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The original plan is just Bali, Indonesia, but since there are no direct flights from Cebu and I don’t want to go to Manila just to travel to Bali then we just decided to go to Singapore and stay for 2 days.

As usual, we’re just going to the same places we’ve been to before, especially in Singapore since this is my fourth time and Ron’s second time. Basically, we’re just here for a food trip because I miss Bandung soooo much, my all-time favorite drink!

You can check my other Singapore Trip
DIY Singapore & Malaysia
Emergency Singapore Trip

I’ve been really looking forward to this trip all year because Ron didn’t know that I had booked a trip to Coron since last year. I booked it in September for only 7,000 pesos for a round-trip ticket, which already included baggage. He thought we were just going to Moalboal because I wanted to surprise him, and at the same time, make fun of him a bit *cries in guilt*

The prank went well, although he was dumbstruck at first. He seemed a little disappointed, I guess, since he thought we were going to Moalboal and was so excited about it that he was even ready to dig into the famous restaurants there. But lo and behold, we’re going to Coron LOL.

That’s it for all the yapping!

Now comes the fourth day of island hopping in Coron. This isn’t just an ordinary island-hopping trip because today I’ll be freediving in a shipwreck and at Barracuda Lake. *yay*

It’s every freediver’s dream to freedive in Barracuda Lake because, first, you can freedive in any sea or ocean you want, but in a lake? That’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Second, it’s in Coron. That’s it. Lol

We’re on our third day in Coron and we’re ready for another *drumroll* island hopping, of course. We opted for a private tour again because, well, we’re old and almost rotting, so we always want to take everything slow now. lol

This tour includes Las Islas de Coral, CYC Beach, Sunset Beach, Quin Reef, Green Lagoon, and Kayangan Lake. You might wonder why there are so many destinations for a chill tour, but we only visited four destinations, and two of them were “2-in-1 spots,” as the tour guide called them.

I’ve been itching to go to Kayangan Lake and have this shot because just look at that view!

I’ll answer the question in this post’s title. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS because I’m dying to see the giraffes!

Well, Cebu has a safari and has giraffes there too and now that I realize it while writing this, I’m not sure why I haven’t visited our own Safari yet haha! But let’s put that aside for now and focus on Calauit Safari Park!

I think this trip alone deserves its own post, so here it is. As you know, I love freediving, and encountering sea animals is one of the best feelings in the galaxy lol. I’ve gotten addicted to freediving with butanding, turtles, sardines, and manta rays. It’s now kind of a goal for me to freedive with as many sea animals as I possibly can.

Since we’re going to Coron, I didn’t miss the opportunity to freedive with a dugong (sea-cow). Apparently, I almost missed it because the videographer I contacted, who only does private tours, was already fully booked. But thanks to the water deities, he became available because his guest cancelled on those dates, and I was able to secure a slot for a private tour!

We arrived at our hotel at 11 AM and went straight to an island-hopping tour, which I had booked just the other day. Since it was our first day, we wanted a chill trip and we really just wanted to enjoy the beach and bask in the sun.

I chose Smith Beach and Banul Beach, which are just 30 minutes from Coron Port, as our destinations because we want to take it slow. They’re also close to each other, based on the map.

Cebu has a lot of camping sites to offer, and I have many acquaintances who love hiking and ticking things off their bucket lists. I feel a bit envious about it because, although I have tried hiking and camping, I don’t have enough experience to share. There’s a mountain climber club from my previous workplace, and they always invite everyone, including me, to try it out. But I always end up nodding and then pretending to forget about it, like a toxic avoidant person. LOL

Also, the year 2019 wasn’t very good for me (although the only one to blame are my choices in life lol). So, this was a great time for me to give myself a break, enjoy nature, meditate, and reflect on all my problems *laughs hysterically*

I resigned from my job after a good effin’ 6 years as a corporate slave. After receiving my last pay and not knowing what to do with it, my friend, who is also my former workmate and had also resigned, decided we’d take a quick trip to Elyu and Baguio.

It was just a spontaneous trip and my friend, Yana, bet her life on me as her tour guide since I’ve been to these two provinces already.