CAMOTES

I was initially planning to go to Boracay early this year but it just never pushed through. I didn't want to go there all alone so I asked some of my friends if they're interested to go there. A couple of them showed their interest but another friend of mine said, "Why Boracay? we can go to Camotes instead".

I was surprised with his reaction. I thought Boracay was the best in the country but this same friend contested. He said, "Well, it used to be. But not now. If you visit Boracay and Camotes and compare the two places afterwards, you will know what I mean...Boracay looks mediocre compared to Camotes."

Though, I haven't been to Boracay. I now know, he wasn't being subjective when he said that Camotes is better than Bora.

DUMAGUETE

Someone asked me, “where would you go if you know you’d die”. There was silence for a couple of minutes but there was only one place at the back of my head – I'd spend the last few days of my life in the City of Gentle People .