Dodging Lisa, going with Mae

Branch-like nudibranch

Dived Sand Eel and Sanctuary where visibility was still pretty bad. Saw a snake eel for the first time in Sand Eel and in Sanctuary, saw a large school of jacks, two pegasus sea moths, and an interesting branch-like nudibranch.

Snake eel is a fairly large snake that burrows in the sand

Afterwards, Sander told me that the crazy Lisa girl came by looking for me and wanted her picture of Cesar Montano. Sander, knowing I don’t like her, told her that I had to go into Tagbilaran to meet up with my girlfriend (complete lie). We were hoping this would get her to not come back; unfortunately, it didn’t, though she came back when I was upstairs. The girls in the kitchen told her that I was somewhere else.

Coco Vida girls (from left) -- Ellen, Reneli, and Mona Lisa

Later in the evening I hung out at Coco Vida to see if Rain (Reneli) or anyone else was going to Oops disco night. Crazy Lisa girl was at the bar and nagged me about her photos. I told her to stop bothering me and she distanced herself more. I went over to Oops for disco night and there was the usual crowd dancing. To help confuse Lisa and try to get her to stop bothering me, Rain told Lisa that I had a girlfriend. While at Oops, Mae from Coco Vida came by alone sent by Rain as my “girlfriend.” Mae and I dance and hung out solely to make sure Lisa felt jealous and to get her to move on.

After Oops bar Mae and I went to Coco Vida and joined some other bartenders to go to another disco called “Sunrise”; it’s called this because the area we were in was called Sunrise. We went to Sunrise on motorbikes for maybe 8 kilometers from Alona. Sunrise is an area where a “club” is setup on an old outdoor basketball court; there’s a DJ, dance lights and a large sound system. The “bar” is a fold out table with a palette of San Miguel beers under it. Motorbikes lined the areas near the club.

Mae and I danced to the beats of hip hop, reggae, and some electronica. We saw a bunch of others from Coco Vida and Genesis divers. The crowd consisted mostly of locals which is a good sign. Around 3 am, we left and went to Trendi bar where we had a little beer. Back to Coco Vida, we looked for Rain because we wanted to see if she wanted to join us. Sleep.

- jason