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Woke up at 3 AM (Lost count on how many times we've woken up since 9 PM that night) and got ready for the ascent to Pulag. We immediately looked at the night sky when we got out of our tent and to our relief, we saw lots stars and few clouds which are good indicators that there is going to be a sea of clouds phenomenon during sunrise.

We started trekking at exactly 3:30 AM bringing only our cameras and headlights with us which is a wrong move 'cause we should've also brought some trail food and a bottle of water since the trek to the summit from Camp 2 will take an hour and a half or even more depending on your phasing.

I know that we shouldn't take comfort in knowing other people have it worse but the trekkers behind us became my strength too. As in. Sinasabi ko sa sarili ko, "Sila ngang nandun pa, kaya nila maka-summit. Ikaw pang andito na!!"

Sunrise trek became harder as I started to feel thirsty but no one remembered to bring water so I have no choice but to bear with my thirst and drying throat. I told our fellow climbers, "Parang wala na kong laway. Natuyo na lahat." And he told me to just practice proper breathing which is to refrain from inhaling and exhaling through my mouth. Effective naman. Hindi nakakatuyo ng lalamunan.

And we reached the summit.

Not minding the dew covered grasses, I laid and sat there for a while thanking the God(s) for giving me the strength and for giving us, the climbers for that day, perfect weather and perfect view.

Thankful to other climbers for not being boisterous all throughout our climb and our stay at the camp site that it was a perfect view for us. hahaha. It was mentioned in the DENR orientation that once the residents (kahit anong dimension pa 'yan) in the mountain get upset with the behavior of the climbers, it will start to rain and everything that we've gone through will just go to waste. Of course, don't go there when there's a typhoon and expect a perfect weather in return for your good behavior. :))))

For more or less ten minutes, I sat there marveling at the view and thanking God that I was able to reach the summit. Seryoso, I couldn't have done it alone. Yes, my fellow climbers were there but it was Him who gave me strength when I felt that my body was telling me to give up, and it was Him who held me everytime I stepped on something slippery and was about to fall.

Hindi kasi ako nagsasabi na pagod ako habang paakyat pero nagbubuntong-hininga lang sabay dasal ng Angel of God prayer na hindi ako madulas kahit basa at mahirap 'yung ibang part ng trail.

F.Y.I The place is also called Playground of the Gods since according to the beliefs of the tribes living in the area, Mt. Pulag is the place where the gods live, rest and play. It is also the place where the spirits of people go a.k.a life after death or afterlife whichever is right.

The gods living there didn't only show us a sea of clouds but also a "waterfall" of clouds. Clouds everywhere. Ang surreal.

The first few minutes were dramatic for me. Sobra. HAHAHAHAHA. Hindi naman sa point na naiiyak ako pero grabe lang. Speechless ganyan. Lahat ng hirap at kagustuhang makita 'yung sea of clouds ng personal; Ayun na eh.

Then I deactivated the airplane mode of my phone to check if there was a signal and when there was, I texted some of my friends that I successfully climbed the summit. If you're buying your gloves, check out Saizen 'cause they have touchscreen-friendly gloves so you could operate your phone while wearing them.

Looking at the most beautiful sunrise of my life yet on the second day of my most challenging two days yet.

Nasa taas rin naman ako ng clouds pag sumasakay ako ng airplane pero iba pa rin eh. Mas maganda 'to ng 1,000%. :)) Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

Very different from the sea of clouds at Jr. Pulag, the sunrise sea of clouds was calm and very serene.

Haaaaaaaay. <3

Kahit nahirapan ako, willing pa rin ako maghirap in the future makita lang ulit 'yung ganito kagandang view. Pero kinain ko na salita ko nito ah. Sabi ko kasi nung araw na 'yon, never again. HAHAHAHA.

What does it take to summit a mountain?

More than things to bring and more than preparing physically, it's your mind eh. Your mindset, your will and your determination.

Para maka-akyat ka, ang una mong kalaban e 'yung paniniwala mong hindi mo kakayanin. Pero dahil napag-desisyunan mong gusto mong pumunta at makasama ang sea of clouds, kinakaya mo lahat kahit pa wala ka na sa comfort zone mo at kahit pa hirap na hirap ka na.

Medyo natagalan ka man at may mga beses na iniisip mong ayaw mo na, tinutuloy mo pa rin dahil alam mong sa dulo e andyan pa rin 'yung bundok na naghihintay sa'yo - may sea of clouds man o wala. Ang sarap lang kasi sa pakiramdam na hindi ka na nag-iisip kung may patutunguhan at may kasiguraduhan ang isang bagay eh. Diba, parang mas andun 'yung lakas mo na kumapit pag alam mong may naghihintay at kailangan mo lang labanan 'yung mga (internal) conflicts na meron ka. Kaso hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon e ganyan.

1. Lumalaban kahit di mo nakikita kung ano 'yung dulo dahil sa palagay mo sapat na 'yung meron ka(yo) para makatagal. Sabi mo, "Life's uncertain anyway." Baka may chance, baka wala, bahala na. Gusto mong maging kuntento at umasa pero di mo maiwasan mag-isip minsan kung kakayanin nga ba talaga. Pero 'yun nga, dahil mahal mo (ang mga ginagawa mo!!), tinutuloy mo pa rin at pinipiling isantabi lahat ng doubts na meron ka sa pag-asang darating ang isang araw na babalikan mo 'tong panahon na 'to at masasabi mo sa sarili mong, "Buti na lang hindi ako nagpadala sa takot ko at buti na lang naghintay ako..." YAN. YAN. YAN.

2. Kung lumaban ka pero 'yung bagay/tao na dahilan kung bakit ka nagmatapang nung umpisa e mawala, siguro okay lang din. At least pagkatapos ng lahat ng 'yon, mas matatag ka na. Sa hindi niya role na magtagal sa buhay mo eh, kailangan lang niya ituro sa'yo na tibagin ang walls mo para magbigay-daan sa ikaw na hindi nagpapadala agad sa takot. Salamat pa rin. Kung wala ba siya, magkakaroon ka ng pagkakataon na magtutulak sa'yo para magawa ang mga bagay na inakala mong imposible? Wala, diba? KERI. :D

HAAAAAY. Very thankful that I got out of my comfort zone and climbed Mt. Pulag. Hindi perfect lagi ang sitwasyon sa summit pero buti pa ang bundok, hindi umaalis at hindi nang-iiwan. :))))))) Worth it agad lahat ng sakripisyo. <3

Dun sa positive naman:

If you have a clear picture of your goals, you're going to withstand all the sufferings that come with it. The trek wasn't (always) an easy path but I needed to pass through all of those to get to where I wanted to be. Konting tyaga pa, konting push pa sa sarili, kayang-kaya.

May mahirap kang pinagdaanan? Hindi mo pa man makita 'yung gusto mong makita pero dahil alam mong may patutunguhan 'yan, sige lang. :)

At 2,922 MASL. :)))))

Worth it lahat ng sakit ng ulo. HAHAHA.

Maraming salamat talaga, Mt. Pulag dahil hindi mo sinayang lahat ng effort ko.

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Sunlight. Oh, sunlight.

It was hot that afternoon because of the sun but we appreciated and "enjoyed" all the heat because we knew that the temperature will drop at night.

My side of the tent. HAHAHAHAHA. Ako na may nakaayos na gamit lagi.

Featuring: ANG TSISMOSO NAMING KAPIT-BAHAY.

I was organizing my things to get ready for the freezing night and for the summit trek. And as I was rummaging the things I brought, I told my friends, "Ito ang 10 kgs. kong gamit! Nakakainis talaga lagi akong nago-overpack."

Then, ang tsismoso naming kapit-bahay shouted,

"Ikaw na nag-overpack."

At pinagkalat niya pa talaga sa iba na may narinig siyang nag-overpack. Peace. Kung mabasa mo 'to, alam kong di mo sinasadyang marinig. Malakas lang talaga boses ko. Hahahaha

We slept for around an hour or two to restore our energy and rest our bodies that got tortured during the ascent. The sun was still up the time we slept but it was almost sunset when we woke up which explains the colder breeze.

And ang tsismoso naming kapit-bahay heard that we were awake so he invited us to climb what they call Jr. Pulag which is adjacent the camp 2 extension grounds.

We agreed to go with them saying, "Summit Training" as our reason for doing so.

I went out of our tent wearing three layers of clothing but I went back to put on another one.

During our Jr. Pulag sunset ascent, I was wearing four layers of clothing, bonnet and gloves.

This is what the camp 2 extension looked like.
Sobrang bet, noh?

Looking at that view, all the hardship we experienced wereworth it. Nasa gilid lang namin 'yung clouds!!! Understandable because we were 2,000+ MASL.

Left side na tents is camp 2, 'yung nasa middle part, yan 'yung camp 2 extension and taga-dun kami. We were almost near the summit of Jr. Pulag when I took this picture. Look how far we've come. :))

Hiningal ako, men!!!
Humiga na lang ako sa damuhan niyan for a while.

Here's a picture of the clouds from the summit of Jr. Pulag.

If I were to compare the clouds with waves, they're like the waves at Bangui Bay in Ilocos Norte. Mataas na waves na parang may galit.

When I was in Baguio Cathedral, gusto ko 'yung fog na unti-unting bumabalot sa view. Grabe. Sobrang galante ng Mt. Pulag, hindi lang fog kundi clouds talaga bumalot sa view namin at ang bilis nila. From a clear view, one minute after lang, puro clouds na sa paligid.

Our fellow climbers told us to trek down immediately after taking some pictures since none of us brought head lights... baka daw mahirapan kami bumaba pag sobrang dilim na so we followed.

Halfway our descent, one shouted,

"Guys, akyat dito ulit. May sea of clouds na!"

We took the risk of descending without flashlights and spent around 10 minutes in one of the summits there.

Again, the clouds didn't look peaceful and calm that time but they will still take your breath away.

Ang magical. Ang saya. Ang lakas maka-dream come true.

Raging Sea of Clouds at Sunset. <3 <3

At that point, I was fully convinced that I made the right choice.
Konting-tiis na lang, Tin. Andyan ka na.
:)))

Nakakawala ng pagod at nakakawala ng sakit ng katawan.
All my energy was restored as if I'm ready to trek my way to the summit. AS IF ah, gusto ko rin magpahinga muna kasi.

I might not have seen the sun while setting but even if the clouds were blocking the view, I couldn't care less.

I'm just so thankful that I was there at that moment. <3

Open fires aren't allowed at campsites. You'd have to bring your own cooking materials and portable stove.

Dinner... :)) Makeshift gloves at lalagyan ng food. Ang lala. Hindi ko na idi-detalye kung paano kami kumain basta naging sebo agad 'yung mantika ng adobo.

It was already lights off at 8 PM and our climb mates kept on reminding us to wake up at 3:00 AM so we could start the trek to the summit by 3:30 AM. Dahil ba babae kami, kaya akala niyo matagal kami magbihis?! O hindi tayo pwede ma-late ng alis kasi hindi tayo aabot kasi mabagal kami? Hahaha. Nonetheless, thanks to our time conscious climb mates that we were able to make it minutes before sunrise. More of this in the next post.

During the orientation, Ate from DENR told us that we should keep our voices down and limit the noises that we will create not only to respect other campers but to respect Pulag as well. Sabi rin na pag maingay 'yung umaakyat at 'yung mga nasa camp site, madalas umuulan pag sunrise. No one took the risk. Ang tahimik namin lahat. :)))

Before sleeping, naglagay muna kami ng Omega sa likod and sa paa to soothe the possible muscle ache and to feel warm na rin. Effective naman! Nakaramdam ng konting init and medyo nakaalis din ng sakit ng katawan.

Ayan, clothed in three layers of jackets, leggings and jogging pants, two socks, two gloves and a bonnet, I tried to fall asleep. Sabi ko naman sa inyo, hindi uso palit outfit dun. Gusto mo magpalit ng outfit? Ipatong mo na lang. :)))

Nakatulog naman ako pero nagising ako and when I looked at the time, 10 PM pa lang. Huh? Bakit parang forever na ko natulog?! hahahahaha.

'Yun 'yung cycle, matutulog tas in less than an hour magigising tas makakatulog ulit tas magigising ulit. Pero in between tulog at gising, nagdadasal na akong, "Sana po maganda 'yung weather bukas. Sana po makayanan ko. Sana po hindi ako magkasakit. Sana po makatulog na ako ng maayos." I don't remember everything that I prayed for kasi marami-rami 'yon.

The coldest time was at around 1 AM, nagising ako kasi it felt like my feet were about to freeze. Hindi ko na rin alam kung anong ikot gagawin ko nun kaya naupo na lang muna ako para di masyado in contact 'yung katawan ko sa ground. 'Yung lamig kasi galing sa lupa parang nanunuot sa katawan eh kaya nga lagi lang kami naka-side na higa. Tapos parang may humahampas sa tent namin and when we peeked outside, malakas na hangin pala. Sobrang foggy na may mist 'yung itsura sa labas at buti na lang full moon nun kaya hindi masyado madilim.

If you have no sleeping bags, okay rin na ipatong sa sahig 'yung mga insulators. Basta anything na hindi magsi-seep in 'yung lamig ng lupa, pwede na 'yun. Ginamit ko 'yung sarong ko na pang-ilalim tas medyo nakabalot sa'kin 'yung blue ko na kumot. Buti na lang, marami akong dalang jacket at marami rin akong adipose tissues sa katawan.

Pero sobrang lamig talaga. Hindi ako nakatiis, nagpatong ako ulit ng isa pang jacket. That time, I was thanking myself for overpacking. HAHAHAHAHA. Nagamit ko lahat ng jacket na dinala ko eh. SINONG OVERPACKING? Mukha lang overpacking pero sakto lang pala. Hehehe.

Thankful for the sea of clouds during sunset. <3
Thankful that I made it through the night.
Thankful for the people we climbed Mt. Pulag with, they made our first major climb a whole lot easier . <3

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From DENR, we rode the monster jeepney to the Ranger Station of Mt. Pulag.

Mt. Pulag is standing at 2,922 meters above sea level. Ambangeg trail being the easiest trail of the three available trails to the summit, hikers will ride a monster jeep to the Ranger Station which is more or less already 2,000 meters above sea level.

Saying that the road was bumpy is probably an understatement. Sobrang nakakabilib nung driver saka ng jeep namin kasi jeepney ride pa lang, adventure na. Aside from the picturesque view of Benguet mountains, bet 'yung feeling na akala mo 'yung jeepney na sinasakyan niyo roller coaster. Almost same sensation 'yung ibang steep roads sa roller coaster ng Enchanted Kingdom. Matarik na nga 'yung daan, bangin pa. Saan ka pa? :))))

Medyo buwis-buhay man, para sa ganitong view naman na makikita mo, masarap pa rin ulitin.

Most of the view there is like this. The mountain/forest is slowly being converted to vegetable farms. And according to the DENR orientation, alarming na 'to. Kailangan maisipan sila ng alternative livelihood. Ano kaya?

We arrived at the Ranger Station safely and without needing to take Bonamine. Wala naman kasi akong dala na Bonamine. Hahaha.

The plantation is beautiful, isn't it?
Although I'd rather that they not expand the plantations anymore. Sana, maalagaan 'yung forest na meron ang Mt. Pulag ngayon para makita pa ng next generations.

At the beginning of the trail, you'll be passing through the pine forest. At this point, it was still easy albeit some uphill and my 10 kgs. backpack was still bearable.

So close yet to far!!
One of those summits is Mt. Pulag.

Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be this hard... thinking if I should take myself back to the start. WAHAHAHA. JOKE!!! No turning back.

After passing through the pine forest, you'd pass through the mossy forest.

Before we reached Camp 1, I don't have a picture of the place nga lang, our expedition leader told us, "Medyo mahirap. Assault na 'to."

SHET. ASSAULT. SHET. :))))

Anong nangyari? Shet nga. Hahahahahaha. I can laugh at eveything now but during those moments, I was smiling but I was so so so close to tears.

It was while in the mossy forest that I was already telling myself, "Ano bang pinag gagawa mo sa buhay mo?! Bakit kailangan mong maghirap ng ganito? Huhuhu" HAHAHAHA. When other factors such as temperature, gravity, altitude, and weight of your bag are at play, it's difficult to the point that you'd want to back out. We just kept on reminding ourselves our expenses and the sea of clouds so we continued. hahaha. Kaya, go pa rin kami kahit nakakaiyak na, kahit ang sakit sakit na at kahit ang bigat bigat na.

Countless times I told myself that I should have hired a porter. Seryoso. Life would be a lot easier if you'd hire a porter. Traversing is easier and you've supported the livelihood of the people in the area. That's hitting two birds with one stone kaso minus naman 'yung experience mo pagsisihan kung bakit napakarami mong dinala. Hahaha.

But if you're interested, you can hire someone for P 600.00 for 10 kgs and below packs.

Before I started trekking, I told myself that I will look at the view and appreciate the forest but when I was there, I couldn't even look around. I was only looking down because there's this thought that I might trip and fall in the ravine.

Whenever I hear about a person who died mountaineering, scuba diving ganyan. I'd tell myself, "At least that person died while doing the activity he loves." Pero when I was there, "Ayoko pa po please lang" Now, can you imagine how difficult the ascent was for me? I was even having those thoughts already. Hahahahaha.

I MADE IT!!!
CAMP 2! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I won't take all the credits though. hehehe Halfway the trek, Ate guide and my fellow climber helped me by carrying each of my 1.5L bottled water. Thanks to them too. Sa buhay, pag hindi mo na kaya, may mga taong tutulong naman sa'yo kailangan mo lang tumalikod at magmukhang kaawa awa sa paningin nila. Charot lang pero mukha na siguro talaga kaming kawawa! :))) Nahiya man ako dahil pabigat 'yung tubig sakanila, kinapalan ko na mukha ko kesa di ako umabot sa camp 2. haha! :))

Wooooooo! Pinahirapan mo kong kalbo ka!!!!!!

Bakit kalbo?

In order to forget the hardship while trekking, we just asked our guide some questions like, "Why is Pulag called Mt. Pulag?" and according to her, Pulag means bald in their language. It makes sense since from a mossy forest filled with different types of vegetation, you'd see the summits only covered in grasses and dwarf bamboo plants.

Our home for the night. :D

I love the feeling of walking and then 'yung clouds at fog, nasa gilid lang namin.

Hello, adik kaya ako sa fog. hahaha. Nakaka-relax para sa'kin tumingin sa fog at natutuwa ako pag nakakakita ako ng fog/ulap na mabilis gumalaw and I saw so much of that in Mt. Pulag. Sobrang thankful ko.

While walking around camp 2, I was praising myself for deciding to climb despite knowing the danger and the hardships that will come with it. But it's either, I underestimated the trail or I overestimated my stamina. Hindi ko naisip na magiging ganun kahirap para sa'kin 'yung pag-akyat pero sa kabila ng lahat, nasabi ko pa rin atang okay lang na pahirapan ko sarili ko ulit for this. hahahaha. Ayun lang. Masokista talaga.

This selfie was taken near the latrine area.
There's no running water in the camp and no concrete comfort rooms. Walang ligo, punas punas lang. :))

During that time, it felt hot because of the sun but the wind was starting to get more chilly. Malamig na during the ascent actually. Tipong, pag pinawisan ka, kailangan mo punasan agad kasi 'yung pawis mo, malamig na rin.

The great divide.

You'd see where the mossy forest ends and where the grasslands begin. Parang, estuary ng Mt. Pulag National Park. Halos ka-itsura when salt water meets fresh water eh.

Thank you, God that I am able to experience these things.

Thank you, God for the gift of life.

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LOOKING FOR That Thing Called Tadhana Quotes? Here.

ITO PO.

Paki-click 'yung "ITO PO" o "HERE" para ma-redirect kayo sa post na may quotes from the movie. Pagi-inarte lang kasi nasa post na 'to para di ka na mapagod sa pagbabasa, click na agad. :)

Para sa mga umibig, nasaktan, at umibig muli. In short, tatanga-tanga.

Maraming Salamat sa lahat ng taong nasa likod ng pelikulang ito! Sobrang nagustuhan ko at hindi lang dahil may One More Chance at John Lloyd reference pero nakakatuwa na minsan, makakanood ka ng isang palabas na andun 'yung kirot dahil nararamdaman mo rin 'yung sakit na nararamdaman ng bida pero andun din 'yung ngiti, hindi dahil sa nakakatawa lang, kundi dahil nabubuhay din 'yung pag-asa mong aayos din ang sitwasyon mo.

Pero kung napunta ka dito para maghanap kung ano 'yung tingin ko sa movie? Grabe. Sakit, kilig, tuwa, tawa, lungkot, lahat 'yan naramdaman ko. inTENse. Simple pero tagos at ang gagaling ng buong pagkakagawa pati ng mga artista. 'Yung pakiramdam na may pagka-Mace (Angelica) din ako kaya relate at bet. :))

May tendency na rin akong magsabi, "Gusto ko pumunta ng Baguio." Bahala na dun at bahala na pagbalik. Gapang kung gapang. Hahahaha.

ROMCOM KASI YUNG MOVIE, DIBA? Pero hindi ata pang romcom 'yung reflection ko. Hahahaha. Ang sakit naman kasi na hanggang dito, huhugot ako. HAHAHAHAHA. Woooo. Masokista levels, Tin. Iba ka. HAHAHAHA.

Where do broken hearts go? Baguio? Sagada? Rome?

Kaya ba dalawang beses akong nag Baguio ngayong 2014 at kaya ba pangarap ko rin makapunta ng Sagada at Rome e dahil broken ako?

Hindi... hindi masyado. hehehe.

Coming from a family who don't always travel, ang lala ko. Seryoso 'to, minsan iniisip ko na talaga kung napagpalit ako sa hospital kasi ako lang 'yung kakaiba sa'min. Madaming nagugulat kung saan-saan ako nakakarating, madaming nagtatanong kung bakit ba kailangan ko pa pahirapan sarili ko kasi gusto ko 'yung pagod ako lagi, pero ang pinaka-tinatanong sa'kin, para saan?

Oh okay fine. Don't laugh na ang lakas ko magsabi ng travel pero hindi pa naman marami napupuntahan ko pero the fact na ito na oh, I'm structuring my life around the possibility of traveling for a lot of times more, of going places and of getting out of my comfort zone. I know that I'll be able to go to a lot more places in the future. As in na-claim ko na 'yung ganung lifestyle.

Pero para sagutin 'yung tanong na, "Para saan?"

Alam mo 'yung quote na, "Sometimes you'll find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes, in the middle of nowhere you'll find yourself"?

Parang ganyan lang.

I'm not doing this to forget. Hindi ko rin 'to ginagawa dahil maluho ako. I'm doing this because it is in travelling that I was healed. Hindi from a romantic kind of brokenness but that healing from the stage when you feel so lost and you have no idea what it is that you want to do with your life. I am healed and I have moved on from that phase because I've found my passion. 'Yung isang bagay na willing kang mag-sacrifice? 'Yung bagay na kahit hirap na hirap ka na, sige pa rin? 'Yung isang bagay na kahit mag-kwento ka 24/7 e hindi ka pa rin mapapagod? Para sa'kin, ayun 'yon.

Kung may Anthony si Mace, ito muna 'yung tadhana ko. Magsama muna kami ng lakwatsa. hehehe.

Nagtataka ko dati bakit sa tuwing tinatanong ako kung ano gusto kong gawin e hindi ako makasagot. Pwede naman ako mangarap maging doktora, abogado, guro, singer, artista, model, beauty queen ganyan pero wala kong masabi. 'Yun pala, gusto ko lang maging certified lakwatsera. Hahahahaha. Yan yan.

Although hindi pa rin naman ako sigurado kung saan ako pupulutin nito dahil maraming pwedeng mangyari at hindi ko rin alam kung pano ako masu-suportahan financially, hindi ko na masyado iniisip eh. Life's uncertain and full of surprises kaya bahala na. Basta sa ngayon, 'yung kilig na nararamdaman ko tuwing nakakakita ako ng isang lugar na gusto kong marating? Sapat ng magdagdag ng dahilan para may gawin at para bumangon sa araw-araw. Sapat na rin na dahilan na lahat ng 'yon para mag-plano ako. And from someone who's used to not making plans? Aba. I've gone a long way. Iba-iba naman tayo ng pinagdadaanan. Don't judge. :)))

Siguro, iniisip mo ngayon.

"Ano problema nito? Anong point?"

Gusto ko lang rin siguro sabihin na hindi mo kasalanan kung sakaling nasa punto ka pa rin na hindi mo alam kung ano 'yung totoong nagpapasaya sa'yo. Ganun lang talaga tayong mga late bloomer eh, ano magagawa natin? Hindi mo rin kasalanan kung hindi ka pa successful sa standards ng society at this point in your life. You have your own life and success should be defined by you lang not by how other people define it. At the end of the day, ikaw, self-satisfaction at kasiyahan mo lang ang mahalaga.

Pero iba 'to sa walang ginagawa ah. Magkaiba naman kasi 'yung may effort sa malungkot na nga, hindi pa naghahanap ng ikasasaya at naliligaw na nga, hindi pa hinahanap ang tamang daan.

Kung sa kabila ng lahat ng effort na ine-exert mo e hindi ka pa rin talaga masaya na wala ka pang pangarap o hindi ka pa successful... it's never too late to start over o tyaga lang dahil darating at darating ka dun. Kasi kahit ano naman piliin natin sa buhay, may direksyon eh. Kaya kung hindi ka okay sa ngayon, move forward lang ng move forward. Don't get stuck. It gets better. It should.

Kagaya kung anong nangyari kay Mace at kay Anthony, siguro kahit anong sakit 'yung nararamdaman natin at kahit gaano kalabo man 'yung future natin ngayon... andun talaga 'yung magic when we start to celebrate life and embrace all the adventures it will present to us. Kahit masakit at kahit nakakatakot, harapin lang natin at huwag tayo tatakas. Who knows? 'Yung taong para sa'yo pala, nakalagpas na sa pambihirang traffic sa EDSA at makikita mo na finally. Who knows? 'Yung isang bagay na papangarapin mo, matagal nang binabato sa'yo ng universe pero hindi mo lang napapansin kasi ang dami mong pinanghahawakan mula sa past at ang dami mong excess baggage na hindi maiwanan kaya hindi mo mabuksan 'yung palad mo para sa bago. :)

Tadhana? Hindi lang naman 'yan para sa taong "bubuo" sa'yo eh.

A place where broken hearts go? Hindi naman kailangan na lugar lang talaga 'yan eh.

'Yan din ay 'yung person we will become may special someone man tayo o wala. 'Yan din 'yung bagay na maaari nating gawin na willing tayo magpakapuyat, magsakripisyo at mahirapan pero hindi pa rin tayo titigil.

Kaya... hihintayin mo na lang bang liparin ng hangin 'yung buhay na gusto mo mapunta sa'yo? Hindi. Kumilos ka at hilahin mo papunta/pabalik sa'yo.

God bless sa'tin. May our dreams for ourselves also be God's dream for us. Cheers to the great people we will be. <3<3

ANG DAMI KONG SINABI. SHEMS. DI KASI AKO MAKATULOG AT AS USUAL SOBRANG EFFECTIVE PAMPAANTOK PAG NAGSUSULAT AKO. HAHAHAHAHAHA. :))))))

P.S. About love din 'to originally eh pero k, binura ko. Okay na 'yung movie para sa topic na 'yun. Hanggang dito na lang ako. Hehehehe. May relevance din naman. :)))))

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