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Day 9 I took RORO in Dumangas as instructed by Charvi. This is an alternative way to reached Bacolod from Iloilo. For a cyclist, you can reach the port without passing Iloilo City if you are cycling from Kalibo via Capiz. The fare is cheaper, road and view going to the port are nice. I informed Sarge about my estimated arrival and he picked me at the port to drop their home since it’s been quite a long time since I visited their home in one of my Sophie Business trips. After I dropped my bag, I went to SM Bacolod to find an optical store to replace my broken eyeglass. For someone with 350/400 eye grade, the salesclerk said the promo of 1,000 is not applicable to me. Sounds misleading but there’s always what we called please asked for more details. I paid 2,000-2,500 I forgot already since I wrote it late and unfortunately that said eyeglass as of writing now broken. Though they are still trying to do upgrade selling I firmly said NO. No more budget I said to the salesclerk, just...

Day 15 Sarge father dropped me at a port with his tricycle then I went to Bong2 Shop, the famous Bacolod Pasalubong Shop before securing boat ticket to Iloilo. There’s a lot of passengers going back to the nearby city. Surprisingly, my seat number happened to be with our neighbor on the island. It may sound weird but I am quite surprised as I listened to her personal life stories all throughout the trip not because it’s personal (sharing personal stories no matter how sensitive is common in Filipino Culture) but I never know she’s suffering from that aspect of her life. This is our first time to chat after more than 15 years as neighbors. It made me realized I really had terrible social skills or maybe it’s just me being an introvert. The story got some happy ending so it’s not really sad after all but I admire her openness and vulnerability. I am no longer sure but I arrived Charvi place past lunch and hurriedly fix my stuff. I left immediately to avoid cycling at night...

Ilo-ilo (San Joaquin to Jaro) Day 7 It’s raining last night so I moved my tent under one of the resort shed. I can’t sleep well compared to my usual stay on tent but still considered a good night because I felt safe. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to charging station so my phone got battery empty the next day. I went to reception area to charged then use my spare digital camera to shoot souvenir photos. I learned the trick how to take own photo by changing camera settings to a continuous shot. A new discovery for me. :-) Simple things I learned and found out after 4 years having this camera.          I checked my bike before leaving, went for breakfast then finally bid goodbye around 8am. I stopped in Miag-ao Church for lunch, rest for few minutes then immediately continued cycling heading to Iloilo City hoping to catch up Charvi (my highschool friend and classmate). She will be my host in Iloilo to whom I am planning to leave my bike...