Whew!

After the great expanse of the ocean, I feel oddly claustrophobic about being in the city once again.

I had a great weeklong vacation, the BEST I think, in my whole life.

There were days I spent almost entirely swinging on a hammock by the sea. Heaven...

And as I have yet to learn how to post pictures here on blogger, ye, dear readers, must settle for this, an idea which I got from Debbie...

Top 10 Best Things About My Trip to Bacolod

10. My first vacation in more than 3 years of working for the same company.
9. An authentic tan.
8. White sand, all mine, no entrance fees, no accommodation fees, no swimsuit requirements.
7. Night swimming. I found, that if I swam at night in the ocean, bubbles appear as bits of diamonds and pearls in the water as it reflects the light of the moon. Ü
6. A 45-minute plane ride from Manila to the Bacolod City airport.
5. I lost weight from eating almost purely fish for a week.
4. Warm reception from Joks' family. Ü
3. 8 Days without work, without thinking about work, without fretting about work!
2. Reading all the mystery novels I could get my hands on while sitting in a hammock on the beach all day.
1. Being with my one and only love for 8 straight days. My idea of Heaven.