Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

Today, I watched Guardians of the Galaxy, volume 2. Compared to the first Guardians movie, I would say volume 2 is even better. This is a fun movie with lots of special effects, humor and action. Chris Pratt is handsome as ever and funny. He delivers his lines in a way that makes everyone laugh on every movie he been on. He is a very cool comedian.

The story is a father&son story with a twist. Starlord, played by Chris Pratt, finds his father, but his father is not what it first seems. The guardians with Gamora, Drax and Rocket ally with Yondu and Nebula that were their antagonists in the first movie. Mantis is another new member of the group and she somehow reminded me of a snail. Baby Groot steals every scene it is in, as this little guy/thing/plant/being is so adorable and funny with the only sentence it can speak: "I am Groot". And of course they all together do save the galaxy, again. Many hilarious scenes that I liked. I enjoyed watching everything. This movie is worth your time and money, and because of the special effects, is a must see in 3D.

The end of the movie indicates that there will be a volume 3. It is not clear when it will come out. I hope we don't have to wait too long. I love this style of movies. Guys, don't miss the movie, go watch it!

Travel Tips for Sambawan

Tips on how to get to Sambawan Island: I started in Hernani, but you might want to start in Tacloban. From Hernani Eastern Samar to Tacloban City was 3 hours by van-van. In Tacloban, you'll have to go to the terminal bound to Naval, Biliran. The trip will take another 3 hours. Once you arrived on Biliran, if you're first timer, you can ask anyone where you can take a ride going to Kawayan, in the north of Biliran. There are jeepneys and private cars. A jeepney costs 30 Pesos. I don't know what a private car would cost. The trip from Naval to Kawayan takes 1 hour.

So right when you get to Kawayan, there will be people to accommodate you for the boat ride. The boat ride to the Island cost 3000 Peso but it can be cheaper if you're with a group of people. Because you can just tear apart the price of the boat. It is another 1 hour travel to the island. The total hours of travel I had was 8 hours, but seeing the island for the first time, my effort visiting the place was all worth it. Everyone can go there, Just Google Sambawan Island to find more info.

My first visit of Sambawan Island

Sambawan is a small idyllic island near Biliran. I wouldn't know about Sambawan if my classmate wouldn't have praised it. According to her, she found out about Sambawan Island through google. She knows and has visited so many nice places, no wonder she is always vacationing. Now, Sambawan Island is no longer a strange place to me, because I have been there. Since it is so small, it lacks a civic infrastructure, but I still love it there because it is pure nature. From the top of the mountain, you can see everything, the beauty of the Island is really captivating. At the very top, there were a tree house where you can stay and rest for a bit, and you'll be able to see and take photos of every view that attracts your eyes.

If you're an adventurous person, Sambawan Island is good for you. You can hike, and look around, or swim in the sea. The ocean is not deep there, and it looks green and clear. It is a nice swim. But afterwards, you cannot shower with the water, because the water that comes out from the faucet is also ocean water. So there's no use showering at all. That's the only thing that disappointed me while I was there. But I enjoyed my stayed. I had fun.

Papaya Rice Dinner

I was thinking what we are going to eat for dinner. Sure, we have cooked rice, but we need to add something else. So I asked my cousin whether she likes papayas, which we will cook it with coconut milk. She agreed to my idea, and then we picked four pieces of papayas, we peeled it, washed it, and then we sliced it in small cuts. When we were finished with the papayas, my auntie arrived from her work, and unfortunately told us that we have no coconut for the vegetable.

I thought to myself, how stupid we are, we thought we have coconut for sure. I feared already that the work was for nothing. But my uncle was around so he tried to look for coconut somewhere, and he was successful. He came back with coconut milk. Our dinner went well. I didn't eat lunch, so I ate plenty during dinner. Preparing food makes me always hungry. It was a very simple meal, but it was fun to eat with the crowd. It was a lot of food, and we shared with my dad and brothers who live not in my auntie's house but who came by. Food with coconut don't last more than a day, so it is better eaten all ar once. It would be easier if there was a fridge, but my auntie has none. Anyway, it was a good dinner.

Unexpected Invitation

I just got invited by one of my colleagues to go to Sambawan Island this Saturday. I didn't know what to say, because this invitation was unexpected and such a short notice. I thought about it and asked how much would be the cost for each person to go there. She said it is at least 1500 PHP per person, but with that budget we need more people to come with us so we don't need to spend more for the boat rent. She has 6 people with her, and I'm thinking of taking my cousin since she wants to come with me. That's a good idea because then my cousin can take pictures of me and I take pictures of her. I just need to find a way to organize the budget.

According to my classmate, Sambawan Island is in Biliran, so from Tacloban it will be 2-3 hours travel to get to the place. And if we go with them, we will have to be in Tacloban on Friday already, because the trip starts at 4:00 on Saturday in Tacloban. It is already Thursday, hence the notice came short. She could have told me earlier so I have enough time to think, and get ready.

Dangerous roads

Sometimes travelling on a bus transport is risky, especially for those who travel to provinces on rocky roads. It is not easy to drive there, and sometimes the drivers can be reckless even to rough and narrow roads. It it gets dangerous, some people start praying to God, but accidents happen nevertheless.

In the news was the story of a bus that fell off the mountain in Nueva Ecija and killed 32 people. I'm sure they have prayed before they even came up in the bus. My sympathy, and condolences to the families who had lost their loved ones on that tragedy. That was really heart breaking. How I wish we die different, and not like that.

I hope drivers would behave more responsible on the road so that such accidents never happen. It is sometimes better to drive slowly but to reach the destination safely than to drive fast and die on the road. Always keep that in mind when you go on the road yourself with your car or bike!

Watching Encantadia

Encantadia is a Fantaserye everyone loves to watch. Some people her in my province just bought a TV only to watch that serial or other teleseryes. The same holds for my own family.

It's been just a month since we applied for Gsat, a line where we can watch different channels. It wasn't too long ago when we only had a DVD player to watch movies, and no life television. But now we are no longer watching DVDs. This Gsat is better, and more fun although the risk is that the electricity bill gets higher when people watch more TV.

Back with Encantadia: I'm happy to watch it every night. I  can keep up to watch it while I'm on my summer break. This isn't the first Encantadia being sent on TV, but compared to the old ones, this 2017 remake is way better than ever.