Nung mag-trip ako sa Bacolod

So I just went to a solo trip in Bacolod. Ito yung trip na trip lang talaga. Meron kasing piso fare ang Cebu Pac last year and natripan ko lang i-try kung meron pa. I chose a date, picked a destination, then confirmed. So there, I was going to fly to the city of smiles in January 2012. Parang ganun-ganun lang 'yun.

So the date came. I went out with friends the night before and I had cold feet. I was feeling a sense of adventure days before pero bigla akong nakapag-isip ng tama, parang ayoko na lang. Pero sinabihan nila 'ko na ituloy ko na din. Baka raw makabuti sa 'kin ang bakasyon. So ganun na nga.

You know how I felt about this trip? A big joke. Nakalimutan kong magplano para dito so I went there with no place to stay, no itinerary, and no sleep. But as the cliche goes, it's not just about the destination, but the journey. I had a goal - to get there and find a place to stay kasi antok na antok na 'ko. And I took it one step at a time.

Another thing I learned about travelling - it's about knowing a new place. I crammed in reading about Bacolod, and when I started going around, the maps and the articles started to make sense. Feeling ko ngayon it's just the next town to Taytay. I think I know it more than any other towns in Rizal.

When I got there, there was this incredible street party for Chinese New Year and the Ilonggos know how to party. Hahaha. As in dancing in the street, performers of different genres everywhere, tyangge, inuman and street food! It was unfortunate that I needed to sleep, pero nagising ako sa putukan when it hit midnight (partida looban kami) so I knew it must have been a great celebration.

And the languange. Ganun pala yun. You don't understand them when they talk, but you'll get used to not understanding them, as long as they don't talk to you. Haha. And they have this funny accent. Funny in a good way. It's malambing so it gets kind of soothing, mapapasmile ka. Tapos when you hear something you sort of  know to immitate, matatawa ka.

So here's a video about this whole joke. Haha. I wanted to make a video to this song so this was my opportunity. Hehe.

Uhmmm...first time ko nga pala makasakay ng eroplano. :)

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random thought na hindi kasya sa Twitter

Yung meron kang crush dati...pero noon may girlfriend siyang super ganda. Tapos pagdaan ng mga taon, ang mapapangasawa pala niya sakto lang. Pumapatol naman pala siya sa mga tipo mo. At yung sinasabi mong magandang ex girlfriend, tumaba at tumanda na ngayon. Feeling mo tuloy level na kayo. O higit ka pa ng isang basong paligo dahil atleast mas payat ka. May asawa na din pala siya ngayon. Gandang-ganda ka sa kanya dati, ni hindi mo maiisip na pagdating ng panahon, sa hindi gwapo siya makakasal. Nangyayari naman pala talaga ang mga ganito. Ngayon maiisip mo, pwede naman palang ikaw yun. Hindi ka lang naniwala noon.

What I'm Liking Now: DWTS' Tristan and Derek

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Never in my life had I thought I would find ballroom dancers attractive.

These guys are cute enough just standing. But when they dance, they're smokin'. Super hot.

Sa Tahimik

Two influential people in my life just got engaged - Kuya Kevin and Patty Laurel (not to each other though). I did not even know Kuya Kevin has a gf so it was quite a shocker. Patty naman on the other hand, was both inspiring and inggit-ting, sarap sabihan ng "ikaw na". Siya naman na talaga...ang susunod na ikakasal. =P

After a few months of not seeing each other, nakita ko ulit nung isang araw yung paborito kong pedikyurista - buntis, sa pulis = happy misis. Gem, my good friend from college naman got married last Sunday. Her parents are together for years but were never officially married. So I'm happy for her because she's found the "one" for her, and also because she still believed in the sanctity of marriage and chose to make things right.

 

I was there at the bridal shower but didn't make it to her wedding because I was at the wake of a dear friend. Ang buhay nga naman, kung sa iba nagsisimula, sa iba naman natatapos. 

Naisip ko lang bigla, ang kasal at ang pagkamatay nga pala ay parehong tinatawag na "paglagay sa tahimik".

I bore holes in the wall

For no reason, I checked out a total stranger's FB wall and kept on scrolling down. I must have found him interesting.

And a random thought hit me.

If a stranger is to check out my wall, wala siyang mapapala. There is nothing there.

I agree that what you put out there says something about you. While some of us would love to self-promote, others unconsciously destroy themselves with what they post.

In my case, I'm just boring, that's just it. :)

Some people has a lot of things going in and around them but choose not to share. Others on the other hand share everything. I guess it has to do with how comfortable we are in sharing ourselves to people.

Sa totoo lang, ang tingin ko sa iba tamang papansin. Whether or not kasi interesado ka sa kanya, kapag shinare niya wala ka ng magagawa kapag lumabas na sa newsfeed. Malalaman mong nagpunta siya sa ganito at kumain ng ganyan kahit hindi mo tinatanong.

Wala lang. Ironic lang na ang stranger na ganyan ang gawain would steal my attention for a while. I guess that's the point sa pagpopost - share yourself and maybe somehow, some people will see you as interesting.

Well gawain ko din yun - nagbabait-baitan, posing as cool and opinionated like the people I look up to. Pero dito kasi, I share myself and thoughts dun lang  sa interesado. :) Or maybe naligaw. Haha.

Another Year to Make it Right

Dream. Read. Kiss. Someone. Write. Draw. Build. In. 2012.