strolling on the white beach sand, superb! nice beach talaga. The Price is right i should say… but here’s my tip: if you want to lower down your costs, you can have your meal in a resort beside BBC where you can have affordable meals yet satisfying. BBC food are too expensive, but if you bring with you your whole bank accounts then BBC resto are just good for you =)
My stay in Bohol is one of a kind experience..
I dreamed of it then…, Now I have it.
next stop….
according to:
Tagjo and Jet - Siargao,
Tagjane - Siquijor.
which one comes first? we will see.. hehehehe.. im excited to the next adventure.
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