Boracay in September / I Need a Vacation After this Vacation

I've never been to Boracay (or any other beach) during the rainy season, and now I know why it's a very bad idea. Three other girlfriends and I went on a 3-day vacation to the La Carmella beach resort, and as I sit in the Caticlan airport waiting for my plane back to Manila, I can't help but wonder what the hell I was thinking.

People always tell me that I need a vacation, but I'm pretty sure sitting in a mediocre hotel room whilst the rain poured outside wasn't what they meant. On the one hand, I did get to catch up on a little television (that I thankfully had stored on my otherwise useless UMPC). I couldn't work, I couldn't swim, and for some reason I didn't feel like getting drunk.

My friends told me that I'd changed (I was far more serious now), and I can't help but wonder if that's true. And if it is, is it a bad thing?

Getting wasted on the beach seems so very much like a college kid's fare, and I just couldn't muster the enthusiasm to do it. I used to wonder why my father would always be chilling in the hotel room or by the pool whenever we went to resorts, but now I think I know why. I guess you just reach a point where you no longer feel as pressured to have fun all the time, and sometimes it's enough to just lay back and watch.

That said, I wish I'd brought my work laptop instead of this crappy little UMPC. I could've gotten a crapload of work done...

Pictures and a less introspective/wanky post when I get home!