Warrior Pilgrimage

Featured in www.pinoyapache.blogspot.com on April 1, 2010

I HARDLY RESTED from my trip in Bohol on October 28 and 29, 2009 yet, I am, once again, on the road on October 31 for the other side of the island of Cebu then crossing over a strait of water and into Negros Oriental. This time, I will have Eddie Alberca with me.

I worked late in the office the night before that and arrived home at 1:30 AM, set the alarm at 3:00 AM and stole sleep without much ado. Then the most unwelcome sound woke me up hours later and I grudgingly picked myself up from my bed and my head is like on fire. The temptation to bounce back to bed is almost overwhelming.

I doused myself quickly with a cold shower and rubbed my eyes free of logs before I could change my mind about that inviting bed. Half-awake, I snatched my backpack and made for the door. I hailed a cab, seated myself at the back and, God, here it is again, lady dreamland knocking at my eyelids.

A honk from a big bus behind startled me. The taxi quickly made a right turn inside the Cebu South Bus Terminal and I alighted drowsily after paying. Eddie had arrived before me and had already arranged my entrance fee and bus ticket. Oh, he passed me a steaming styropor cup of coffee. Most welcome...READ MORE (Press CTRL + mouse click)