infinitepossibilities

April 6, 2006 AM
jen’s aunt’s place
carmona, cavite

first stop. landed at the manila domestic airport a few minutes before eight o’clock. got off the plane and lugged one of jen’s bags and my own all-around sling bag through the tarmac out to the carousel’s location, to collect my backpack. walking towards the carousel, the first thought that came to mind was – finally! i’ve had enough of white clouds and flat plane’s wing for a view; at least the pain in my temple started to ease. i never imagined the sight of clouds would give me the headache. well, it’s not so much the clouds [i can never have enough of cloud formations, in fact, it's the reason i step out of the office to go to our building's rooftop every afternoon] that’s giving me the headache, it’s the overall whiteness of the view that got to me. i am not much of a fan of something white.

as soon as i got my bag, we head out of the airport, to wait for jen’s aunt to pick us up. a few minutes later, her aunt and cousin arrived to greet us hmmm….to greet jen and her nanay [grandma], actually… [vet's thought, now there goes the awkward moment; get over it vet and smile]... as the four relatives were doing their hugs and greetings, i got fascinated by my surroundings… gubot siya ha [in a pleasant sort of way]… soon after, we hopped on a vehicle to be on our way to carmona. passed through paranaque on to south luzon expressway… wider streets, pollution, toll booths, e-coupons, high-speed driving… huge gasoline stations were what caught my interest. i had fun looking at the things in front of me while i held a mental image of good old cebu. nah, cebu pa rin!! overall, the ride to carmona, was hassle-free. if i were asked to go there via public transportation, i’d be lost. that’s my only regret. i revel at being lost in a place i’ve only set on for the first time, sure, you’ll get the trepidation thing, but it’s exhilirating at the same time.

an hour and miles after, we arrived at jen’s aunt’s place. her aunt prepared breakfast for us and we all ate. as excited as i was to get on with the day and start roaming, my body cave in to sleepiness. two-day sleep deprivation was my max, even with great resistance on my part - i readily went to the land of zzzz… so much for exploring new territories.