I grew up remembering holy week as 2 days holiday (non schooling and non working).  So holy Thursday and Friday are spent for play when i was in primary school, and relaxation days when i was in highschool.  But my favorite memory is when i was in college.  For the last 2 years of my college life, holy week was spent traveling.

I had my first time experience of traveling with a companion.   I really felt lucky to have a guy like that during that time who enabled to experience travel full of freedom – meaning the time was just ours alone.  No scheds to follow.  We first visited Camiguin and then the 2nd year, we went to Davao City.  Both trips were unforgetable.  Most of the time we found ourselves going around each of those places.

During the holy Friday in Camiguin, we found ourselves on foot because there was no transpo that day.   We made friends  with 4 other ladies when at the end, i was mad at them because i felt they are trying to seduce my boyfriend. lol!  Unforgetable moments in Camiguin was at the white island.  We took a lot of photos.  That time dgcamera does not exist in our world yet, so we used up 2 rolls of films that time.   I still have copies (hard copy) of them in my album.

In Davao, we found ourselves at the top of the Hill (i think it’s called San Pedro) where there was the crucifixion and i saw there were many people who fainted and they said that they fainted because of spirits.  I don’t have photos taken during the Davao trip.

Haii wish those times will come back.  I mean how i wish for a moment i can go back to that time — me in my age that time, my vital statistics, my looks, my carefree life (sort of)…oh well, am just reminiscing.

Camiguin is really a memorable place for me.  When i had the visit there again last year (Labor day holiday), so much memories came back to my mind.  I had more pics last year compared to 1993 – so let me share here some shots i love:

Camiguin at a distance.  We traveled there at broad daylight unlike long tiem ago, we had to catch up the last barge trip going to the island.

Some of my companions last year.  I traveled attached to the GenEd faculty.   The trip many years ago was just me and my guy – so there were only 2 of us compared to the many of us last year.

I have a photo of myself at this spot – with Mt. Hibok-hibok as the background.  I was wearing a red shirt and slacks.  And there were only around 6 people in the island.  Contrary to last year, the place is full there were even vendors selling food and shell decoratives.

Today?  Am sure there are more people there compared to last year. 

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Kerslyn

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