Burn it down

Burn it blue ~ the truest blue that I will ever see while all that are important to me are dissolving, crumbling, falling down

Good. 

I feel new bones.

I feel reinvigorated.

I feel like am seeing the world in a new perspective.

Disorienting at first.

But that is the beauty of new horizon ~

Fresh, wild, unexplored.

Waiting for its guests to find its abundance

I arrived to learn, 

Feeling tight my stronger backbone ~

stable foundation

Solid core

Who said it is easy to grow?

Small step after small step.

Measure progress with the depth of emotions that I feel, that I recognize, that I respected, that I understand.

As long as I feel, I know I will be fine.

~

Of transition

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Keeping up with the tides of change

So my best friend and I are going south this month. And we are going about the usual motions of pre-vacation preparation. Just now, we have not been receiving any reply from accom people that we are emailing. Then I suggested to my friend why not couchsurfing? And she agreed.

It is my first time to send couch requests to people. I wrote a very dramatic message, I dunno why. Haha, but I hope that the people I sent it to will heed the sincerity of my request. Here is the message:

For me, this trip means a lot because it is my first time in Coron. I had been to Palawan, but in Puerto Princesa and that experience alone made me a different person. Looking at the mountain formation, the blue ocean ~ it profoundly reminds me that the nature is really here, alive and flourishing even before me and actually even after me. This realization grows in me day by day and it made me believe that my worries and problems are just little compared to the big big world/nature. So whenever I feel down and sad, I turn my thoughts and emotions to nature and its vastness. I am simply a small creature under their magnificence.
But lately, I lost my 'path' in life and I am seeking myself again. So now I am travelling Palawan again. My friend and I will tap the power of travelling, nature and meeting new friends. We will definitely climb Mt. Tapyas. It is also our dream to snorkel and witness lakes, aside from island hopping. I want to learn about the culture too.

Mmm, now am just hoping for positive reply from one of them.
Mt. Tapyas, Twin Lagoon, Kayangan Lake etc, I believe you are as beautiful as I saw you in my dreams. I will arrive soon ^^

Feeling nostalgic here is a photo of mom and me at Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Ilocos Norte

 And this is me perched on solid rock

Coming soon: New destination this month ^^

Follow the moon

Today I feel like following the moon.
Although I am sure its face will change minute by minute
Full round, sliver of light, sharp edge, half smile
Long rigid side of ambiguous grin

As an avid observer, I usually feel its mood
different faces, different emotions,
up the dark sky, long after our sun hides
but its warm glow keeps me safe all night

~

Back to city life

Ok here we go, list again:

1. Open water swimming is cool, I really have to work hard on it though
2. Buy new eye goggles
3. I like the feeling of 'in transit'
4. Mas masarap ang kalamansi muffin kesa sa banana walnut muffin. But mas masarap i-partner ang muffin sa salabat
5. Mango cheesecake is best with Americano
6. Nothing beats acoustic music that is performed in front of silent beach surf under quiet waxing moon
7. Best time to make friends and talk to strangers? When looking for joey in Station 3 ^^

8. Walking barefoot on white sand <life couldn't get better than that>

Sunday, aye!

According to James T. Kirk: 

There will always be those who mean to do us harm. To stop them, we risk awakening the same evil within ourselves. Our first instinct is to seek revenge when those we love are taken from us. But that's not who we are... When Christopher Pike first gave me his ship, he had me recite the Captain's Oath. Words I didn't appreciate at the time. But now I see them as a call for us to remember who we once were and who we must be again. 

Hope James Kirk is right about this one. I will start journeying again ~

Back to school everyone!

Last weekend before the scramble for enrolment!
Freshmen orientation is left and right ^^ I do want to be part of this big stuff for young adults who are experiencing their crossroads.

My thoughts focus on disaster management.
How can I work in a disaster reduction or disaster management company if in my own life I don't know how to do damage control. No wonder I got pieces of advice like awareness and just let go.

Maybe disaster management is not for me.
Oh well.

I think people who are fit to do disaster management work are those
>who work and give extra mile
>who diligently work to conquer their fears
>not afraid of transition
>compassionate beings who can see rough patches ahead but still find courage in their hearts to move on and stay committed
>who are brave enough to touch rock bottom and flexible enough to spring back to surface

These are hard qualities to sustain during these difficult times. And I am still work in progress.
I wish that someday I will be strong enough to do this.