PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

            Pulchritudinous.

            That’s how I describe Antique.

Malumpati Cold Health Springs. We went there on our last day. It was located on Pandan, Antique. It was an ideal place for swimming. We also tried tubing, and the best part was when we went down on the current. My guide was very helpful and also conversational. He’s been doing it for only eight months now. There was a diving board as well, but I didn’t try it because of the fact that I don’t know how to float. I can swim, but I don’t know to float. So what my friends and I did, we bought a salbabida for 10php only. With it, we could now swim towards the part where our feet couldn’t touch the floor of the spring.

Sunset at Tiguis Beach. As I mentioned before, I didn’t get to experience pottery making because I chose to watch the sunset. I don’t have any regrets though, because what I experienced is more amazing and sublime. Seeing the sky soaked with orange light, as well as the seas, I was glad I was there at that moment. At first I felt bad not able to do pottery making but boy, was I wrong. I had made the right choice at that day. I watched the sunset with my friends, and we took pictures, that day couldn’t have gone any better.

Tibiao Fish Spa. A ticklish feeling. It was what I felt when I soaked my feet on those waters and when tons of fish feasted on my feet. I’m very ticklish, I admit, but nonetheless, I tried the beginner’s, intermediate, and the extreme. I wanted to experience it, and I couldn’t just leave without doing it once. At first I would hold on to my friend because I couldn’t handle the ticklish feeling, yet I didn’t remove my feet from the water. I endured it and at some point, I somehow got used to it but when they attack a new part of leg, I’d feel ticklish all over again.

          OKM Concert. At Tibiao Fish Spa, two Kinaray-a composers sang for us: Tito Dante and Manong Sammy. They were great singers and I had fun listening to their songs. It was pleasing to the ears, and I must say, I felt inspired that night. Personally, I don’t know Kinaray-a, but upon hearing their songs, which are actually based on their experiences, I felt the emotions that they poured into writing the song. They shared stories of how they composed the song, and I got entertained. I was never bored during that 2-hour long concert. Kinaray-a is a profound and beautiful language, and I’m glad I got to experience it that night. I wished that I had one of their CDs though.