It is all in -the mess-.

No words can possibly describe the fulfillment I’m feeling over the past weekend and the day after. I didn’t quite expect that the trip would be that fun and liberating at the same time, liberating in the sense that it was my first overnight out of town trip with friends from college. Imagine buying fresh squid and fish and having them grilled by the native folks, and actually eat them for a late dinner. Eating on a torn Styrofoam with a single utensil was quite challenging especially if you were feasting on large chunks of squid, plus getting all the squid fibers stuck in between your teeth. Hahaha! Oh, I almost forgot, flying cockroaches were all over the place, making the dinner more appealing.

The next day was even better! We toured the islands, saw different features of the sea, and trekked one of the island to gain a better view of the place. Alas, we settled in one of the islands where the beach sand was quite abundant to accommodate us. Let me tell you, the sand was actually gorgeous and the waters were amazingly clear. Once we got there, we were so ecstatic that we quickly immerse ourselves in the sparkling water. The only thing that kept us away from swimming in the waters was brunch. It was almost ten in the morning and we haven’t eaten anything, so we just cannot resist the food. After finishing brunch, we went back to the waters, rented a life vest so that we can move away from the shore, to the deep parts of the sea. This was where the fun part began. With Francine’s expertise in swimming/diving, we were able to see fishes! Three yellow and black striped fishes, one small “dory,” a school of dilis-like fishes and colorful corals, we have seen them all underwater. We kept on diving and diving to see these wonders. It was heaven under the sea! Did I make any sense? Haha! Before we left, we explored away from the shore, and swam until we were in really, really deep waters. The experience was truly invigorating, even thought the travel back here was tiring.

The day after, we went to Kapitolyo, Pasig to search for sources for our term paper, which is due on Thursday. It was Monday already, and we haven’t started anything at all, so I readied myself for another cramming marathon. After getting our resources, we all went back to our respective homes. Standing in the bus all alone, with my phone out of battery, leaving me with no means to talk with someone and denying me a fm radio transmittance, I just drowned myself with thoughts of planning my schedule and complaining to myself how unfortunate my constant travel is. It is not that I am not comfortable whenever I travel, but it is because of the lack of dazzling faces I so love to see. Until I stepped out of the bus and started to walk towards the van station, I kept on whining to myself. I kept on complaining how many desirable men are out there, and yet I don’t see a single one of them in any of the rides I had.

When I arrived at the van station and realized that it was already full, I made my way to the next van. In a split second I saw this guy, and I tell you he was stunning. What excited me even more was that I quickly realized he was a former classmate of mine from elementary, a seatmate to be more specific, and uhmm, had a bit of a history together. I was totally shocked that he grew up like that. To top it all, we sat together in front with the driver. Imagine 45 minutes in that spot with him just a few inches away. Ahhh, 45 minutes of pure ecstasy! Hahaha! Just when my rantings where reaching their highest level, I receive this? Wow, the hands of fate is favoring me this time! Oh, I wouldn’t mind living with this kind of luck. Please go on, make me happy, make my days!

Posted by krissy at 4:55 PM