Sands of Boracay

So I spent the weekend in Boracay. It was my grandparent's Golden Anniversary and my uncles decided to take us all to Boracay for the celebration. It was my wife and kids' first time to ride a plane so it seeing their reactions during flight was priceless.

It was my first time in Boracay. I was sick the week before that. I'm wondering if I'll still have a job when I get back on thursday. Not coming to work for 2 weeks can give you a kind of foreboding feeling that you'll surely be fired. Anyway, I've got all my papers in check so just in case.

Boracay was everything I expected it to be. A resort Island, fine sand, lots of scantily clad foreign tourist, everything was expensive. Yup, everything it's everything I expected it to be. except for the mountains and hills. I  was actually expecting the island to be smaller and the airports in Caticlan to be bigger. Anyway, it was all good.

The celebration was terrific. Lots of tear jerking moments especially during the speeches. My mom cried a lot.        My kids were running everywhere and my wife got sunburnt. Hahaha! I didn't like to swim so I stayed out of the sun and the water most of the time. I wish I could've taken a dip at the pool at the Hotel we stayed on though.

We stayed for 3 nights in Alta Vista. It was a subdivision-like hotel. They had like a dozen buildings each with about 30 rooms. I've never seen a hotel setup that way. It was very interesting. It was setup on the highlands of Boracay and you could see the ocean from two directions. The Rooms were great and still looked new, unlike the older interiors of the some hotels in Manila.

The most interesting part of the entire trip was that I was great possibilities for business in that place. We interviewed some people and they said there was only like 2 months of off-peak time for the business and that  business in booming the whole-year round. I wonder if there's more profit in malls or in that island. I guess I'll have to look into that.

The beach was great too. I of course did not swim too much but I loved playing in the sand with my kids. It was also their first time in a beach. The view was breath taking. I saw some signs saying "It is illegal to take home the sand" What's up with that? Some of my uncles took some anyway. Before leaving, I thought to myself that Boracay would be an awesome place to live in. There are schools, there are houses for sales. Lots of opportunities to make a living. Everything you'll need to survive.

On the way home I found out that you can take a bus from Cubao all the way to Caliclan. I guess I'll be back to Boracay sooner than people expect. But the next time it might not be just for a vacation. Hehe!