I was in a dizzy mode when the air hostess offered me a
glass of juice. It was MH 704 from Kuala lumpur International Airport heading
towards the Aquino International Airport, Manila. Around me everything was
blue. It was hard to recognize the difference between sea and sky. I understood
that I was flying over an ocean of blue. It was a 3 hours 50 minutes journey.
I fastened my seat belt as the aircraft preparing to land on
the ground. But where the ground was I didn’t understand because it’s still
blue sea and white clouds everywhere. At last, small structures started
appearing before my eyes and the wheels of the big bird touch the land or I may
say island. Yes! It’s the 7107 islands’ country.
The lady in the immigration was working very fast so that it
needed couple of minutes to stand before her. She asked me whether I am a
diplomat. I answered negative and explained my reasons to come here. She
satisfied and welcomed me to the Islands.
The street just outside the airport was a kind of Dhaka. We
were inside the car and were taking Pizza. After crossing few kilometers, it
seemed different and it’s getting more and more dissimilar than Dhaka. Its
different in every aspects-the traffics, the landscapes, coz of
the mountains around me. After navigating two hours on plain and mountain,
we finally managed to reach our destination " Los Banos". The
original Spanish spelling was Los Baños, meaning "the baths" in
reference to the adjacent water source. The town lies on the northern
slopes of the long dormant volcano Mount
Makiling and is known among tourists for its hot spring resorts that
dot the area.
