The year was 1995. My college bud Anton and I were planning for one great adventure. It would have been Tawi Tawi but he missed the Solar Eclipse Expedition.
We knew life isn’t going to be as exciting after college. Job. Marriage. Kids. Saving the world.
So we planned for one big high before we finally take on bigger responsibilities.
We knew life isn’t going to be as exciting after college. Job. Marriage. Kids. Saving the world.
So we planned for one big high before we finally take on bigger responsibilities.
In college, you have the time and the energy but you don’t have the money. So gradually we came up with a grand plan that in 10 years time once we set aside a considerable amount of money we were to take 2 weeks off from our jobs and take a tour of Panay by foot. It seemed to make sense. We were both from Panay Island, I from Antique, He from Iloilo.
Who were we to claim we have conquered the world when we haven’t claimed our own backyard?
The plan was simple. Tour Panay Island by foot. We would walk along the shores and set camp along the beach. The entire island in 2 weeks. Our last hurrah.
Simple yet brilliant. It all seemed fascinating and achievable back then…
Fast forward to 2006. After I went to Mindanao, Anton and I lived on different planets. We would occasionally meet and catch up when I pass by Manila or when I pass by Iloilo
Anton and I have long abandoned the idea. (More like, we have totally forgotten about the said plan). Looking back, it now seemed pretty foolish. Two weeks off the job? That would have been asking for the moon.
But last April when my brother Orville proposed the idea of a tour of Panay by motorcycle, the boy in me couldn’t resist the idea of one great adventure. It was like getting in touch once again with the idealist in me.
So on the morning of December 27, the 2-day tour of the island began… (to be continued)
(Tonio, lam kong mababasa mo tong blog… Di man natupad yung great plan natin noon, this I think is a worthy replacement, don’t you think? Pagbalik mo galing Tate someday, bili ka kotse and we'll tour Panay...Yeba !)
Anton and I have long abandoned the idea. (More like, we have totally forgotten about the said plan). Looking back, it now seemed pretty foolish. Two weeks off the job? That would have been asking for the moon.
But last April when my brother Orville proposed the idea of a tour of Panay by motorcycle, the boy in me couldn’t resist the idea of one great adventure. It was like getting in touch once again with the idealist in me.
So on the morning of December 27, the 2-day tour of the island began… (to be continued)
(Tonio, lam kong mababasa mo tong blog… Di man natupad yung great plan natin noon, this I think is a worthy replacement, don’t you think? Pagbalik mo galing Tate someday, bili ka kotse and we'll tour Panay...Yeba !)
