Out to Sea

"As I sat on the beach watching a beautiful sunset unfold before my eyes, I wondered how life would be in the days to come. I closed my eyes and began to imagine. Immediately, I got this panicky feeling inside of me. No vision came upon me. Yet my chest felt like a field with a hundred racing horses and my stomach like a net filled with a thousand fluttering butterflies.

The warm sea breeze brought me back to reality. I took a long deep breath of relief and opened my eyes again. The magnificent view completely dissolved whatever worries that I had. There’s nothing to worry about for now. Today, I am happy. Tomorrow, we'll see..."

There's a Friendship Band for Everybody

These are just some of the friendship bands being sold at Puerto Galera. With so much designs and colors to choose from, I'm sure there's one that will suit your taste.

A Bowl of Mystery

On top of each dining table in a restaurant called Sentro, lies a small bowl containing salted dried watermelon seeds (butong pakwan). Not your usual free appetizer but nevertheless truly fascinating as eating it is a great pastime while waiting for your orders to come. Although, eversince I have been mystified by this native delicacy. Why? It's because out of the countless watermelons that I have seen and eaten, I have never encountered any that has seeds that are as large as the butong pakwans that we eat. Makes me wonder, where did all these big watermelon seeds come from? I heard a really gross story about how these butong pakwans are made. Don't know if it's true though. I've tried Google-ing for the answer but found nothing. Maybe someone out there can enlighten me...