One of my favorite daydreams would be to go on a roadtrip with my closest friends and have a lot of stop overs along the way. Digicams in tow, we’d take the most amazing pictures of friends drooling while sleeping, or the sun coming up along the horizon as we drive past another town, or even funny signs that people put up to advertise their businesses. Best of all, the picture of friends getting really wasted because of alcohol!! harhar.
We’d have endless conversations or even sing to any silly song that’s playin on the radio. We’d have to endure public restrooms (those ones that you had to pay P2.00!)– so you can hold your breath while peeing to the dirty toilet bowls.
I used to be really scared going to places on my own, but eversince I started working here in Makati, it felt like I was freed from something. That feeling of doing anything I wanna do, wearing anything I want, dancing without worrying about what people will say about you. I can just imagine myself riding a bike with wind blowin on my hair.
Frantically looking for clothes that you’ll bring and stuffing them all in a big, big bag. Or going through the dilemma of what to bring if you’re going to the beach. You wonder: should I bring a sarong or a hat or a towel or lots of sunblock? should I bring them all? Or simply wondering if you’ll be meeting any new people there, enjoy the sights or even get a taste of their culture is simply exhilirating!
Last weekend, Pryor and I went to Baguio just for the heck of it. It was a Friday night and we were having dinner at SoulFood (Greenbelt). We were talking about the nice interior of the place and how I’d like to paint the kind of paintings they had in there. Then we found ourselves talking about going to Bora or to Cebu or any other place within the country where we’ll see a lot of people. Then, out of the blue, I said:
"Punta kaya tayo ng Baguio?"
With my face all lit up and giddy with just the thought of going there without any preparations, it was enough to make my good friend Pryor to jump into my idea. All he said was a simply (but over excited!)
"SIGE!!!!"
Then that’s it. We started planning out what time we’ll leave Manila and even texted a few friends to see if they wanted to go with us. It was too spontaneous, yes, but boy, the excitement almost made us jump and dance the Macarena!
Since we still have work the next day, we decided to bring along our things so we can go to the bus terminal right after work.
Aaaaaah. We arrived Baguio at around 11:30 pm and the first thing I did upon riding our first taxi in the city was open the car windows and smelled the Baguio air. It was freezing cold. The kind that would make your nipples stand up (hahaha!). The kind of cold that will make your cheeks rosy like you just put in some blush on. The kind of wind you wanna feel when you’re out in the country biking along the dirt roads. Sarap.
What I love about Baguio:
- the snuggly, cold weather! (shempre!)
- Session Road (they already have this really artsy mosaic that’s so colorful and crafted in a way that you wanna kneel down and see how it was done!)
- the cheap taxi fare!
- good, cheap food!
- the simple, laid back lifestyle of the people there
- that feeling of just enjoying every minute of it– doing things slowly, no rush!
- the UKAY UKAYs!!
- the endless throngs of tourists (goodlooking ones too!) who you can watch while eating along Session Rd.
- the goodlooking locals that you can’t take your eyes from because of their simplicity!
I look forward to the other places that I still have to discover. I look forward to making endless lists of the things I enjoyed most on places that I go to. I wonder where we’ll be landing next? I can feel it, baby — this year, I’m going to do a lot of travelling!!
Wuhoo!!
