Country > Philippines > Bohol > Dauis
Date > 2004 > November
Activity > Chilling Out

Series: Old-Airport Walkers

Old-Airport Walkers

Xmas Party with Attys. Al and Heidi Tinampay

November 22, 2024

Tagay Ta Xmas Party

Location : Dauis, Bohol, Philippines

Old Airport Walkers
The good walkers at the Old Airport, despite my absence for moving out to CPG Park, invited me to their early Xmas Party at Tagay Ta, the scenic watering hole owned by Ondoy, one of its colorful members.

I don't really know much about the Old Airport Walkers. I know most by face, some by name but I don't really know what they do. Some are addressed as "Atty", some own businesses and some are in politics - that's only from the conversation I'm a part of. I don't ask questions - and I only want to know things on a need-to-know basis. But sdefinitely, they are (one of) the movers and shakers of Tagbilaran, if not all of Bohol.

This gathering was an aggregation of 3 groups doing their morning walk at the Old Airport. They all know each other, but didn't really hang out together. On this occassion, everyone was invited. Damage was P1000/pax - this consisted of food, drinks, a band and lotsa raffle prizes.

a selfie with a judge, a ship captain and lawyers

Tagay Ta
Tagay Ta is perched gloriously overlooking the causeway bridging Dauis and Tagbilaran. You see the night lights of Tagbilaran reflected on the ocean, you see the cars with their headlights on the causeway, and you see a panoramic view of Tagbilaran. I can't think of a better place to unwind for a coldie after a hard day's work (hmmm....when was the last time I actually did a hard day's work? dunno).

Saying YES to Prayer
It was good to see everyone else again. It has been a few weeks. Off the bat, Atty. Heidi asked me if I wanted to preside over a prayer. Boholanos are deeply devoted Catholics. How do I conduct a prayer when I regard higher intelligence and consciousness simply as "my universe"? Of couse I said YES. In the prayer, I simply took the moment to feel gratitude for all the abundance - the friendship, the health, the money and the grace. That resonated with everyone.

Saying YES to singing
Atty. Heidi again asked me to sing on the stage. They all did. Of course, I said YES. I sang "Let it Be" but introduced the song with a little segue, "We all try to make things happen. It's what we do. But some things were never meant to happen. We can push through, as we often do, or simply let go. We let it be."

Ending Thoughts
Say YES to Life
I never prepared for a prayer and I didn't really want to sing. But since I was asked, I take it as a mandate, so saying "NO" is not an option. Essentially, I'm saying YES to life. As a general rule, I do.

New Ideas in the Conversation
I suspect that I keep getting invited into such gatherings (despite not being able to speak the local language) because I provide new perspective, new language and new ideas to the conversation. They are all smart and highly educated - no question about that. But their range of experience is limited to their geography, social circle and life experience. Within that framework, the conversation is homogenous - local politics, family life, business and gossip. If I submit my 2-cents, I talk about life as a nomadic renunciate discovering Easter Eggs along the way, a whole new existential ecosystem from those living the 9-5. They find that amusing. Maybe I make good entertainment for them.

--- Gigit (TheLoneRider)
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Bohol, Philippines

tourist attractions

Danao Adventure Park - zip lining, cable car ride, caving, river rides/trekking, off-road buggy ride, root climbing, rappelling and ultra-glide rides
Alona Beach - hub for tourists with hotels, resorts, restos, bars and dive shops
Chocolate Hills - hills side-by-side shaped like giant Kisses chocolate
Tarsier - pocket-sized marsupia looking like a monkey
Balicasag Island - one of the best dive spots in the Philippines
Loboc River - river cruise on a boat
Anda Beach - fine white sand beach with resorts, restos and cottages, 3 hours by bus from Tagbilaran
Cabagnow Cave Pool - brackish water pool about 5ft deep inside a limestone opening on the ground, 8 feet deep, P50
Lamanok Island - walk on a 100m bamboo bridge on stilts to a resto area to take a boat tour to caves and nearly attractions, P300
Combento Cave Pool - cave pool with underwater cave system, P20
Can-umantad Falls - long narrow drop until it hits a bulbous mound spreading it into a a curtain-like water canopy and down into a splash pool
Canawa Cold Spring - deep refreshing cold spring with developed pool area
Firefly Tour - evening boat ride into the river to watch fireflies

hotel

Fox & The Firefly Cottages - SUP paddle boarding, luxury riverside native cottages, mountain bike tours, SUP yoga
Baranggay Valladolid, Loboc, Bohol
Bohol Tropics Resort - seafront location, manicured surroundings, swimming pool, resto/bar
0133 Graham Avenue, Brgy. Cogon, Tagbilaran, Bohol 6300
Oasis Resort - Alona Beach location, dive center, resto / bar
Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol

yoga

Jing Yoga - health & well being through yoga
The Courtyard - Airport Road fronting the church
Bohol Meditation and Yoga Center - 2nd Floor Lim Magtajas Bldg. CPG Avenue

Bohol Travel Info/Tips

Bohol FYI / Tips

the tourist area where most of the hotels, restaurants, ticket offices, tour operators are, is located within the Alona Beach area
the tourist attractions in Bohol are far apart and spread-out. It would be difficult to visit them all using public mass transit. Better hire a van (P3500/day) if in a big group, or rent a motorcycle (P400/day + gas)
Bohol relies on its tourism for revenue. As expected, everything they can capitalize on from tourism is extensively used and developed

Tagbilaran Port to Panglao

You can charter any tricycle from the port all the way to Panglao (~P300), but if you want to do it on the cheap,

don't take the tricycles lined-up inside the port. Walk past the port gate and immediately outside, you'll see many tricycles. Take one to the bus terminal in Dao (~P15)
in Dao, take the jeep that plies the Panglao route (~P20)

Tagbilaran (Bohol) to Cebu City by boat

** schedules and rates keep changing, call for latest schedule

Weesam Express - departs 6:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 4:00 PM
one way: Economy (aircon) P500.00, Economy (non-aircon) P400.00, First Class P600.00
round trip promo (at least 2 days advance booking): Economy (aircon) P600, Economy(non-aircon) P500, First Class P1200
round trip promo (1 day or on the day booking): Economy (aircon) P800, Economy (non-aircon) P700, First Class P1200
Ocean Jet - departs 6-7:05-8:20-9:20-10:40-11:40AM, 1-2-3:30-4:20-5:30-6:30PM, 2 hours, arrives Pier 1 in Cebu
Open Air / Tourist Class P800, Business Class P1000
+63(32)255 7560 / +63 (32) 255 0115 / 0917 638 0000
SuperCat (2GO) - departs 5:50-11AM, 3:45-5:25-8:15PM, arrives Pier 1 in Cebu
P 500.00
+63 32 233 7000

Things to do, Places to go in Bohol

Chocolate Hills - this is a clustering of more than 1200 hills within a 50km² area. They range in height from 30-50 meters. What's unusual is their near-perfect conical shape resembling an individual chocolate chip. No one knows how they were formed. Entrance is P50/pax.
Tarsier Conservation Area - located Upper Bonbon, Loboc. The tarsiers are no longer being played at by tourists as circus props, but instead, visitors now view them in cordoned-off areas in their natural 6ha habitat. As they are territorial and nocturnal, they are predictable on where they can be viewed. P50/pax.
Alona Beach (Panglao) - Alona Beach is the tourist hub of Bohol. It has 1.5 kms of white sand beach lined-up by bars, hotels and restos. Alona is also the jump-off point for Balicasag Island, a world class dive destination.
Danao Adventure Park - located in Barangay Magtangtang, 72 kms (2 hours ride) from Tagbilaran. Adventure activities include river trekking, tyrolean traverse, rappelling, bouldering, rock climbing and ziplining.

Blogs

Bohol

Anda

ANDA

Exploring Combento Cave Pool Jun 29, 2017

Visiting Cabagnow Cave Pool Of Anda Jun 28, 2017

Exploring Anda, Bohol Jun 25-30, 2017

Candijay

CANDIJAY

Roadtrip from Candijay to Ubay Jul 1, 2017

Firefly Tour In Candijay, Bohol Jun 30, 2017

Freediving Canawa Cold Spring Of Candijay, Bohol Jun 30, 2017