my top ten places-to-go:
1. bolinao, pangasinan. we shot a movie here earlier this year. clear blue waters, cream-colored coral sands. serene, secluded, almost virginal, and at night you would hear the thunderous crashing of waves coming from the South China Sea. yun nga lang, walang cellphone signal. and it's a seven-hour drive from manila. pero panalo to. gusto kong bumalik dito.
2. matutinao beach, cebu. we shot a movie here three years ago. the seaside was simply glorious at sunrise. even bolinao fades in comparison. at low tide the shore would be littered with starfishes and sea shells of all shapes, colors, and sizes. at high noon the waters would be a dazzling bright blue. hanggang ngayon napapanaginipan ko pa ang beach na to. hay. kelan kaya ako makakabalik sa mga exotic beaches ng cebu?
3. boracay island, aklan. we shot a cinema ad here two summers ago. work by day, island-roving at night, and the rest of the weekend was just one memorable vacation between two girlfriends (dang! really miss you, sheryll!). bora is probably as crowded as manila this time of the year but it still beats those black-sand cavite beaches any old time. har.
4. wawa dam, montalban. haha. seriously. exotic para sa kin ang wawa. i'd take this over an oversized basin (aka swimming pool) any old time. we shot an indie movie here recently. nagulat ako dahil ang ganda-ganda pala nya--the towering mountain ranges of Sierra Madre (Sierra Madre nga ba yun?), the river boulders, the raging white waters of the batis, the falls that spans the dam's entire breadth. when i was a kid i dreamed of having a batis in our backyard. kung pwede lang sanang may Wawa dam sa likod bahay namin ngayon!
5. subic, zambales. the most accessible beach crib there is, in my book. hindi kasing ganda ng bolinao or cebu pero maganda na rin at madaling puntahan. i've lost count of the times that i've been to subic but the most memorable treks i'd had was almost twenty years ago (in White Rock--we tagged along with my ninong na member ng exclusive resort na to), when we shot Da Pwamis early this year (even got to ride a yacht with R1chard Guti3rrez! kumusta naman yun!), and of course, my Kew-pids day-at-the-beach with the co-workers (including Frog Princess. naks!). malamang sa Subic ang lagpak ko next week (knock on wood! sana wala nang kontra!). good enough for me. hoping, praying, wishing for happy, sunny (and prosperous) beach days ahead!
hay. days are getting hotter. minsan naiisip ko, sana, june na. sana, tapos na ang latest season ng B@h@y ni K0ya. wala na ko don pero somehow apektado pa rin ang buhay ko. ehe. kumusta naman yun!
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