{"id":684,"date":"2008-04-23T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2008-04-23T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2008\/04\/2008_04_23_2200.php"},"modified":"2008-04-23T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2008-04-23T14:00:29","slug":"soulsearch-in-boracay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/04\/23\/soulsearch-in-boracay","title":{"rendered":"Soulsearch in Boracay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2069\/2435923218_58bf7707bd_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2069\/2435923218_1c88af32cb_m.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our <em>barkada&#8217;s<\/em> trip to the shores of <em>Boracay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More pics in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/gallery\/set.php?\/72157604667253774\" title=\"view pictures\">gallery<\/a>.\nAlso got to add some pics to the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/gallery\/set.php?\/72157603711453477\" title=\"view engrish additions\">Engrish<\/a><\/em> section.<\/p>\n<p>FYI, &#8220;Soulsearch&#8221; is the name of our <em>barkada.<\/em> Don&#8217;t ask why we&#8217;re called that &#8211; and yes we are all aware that the name sucks&#8230; it just grew on us I guess.<\/p>\n<!--more-->\n<p>It was a fun experience, but not without its drawbacks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>there are just <strong>too many people.<\/strong> Some people might actually prefer it that way, but Cris and I would rather be on a secluded and exclusive beach resort.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get to use my tripod that much. Because of the people, there wasn&#8217;t really any decent shot to be &#8220;setup&#8221; as it were. Also, even if my tripod was considerably lighter, we ended up walking so much that I decided to leave it in the room after the first day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Food on the hotel was free but horrible. Honestly, I would have had no problems paying to eat out for every single meal if need be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the plus side:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The beach (swimming) was fun. 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