Bohol. Land of the Tarsiers, Loboc River and of course the famous Chocolates Hills. For the last 8 days, me and my family toured Bohol.

Our main destination is Candijay, Bohol. My wife’s birthplace. Luckily, fiesta sa kanila. Kaya naman madaming baboy ang gustong atakihin sa puso para hindi sila ma-litson. Madaming mga tao. Sobrang busy sa pagluluto ng handa. Madaming ginagawa. Madaming preparasyon.

Nanghuli pa nga kami ng tulia, crabs, at marami pang sea shells para may mabaon at makain kami sa pag-gagala.

The next day, since we arrived, we started to visit places. Here goes…

The next stop for our trip in Zambales are Anawangin Cove, Capones and Camara Islands. Located at San Antonio, Zambales, these three destinations are part of Pundaquit famous spots. One spot that we haven’t visited due to time constraints is Nagsasa Cove. They said that it is pretty much the same with Anawangin Cove but less people. Probably because it is twice farther than Anawangin.

We took advantage of the 3-day holiday we had last April 1-3 and packed our bags then headed straight to the land of Sweet Mangoes – Zambales. It was hot but for all we care. T’was the sense of adventure that we felt that even the scorching sun won’t prevent us from going. Besides, this is our chance to get out of the pressures our job entails.

First stop, Potipot Island. A small island located in Uacon, Zambales. With its white sands along its shores and the blue sea and green trees, this island will leave you in awe. You can clearly see the life under the water without submerging yourself. Well you can see more of course if you do. Anyway, we spent the night in Potipot and slept in tents.

Yes, we’re going back home. That fast, huh? Well, we’re done with what we came here for but it was quite a journey. Experienced everything (well, I guess not everything). Good or bad, it was indeed a great trip. It is true what they say – “It is better (sweeter) the second time around.”

I believe I had done what I didn’t do the first time I went in Dallas. Surely, the next time I get back here (if there will ever be a next time) it would be different again. Masaya din ang tumira sa US. Maganda pamumuhay, madami kang mabibili. Tamang tama lang sa kinikita mo. Ang mahirap lang ay ang kultura. Ibang iba sa kulturang pinoy.

After having our feast at Texas Roadhouse, we went straight to Cinemark to watch a movie. We wanted to watch a DLP movie but we already seen what was showing. So, we end up watching The Blind Side.

Sunday night. Gary invited us to have our dinner at Texas Roadhouse. When we are talking about steaks, Texas Roadhouse definitely climbs up to the top. I love the steaks here. Our server told us that they prepare the steaks 24 hours so that it would be fresh when they serve it at night.

Aside from the steaks, the place is noticeable too. With barrels of free fried peanuts, you won’t get hungry as you wait for you to get a table because of huge crowd getting to the place which generally means its popularity.

Here’s what they say in there website:

It all began when our founder, Kent Taylor had a vision of great steaks, killer ribs and ice-cold beer at a price that families across America could afford.

Meet Kim. She’s working at Twin Peaks part time as she’s working her way up to college. She’s new at Twin Peaks….She’s our server….She’s our….wa…w..w.

What the hell just happened?! Focus! Focus! Focus!

Anyways, yeah, after church we decided to go climb up those peaks again – Twin Peaks. Naahh! Just kidding. We had our lunch there. We figured Hazel hadn’t had the chance to get into Twin Peaks last time because she’s so busy “resting” at the hotel due to “unforeseen stiffness” she experienced a few days back.

Well, I ordered some chicken breasts. The others ordered chicken fried steak. We had a good meal. While waiting for the hotel shuttle, Hazel did some hula-hoops while Anjay was busy taking her pictures. Grex and I were busy with our mobile devices.