turista

filipinos love to be tourists. theres a lot close to here so daytrips are the usual. i figure its would take more than a month/year a bigger budget and a personal trip planner to really see everything north to south. at least i've seen a lot in south luzon, and if anything it give me more motivation to come back and see more on all 7100 islands. the greyhounds (like ten companies) here are cleaner, and more convenient so spontaneous trips are easy...me and my ateh melo at a mall, "hey lets go to baguio" "ok we'll leave tonight after dinner", so we take a 6 hour trip from 3am to 9am, do all the siteseeing, feel the "coldness", leave at 10pm and arrive at 3am. you knock out anyway in the bus. the next trip is to boracay via boat so thatll take a lot, but three days 2 nights in bora will be worth it.

my mom said she's never been to baguio. its seems like her generation of 8 siblings were on hyperdrive, and really didnt have the time to do anything fun. for her it was gradeschool to highschool in the province, four years undergrad at feu, four years med at feu (both during martial law mind you), and then off to states in '81 to start a family and finish residency. thats straight up hella. i can barely concentrate in this climate, with everything going on around me, with a fully stomach and sufficient funds.

in tagaytay there is pineapples...check
in baguio its cold...check
in vigan theres calesas...

off to find the mythical rarang and its metaphorical pearl.