Off to Bicolandia
I am finally going to set foot in the land of Bicol Express! I want to try an authentic version of the dish. I want to see the Mayon Volcano and the Cagsawa Ruins. And I want to visit Donsol, home of the butanding (whale shark), the world’s largest fish.
And because there is no direct flight from Cebu to Bicol, I am dropping by Manila, which means I might be able to sidetrack to Quezon City for a few days and witness the centennial celebration of the University of the Philippines. 
It’s not all just play, though. When I accepted this extra gig, I thought it would just be a breeze. I didn’t realize the gravity of the responsibility because I was already doing cartwheels in my head when they told me that I would be going to Bicol.
I realize just now that I might need to come up with several books. I need to document the operations of a business that wants to offer franchises, something I’ve never done before, by the way. If I come up with lousy work, the franchisees might lose money. They trust me that much. Didn’t they realize I’m a fake?
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oooh, i envy you. riding through bicol in 2005 i learned that the books out there barely scratch the surface of a rich history and culture.
(oh, and proper bicol express, apparently is just sili cooked in sili and gata, and is a vegetable dish… great with ice cold san mig
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Looks like Stox is making it BIG!
…like BIG TIME na.
Sama ako wehehe
oooh, I miss Bicol’s pili tart!
i am willing to take the bicol express challenge. sounds fun.
roanne: not really. just blessed, i guess.
mica: sure. i’m in sorsogon city right now.
jen: i’ll bring you some. gusto mo?
hi aileen! wow buti pa ikaw, patravel travel lang, hihihi.
pangarap ko makapunta bikol dahil sa sikat ngayon na wakeboarding eh. sa camarines sur daw yun, tama ba nasa bicol nga sha?
sana makakuha ka pic ng wakeboarding stint mo kung masingit mo sa work, hehehe.
have fun!
Ayyy yes please!! Hehehe. Kita tayo before you go back to Cebu ha.
Oo nga, sikat ang wakeboarding dyan. MInsan nga I wanna go to try it out. Na-try ng college friends ko and it looked like it was fun!
ella: yep, nasa bicol ang camarines sur. di ko na-try mag-wakeboard, though. wala na time eh.
kelangan kasi ng at least one day to travel there and then wakeboard. pero babalik-balik pa daw kami sa bicol sometime in the next few months, while we are working on this project. siguro next time i can try wakeboarding.
jen: lukring, um, change of plans. di na ako pupunta sa UP centennial. didiretso na lang akong cebu. i’m actually in the airport about to board the plane. pero babalik ako the weekend of june 28 or july 5 to attend a seminar. manila na talaga sadya ko nyan, so may time na talaga ako. hope to meet you by then. madami ako kwento.
saka ko na lang bigay pili nuts mo ha? i bought you some. i hope hindi ma-spoil.
[…] I got what I went there for, except the Donsol part. We were told that we needed at least a day to see Donsol, and the boss would have none of it. If it were up to me, I would have gone seeing places first before doing fieldwork. (I am just kidding, future employers. I am a model employee, cross my fingers.) […]