I am just into my second day of “Sanity Vacation” and man, I can tell you that I am just beginning to feel tired. It is as if all the stress that I experienced for the last three months have been bottled up and is just slowly being released. Strange, because it seems that I do exercise and I also do my best to spend enough time with family and friends. And yet I still feel this. Well, I am just grateful for this break then. Still looking forward to my 31st birthday in Bohol and Palawan next month though.
Perhaps writing is something that I should be doing more regularly. If not writing friends, then at the very least writing for myself and maintaining this new blog. I remember that I’ve attempted to maintain a blog for the longest time. I think that this is my third attempt to making it more regular again. And only now during my vacation time am I capable of writing again. I think that one reason why I also want to write is because I don’t have a digital camera with me to capture the moment. Thus, I must write the things that I have seen and observe about this place.
It’s a good exercise too if you ask me, since it has been a long time since I’ve done descriptive writing of any sort. Technical Writing, though descriptive is different from that of what writers would call “Creative Writing.” Enough of that, as I am not here to discuss that or debate about it either. What I know is that I am grateful for this time that I can unwind. I had a great day today going to the dentist and having my teeth cleaned. Isn’t that interesting that I haven’t availed of my dental benefit with the health insurance in two years and of all places to avail of it — it is here in Dipolog. Good thing my card has a wide coverage of medical institutions and private practitioners.
Well, though I was tired I walked the entire stretch of the Dipolog Boulevard during the early evening. The sound of the crashing waves and the cool sea breeze was a refreshing thing for my body and soul. It just felt good. I wish there were more areas in Metro Manila that I could just walk around and admire and appreciate nature aside from UP Campus and select parks. I wish more parks can be made more accessible to more people. Visiting a place like this reminds me that there is indeed a lot of hope for our country. Perhaps the local government is doing a great job here. I know it is not perfect — as every urban city has its own problems that it deals with. Yet at the end of the day, I am glad to see that there are public spaces that the people here can enjoy.
Well, I better get some sleep soon as tomorrow I need to wake up early at six in the morning. The famous Libuton Caves and Situfo Falls awaits….
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