Style and Soul

Usually when I say this, I've gotten used to how people would react - either totally surprised or they will violently contest and defend how wonderful beaches are and would not let me go till I give a satisfying answer to the question, "Why not?"

I don't know, I guess I just prefer the mountains better. My ideal trip would involve trekking, camping and/or sight-seeing instead of soaking under the sun and in salt water. Just like everyone else, I have insecurities. As much as I love (and I'm very much contented) with my morena complexion, it doesn't in anyway mean I'm okay to getting any darker than this. Not to mention, I have this very uncomfortable and awkward affair with swimsuits.

This blog has been around for a while and yet, there's a scarcity of beach or swimwear posts. If there's any consolation, the beach sights fascinate me.

Even though I'm not very fond of the beach, when I got an invitation from Globe Tattoo to go to Boracay for a little getaway, I said yes. I figured, declining would only mean how much of a KJ (kill-joy) I am for not having fun every once in a while, and how dumb it could possibly be to say no to an all-expense-paid trip.

Weeks before the trip, I couldn't stop imagining the outfits that I'd be wearing during my 3-day stay there. But I was lazy to ready my things and kept on putting it off and little did I know, I got so busy till I realized it was only three hours before my trip! Nakakaloka. I was sooo unprepared. All my imagined outfits are in the laundry, Raleene and I were texting each other what we'd be bringing at 1:00AM and I ended up stuffing random items in my bag. Gaaahd, I hate cramming so much.

I then arrived at the airport two hours before my 7:00AM flight. While waiting, I was wondering what the other bloggers would be like since the only familiar faces that I'd be seeing are Raleene, Cheyser and Megann (who currently works for Tattoo).

At first, I was anxious about socializing with strangers, but knowing myself, I usually loosen up after a while till I become my talkative version. Believe me, sobrang madaldal ako and being one has a mixed review. Either people love it or would find it too annoying.

Thank goodness I sat beside Kring Elenzano during the flight. We instantly hit it off. To those who aren't familiar with her, Kring hosts a humor blog and anything-korean or K-Pop blog plus she's a video blogger with as much as 600K views (wow). She considers herself as one of the 2nd generation bloggers who have been posting online since around 2006, when blogging wasn't that popular yet. Finally, I found someone who talks more than me, haha! I listened to her narratives of how things used to be way back when she started.

1) Boracay airport photo by Yoshke.com 

2) Coy Caballes (Social Media Manager of Tattoo), Ivy of wheinmanila.com, Raleene and Kring

3) Raleene and Megann

4) Caticlan pier, about to ride a boat going to Boracay

As soon as we reach our destination, we immediately settled in our 2-bedroom suite at The Palms of Boracay. Raleene and I shared a room together while Megann and Cheyser were roomies for the time being.

Our room had awesome lighting I promise! Look at Ral and Megann giving it a try.