Friday, November 26, 2010

No Calls please, we're all flying to Boracay!!!

It is actually about to unfold.  The first Paul Yan Experience activity in Boracay is less than twenty four hours away!

As of the moment, 5 participants are already there.  Lourdes, serving as our advance party, informs us to expect the following charges:
1) domestic airport terminal fee  P200
2)  caticlan terminal fee  P50
3)  boracay environmental fee  P75
4)  caticlan ferry to boracay  P30
5)  boracay tricycle/multicab 100-250
numbers 1-3 will apply to all, while 4 and 5 will only apply to those who did not book the roundtrip transfers.

Lourdes suggests a couple of good eat options, with a range of budgets from "cheerful with a coke", to "swanky with a club soda".  so do look her up as soon as you get there.

D 24'K Photo Store has also sent a couple of white balance lens caps, some flash snoots, and several flash softboxes.  i will try to bring whatever fits into my very small hard case suitcase.

The weather is quite good, Lourdes points out.  The bars and bargains are also quite plentiful she says, suggesting that should you wish to drink like a fish, then choose the ones that are crawling distance from your crib.

As I have been bumped off my 1pm flight for an earlier one (10:30am, also via Seair) I will expect you guys at the roofdeck poolside of the Tides Hotel at 4pm.  And since the Tides has been gracious enough not to charge us for the use of their deck, we are all being encouraged to just simply avail of their happy hour and order a cocktail or two while we do our first shoot.  Beer is 80 bucks.  For your first cocktail, I strongly recommend the LONG ISLAND ICED TEA (which is alcoholic) to complement my short lecture.  that way, the questions will come fast and the answers even faster.

oh, if you want the whole world to know that you were with us in bora, then go easy on the sunblock.  burn baby, and show it off when you get home.

one other thing.  Camera Geek TV has informed us that they MIGHT be able to fly in on november 28.  If they do fly in, it will be to do a companion piece on The Paul Yan Experience, which everyone knows is "The Philippines Best Known Photography Secret"... so, do let me know in advance if you are camera-shy, or do not wish to be the next Philippine Idol, so I can keep everything very discreet.

See ya all there!

Jesus Paul C. Yan
for The Paul Yan Chronicles

1 comment:

Sini Castro said...

mane and I are obviously so much excited for our boracay trip tomorrow with sir paul and everyone! we already fixed our things ahead of time. It will be our first ever plane ride and first ever visit to boracay that's why we are expecting a lot of good things and i hope the weather cooperates cause we'll be flooding our cameras with pictures! (fingers crossed) have a safe trip everyone and see you! :) - ROSINI