- Seasickness ranks as one of the most unpleasant things that I had the displeasure of experiencing in my life, right up there with "balisawsaw on the tennis court" and "having violent stomach problems with no CR in sight."
- Asking people if there is Internet connection at a resort causes people to give me "the look," which roughly translates to "you've got to be kidding me."
- There is nothing wrong with scrutinizing the fried fish you are eating because of its overbite.
- Before agreeing to the accomodations, one must make sure that the number of beds corresponds to the number of people present lest great awkwardness ensue.
- The things that crabs do to sand remind me a whole lot of "having violent stomach problems with no CR in sight."
- Seeing calamansi skin and a couple of de-fleshed sea anemones by the seashore is a testament to the gastronomical invetiveness of the Filipino people.
- I make the most unusual sounds riding on the back of a habal-habal, clinging for dear life.
- "Ay, may humps! May humps! May humps! May humps" fills me with such insane, irrational delight.
- Two people on a habal-habal = awesome. Three people on a habal-habal = uncomfortable. Four people on a habal-habal = what the hell were you people thinking?!
- After being left by the habal-habal man at some lookout point with darkness rapidly closing in, one is left to rue the complexities of the language barrier.
- The mere presence of foreigners causes an abrupt skewing of rates in the minds of local Filipino merchants. It's almost automatic.
- A popular thinking in our beautiful country—foreigners have lots of moolah, bug them for some now.
- Any pastry, however fashioned or crudely named, absolutely rocks as long as it's warm enough. On a related note—when was the last time you've heard of a bun that's called "elorde" or "everlasting."
- I have greatly underestimated the sophistication of the Camotes school system.
- Barring normal, human logic, the game "who can make the deepest imprint on the sand" is the best game to have spontaneously sprouted from our young, carefree minds.
- The difference between riding a 50-person boat for two hours after eating ample servings of junk food-as-breakfast and riding a 150-person boat complete with CRs for two hours after drinking two Bonamines and my friendly neighborhood tylenol pm? Vast. Like our puke-filled oceans.
- "Hello narcotics my old friend, I've come to talk to you again..."
- Filipino time is both a curse (waiting 20 minutes for the boat to actually move) and a blessing (making sure you still make it to the 11 a.m. ride despite arriving at 11:20).
- Knowing exactly where your boat's destination is apparently crucial, I am told.
- Being locked in a Jeepers-Creepers like cavern, a video cam and the possibility of being trapped in make me think evil, psychotic cows. Don't ask.
- "When midnight strikes, the cows come" is totally going to be the tagline for my first horror movie. It will feature lots and lots of booze. And Bonamine.
*Reposted from Belligerent Bliss
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