Fun Sights in Bohol

Have you ever been to Bohol? You will miss 1 half of your life if you keep on postponing your scheduled vacation in going to this wonderful island. You like white beaches, don't you? If you are fond of swimming, snorkeling or going for a dive to witness live dolphins and whales then you might consider going to Bohol with your family on your next vacation.
The last time we were there, we saw school of dolphins following the motor boat when we crossed the channel on our way to Balicasag Island. The sea surrounding this small island is also a marine sanctuary like Sumilon Island in Cebu. It was my first day to learn how to use the snorkel, I enjoyed very much the colorful scenes I saw underwater even if I was only seeing the various types of fishes, corals and urchins from above the water ( I was snorkeling, remember).
I can't swim very well but with life vest on, I was not afraid to jump from the boat and made a very big splash.

The day before we crossed to Balicasag Island, we went briefly to Chocolate Hills, I bet you have heard of these clusters of brown colored hills. Viewing from one of the top of the hills, a sea of clustered brown hills will meet your eyes. I would say this is really a Godly wonder because it is not made by the hands of men. But in order to view the clusters, the local government has to develop a hill and made it the viewing site for tourists and locals, complete with a restaurant and souvenir shops.



Thursday, April 15 is the deadline for filing Annual Income Tax. I have just come from SM City to run an urgent errand before going to the office of BIR, I have already paid our annual income tax 4 days before deadline using the EFPS. But I still need to submit the 1702 form printed directly from the computer and submit the copy to the BIR office. It was scorching hot when I walked towards the office, must be 34 degrees C. And when I was on my way up, a woman came down the steps grumbling and saying to herself, "how can we pay our taxes if there are no lights, why can't they prepare for something like this ...blah, blah, blah". So, there is brownout and that means there are still many taxpayers waiting for their turn to be served. Lucky for me, I don't wait for deadlines to pay our dues. I hate having to wait in a queue and hearing people grumble and complaining for all the delays.
So instead of waiting, I went to Gaisano, a department store nearby to send fax to Robina corp in Cagayan de Oro. But I was pissed off because the fax did not go through because the office where I sent the fax copy ran out of thermal paper. And then when I called back to notify the clerk, the woman on the other end just told me simply to call back 1 hour after. Does she not realize that long distance call is expensive? So, I just told myself to calm down or else I may cause a scene if I freak out. I don't want to call anybody's attention and make a scene.


On the other hand, I am excited for Saturday is near and it is my first day to learn diving, just the basic though. It might only be theories, lectures and orientation on how to use the scuba gears such as oxygen and mask. I hope we will not encounter sharks, or any harmful sea creatures when we will be in the open sea.