Siquijor: A Tour with Joam & Amjo

when i travel, i just. :)

i ask around and find my way. yes, i travel solo. (that post is under construction in my mind)

but this time, i will try having a tour buddy. recommended by Mervin, the Pinoy Adventurista, when he saw my post, he gave me the contact number. 

meet Joam, tour guide. and Amjo, his tricycle. my tour buddies for the day in SiQuijor.

J - jolly tour guide. when he fetched me at the siquijor port, he was with Amjo. and he called me with his smiling eyes, with a simple nod. cool, he seems nice. in my mind: i am safe.

Larena, Siquijor: Brown Coffee Moments with Nanay Mary

This is Mary. I called her "Nanay" Mary. She is 63 years old.

I planned to take the 5:30am boat/roro from Larena, Siquijor back to Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, to catch my flight with Cebu Pacific going back to Manila.


I woke up at a cold early morning breeze. I was still very sleepy, not being able to complete my usual needed 6-hour sleep. I walked from South Town to the nearby Larena port. In darkness, I found my way, since I already walked the streets of Larena at daylight.


I bought my ticket for the Ocean Jet, then changed my mind and chose to ride the bigger, open air boat. Since I was early, and a little bit dizzy, I walked and found my way at a small store near the port. An old lady was there. I asked, "May kape po kayo? Brown Coffee?" She said, with a very accommodating tone, "Naku, wala na. Teka." Then she left the store. And walked away. She came back with brown coffee in her hand. I smiled. What was in my mind? "She really walked that "extra mile" to look for a brown coffee at the other stores nearby, just for me." I felt special.

Larena, SiQuijor: Chasing The End Of Day

Early morning greets not with sunshine

But raindrops

Stops

At the break of dawn

With gloomy daylight

And drizzles on my face

I walk to see the horizon

Clouds fill my skies

A long wait

For a clear bright blue

Unpromising

Close to twilight

Winds sweep the shade

I run, fast

Chasing the end of day

Amazing Enchanting Light