SYLLOGISM: ERGO, I LOVE BOHOL!

captured: rainbow over Panglao Island

I’m back from a trip from Bohol, one of the most beautiful places I’ve been. It’s just an hour away by plane from NAIA, but the airport is 2 hours away from the mountainous region where we live (isn’t it ironic?). I was there last year and was back again last week with hubby, sister-in-law and Princess A. Since it’s my second time, there is one thing I’m sure of:

Major premise                  Bohol is a beautiful place.

Minor premise                  I love beautiful places.

Conclusion                        Therefore, I love Bohol.

There are several reasons why the major premise is in fact, a fact. The following observations may serve as proofs to the first premise:

                                                              

·    There are lots of white beaches. We stayed at Panglao Island Nature and Spa at Dauis Beach, where we walked by the shore, chased green and blue fishes, touched orange and blue starfishes, played with the little creatures in the reef.

the Infinity Pool with the Dream Island in the background

·    There are countless of tourist spots. On our first day, we ate lunch with a river view. On the second day, we dine with a sea view. On our third day, we had a view of the mountains (Chocolate Hills) while eating. My favorite spot is the man-made mahogany forest, for it looks like Jacob’s wolf pack together with Edward and the Cullens will emerge anytime.

the man-made mahogany forest

·    There is no traffic jam in Bohol. We travel daily from Tagbilaran to Loay (28 kms) to visit my sister-in-law’s in-laws for around 20 minutes only.

·    The food is really good. Most Bohol food has ginger, so we will get along well together. (Try their sinugba, their lechon at BQ Mall, sinigang at the Metrocentre and the buffet at the Loboc River Cruise.)

Floating Restaurant

·    Bank transactions are unusually faster. There is only one BDO branch in Tagbilaran, but I was able to deposit our cash and then claim remittances for less than 30 minutes, a miraculous feat if I were in Manila. I normally spend 2 hours to make transactions in the nearest branch (Once, I was able to read half of Coelho’s Like the Flowing River while waiting for my name to be called).

·    People are religious. There is a church on every corner (Baclayon is the second oldest stone church in the country). Bells toll at 6pm and a lot of people stop to pray the Angelus. Even all the tricycles in Tagbilaran have Bible verses in them (it’s a requirement for registration).

Baclayon Church

·    People are friendly. I know that this is a fallacy of hasty generalization or biased sample, but since all of the people we met were friendly, I could say that they really are.

·    The largest mall is small. There isn't any SM in Bohol, the biggest one is the Island City Mall. You can find everything in one place.

·     Bohol is seldom visited by typhoons. Bohol is located a little south of the infamous "Typhoon Street" and gets so rarely hit by the Typhoons.

·    Every town in Bohol has a cultural center. The famous Loboc choir always performs for the tourists on the floating restaurants.

Okay eggheads, we do not have seatwork today. I need to find an extra job to earn extra bucks so I can buy a beach in Bohol… Maayong buntag!