Toujour Pur

finally, im earning and im worth a hundred dollars already! yipee!

im enjoying every bit of my vacation in mati. it’s always raining down here though. it’s supposed to be summer ayt? why the unending rain? the weather has finally become unpredictable, bad thng because i don’t have an umbrella and never had the fancy of buying one. it’s like, i would rather be wet and soggy that bring a bulky umbrella with me. my mood is once again bleak, just like the weather outside.

so many things are happening right now. my very close pinsan is getting married, for one. it’s so "all of a sudden"! she’s barely 22 ansd yet she’s already tying the knot. no offense meant pinsan, but is it yet too early? maybe i’m just sad because the trio will now become a duo, minus the to-be-bride of course. well, i wsh you anne and aga a blissful life together. by the way, they’re muslims so they’ll have a kawin, the traditional muslim wedding, complete with all the rituals and ceremonies. weddings use to uplift my moods, i don’t kow why this particular wedding made me sad. i guess  was just thinking that i’m losing my favorite pinsan. huhu.

til here. ciao everyone! this is a change, finally a post of my own, not a paid post or reve. haha! since my blg is almost full of them. bye2! 

i grew up in this place, i call it home and i’m definitely proud to be a MATInian..

it’s a 3-hour ride from davao city by van and 4-5hour ride by bus.. van is preferable when you’re in a hurry, but bus is better when you want a long, liesurely travel, perfect for barkadas to enjoy the ride as well as the views. one should really try our badas road, locals oftentimes refer to it as the "bituka of the manok" ‘coz it has over a hundred curves. you really have to pass it before you each the town proper! to those who are not sanay, ready your puking bags! haha..

road to mati..

 

 

on the way to mati, you’ll see this.. it’s worth the stop-over.. surely you’ll be amazed! the sleeping dinosaur.. rarrr!

 

amazing ryt? and the trip to mati is not complete without visiting these beaches.. 

 

dahican beach.. it’s the surfing and skimboarding capital of mati.. there are days when it’s serene and calm like this and there are also days when you can catch big waves.. endless possibilities, really! 

 

the white sand is to die for! it somewhat resembles paradise, it’s our little BORA..

more of dahican..

 

next stop: MASAO beach.. it’s what we are known for, being advertised constantly on TV. this beach has drawn the attention of both locals and turistas..

such pristine beauty.. with tree-lined cottages and floating cottages..

 

a boat docked that will take on-lookers to island hopping.. 

 

masao at night..

 

just fronting masao beach are the scattered islands.. 200 bucks riding the pumpboat will take you too the following islands:

OAK island.. see that single oak tree right there? it’s where it’s name came from..  

 

Waniban Island..

 

more of waniban..

 

Pujada Island..

 

these are just some of the must-visit places in mati.. looks good in pitures, but twice and thrice as majestic when seen real.. 

As I was growing up, I remember my Papa Bert telling me about many dangers awaiting me in this world. He gave me a lot of good advice and I’m so thankful that most of the time, I heeded his warnings!  

Did my Dad tell me these things to cause me pain or suffering?  Did he tell me to keep me from having fun? Of course not!!! He warned me because he truly loved me and because he wanted to protect me from the dangers hidden in this world.  

Once I was warned, it was entirely up to me to decide what I would do with it. Would I "hear" his warning? Or would I choose to shrug it off? The decision was totally up to me, and me alone, and so were the consequences! There was no one else to blame if I made the wrong decision.  

I have to thank my Heavenly Father for giving me enough common sense to "see" that what my Papa was telling me, was for my "own" good….and that he wasn’t trying to rob me of anything.  Drawing from his past experiences, my Papa knew far more about the "real" world than I did…and because I was obedient (most of the time!) I was able to save myself a lot of pain and suffering!

Fathers seldom say "I love you" though the feeling’s always there, but somehow those three little words are the hardest ones to share. fathers say "I love you" in ways that words can’t match. You can see the words "I love you" in a father’s boyish eyes when he runs home, all excited, with a poorly wrapped surprise. A father says "I love you" with his strong helping hands, with a smile when you’re in trouble, with the way he understands. He says "I love you" haltingly,
with awkward tenderness. He speaks his love unselfishly by giving all he can to make some secret dream come true,or follow through a plan.

A father’s seldom-spoken love sounds clearly through the years. Sometimes in peals of laughter, sometimes through happy tears. Perhaps they have to speak their love in a fashion all their own. Because the love that fathers feel is too big for words alone.

RESPECT IS EARNED.

i try to respect other’s rights, properties, beliefs and privacy that’s why i also want to be given the same respect i am due. i believe that i am a person who’s very undsestanding. i rarely scowl, im rarely angered, in short, i have a positive disposition in life, always lauhing, always warm. but every person’s patience has limits. i can also be a tigress when provoked. and i can say now that that patience has reached it’s limit. yeah, i’m outspoken at times but involving in one’s business is out of the question. i am blunt but it doesn’t get to a point that i’m being pakialamera na.

one particular situation has made me realize that my patience breach has already been stretched. i use to respect her. i use to adore her every advice. we use to be close. we use to be friends, really friends. but time has changed. circumstances help them to be changed.

i am not perfect and i also believe that i don’t have the right to judge a person’s well-being, as well as assume and presume.. as to being insecure, haha, you see, i lead a happy relationship, much much more fulfilled than what you have right now.

you know who you are, no need to name names since it’s tactless that way. and you know that i wouldn’t act this way if you haven’t made any mistake. ask yourself. i am sure you know the answer.

i want respect in its utmost sense, that’s all.

i’m tempted to write a rant ’bout what happened today but out of respect to that person, i choose to seal my lips na lang. you know who you are..

this day was practically spent at home, watched tv and rummaged the refrigerator for anything audible.. i know i must start doing the revisions of my chapter 1 SAD project but i’m just too lazy to begin it.. i still have an assignment in Elect2 due this wednesday, a report in hardware this tuesday and 3 assignments in Econ! whew.. that’s a lot of stuff to do.. but i can’t get myself to get started with the job.. i just wanna lie down and relax and sleep..

if you have read or watched harry potter series then you must be familiar with a dementor or a dementor’s kiss..

now, i feel like a dementor is beside me, swooping hungrily sensing that there is happiness within.. he’s making me feel hopeless and sad and it’s as if that he sucked all the life out of me.. i have the feeling that i would never be happy again.. i would soon be subjected to a dementor’s kiss, where i’ll be dead.. total oblivion, total darkness..

if only i have Harry’s power to cast my own patronus and dismiss all the dementors away..

where art thou my romeo [adem], this your juliet [kathreen] calling.. hehe.. as i said, i’m a bit demented these days.. this is what i get from reading all those fiction books! haayyy….

i went to church with mama and my bro in the morning.. the message that the pastor imparted was really a blessing.. i really missed going to church every sunday. i know i’ve come to neglect my duties already, and going to church today was such a good feeling.. i was able to feel God’s presence and i was enlightened.. somewhat, i felt that God was saying that everything’s gonna be ok, i only have to trust Him..

thank You Lord God for the enlightenment.. you were always there when i needed you the most.. 

people often say that CHANGE is the only constant thing here on earth. i believe in that saying. some change for the better, which is good. and others change to become worse, which is actually bad. sometimes you don’t see it coming unless you see yourself face-to-face with the ordeal, you suddenly see and feel something you are not used to. not all changes are easy to deal with, you have to adjust to become accustomed to that change once again. it’s depressing sometimes. you can’t help but think "why does one have to change pa eh i like him/her the way he/he is na naman?".. why can’t someone be constant or peramanent the way we have always known them?

but come to think of it, Things do not change; we change. it happens on our own accord and we can do nothing about it. life is harsh, i know that now. you are left with no choice. life is coupled with changes, whether you like it or not. you jus have to learn to accept it and live with it.

 

happy first monthsary Toujour Pur! cheers to more days of endless blogging!