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Butterflies/Flutter
Back with a Vengeance! XD
8:43 PM
April 09, 2008
I'm back from Bicol! A little darker, happier, stronger and wiser to boot. XD
The trip was meant as a visit to our dear Sarte (cousin France) relatives in Legaspi, Bicol, but as it turns out, we had a full itinerary for the visit. We were constantly on the go, so much so that you could actually feel fatigue in your bones already. ^^
Darker - I sunburned my face off. Ah, the pain! If you see a dark wall walking towards you, look closer, it just might be me in black clothing. ^^; Or even worse, if you see a set of teeth floating towards you, try talking to it, so I can reply and you'll know it's me. XD My family went swimming in Donsol (it's part of Sorsogon, Bicol) during the second day of our trip. We spent the morning driving to the place, then we spent an afternoon and a morning boating and swimming. ^^ The goal was to see some whale sharks and hopefully get to swim alongside them. I loved it. I was so pleased with the whale sharks, I actually bought myself an overpriced whale shark ("Butanding") keychain, to remind me of the whole experience. They're such sweet and gentle creatures. I dunno how, but you can just tell. ^^; It's something worth trying. ^^ And it isn't even very expensive really. It costs under 200 pesos per person, if you have enough companions to split the cost with you, to rent a boat (with a guide and spotter) to swim with the Butanding. :) Just remember not to touch the poor creatures, they're very sensitive and I heard from some foreigners that they could catch an infection and die quite easily. @_@
Happier - The night of our Donsol stay, we went on a firefly boat trip (and I thought it was just called that cause the bangkas (boats) were tiny ones, or that the river was named Firefly or something, but it turns out, we really were going to see fireflies in action). Think Samurai X, the farewell scene of Kenshin to Kouru before leaving for the Shishio thing. Gawd, those fireflies were... pretty much magical. They gather around flowering trees like the Talisay and swarm there by the hundreds. You could actually see them from afar. ^^ We even caught some, and one even landed on my shirt. ^^ They look like constant fireworks stuck to one spot, bursting over and over again. 
Wiser - an issue meant for another entry. ^^
And so I'm back. And for some bizarre reason, I seem to have caught that old summer infliction of Vigile's, the one where the inflicted gets restless all the time and has the need to constantly be out and about. I can't wait for Bacolod! And while waiting, I can't help but bug people to go out or hang out or something! Waaah! What happened to docile homebound domestic old me??? X__x I used to be really content to hang out at home, reading books, watching TV, surfing the net and what not. T_T Maybe it's just acads-inflicted-gimmick-deprivation hang-over from the past sem. ^^ Plus I miss so many people! Kimmy, Gremio, Selda, UP and CE people, etc... Waaah!
BTW, I got a haircut. With most of my adult companions plotting against my hair, I can hardly escape. ^^ It's not so bad I guess. Except that my hair looks even messier when I tie it (which is often due to the hot weather) than before. ^^
come fly ~ gen
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