From Cebu to Palawan (Part II)
So, yun na nga, it was a successful climb.🙏☺️ The feeling was inexplainable. It felt surreal reaching the top. Well, you too, should try to go beyond your comfort zone and be awed with the outcome. Trust me, it really feels good when we do that from time to time. :)
Then, because I felt like my trip was so kulang, as in bitin kaayo. Hehe I went back to Palawan after 3 months, right after Christmas. But before the flight, I remembered one of my colleagues/friends in the ESL Academy who had been always visiting Palawan (while browsing FB). I chatted her and the chika chika went on...hehehe She kinda marketed San Vicente to me. Hahaha Of course, I didn't know San Vicente. It wasn't popular yet at that time and it isn't as popular as El Nido and Puerto Princesa at present. (Mind you, it's the next big thing.😉)
To cut the story short, I went to SV after an island hopping in Honda Bay.
Syempre, aside from meeting my friend and her family in San Vic, ang laag mga dzaiii di mawala.. Hehehe I was able to go island hopping. Wew! I thought only El Nido and Puerto Princesa had beautiful beaches. I was sooo wrong.
@Inaladelan Island
And yes, a waterfall!!! I was able to enjoy San Vicente's very cool Bigaho Falls.
And most of all, the longest beach in the Philippines, Long Beach. Amazing 14.7 kilometer white beach!
Before heading El Nido, my friend asked me if I was interested in applying for a job in San Vicente. I was like... "Huh?" My first thought was, "Hala ka! Ka layo. It's so far from the city. " 😁 It took 3-4 hrs from the city (PPC), roads were not yet completely concrete, business establishments were so limited and mingaw kaayo. Hehehe I came from a town with so many people, kaya na windang ako ng mga ilang minutes sa idea na yun. Anyway, I didn't seriously think about it. I focused on the travel, the lakwatsa. So, El Nido, there i came again.
I visited Nacpan Beach, Las Cabañas Beach, Corong-Corong Beach, and di nawawala ang island hopping (Combination of Tour A and C).
It was a beautiful day, and suddenly.... Guess what happened?
The tourist boat I were in was struck by a whirlwind. Take note, we were in an open sea. I hadn't seen a whirlwind before, but that was what the boatmen told us. Yes, the boat capsized, tuma-ob at lumubog po ang bangka namin, lumubog kaming lahat. I didn't know how to swim (I don't know how up until now😁), fortunately I had my life vest. (I always wear a life vest every time I go island hopping because I know I can't swim.) An Indian woman was in panic. I could hear her screaming. I was very nervous, but I tried my best not to panic. I focused on how I could escape under the capsized boat. Yes, I made it. I didn't even think of sharks at that time. What I only thought was how to save my life. Luckily, one tourist boat from afar noticed us. We were rescued after about 20 minutes of struggling, holding the boat's outrigger. It was only after the rescue that I realized how dark the water was. It wasn't dark blue anymore.
Truly, it was a horrible experience, but I was very grateful we were all safe. Apart from the cuts, the bruises, and the losses, all of us were alive. Praise God! Yeeyyy! What a third life indeed! (I will share with you later on why it was my third one.😀)
Despite the nerve-wracking experience, I just continued to calm and cheer myself, walked to the Police Station and Coastguard Station together with the other victims with only one slipper. I hadn't mind the body pains anymore. Only two of us left being interviewed by the Coastguard because others had to travel back to Puerto Princesa City for their return flight early the next day to celebrate the New Year with their family, and some just didn't have the strength and will anymore for an interview.
Life goes on. 😀 The rest of my vacation was still enjoyed. I got to have a short trek and enjoy Kuyawyaw Waterfalls (already in the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Taytay), and traveled back home on the New Year's day.
With my past experience and that particular experience, I started to feel like being alive is enough. "I may not have all the wealth in this world, but my life is more than enough. He had shown me the eyes of death twice, and it still gives me chill how blessed I am for having this life."
Anyhow, that accident gave me another discouragement not to apply for that job in San Vicente since that job needed boat travels often. 😳
However, I was already bored and wanted to get a job, but not a teaching job. Hehehe So, I booked again a round trip ticket (Cebu-Palawan-Cebu) after two months heading straight to San Vicente. I told myself, "Okay, try nato sa San Vicente. If you'll be accepted, just try the place if maka uyon ka, and face your fears. If not, fly back to Cebu. Naa nakay ticket pabalik." 😁
I got hired.
Now, I am officially a resident of San Vicente, Palawan. And I can't wait to share my fun and adventures here in this best island in the world. 🏝️😍
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