a trip to Batangas!

Going to Sto. Tomas Batangas, you can ride a van at the terminal in front of Robinson's Pala-pala. The fare is 95.00 (as of August 24, 2012). Usually, it will only take an hour ride if the van is in better condition. But, on our trip, it was more than an one-hour ride. The van was so slow and the aircon is like raining. (haha!). We said to the driver we would want to be dropped at Jollibee Sto. Tomas, 'cause as mentioned by my friend (her name is Weng), there's only one Jollibee Sto. Tomas. However, we were not dropped there but at the market just a few meters away from Jollibee. So, we needed to walk to Jollibee because it is where my friend's apartment is closest. When at last, we were able to arrive at my friend's apartment, I was really expecting she will go with us to Bauan Batangas. However, that was not the case, she still has work (10pm-6am) so it's impossible for her to go with us. Since her birthday is also close, she treated us with a lunch at the restaurant just across the street on where her apartment is. We just ordered Special Bulalo because it is the restaurant's most ordered menu. The price of Special Bulalo is P400.00. The special Bulalo has vegetables in it, unlike the ordinary Bulalo (P350.00) which do not have vegetables. So it is kinda shocking that the price of vegetables is P50.00. haha. With regards to the taste of the Bulalo, it was good. It's just sad that I wasn't able to take a picture of it. After lunch, it was time for us to go to Bauan Batangas without Weng coming with us. So me and Yam, the one I'm with on this trip, were now going to FPIP (First Philippine Industrial Park). We were instructed to go there and be able to ride a bus with sign board Calabarzon. When we were in front of FPIP, we were really confused because the buses with sign board Calabarzon was just limited to Turbina. So when I asked a guy there, he said that we should have been waiting on the other side of the road. So NOT in front  of FPIP, but along FPIP! So we crossed the street. We were able to ride a Calabarzon bus. I asked the conductor if we can be dropped at Batangas diversion (as instructed to us by Weng), but he said that we can ride a jeep going to Bauan Batangas at the Grand Terminal of Batangas. And I said that would be great. So he gave me 2 tickets. Each ticket is P69.00. When we arrived at the Grand Terminal, we were then able to ride a jeep going to Bauan Batangas. When we arrived at Bauan, we stopped at Jollibee because we will still buy something for my Aunt. So we bought Goldilocks cake and ice cream. After that, we rode a jeep routed to Bolo and stopped in front of Keppel at Balintawak. From there, we rode a triycle going to Acusar St. where my Aunt lived. And finally we arrived!!

So, to wrap it up:

going to Sto. Tomas Batangas (from Pala-pala Cavite):
ride a van at the van terminal in front of Robinson's Pala-pala--it can go directly to Sto. Tomas Batangas. Fare is P95.00

going toBauan Batangas (from Pala-pala Cavite):
ride a van at the van terminal in front of Robinson's Pala-pala--it can go directly to Bauan Batangas. Fare is P145.00

going to Bauan Batangas (from Sto. Tomas Batangas):

• ride a jeep going to FPIP. wait (along FPIP road) for a bus with sign board Calabarzon. Stop at Grand terminal. Fare is P69.00.
• At the Grand terminal, ride a jeep going to Bauan Batangas. Fare is P12.00.
• At Bauan Batangas, you can ride a jeep going to any other part of Bauan. You can ask the driver for the fare price, but if you are going to Keppel, the fare is just P8.00.

So if you are planning to have a short vacation at Batangas, well then, enjoy! :)