My 2009 Subic Adventures, so far, is one of the best adventures I have ever had.  Thanks to Caloy who organized everything.

Well, let’s start from the beginning.  At around6:45am, I received a call from Ana, telling me that we are leaving for Subic at 7am.  Hahaha… that was like 15 minutes away and I just woke up.  It will take me about an hour to prepare and that is already quite fast.  I’m a girl so I must have a lot rituals.  Anyway, I went directly to the bathroom after that call, took a bath really fast, then grab a cup of coffee and a piece of bread.  I don’t want them hearing my stomach complain so early in the morning.  And it can be a turn off to if he hears the monster growling from my tummy.  I dressed up quickly, grabbing whatever ironed clothes I have.  Yet, I still managed to put on some light make up.  Well, I have to look good, you know =)  I thought about bringing an extra shirt and put on some sun block which I was not able to do.  Good thing my powder has SPF25 and my regular lotion also has some sun protection.

In short, I was able to leave the house at around 7:30, expecting to get to our meeting place at around 8am which is an hour later than the call time.  So I went off to Starbucks, Trinohmoa where I found no one waiting for me.  Since it was my first time in Trinoma, I thought I was lost so I called Ana asking where she was. And I thought I was already late but I happen to be quite early.  Caloy is still to pick up Eric in Makati and Ana had to run some errands on her way there.  So I decided to get the company of one Java Chip while waiting and reading some travel magazines.  It was also the first time I had coffee at Starbucks in the morning on a Saturday.

Ana was the first to arrive at around 8:30, Caloy and Eric came at around 9am and off we go to Subic.  First stop, Tree Top.  We chose to go for the Canopy ride that cost us Php350.  It was like climbing a cable car and transferring from one tree to another.  You will also see some of the great spots of Subic — not much of this since you are surrounded by trees.  If you have fear of heights, I will not recommend this.  The highest point of this adventure is about 100 feet from ground level and there are 10 statioins.  It can be a bit boring and exciting at the same time.  It is also one great bonding moment with your loved ones, it’s like being stranded in space with only the two of you.

Since we arrived there at around lunch time, we were soooo hungry after the ride so we decided to look for food first.  Yet, we cannot find any place to dine nearby.  They said there is some kind of restaurant in Jest Camp but we just cannot find it so we decided to move towards the second destination: Extreme Adventure.

The zip line cost 300 pesos per person and there are three stations.  This is actually more scary than the Canopy and a lot more exciting.  We put on the harness and then they tie us in the zip line (not sure what that is called).  So we were hanging on air with just the carabiners and ropes connectitg us to the line.  Then you slide down to the other station.  It felt like flying.  I screamed at the second station - which is the highest and longest point.  Eric said he did not hear me sing and that I kept my poise even at that point.  I don’t really know if being poised in a zip line is a good or bad thing.  Anyway, I don’t really sweat much but this time I did and I even asked the manongs who were assisting us to let me rest for a while but they said no since there are other people waiting for their turn.  Finally, the third and final station.  I though I was going to hit a tree on my way down but good thing I did not.  We trek on our way back to the camp.  It was really fun and a totally new adventure for me.

Then, it’s time to shop and dine.  I tried not  to spend much, I stopped myself from buying that nice Nike bag I saw that’s on sale.  I just bought some of my favorite stuff like Picnic, Ritz and Combos (all cheese flavor).  I also bought a towel for only Php300, in preparation for my Bohol trip.

After shopping a bit and eating lunch, we went back to Manila.  We were supposed to drop by Razon’s for halo-halo but decided to just have a massage instead.  We tried to make a reservation at BioEssence but were not able to make it on time so we just decided to go to Trinoma again to play at Timezone and have dinner.

As usual, I played my favorite Time Crisis 4 and we had dinner at Zong.  Then, we decided to watch You Changed My Life.  The night ended at around 12 midnight (hypothetically and literally).  It was one of the most exciting day of my life.

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