Birthday Beauty Rest at Puerto Galera , Oriental Mindoro

The bibliophile and the bitch, I mean, beach.

After our first adventure together at Mt Maculot, I reckoned Payee likes me to be her travel buddy (bwahahaha) and invited me to join her supposed to be solo birthday trip at Puerto Galera. In a heartbeat I agreed because aside from the fact that I am travel junkie, it was also for free!

We met at around 6 in the morning at Jam Bus Terminal to get on a Batangas Pier Bus. After sometime of waiting, finally the boat that will take to Sabang finally arrived. An hour and a half ride and the sight of tourists, and cottages and beach activities greeted us.

Mindoro Sling.

There are a lot of things to explore in Puerto—snorkeling, trekking, sailing, partying—but we passed all these in the name of sleep. Yep, we came all the way just to breath fresh air, to walk in the sand and of course, to sleep. 

What I can’t forget about this trip is that I was given a birthday present.  Not to mention, a very nice book. Ah! I am happy kid! All of a sudden, I felt guilty for not having something for her. Maybe next year J

 

The birthday girl and me. Not to mention, this is my first time to get a closer handling with a selfie stick and I must say it’s not for me. Climbing pole is way easier to grapple. But selfie stick? I am such a noob.

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Flat Talk

Challenging Gravity by Ross Jaylo.
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Come to think of it, how are you lately? I invite you to sit, grab a cup of coffee if you want and let’s have a chat. Also, there’s few cookies left in the jar, get if you fancy and suit yourself on my lonely tattered couch.

Yes, I know. You do not reckon what you are doing here but maybe you are bothered with life’s generalities that you keep on walking, looking for answers, ending up in my flat. You do not need to go away, run away and be far away to have the answers. No, I do not have them either. It is within you.

Relationships, family, careers—these are what boggle you, right? C’mon! You do not need to nod. Just be comfortable there. Sleep if you need to. That won’t make a difference with me ranting.

So how’s you and Joey? Still afraid to tell your mom about you two? Yes, of course, I perfectly understand it is hard to fail society’s expectation. You won’t believe me but it is freeing, sweet pea! You do not owe them any explanation of your choices.  No, do not stare at me like that. I know what I am talking about. Are you happy? Yes? So what is bothering you? The thing is, the ticket to life’s journey does not depend on the mode of transportation but your mood during the transport so choose well.

Now do not get me wrong but I know you aren't here to hear my rants. Oh, I should have been a good host, offering you beer or empathetic hugs while saying, ‘It’s okay’. ‘Everything is gonna be fine…’ But no, I won’t utter those. Because you need to hear what you ought to hear. No sugar coating. No whitewashing. What for are you here?

Now eat this soup while steaming hot. Misery is better faced full. And this time I cannot offer any better but this. At the end of the day, you will be the one making the decision. Stand up. Eat.

Are you sleepy? Hang on a sec, I’ll just get you a blanket. This time of the year is quite cold. Oh, sweet pea, you need not apologize for being here. We all have our down times and one explodes with no one to implode. Here take this and sleep well through the night. A good night sleep makes a difference.