Itchy Feet in the Year of the Pig
My 2007 kick-off was a mix of volunteer and explo work. I participanted in a half-day GK stint in Las Piñas. I went on a side trip tour of the Bamboo Organ church and the Nature church on the same day. Later that night, we checked out the oldest seafaring bookstore at the pier and capped off with the pyrolympics show by the bay.
Then there were the ocular trips to Pansol and Calatagan. There were lots of photo ops, much to the excitement of my officemates. And it's all courtesy of the company's resources.
There's Baguio on the coldest weekend of the year. The trip for me was a rediscovery. It brings back lots of old memories and yet, there I was making new ones.
And the latest in my calendar, the Potipot Island birthday getaway. And it's only February..whew!
Beach and Brandy Mix – The Potipot Island Experience
The morning after... i took this picture of the sun which greeted us warmly after an intoxicating night.
I just had to go to get away. It's been a very crazy month at work so I needed to rejuvinate myself. Good thing Kim arranged for a beach retreat to celebrate her birthday and of course, I was more than eager to come.
Potipot Island, a funny name indeed, is just 5 minutes away by boat from the coast of the bordering town of Sta. Cruz, Zambales. It's a small island. You can go around it in 30 minutes or so. It was everyone's first time to go to the place and I'm glad that we weren't disappointed.
Our company is a mix of Kim's friends and family. There weren't enough tents for eveyone but there was plenty of room on the beach.
It was a chillout weekend coz I spent most of the day lying on my back. I was too lazy to help out in the kitchen but I made it a point to share my music and supplies with everyone.
I guess what everyone remembers most is how I tricked them in passing off shots from my Brandy-Coke mix, and of course, on how I allowed myself to really get drunk.
I started talking non-stop (more like thinking aloud), my head swayed heavily and I could barely handle my balance. I knew that I was getting way more than usual as I began to have a hard time breathing, my chest began palpitating and i'm quite sure that my skin began to develop rashes (i still wonder if that's skin asthma, if there is such a thing). I threw up by the time my body couldn't handle any more alcohol. It felt awful in a good way coz I began to feel more relaxed afterwards. I remember asking for water, leaning on to people and then just letting myself go. I had a wonderful dreamless sleep.
When I woke up the next morning, I can still feel the alcohol in my head. I tried to distract myself by taking pictures of sunrise and by walking around the camp. Well, it wasn't really walking, more like swaying. I tried to go back to sleep to help wear off the alcohol. It took all day for the effects of the alcohol to subside.
The next morning (Monday), I forced myself to work though I did perform poorly as my reflexes were still quite slow. And now it's a late Tuesday evening, and I'm still feeling high from the weekend's beach-brandy experience.
My 2007 kick-off was a mix of volunteer and explo work. I participanted in a half-day GK stint in Las Piñas. I went on a side trip tour of the Bamboo Organ church and the Nature church on the same day. Later that night, we checked out the oldest seafaring bookstore at the pier and capped off with the pyrolympics show by the bay.
