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That’s right! It’s part 2 of Mission: Sulawesi. The brothers and sisters in Sulawesi are asking me to come and teach at a Family Seminar that will last for a few months. No, I won’t be teaching for a few months, just a week. They promised to provide board and lodging, but it’s up to me to find my fares. That’s about $400 round trip when promo fares are available and maybe another $100 for taxes, terminal fees, and other travel expenses.

Last time, I published a Chipin widget and an Amazon Honor System paypage. The Lord provided donors thru those two collection avenues. In fact, we had more than we needed so I left the remainder of $100 with the brothers and sisters in Sulawesi as seed money for missionary travel.

This time I’m publishing another Chipin widget and later an Amazon Honor System paypage. The Lord will provide for his own missions. In fact, even before I wrote this post, I received a $100 pledge from a devout brother in Christ. He also encouraged me to publish my widget. So here it is:

My son came to me and showed me one of our glasses stuck in a coffee mug. He tried to pull it out but it would not come out. I advised him to soak it in soapy water before pulling it out. A few minutes later he came back to report that it didn’t work.

So off I went trying what I knew about physics: heat expands and cold contracts. So I heat up a bit of water in the microwave to “Beverage” setting. Then I put water and ice in the glass. Next I placed the mug in a bowl with the hot water. Several minutes of jerking didn’t work.

I went back to the computer and googled around for a solution. That’s when I realized what I had done wrong. I didn’t have enough hot water and it wasn’t hot enough. So I went back to the kitchen and did it right this time. Here are the steps to successfully remove a glass stuck in a coffee mug:

1. Put water and ice in the glass
2. Place both glass and mug in the freezer
3. At the same time put water in a pot and boil. Remove the pot from the stove.
4. Take the glass and mug in the freezer, put one more ice cube and some salt
5. Place the glass and mug in the pot of boiled water
6. Wait several seconds then tap the glass with something wooden like a handle
7. Voila! Unstuck!

We left quite late in the day. We would have gone earlier but we had to wait for my wife’s niece, Jig, who came all the way from Manila. It was past 9:00 a.m. when we left Naga. At the bus terminal we could have chosen to ride an aircon van but some of our companions chose to ride the jeepney because it was supposed to be cheaper by PHP 15 and for fear of riding a hot aircon van. It took us 2 1/2 hours from Naga to Sabang. (We found out on the way home that the GT Express aircon van was really cool, comfortable, and fast taking us only 1 1/2 hours for only PHP 75, just PHP 10 more!)

Survivor Staff (European Edition). We found them at Paniman Beach planning their shoots.

Tip: Take the aircon van from Naga to Sabang. It’s worth it! If you’re coming from Manila, take the bus that goes straight to Sabang. Sabang is a small port.

We could have had lunch there but the boat trips to Guijalo were two hours apart. The next boat was loading and was about to leave. We decided to have lunch on the boat. All 10 of us (six adults, two young teens, and two little children) squeezed into the passenger room right behind the boat captain. How we managed to eat in such a cramped space, I don’t know. The small boat took 2 1/2 hours.

We passed a gorgeous island with a very inviting beach along the way. Little did I know that that was a foretaste of what we would see the following day. We reached Guijalo at high tide so we didn’t have any problems disembarking.

From the port we took two tricycles for PHP 35 each person to Barangay Paniman, Caramoan. But when we reached Caramoan centro, the tricycle my wife and I was riding wanted us to transfer to the tricycle the rest of our group was on. No way! The other vehicle was already packed. There was no way we could join them! We decided to get rid of the first tricycle and found another one waiting for passengers. Since the rate was a special trip of five passengers, we took three of our companions from the other vehicle. We paid PHP 100 for the bumpy 30 minute ride on the rough road from centro to Paniman.

Tip: If you can figure out the high tide schedule before your trip, go when it’s high tide. If you arrive at Guijalo during low tide, you will have to hire a small banca for PHP 5 per passenger. The steps at the Guijalo port are super-slippery! I slipped on our way home and am now nursing a bruised tail-bone. Man, it hurts!

Tip: From Guijalo port, take a jeep or tricycle to Caramoan centro for only PHP 15. Take another tricycle to Paniman for PHP 100 special rate per trip. You can have up to five passengers on this trip.

Here’s a list of fares and travel time to Paniman:

• Naga to Sabang by aircon van PHP 75 (1.5 hrs)
• Sabang to Guijalo by boat PHP 120 (2.5 hrs by small craft; 1.5 hrs by large craft)
• Guijalo to Caramoan by jeep or tricycle PHP 15 (15 min)
• Caramoan to Paniman by tricycle PHP 100 per trip maximum of 5 passengers (30 min)

It costs the same for the return trip to Naga.

Paniman Beach, Caramo-an, Camarines Sur

We stayed at my wife’s uncle in Paniman so we didn’t have any problems finding a place to stay. There are no hotels or pension houses in Paniman. You either have to have relatives there, camp out by the sea, or find a villager who is willing to take you in for a fee. There are small variety stores where you can buy rice, bread, filtered water, soft drinks, hard drinks, and canned goods. There is at least one public well where you can get fresh water for bathing. But you will have to use a small plastic pail attached to a more than 10 foot long bamboo pole to get fresh water at the bottom of the well. Enjoy!

The beach at Paniman is brown but fine sand. There is a wide camping space with no facilities at the southern end of the beach. And, there is a clean river that flows into the bay right beside that camping space. It’s quite a view.

The following day, we hired a boat for PHP 700 to go island hopping. We would have gone to Gota Beach, which the provincial government is advertising, but it was closed for major renovation. We wanted to go to the other islands (there are seven of them) but the bankero (the one driving the boat) was so fearful of the security guards around the islands. Talk around the village was that the French who managed the Survivor team (European edition) was very strict and didn’t want anyone on the islands. So our bankero didn’t even want to be accosted by anyone driving around on speedboats.

Island Tour. Small eagle-inhabited island off Paniman (left and middle). Gota Beach (right).

He took us to Kabuntunan Beach where there was a fresh water spring. But no one in our group wanted to get off the boat when we got there. Instead, we tried to get the attention of one of the speedboats driving by. The speedboat ignored us. So we coerced our bankero to take us to Bichara island. We were hoping that a speedboat would accost us so we could inquire about any regulations or prohibitions imposed by the government.

Cultural observation: Bicolanos are known to be masusupogun (shy). One of the good effects of this regional trait is that Bicolanos are very respectful of their elderly. One of the bad effects of this trait is an irrational fear of authority. They are quick to assume that something is prohibited instead of asking for more information.

Being from Manila, we had learned to stand up for our rights and ask for more information. Asking for information is not prohibited by the law. And, enjoying our natural resources is not prohibited if we have not been informed by government authorities of any prohibition.

Bichara Island. Hammock left by Survivor Team (2nd photo).

Later, while we were swimming at Bichara Island, a speedboat arrived. One of the French Survivor staff was onboard. He was there to pick up a hammock their team had left behind. We met him on the beach and inquired about any restrictions. He informed us that they had rented the islands from the government for their filming but that they were leaving the following day. They were no longer using Bichara Island or Matukad Island for their shooting. He said with a smile, “I didn’t see you, and I didn’t hear you.” That meant we were free to enjoy the islands! (My wife complained later, “Why do we have to ask permission from the French so we can enjoy our own islands?”)

Two other boats loaded with vacationers arrived on Bichara before lunch. After lunch, we decided to move on to Matukad Island. We had heard so much about Matukad that we didn’t want to pass up the opportunity. As soon as we moved on to Matukad, the two other boats followed suit.

Matukad was no disappointment. The white sand was as fine as white sugar. The water was crystal clear, and there were lots of rock overhangs to discover. There’s also lots of vegetation on the island making it suitable for overnight camping.

Kabuntunan Beach. Fresh water and young coconuts (buko in Filipino, malinghod in the local language) are available here.

After a few hours lying in the shade after lunch, we decided to go to Kabuntunan Beach where there is flowing fresh spring water to wash up, then head on back to Paniman. We haggled with the bankero so we could come back to the island for overnight camping. We settled for PHP 800 overnight trip. (The day boat tour cost us PHP 700.)

We had dinner at Paniman before heading back to Matukad in the dark. It was my first experience boating in the dark (around 8:00 p.m.). My wife lived in a fishing village when she was young and she often recounts being out at sea fishing with her dad at around 7:00 p.m. and looking fearfully into the utter darkness of the sea.

Tip: To go on overnight camping at Matukad, bring the following:

• tent
• spade (for private necessities in the wild)
• dinner & breakfast
• dining utensils (or use your hands)
• karaba (kerosene-fueled-gin-bottle-with-wick)
• match or lighter
• drinking water

Tip: There is no fresh water on the islands for drinking or for washing. You have to go to Kabuntunan Beach where there is flowing fresh spring water.

The sea water is unusually clean. (I hope it stays that way.) We didn’t feel sticky after swimming in the sea, so there’s really no need to wash up after swimming.

Sunrise at Matukad Island.

The following morning we had a fantastic view of the sunrise behind the islands scattered on the horizon. The water was surprisingly warm and very inviting so I immediately took a swim at 5:00 a.m. without waiting for the others. My wife and daughter joined me an hour later. We left the island at 8:00 a.m. to wash up at Kabuntunan Beach and head on to Paniman. From Paniman you can take a tricycle for PHP 100 special trip to Caramoan centro.

Sunrise at Matukad Island.

Tip: Be sure to make this travel arrangement the day before as there are few tricycles based in Paniman. Don’t fall for the PHP 700 jeep rate to Guijalo port.

Tip: At Caramoan centro, the best place for a meal is at Lutong Bahay restuarant which is just along the main road. It’s nice and clean, and they serve delicious natong, the Bicol name for laing (yam leaves cooked in coconut milk).

If you’re looking to party or parade on the beach, Boracay is the place for you. Otherwise, if you want a quiet beach on an almost private island with crystal clear sea water, go to Paniman and go overnight on one of the islands. It’s unforgettable. Personally, I want to go back and stay for 2-3 nights. (But let’s keep this a secret. We don’t want a thousand tourists showing up at the same time wanting to stay overnight on the few serene islands!)

I never thought it would be this hard. The Raymond Transportation bus was scheduled to leave Alabang at 10:30 a.m. My daughter and I arrived at the Raymond Transportation station around 10:00 a.m. I showed our tickets at the Raymond Transportation ticketing office, and I was informed that the bus would be late and that it would depart around 11:00 a.m. I asked the dispatcher if we could leave two of our bags so we could go to Metropolis mall just across the road. She gladly obliged. She also took my cell phone number so she could alert us when the bus arrived.

By 11:00 a.m. I was worried that she either forgot to text me or her message was held up by a network technical problem. We immediately left the mall for the Raymond Transportation station. Upon our return I was told that the bus will be further delayed and that it would arrive around 12:00 noon. By 11:45 a.m. I decided to have lunch in case the bus driver decided not to stop for a meal until late in the afternoon. My daughter did not take her lunch. She had a stomach pain that came when we went to the mall.

It was 12:30 p.m. when a Raymond Transportation bus finally arrived! My daughter and I were the last to get on board because we had to get our two bags inside the ticketing office. Alas! When we got on, the bus was jampacked, and only two of the five passengers waiting in Alabang were able to get seats. The two took the seats reserved for me and my daughter — seats 15 and 16! We were standing in the aisle waiting for the dispatcher and the conductor to resolve the obvious problem. But they were just pointing fingers at each other. No one wanted to accept responsibility for the problem. I talked to the two female passengers who stole our seats. They replied that their reserved seats had also been stolen. (So I guess that gives them the right to just take our reserved seats!)

The conductor finally came to the rescue to help my daughter who was having stomach pain. He asked the old woman two rows down to have her two young grandsons who were sharing one seat to give up their seat. He had the woman sitting in seat 16 to move to the now open seat two rows back. The boys sat on bags in the aisle. The fat old woman on seat 15 moved over allowing my daughter to sit on seat 15.

Then the conductor went to the front of the bus and began preparing a seat for me on the floor! (What? I paid P570 for a comfortable reserved seat and this is what I get?) Then a middle-aged woman (apparently the driver’s wife) got up and offered me the jump seat at the doorway.

For more than three hours I would be trying with all my might to sit in that short elevated seat. I would endure the burning pain in my ass shifting from side to side, propping up my feet and pushing against a square hole in the dashboard. From 12:30-3:30 p.m., I would be trying to stay awake and keep from falling over.

When we stopped over at Candelaria, Quezon, for snacks, I quickly got off the bus and accosted the conductor. I asked to be transferred to another bus, whether Raymond Transportation or another bus liner. He explained that there was no other bus going that route at that time. (I could see that much and realized the predicament we were in. But I wanted him to realize the gravity of their error and the inconvenience they had put me in as a passenger.) He offered to refund my ticket, but I was the least interested in a refund. I desperately wanted and needed a real seat. There was one passenger bound for Tagkawayan, Quezon. But that’s another five or so hours from where we were! He offered to talk to the fat old woman sitting next to my daughter to get her to exchange places with me. I thought, “Good luck! You better find another solution.” “How about talking to one of the passengers at the back of the bus who really didn’t have any reservation in the first place?”

After our short stopover, he got me in a seat at the last row of the bus. He probably offered one of the male passengers a rebate. That was good enough for me. The next two hours I was fast asleep. Man, I was really exhausted from the jump seat. We arrived at the Naga Central Bus Terminal just a few minutes past 10:00 p.m. That’s 10 1/2 hours travel from Alabang to Naga!

The Raymond Transportation conductor was entirely apologetic the rest of the trip. But in my mind, I will never ride a Raymond Transportation bus again (unless forced to) primarily because they have no respect for their passengers. They do not and will not uphold a reservation. I’ve been riding Amihan buses for years and have never encountered this kind of problem. My Amihan reservations were always good. Never again, Raymond!

Going to Boracay from Manila shouldn’t be that difficult. My flights on Cebu Pacific to and from Caticlan airport (airport code MPH) were more than 50% vacant. I took the 9:10 a.m. flight (which left 15 minutes early) on April 1 and the 4:30 p.m. flight (which left 1 hour late) on April 4. What didn’t make sense to me was that my return flight was fully booked when I tried to get my wife a seat on the same flight! She was forced to take a cheaper Asian Spirit flight that was scheduled that same time. (Her flight was delayed by more than 1 hour but since their’s was jet propelled, she arrived at Manila before I did. I was surprised to find her sitting inside the arrival terminal!)

Tip: To get cheaper rates, buy your ticket really early or buy them real late when the airlines are worried their flights won’t be filled.

Tip: Weekend flights are full. Fly into Boracay on a Tuesday and fly out on a Friday.

Anyway, back to my Boracay trip. I arrived at Caticlan airport 2 1/2 hours before my wife did. She used my Mabuhay Miles and cost me more than Php 1,300 pesos for taxes. But Mabuhay Miles would not let her take Air Philippines which flies direct to Caticlan. Instead, she had to take Philippines Air Lines (PAL) into Kalibo airport, which is 1 1/2 hours by bus to Caticlan. She paid Php 250 on a very comfortable Southwest Tours bus. She could have taken a smaller, cramped L300 van for only Php 200 and probably would have gotten to Caticlan port earlier. But she was having a headache so she decided for comfort.

Since I had so much time to wait, I decided not to take the Php 40 tricycle ride to the port. I asked around and found that the port was within 10 minutes walking distance. With my backpack, I took a right on the main highway then took a left where there was a sign “To Jetty Port”. It really was just 10 minutes and Php 40 less!

Tip: If you’re not in a hurry, just walk from the airport to the jetty port and see a little bit of the very small town of Caticlan.

The last time I was at Caticlan, there was no Jetty Port Terminal. So it was a surprise to see a very organized system of boat travel. We had to pay a Php 50 Environmental Fee, another Php 50 terminal fee, and a Php 20 boat fare! How the environmental fee and the terminal fee could be so much more than the boat fare, don’t ask me. That’s the wonders of the government! Did you know that the Caticlan airport terminal fee is only Php 10?!!

Tip: Before walking into the Jetty Port Terminal, go to the left side of the main entrance and buy your ticket and pay your fees. If you are an Aklanon (a native of Aklan) and can prove so, you don’t need to pay the environmental fee.

This time there is hardly any waiting for the boat to leave. No more hawkers trying to get you on their boats for more than the usual fare. No more haggling. No more waiting a long time for other passengers. It’s first come, first go. They don’t even fill the boats before leaving! From the airport to the Boracay port, total travel time is only 30 minutes or a little bit more.

At the Boracay port, you will find a cue of tricycles for hire. Just get on the first one in line and pay only Php 20 per passenger. We got off at Palawan Pawnshop on the main road in Barangay Manocmanoc and was charged only Php 15 each. Great!

From the main road to the beach is about a 3 minute walk. We found vacant rooms all over the place. So we decided to look for better accommodation than the one we had reserved. Cena’s Guest House was very near the main road. We wanted one right on the beach. After an hour of looking for better accommodation, we settled for Starfire Resort on the beach. There is another Starfire which is about 50 meters from the beach, larger rooms but more expensive. We took the less expensive one on the beach. Only Php 1,200 per couple, aircondition room, no hot water, but good enough for our shoestring budget.

Tip: Aside from the high peak seasons which are Christmas and Holy Week, you will find plenty of vacancies all over Boracay. Rates do not differ between weekdays and weekends. So go ahead and come at the spur of the moment, find a vacancy at reasonable rates even during peak season.

Tip: Do not deal with hawkers who will approach you and give recommendations for accommodation. Generally, resorts will add around Php 500 to their rates for agent’s fees. Agent’s fees are not by commission but are add-ons to the real room rates. (That’s a tip from one of the resort owners in Boracay. Nice.)

I wonder if boat rates are the same? How much do agents make on top of the real boat rates? The one thing I really hate about Boracay is the hundreds of hawkers plying the beach. You can’t have a quiet moment to enjoy the scenery and the environment without dozens of hawkers approaching you with a deal to go island hopping!

Suggestion for Boracay governments: Coordinate the booking of boating, island hopping, and other pang-masa water recreation, just like ferry boats are coordinated at the jetty port terminals. That is, have centralized booking for boats and water recreation to avoid over-pricing and hawking. Hey, just don’t overprice it with so many taxes and fees that only go into the pockets of politician-criminals!

I think if the Boracay municipalities can work this out, so many more Filipinos will be able to really enjoy our own beautiful Boracay.

It was actually refreshing lying there in bed just chatting with my wife and with my second son sitting on a small stool at the end of the bed using my bed as a table for his laptop. This was our first Earth Hour. I knew that not many people here in Manila heard about the event. I was elated that one of my neighbors — the wealthiest one — had actually also observed Earth Hour.

What is Earth Hour? It’s one hour from 8-9 pm on March 29th when we’re supposed to turn off all electrical appliances to conserve energy, reduce the emission of greenhouse gas and thereby help in some way to avert global catastrophe caused by global warming. Don’t ask me any more about that. I’m not the expert. Here’s more on global warming:

Global Warming Org
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
Global Warming International Center

Why did we join Earth Hour? To take part in our own small way in helping stave off the effects of increasing greenhouse gas. What is greenhouse gas?

What are greenhouse gases?
Greenhouse Gases and Society
Climate Change - Greenhouse Gas Emissions

At 8:05 my wife reminded me during dinner that it was time to turn off the lights. We were 5 minutes late, so I hurriedly got up, turned off all the lights and any other electronic gadget connected to the outlets. This was our first time so I allowed three things to be kept on: laptops using only battery power (so the kids won’t get turned off by my “fanaticism”), electric fans (Manila in the lower 30s celsius is very warm and humid at this time of the year), and the refrigerator (so my wife doesn’t complain). Generally, everyone at home cooperated and learned something about global warming. My wife even suggested that Earth Hour should be observed at least initially about once a month! We can even lower our electric bill!

She said the lights actually make the air inside the house a lot warmer than it already is in the summer. My son remarked that it was much quieter with the lights turned off and he could listen to his anime movies without straining his ears! It actually felt so relaxing with no TV and no internet. (Yeah, we turned off the broadband modem!)

So how about Earth Hour every month? Anyone for the idea?

One of the women in the church in Rebecca asked if her son (5 years old) could be baptized. There is another woman, who has been coming to the gatherings regularly and has been very active in the discussions, who I think should also be baptized. You can see her deep desire to follow Christ. She is the daughter of a Catholic mother and a Muslim father and the wife of a nominal Catholic.

I met a brother a few months ago who recounted the story of some missionaries in another country who do not baptize individuals. That is, they always wait until the entire family comes to Christ before baptizing the entire household. As I listened to the story, an inner conflict developed within. Conscientization!

The scriptures speak of Cornelius, Lydia, and the Philippian jailer whose entire households were baptized along with them. But the scriptures also speak of 3,000 men in Jerusalem and a very large group in Samaria who were baptized the same day. Based on their spoken languages, the 3,000 were most likely pilgrims from other provinces in the Roman empire. Most likely their families were not with them. As to the Samaritans, were their households baptized with them? The Ethiopian eunuch was baptized alone. Well, we might argue that the eunuch, being single, had no household.

There is only one common thread we can get from these stories — everyone was baptized the same day that they believed. There is no waiting. There is no six-month discipleship program. There is no long indoctrination. Baptism was not a membership portal into a registered religious organization. It was immediate!

The advantage of baptizing families however (especially in persecuted areas) is that the families are not divided in faith. Internal persecution is avoided. And, very importantly, there is a support structure already built in to help individuals weather the storms of being a follower of Christ. The believer’s community becomes stronger as the basic social structure of the family is made even stronger.

Hence, our questions are: Should individuals be baptized before their families come to Christ? Should we wait for entire families to come to Christ so we can baptize entire households? How old must children be for them to be baptized? What sort of faith must they have to be baptized if we are to practice the believer’s baptism?

Any comments and scriptures?

It is written that when the Israelites gathered manna in the morning, those who were strong gathered more while the weak and the children gathered less. Yet in the end those who gathered more did not have too much, and those who gathered less did not lack. Everyone had enough to eat the whole day.

In the New Testament, in the early church there were poor believers and well-to-do believers. Yet, again no one lacked anything. Everyone had enough to eat every day. Those who had more than enough, sold their properties and gave to the poor.

The Macedonian churches were poor but they gathered what ever they could and sent them to Jerusalem, for the believers who were then suffering in a famine. Paul encouraged the Corinthians to do the same. Their plenty then would supply the needs of the Jerusalem church. In return, in the future, whatever plenty the Jerusalem church would have would supply the needs of the Corinthian church.

Sometimes we have more. Sometimes we have less. When we have less, we enjoy the help and support of our well-to-do brothers and sisters. When we have more, God has provided us more so we can help those in need. If we observe this kind of economy in the church, we will never lack. No need for a government-run welfare system. No need to purchase insurance. In both primitive tribal societies and in modern technological societies, this system can provide for the needs of everyone.

As he sat there, shy and wishing he didn’t have to accept the help, he said, “We still have some more from what you gave yesterday.” I answered, “It’s from the brothers who sent help. Take good care of your health so you can take good care of your family. In the future, when God gives you the opportunity, you can help other brothers and sisters just as you are being helped now.”

How would you like to earn from blogging? If you’re already into blogging on a regular basis, earning from blogging should be a cinch. Well, unless you prefer to just offer your thoughts for free as a humble service to the world.

This blog is actually just my thoughts and my service to anyone who stumbles upon this site. But one day, I surfed into payperpost. If I recall correctly, I clicked a Google ad. I’ve never seen a site like it before. They post advertisers who want to have their sites, products, or services blogged about, some regardless of whether you post a positive or negative review.

Now, if you’re like me, I like to blog about what I believe is true. I hate reviews that are false. Sometimes I’m looking for reviews on certain electronic products, and I see a number of these reviews. Majority of them are positive. Some are negative. But there are a few who post white-wash reviews, i.e. no negative point whatsoever. I look through their other posts on other products and they are all white-wash. I hate that. Those are just commercial reviews, and they get paid for posting positive reviews.

Payperpost lets you know if the advertiser doesn’t care if yours is a positive or negative review. Hey, that’s good. That’s what I want. I’ll do a review but don’t tell me what to write. I’ll give my readers the truth.

In addition, payperpost doesn’t want an all-professional all-commercial blog. They want your personal posts (two of them) and commercial posts. That means you can’t just blog for money. I don’t want to just blog for money. I want to blog what’s worth your and my time.

So here it is. If you love to blog and need some extra cash for your family or to help someone in need, here it is. (In my case, I need this for my family and for the occasional brother or sister in the faith who knocks on our door and asks for something to eat. Did you know that there are bloggers on payperpost who are making more than a thousand bucks a month? Maybe we can make just a few hundred. Times 40 pesos.)

Just sign up, submit your blog’s url, wait for approval, follow instructions, then do your first blog. That’s it.