I looked through my photos and Thirdy’s and chose the “best” ones. And just so you know, a lot of my own photos were not my prettiest ones. Yes, I do have a few decent ones, with a smile here and there, but a lot were drunken photos that I of course remember. :>
Things I love about Bicol/Naga/CamSur:
1. Food
I think this trip would not have been as fun without all the food we ate. I had to put a pause on my diet to make way for all the yummy meat to enter my body. What made the food trips more was the free meals paid for by the boys once in a while. Hihi. Plus, the bill won't be as big since there were a lot of us who'd split the bill. Aaaand, food was relatively cheap in Bicol. Didn't get to take photos from all the places we've eaten at, but I don't think there's ever a bad place to eat at in Bicol.
Bulastog for only 7 pesos! Found in the city's Centro. This is just boiled egg wrapped in kwek-kwek wrapper, but tastes really good when freshly cooked.
Red Platter found along Magsaysay Road
Bigg's Diner is everywhereeee (not that I'm complaining!) I super loved the Cajun Chicken and I can't wait to try their SM Batangas branch. I think everyone can't leave Bicol without eating here!
Best dinner at Bob Marlin! There's only one branch and can only be found in Naga, so make sure you drop by here. Really really good food.
One of the best crispy pata I've eaten
Pinangat
Laing
Grisinni Ristorante serves Italian food. I love how their pizzas are thin crust like Calda Pizza but more flavorful! Pasta dishes are good too, but I wouldn't say the same for the risotto.
Desserts every night at Cold Shack. They have FIC, Korean ice cream and sundaes.
Before going home, we went to Centro and ate at Naga Garden Restaurant, famous for their toasted siopao and lomi. This kind of reminds me of Wa Nam Restaurant where old Chinese folks would dine.
At SM City Naga, we found The Colonial Grill which sells flavoured ice cream like Kalamansi, Bailey's, Sili, etc.
We decided to try sili, malunggay and tinutong. For me, all of them were interestingly good. Although the sili had a really good kick, the ice cream remained creamy. The other two were okay, you can really taste the flavors.
2. Wakeboarding
I'm honestly not very good at it, but I can say that I've managed to go through 8 out of the 10 orange buoys you have to go through on the CWC lake. That's quite a big accomplishment for me, considering I was never good at sports. I realized that water is my friend and if basketball or volleyball has failed me ever since, I find my home in swimming and wakeboarding. Sobrang feeling lang eh no? It wasn't really wakeboarding, more of kneeboarding. Believe me, those hot guys you see on TV who do crazy back flips are really good at what they're doing. Just being able to stand for a few seconds would already be a big accomplishment for beginners. So I'm happy with my kneeboard, maybe I'll go there again and finally get to stand on the wakeboard.
Had fun at the inflatables too. They had a floating trampoline, a floating iceberg, and a floating obstacle course!
3. Fail/Not Fail jump shots
I guess the measure of a really good time is getting your friends to do jump shots with you or for you. Whether they come out nicely or shamefully, jump shots will always be fun for me. And in Bicol, nothing stops my friends from their jump shots, not even drunkenness.
4. Hospital Visits
This trip wouldn't have been complete without going to Bicol Medical Center and playing with some of the Bicol kids. I admit, the language was kind of a barrier but thankfully, we managed to still have fun with them. There were so many cute babies and little boys and girls who were game to play with us and make dogs and cats and bears in their little playroom in BMC. We worked during the day and well, had our fun during the night. I hope the next time we visit BMC, the kids would have more toys to play with and even more volunteers who'll have fun with them. :)
5. New friends
Another reason for coming to Bicol was to check up on Kythe Ateneo de Naga. You see, Kythe volunteers in Naga just started their own Kythe org this school year so it was normal for them to have a really tough one ahead of them. A part f me is happy that there are other people who are as driven to start something as big and colorful as Kythe in an area that was never used to volunteerism or the idea of initiative or even participation in the first place. I sensed their anxiety and fear on holding on to something like Kythe, but I know, in a few more visits, they'll realize that they're capable of making these kids happy. So hurrah for you guys!
6. Forever friends :)
I'm happy this trip pushed through. Although there was still some work involved, I'm super kaduper happy that my Kythe friends made this trip really worthwhile. Hopefully, this won't be the last. Cheers to more trips and more inuman nights! I love you friends.
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