Trip to Coron

I finally had a proper vacation recently in Coron, Palawan, which would explain the recent inactivity on this blog. Normally I'd be tempted to write a tl;dr post of the entire trip but it's way too early in the morning and my brain isn't functioning at optimum levels yet. So instead, here are the highlights of my trip in bullet form:

• Went snorkeling in three different locations where I fed fish, saw the skeleton of a Japanese ship, found Nemo, and saw some giant clams.
• Endured over 6 hours in a cramped van to see giraffes, zebras, deer, and other animals at the Calahuit Safari Park. It was worth it, though. I got to feed giraffes!
• Beach-hopped and got sunburned while taking panoramic pictures of the islands using Dermandar.
• Ate a crapload of seafood: danggit, alimasag (crab), shrimp, squid, some fish-I-don't-know-the-name-of; gained 4 pounds in the process (damn it). 
• Sleep! Glorious sleep! Finally got a lot of it during my trip.

This my new friend.

And some realizations and happy discoveries:

• I really want an iPhone 4 or whatever i-Device that has a better camera. I didn't have a camera with me and though I think the shots I took with the iPod were okay, I just wish they had better color and higher resolution. 
• I can survive for a few days without a laptop (a.k.a. without access to Sims Social)! I had the iPad, iPod, and a 3G dongle with me, but there was hardly any 3G coverage anywhere except where we were staying at.
• Mom loves my game! She used the iPad more than I did, playing Antique Road Trip: USA on the flight to Palawan and back, and one evening while we were resting from all the island hopping we were doing.



Mom loves my game!

• I want to learn how to swim properly just so I don't feel like a participant in Fear Factor every time I'm completely surrounded by water. 

In short, the vacation was excellent. I went back to work the next day feeling energized (I actually woke up early to work!) and I feel even more inspired to draw and create more personal art. Coron is beautiful, and I would like to go back some day. Maybe next time I won't pig out so much so I don't have to work off all this extra weight. :P