It was 5:50 am as I opened my eyes in a not so familiar place, a small room with a wide window. I opened it a little to let the sunshine in, to see the trees and the beautiful place.
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| Yes, i thought i was just dreaming but it is true. I'm here on Sagada on my birthday! |
Seeing the scenery outside made it finally dawned to me that yes, i thought i was just dreaming but it is true. I'm here on Sagada on my birthday. Suddenly I remembered home and I miss my family especially my mama. Reading their early birthday messages, I was moved to know that they are planing to prepare foods for me tonight as I arrived home... I wondered why I was here, celebrating my birthday alone. To cut off the drama, I just remembered I had an egg pie ( I finished the lemon pie yesterday) in my bag and a cold yogurt from the nearby food house, the Yoghurt House. I just happily munched on the blessings.
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| Happy 22nd birthday to me :) |
YEAR 2013...
Then came again, on my 23rd birthday, the hard headed and wandering basang (ilocano term for young lady) and that's me (!!!) was still away from home. I was on the muddy seashore of Quezon's long stretched beach and was with fellow volunteers picking seashells locally called "litug" for lunch. I joined an immersion activity organized by the a community development and outreach organization, the UPLB Bahay ng Pahinungod. i participated in the 10-day immersion program which aims to dwell with the people in Brgy. Sipa, Padre Burgos, Quezon and be familiar with their daily lives and routine. It was indeed a happy day of my life.
We had walked a long stretched of rice fields and hilly coconut farms just to reach the shore where there are lots of seashells. Most of the people nearby will pick the shells to make soup for their viand or sell them to those far from the shore.
We experienced how to provide and prepare our own lunch.
We did have a enjoyable moment as we savor the fruit of our labor that day, seeping hot and tasty soup from fresh litug and freshly catch fishes while enjoying the view of the beach.
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| Happy 23rd birthday to me! |
YEAR 2014...
My birthday is fast approaching... I do not have any travels in my mind for now because I promised to myself that the next time i will be celebrating my birthday, it will be together with my family, where my heart is truly at home. I am praying and hoping.... God's blessings are always delivered in His own mysterious way.
