Cebu City

On 23rd December we headed back to our resort on Macatan Island, and Kyle again collected us in the afternoon for more Filipino fun. We went to Cebu City, which is apparently the second largest city in the Philippines. First we went 'malling', as the Filipinos say. We visited an unbelievably huge shopping mall, which had everything from shops, restaurants and hotels to massage parlours and kids' parks. I bought some new clothes, since most of mine had started to fall apart after six months of travelling and being subjected to Asian washing practices like being bashed against rocks.


We then visited Projectile's Pit, which is a muay thai gym that Kyle and Gino are creating. The photo shows Kyle working out in the gym, which has its name painted on the wall in 'urban art' style.

Lyndal, Kyle, Gino and I all then headed off to Crown Regency Towers to do another stupid thing. One of the towers has a sort of roller-coaster running around the outside of the 37th Floor. Riders are strapped in to a little car, then tilted 50 degrees forward, so that they are essentially facing the ground 37 floors below them. The ride is not very fast, but the sensation of being almost about to plunge to one's death is absolutely terrifying. I'm not sure that I would say that I enjoyed this experience, but at least we all lived through it. Our absolute terror prevented Lyndal and I from admiring the views, but the boys just gaffed off the experience, saying it wasn't bad. Boys and their pride. :-)