summer of one-oh! ocean series: island love

 some people are allergic to the beach --- some by conscious choice, while others really break out and have rashes. if i were either, i would rather die. i love and live by the beach. this is our farewell to summer.

on may 29 and 30, my family and i headed north west to the island of bantayan. while my sisters and i have been there 3 or 4 times on different occassions, it was my mom and dad's first time there. both of them having recently reached 60, they have resolved to travel as much as they can. that was one of the big pushes for our hongkong trip last november 2009 and for our upcoming bangkok trip this august 2010. 

we stayed at marlin's resort. ironically, just a day before our trip, it was on the news that sea walls in Region 7 beaches are to be destroyed as they are badly affecting the environment.  they change the course of waves. in my perspective, they ought to be destroyed too.  long stretches of beach looks much better and natural for me. the destruction was taking place right when we arrived so the first day was a chillout day. aimee and i came from our night shifts (aimee being a nurse) so we were pretty tired. my big sister just simply doesn't function well during the day...so she says she was tired too...buhu. we just stayed in, most of the afternoon, munching on chips deluxe (yum!), cheetos and popcorn, watching tv and laughing with mom and dad. swimming was only later in the afternoon when the workers left for day. for dinner, we had pizza at balikbayan restaurant -- just 2 blocks away from our resort. definitely a must-try when you're in bantayan!

more of day two on the next post!

on me:

floral bikini - props (yes, props is a store in SM)

white embroidered dress - thrifted

brown wooden bangles - raw materials from manalili

purple wooden bangle - props

faux gold bangles - a gift from india

brown sunnies - thrifted at carbon

on aimee:

white tank top - metro kids' section

striped jumper - thrifted

yellow sunnies - thrifted at carbon