Laid-Back Bohol Travel Adventure (Cebu-Bohol Part 2)

Bohol is part of the Central Visayas Region and just an hour ferry ride away from Cebu City. :) When we booked our ticket to Cebu City, we have already agreed to explore Bohol as well.

We booked a roundtrip ferry ride to Tagbilaran one week before our travel date, so as to avail the return trip promo. We got our ticket for only Php 830 round-trip. We chose to travel early in the morning, so as not to be shocked with the big waves (its our first time to ride a ferry). We already had our contact in Tagbilaran port, Mang Pedring who will be our service driver/guide in Tagbilaran. We rented the van for Php 3,500 for 1 1/2 day.

We only have limited time, so we started to explore the usual tourist destination of Bohol.

Blood Compact Site in Bool, Tagbilaran City

The site was made in honor of the historical event "Sandugo" between  Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of Spain and Rajah Sikatuna of Bohol.

Baclayon Church

Baclayon Church or the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is one of the oldest church in th Philippines. The church is made of coral stones.

Note: If you're wearing short shorts/skirt and sleeveless blouse upon entering the church, do not be shocked if somebody approached you and put a shawl to cover your legs and arms. They're conservative with the attire.

 Tarsier Encounter

 Tarsier is the world's smallest primate which was always mistaken as a specie of monkey. These little creatures are nocturnal and is part of Bohol's trademark.

Note: when taking a picture of tarsier, turn-off your flash. Tarsiers are suicidal creatures when they're stressed-out/pressured/afraid. Camera flash aggrevates the stress on these creatures.

Bohol Man-made Forest

Bohol man-made forest are mostly composed of mahogany trees which stretches about 2kms. It was a project of Boy Scout of the Philippines in Bohol (that's according to our driver Mang Pedring).

Bohol Man-made Forest is on the main road going to Bohol's famous Chocolate Hills. Tourists stop at the area to took pictures. Be careful with approaching vehicles when taking pictures in the middle of the road, like what we did in this picture :)

The Butterfly Garden

Heart Pumping Cebu City Adventure

A Heart Pumping Cebu City Adventure

is part of my June 2010  Cebu-Bohol Travel Adventure with my two officemates cum travel teammates. We've got the airline tickets for only P1,235 each Manila-Cebu-Manila.

Our Cebu Adventure focused mainly in the city. We only have limited time so we make the most out of it.

We arrive at Cebu International Airport 15 minutes pass ten in the morning. We immediately headed off to Cebu Business Hotel since according to my researches, it offers nice accommodation at a reasonable price. Well, I'm not disappointed. Cebu Business Hotel is indeed a good choice for travellers with limited budget. They offer discounts during weekend stays. We paid only 800+ for a De luxe room which is quite big for the three of us. The regular rate is 1700+ but we're discounted 50% off. Nice  :)

After settling our payments and putting our bags in our room, we get ready on our first destination. We do not have planned itinerary, we just want to experience Cebu City, the normal and chillax way :)

First Stop : Taoist Temple

The Taoist Temple is quite far from the city. We hired a taxi to bring us there but the place was not accessible from the main road. We asked the driver to wait for us while the taxi meter is on instead of hiring the taxi on a fixed amount of 400-500 pesos.

The temple is located in Beverly Hills Subdivision in Cebu City which offer a scenic view of the downtown.

The entrance to the temple is a replica of the famous "Great Wall of China". Too bad, I don't have a picture :(

After wandering in every corner of the temple, we headed off to Larsian in Fuente Osmeña. It is a place to go when you want to pig out on BBQ's or anything grilled. From the usual pork and chicken BBQ to every internal parts of pig and chicken, to grilled fish, squid, and my favorite Cebu Longganisa. There's many eatery inside the LARSIAN, you could chose any eatery you want to eat, anyway, they offer the same kind of food...GRILLED.

My friend Glenda can't help but order extra extra extra rice...7 rice...FOR THE WIN!

The special rice of larsian called "PUSO"

Our trip in Cebu will not be complete without a trip to famous landmarks and sights like the Sto Nino church and the famous MagellansCross.

The highlights of our Cebu Travel is the heart pumping Crowne Regency Adventure. The Edge Coaster and the Skywalk.

Cebu is a nice place for food, gimik, thrill and adventure.

Of Being Sexy and Fashionable Despite the Size

We're social animals whether we admit it or not, especially us, women. We want to be recognized, we want to be approved by the crowd. No matter how we deny the need to be accepted by society, still we like to be "in". Only hypocrites will say "This is me, accept me for who I am."

We all like to be liked, but there are factors that makes us feel as an outcast or perhaps something that trigger our insecurities and eat out our self- confidence. I for one, will admit that I perhaps crossed that path in my life.

For sometime, I was feeling really bad about my weight. Well, I was born healthy with a huge appetite, as in a HUGE appetite. So it's not a shock that I  grew bigger and BIGGER. Some people insensitive about my feelings been calling me names that hurts. It felt horrible. I felt so insecure that I just make myself unnoticed which is an effort because how could you not noticed a big BIG girl like me :) . For once, I felt out of the crowd.

Then I just woke up one day, telling myself "I don't want these anymore. I'm gonna live." (drama mode)

At first I thought, being big gives me an excuse not to dress up. I just wear so so clothes, not minding how awful I look. But I came to realized that this should not hinder me to be fashionable and sexy despite the size.

First thing, first. "I'm BIG... So what?"- I'll wear clothes I want. I can be sexy even with the bumps.hehehe. Confidence and how you carry yourself is the key. :)

Next, Show what you've got. Highlight the highlights. - Let's just say, you've got curves (just many curves) fine, but you also have something you can bragged about. If you've got nice legs, show it. You have a cute face, then put some make-ups. Enhanced your good points and you'll see the big difference :)

Third, Enjoy and have a life. -  Well, this is the important part. Just enjoy, have fun. Being big is not an excuse to slouch. You could engaged into sports and any active lifestyle. Just enjoy and have fun. :))