Hello! It’s been a bajillion year since I last posted something here. Well, let’s just say I’m still busy with my school stuff to make the explanation not so complicated. Anyhoo, I’m back! And I’ve got tons of stories to tell but I’m just gonna blab about my birthday getaway.

Oh well, gone are my teenage days :( I’m now 20 years old but that’s just a number, right? He he he. So! The last 2 days of my teenage days were wicked and superb. No regrets I splurged all my savings which is about $300+. Awyeahhh. Not that I’m bragging or something but I really saved up that much of money for months just to get away on my birthday, and of course, treat myself some clothes and whatnot.

October 21st: Went major shopping with my cousin. Bought some camping stuff like jacket, rubber shoes, comfy shirts and shorts, sunglasses, hat, and a lot more I can’t remember. Totally had fun!

October 23rd: Set up all my stuff and shopped again for some food. At around 8pm, I met up with my bestfriend Belle and Tere to eat dinner together before going to Anne’s place (which is our meeting place before leaving the town)

Exactly 11pm, we left.

October 24th: We arrived at Pundaquit, Zambales at around 2am-ish and we got lost. The signs are so confusing and our map was a crap. There’s no people to ask because it’s midnight and we felt so doomed we ended up spending an hour parking in front of a resort, waiting for somebody to come by. We smoked, chatted, wished on shooting stars, walked, sang, waited for the sun to come, ate junks. After an hour or so, we decided to try walking around even though it’s hella dark. Walked, walked, walked. Turned out there’s no more path to walk on! Dead end! So yeah, we decided to leave and drive back to the route we took. The place was so dark, no single street lights. 

At around 4am, we reached a municipal city hoping there’s somebody who’s awake whom we can ask. No luck. But then!! We saw an old man walking and he was so kind to answer all our questions! We did a right route and we were actually near the mountain we’re about to hike! And we’re so lucky the old man has a boatman friend! :D But then!! The boatman won’t allow us to hike Mount Pundaquit without a guide because it’s too dangerous we might go astray. There’s no tour guides available at that time so we just asked the boatman to give us a round trip to Anawangin Cove. The round trip costed 2,000PHP, back and forth. 

4:30 AM: We reached Anawangin Cove. But it’s still dark so we waited till the sun is up. 

5AM: The sun is coming! We started setting up our tents, our camping stuff.

6AM: Had some coffee and biscuits and started wandering around the island and hiked up a small mountain which was very very very steep.

The beach, the white sand, the lake, the pine trees, the mountains…Ahhhh surreal!

8AM: Had a breakfast! Canned goods + Rice.

9AM-11AM: We started swimming!! :)

12PM: We haven’t had any sleep so we all slept under the sun. My sleep wasn’t so good since I felt so sick. Probably because of my wet clothes plus the cold breeze so I started shaking and Teressa had to give me her jacket and cover me with some blankets. 

2PM: I woke up and felt a little better. Then we waited til the sun is down to go swimming again. Yeah, I’m too ecstatic to make notice of my fever. Hehe!

Around 6pm, we had some rum. We all got tipsy ~_~

I will no longer tell all the details because this post is getting boring. Summary of the rest of the day: FUN.

October 25th. 12AM, My bestfriend Teressa woke me up saying it’s time for our bon fire! So, I was still sleepy when I got up and didn’t notice the 20 cupcakes with 20 candles, 12 party hats and some food on a table beside me. When I saw it, I was so sleepy I can’t tell if it’s true or I was just dreaming!! LOL! Surprise bday party, it was! 

Summary of the night: Cold night. Bon fire. Wishing stars! Gossips about teachers and classmates. LOL. BBQ. Crabs. Junks. Cigars. Songs. Dancing. And a lot more. Slept around 4am and woke up at about 8am.

Had a good breakfast then went swimming by the lake. The lake is my favorite part of the island. It has clean water running from the mountain. 

The day was superb. We fished, we caught crabs, clams and cute snails. We cooked the crabs and the fishes for lunch! YUM!

The day was totally wonderful! :)

We left the island at exactly 4pm and went home safely at around 8pm. 

My 20th birthday is now my favorite birthday. Hehe! Thank you, Lord!

PS: If you’re planning to go Anawangin Cove, you can contact our super kind boatman, Mang Ariel: 09162868353. He’s a good man and he made sure we’re all set before leaving us in Anawangin cove. 

Warning: People say the island is a little mysterious at times. Don’t forget to pray! And don’t swim far from the shore. Also, bring extra food and water. There’s a store in the island but their products’ prices are doubled/tripled.

PPS: Please bear with my grammatical errors, I’m still sick and too lazy to correct them all. HEHE!