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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...