14 minutes to go...

til my hour is up in the internet cafe.
kids are singing carols outside. i think... now, i'm sure. there's a we wish you a merry christmas that i hear.

anyway...
i'm in butuan city.
walked around so i can say i've been to butuan city, not just passed by it.
nothing much to see. it's like any other city in the country.
there's a jollibee, a greenwich, a chowking...

but the nice thing about it is... i decided to get out of my comfort zone. it was nice walking around in a new city despite it looking like any other city. too scared to take a photo though. sayang, because i just saw CAPTAIN BARBER's. obviously a barber shop. aliw!

anyway... pa din.
means my sense of adventure is back a little.

plus ika nga ni tatit, pang amazing race talaga ako. kasi this last trip...
i rode the standard habal-habal to the area. except i was always in danger of falling off because it was an awfully rocky road. the bike keeps tottering here and there.

and then i rode a bamboo raft they call gakit to one of the areas. that was for about an hour and half. nice serene trip.
on the way back, i had to ride the horse, so i wouldn't have to get too wet from crossing the river. on regular days, i wouldn't mind getting wet but my visitor is on the way out so any chance to be dryer than most is welcome.
on the way home, i rode a carabao for the same reason.

mas masayang kuwento pa sa mga karanasang susunod.
8 minutes have passed. 6 minutes to go.
and i need to get back to the bishop's home before dinner.

the last few days have been fun! (kasi i get to take a bath!)