Day 27 - A photo of last summer Sigh, it pains me a little to have to type in “last” summer. (It really is over.) Anyway, let me tell you about the uncanniest thing that’s ever happened to my life. I went on a solitary Cebu-Bohol trip during the week of my birthday. Since childhood I’ve always wanted to go to Cebu, mainly to see Magellan’s Cross and the Mactan Shrine. Now, Magellan’s Cross is pretty easy to access, especially if you’re staying in Cebu City, but the Mactan Shrine is a whole other story. From Cebu City, it took me two hours and two rides to get to what seemed like this remote (but idyllic) part of Cebu. It was a beautiful afternoon and there were only a few people in the park (compared with the crowded Magellan’s Cross earlier that day) so I was able to leisurely survey the area and absorb the history of the park (hehe). I was about to head home when I heard somebody call my name. Lo and behold, it was one of my best friends, Olga Bandoy! I was flabbergasted. It took maybe ten minutes for the shock to wear off. We both live in Los Baños, Laguna, but we rarely ever see or run into each other in town. So we laughed at how our paths would unexpectedly meet in Mactan, Cebu — of all places. She was on vacation in Marigondon, I was staying in Cebu City. We just so happened to visit the Mactan Shrine that afternoon. What are the odds! * * * This entry a part of the 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 27 - A photo of last summer

Sigh, it pains me a little to have to type in “last” summer. (It really is over.) Anyway, let me tell you about the uncanniest thing that’s ever happened to my life.

I went on a solitary Cebu-Bohol trip during the week of my birthday. Since childhood I’ve always wanted to go to Cebu, mainly to see Magellan’s Cross and the Mactan Shrine. Now, Magellan’s Cross is pretty easy to access, especially if you’re staying in Cebu City, but the Mactan Shrine is a whole other story.

From Cebu City, it took me two hours and two rides to get to what seemed like this remote (but idyllic) part of Cebu. It was a beautiful afternoon and there were only a few people in the park (compared with the crowded Magellan’s Cross earlier that day) so I was able to leisurely survey the area and absorb the history of the park (hehe). I was about to head home when I heard somebody call my name. Lo and behold, it was one of my best friends, Olga Bandoy! I was flabbergasted.

It took maybe ten minutes for the shock to wear off. We both live in Los Baños, Laguna, but we rarely ever see or run into each other in town. So we laughed at how our paths would unexpectedly meet in Mactan, Cebu — of all places. She was on vacation in Marigondon, I was staying in Cebu City. We just so happened to visit the Mactan Shrine that afternoon.

What are the odds!

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This entry a part of the 30 Day Picture Challenge