Chicken Chan: Chema's by the Sea | Travel Blog Ep 5 🇵🇭

Date: July 19, 2024

We started the day at our Airbnb, waiting for our VIP car to pick us up.

The plan was to head straight to McDonald's, but first, Kimchi bought me some boat-sickness medicine at a small shop beside McDonald's. We decided to stay at McDonald's for a bit, filling up with pancakes and burger meat (the kind with syrup on top – sounds strange but tasted great!).

After eating, we took a walk to our next stop. On the way, I spotted three interesting trees: one was flat and unusual, another was a huge mango tree, and the third was a cute, small tree.

Eventually, we reached a place where we had to sign our names before boarding the boat.

I expected to ride one of those traditional big Filipino boats,

While walking, I came across a seller, but I didn’t have my money ready since it was all in my wet bag, packed for the boat trip and not for shopping. I was also in a hurry to catch the boat, so I had no time for shopping.

To my surprise, instead of the traditional old boat, we boarded a speedboat that was docked right next to it. It was my first time riding a speedboat, and it was pretty cool!

After a quick ride, we arrived at Chema's by the Sea.

When we arrived at Chema's by the Sea, a staff member welcomed me, saying, "Welcome to the vlog!" I met some really friendly staff, and we quickly found our seats at the resort. We realized we were almost the only people there since it's a private resort, meaning only a limited number of guests can be there at once.

We sat down to take in the view when I noticed a big banana spider hanging nearby. It looked cool, but I wasn’t sure if it was poisonous, so I kept my distance!

I walked alone to the bar, and as a person with agoraphobia, I felt less nervous going there alone with my camera. I asked for a mocktail, but they didn’t have one, so I grabbed a Coke Zero. A staff member opened it for me and exclaimed, "AHH!" I replied, "Always Coca-Cola," referencing the ad, and we all laughed it created such good vibes!

I walked back to my seat with my Coke Zero, enjoying the nice view as I sipped my soda.

After that, I walked with Kimchi to look for the pool area, and we met a nice lady who was cleaning. We asked her where the pool was, and she pointed, saying, "Up that way." While we were talking to her, I noticed a cool Buddha sculpture that had the same nose as me!

and even some chickens wandering nearby.

When I got to the pool, I saw a very cool artwork of Buda. If you look closely, you can see mist in the background that resembles a scary demon. It reminded me of Episode 2 when I was in Devil City, where it was very misty. I started to think that the mist might represent demons, hmm? But that's just my theory; I don’t really know the story yet because I can't find anyone who knows the history behind Buda.

I quickly realized it was too cold for me to enjoy, so I just sat there freezing while Kimchi had fun in the water.

After a while, we decided to head down to the beach, which was much warmer. Unlike the others who wanted to stay by the pool, I was perfectly content hanging out on the warm beach.

After that, I went up to explore and filmed some more chickens along with a Buda sculpture.

Then I walked back to the beach. As I sat there, I noticed that my glasses were making everything look cold and dull. When I took them off, the colors around me felt so much warmer, quite the revelation!