Coron, Palawan: under the canopy of stars. the real fun. and just some parental guidance.

we set our camps in the Tapachelen island. for having settlers, we thought that we'd be having our taste of fresh water for rinsing. so, off we went to the deep-well the bangkero suggested to us. everyone was itching to get some cleaning. neverminding the mosquito bites that once had caused panic to the world with the threat of malaria. and considering every drop sacred as if it had just rained after a long drought during the biblical era. only to find out that the water was murky. instead of bathing with mud, we opted to hit the beach! wohooo! but, soaps were of no use for being basic with the salinity of the salt water. so, we resorted to shampooing from tip to toe and rinsed with mineral waters we brought along.

but, it wasn't all mess. we had a sumptuous dinner. the bonfire was set to flame. most of us stretched out lazing under the most spectacular canopy of stars on the dark canvass of the night. like a child, some ran after fireflies, others remained fixated on the sky and gave out a sigh of happiness for every shooting star they saw. maybe, it was just so beautiful that people seemed to be oblivion of leia's call for tagay's. it wasn't easy pulling the socials together. people were scattered around the area doing their personal stuff. some hit the tents as if it was some white comfy bed they can't resist. with 6 shotglasses and a few people gathered in a semi-cicle, it just became a 4-step cycle. the only break we had was when the tanggero's had to concoct more gin-orange or gin-strawberry. it wasn't long after deneb's firedancing, which was a total entertainment, that they started calling out for people to do straight shots. until it was my turn. how did i know? their calls were so undeniable. boyish! boyish! boyish! until, i realized that there was no turning back for me. 5 straight shots for me! not a split of a second in an interval. getting drunk the night before the trip, i had a practice. 5 lang?! yun lang?! at dahil madali silang kausap, they gave me another shot!! was that just one? or i had a total of 7 shots straight? now, i can't really remember. and everyone went wild! boyish! boyish! it was crazy! and no one was up for the challenge of having more. until, we were all rolling in the sand. sea urchin!!!

everything was just diverted when someone uhm, should i be dropping names here?! hmmm...nah! and since i can't give out such details, then there'll be no point of pushing through with this blog. let's just say "whatever happens in coron, stays in the multiply." and this is no multiply.

ok, again, let's just say, i passed out. well, for some time i did. and again and again, let's just say that when i woke up, it was already peaceful and i ended up counting shooting stars, as the early morning sea breeze blew as i listen to some beach bumming music. and my second day in coron started long before the day's break of dawn.

sea urchin!!!!



surely no one would forget how fun and crazy that night was.
it would be long til another socials could topple this.

and the stars, dude! the shooting stars! the fireflies! those were the best parts really. very poetic. so boyish.

(photos by deneb)