Overnight experience sa Bagong Abre

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Iba ang pakiramdam.

Palagi naman kaming umuuwi sa Bagong Abre,
pero this time, iba ang pakiramdam.

Plano na talaga naming umuwi, kaso may deliberation pa kami kaya na-postpone muna.
Pagkatapos ng deliberation—grabe ang saya sa resulta!
Todo update sa group message, Facebook, Twitter, at PEX—
lahat ng kamag-anak at close friends, agad naming nabalitaan! Whaaaaah!

Tapos bigla na lang akong nag-logout—kahit may ka-chat pa—hindi na nagpaalam. 😅
Pumunta kami sa Embarcadero para i-celebrate ang birthday ni Bing.
Habang nando’n, naisip ni Papa na dumaan na kina Daddy para ibalita rin ang magandang resulta. Kaya ayun, nagpahatid kami pauwi.

Pagdating doon, ibang-iba:

  • Walang cable

  • Walang internet

  • Mahina ang signal ng Smart at Globe

Pero kahit walang cable, may mga palabas pa rin namang mapapanood.
Kahit mahina ang signal, nakakatext pa rin kahit papaano.
May computer nga, pero walang internet. 😅
Pero ang daming pagkain—hindi talaga ako nagutom!

Habang nandoon, paulit-ulit ko lang sinasabi sa sarili ko:
"Grabe, miss ko na agad ang mga ganap sa city."

Pero pagbalik namin sa bahay, narealize ko—kontento ako.
Nasatisfy yung mga simpleng pangangailangan ko.

Sabi nga, "Hindi naman kailangang sa lahat ng oras, kung ano ang gusto mo, 'yun ang nasusunod."
Ang mahalaga, nakatawid ka.
At dahil d’yan—magpasalamat. 😊

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