The Beach
Mom, Woog whispers conspiratorially with a hopeful look on his face, I want to ride a boat this summer.
He glances sideways at his Tatay, almost fearful that any whiff of his wish would cause said paternal authority to reply with a stern rebuff.
But Woog gets his wish in a spur-of-the-moment decision. After dinner at my parents’ house one Saturday, someone vaguely mentions the beach, and slowly the whole family drifts toward the discussion like seaweed undulating in a lazy current.
Plans are made. Assignments are handed out. By the time we head home an hour later, Woog is too keyed up with excitement. He loudly thrashes on the bed the whole night, keeping everyone awake.
The next day, we are up before the sun. Atch heads out to the market to buy the day’s dose of high cholesterol for the grill, and I stuff clothing, swimsuits, sunblock, sandwiches, and other miscellaneous items into beach bags.
By 8 am, two cars are on the road to
and I tell Woog that the last time he visited the island, he was a 9-month-old fetus in my tummy. You know, our weight broke the boat's gangplank in half, just the two of us.
And I tell Kylot that he was an hysterical 3-year-old screaming to be let off in the middle of a choppy sea. The boys giggle, wriggling in their seats like puppies.
Woog & Kylot
All aboard!
200-pound capacity rubber boat, 300+ pound load
Me: Come swim, Tatay! Tatay: No! The sun will give me more liver spots.
Me: How 'bout a beer bath instead?
Tatay: *snort* Get your wobbly abs out of here.
Coral pirate
Auntie Dada: Give me back my cigarettes, El. Eli: No! Mine!
Family on the sand
Smiling through the sunburn
4 comments:
that's a pristine-looking beach! i think negros has better beaches than cebu, judging from your pictures.
i had to tweak my last post a bit. no offense meant. ;)
love the beach, really! Tarko and I are heading off to our usual summer escapades as well this month, after being stationed at home last month to be, well, security guards! lol
seems like you had so much fun! saraap! :)
katahum gali sang Lakawon, no. daw boracay man ang white sand. wala lang galing parties and crowd. and i suppose indi ka na kinanglan mag bayad sa kada otot mo like in boracay.
Linnor - camera trick, hrhrhrhr! Also, no offense taken. Cheers!
Lorela - Yup, we're certified beach fanatics ourselves. And we did have a lot of fun!
Chiqui - Tahum gid. So quiet you can hear yourself think. Really cold beer, too.
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