if you asked me how i'd spend my Holy Week a couple of months ago, i would've said something like: "most likely i'll be at work. if i was lucky enough to get the allocation for leave, i'd stay home and do the usual things". never did it cross my mind that i'd have the chance to go somewhere far and experience a lot of "firsts"...

before i continue, some visual aids can be found here. i'll keep this post short, as i would like to let the pictures do the talking.

now, for a rundown of the "firsts":

• first time to go to the Centennial Terminal 2.
• first time to fly! [even took short vids of the takeoff and landing]
• first time in Palawan! [Puerto Princesa to be exact]
• my first out-of-town vacation in a looooooooooooong while~
• first time that we went out-of-town as a group. [usually, hanggang Tagaytay lang kami! lulz~]

anyway, the plane ride was fun and exhilirating, albeit short... [just a 1 hour flight] And not bad for my first plane! [a freakin' Airbus A320-200 for the trip to Palawan, and an Airbus A340-300 for the ride home!] trip from the hotel to the underground river was looooooooooong so i took naps along the way. food was seafoods galore! [it was Holy Week, so no choice on the matter] wine tasted great! photo ops at the beach was lots of fun, and the snorkeling, oh the snorkeling!!! it was truly another world down there... so many fishies swimming about, and grabbing the bread that we had for feeding. but there was this one annoying fish that was "territorial" and kept on biting our legs! blasted fish left a bitemark too... overall the whole trip was a blast! and a needed vacation too.

*hopes there will be a next time*