Pre:
"Call-time is 6:00 am, South Bus Terminal" Jan said a day earlier.. So I woke up early and did my morning rituals in a race. I arrived ten minutes earlier with an empty stomach and half of my body still in bed. Norina then came later. We sat on one of the benches in there waiting for them. After we've waited for eternity (ok, an hour, but it seems like forever when your hungry and sleepy) before Jan showed up and the rest of the gang.
In-there:
The place is very quiet and solemn that even swallowing your own saliva can be heard from afar, and that would be the understatement of the year. No wonder people from all over the country visit here just to meditate and pray. After voicing-out our prayers (it took an hour for Norin to finish) and petition and heard mass, we left Simala with peaceful mind and stronger faith, and Norina with her new-found textmate, the Habal-habal driver. Kusog kayu mugakos si Norin sa drayber.. Nanglagum ang drayber kay di kaginhawa..
Post:
We're done at around 12 noon with an empty stomach. Eat a heartful meal of fried chicken and puso - my first meal of the day and the best meal I ever had. We went back to the city riding a minibus. We seated at the rear end of the bus and that was the craziest ride in my life. We were literally juggling when we pass loopholes and humps along the way. We ended up laughing so hard (murag mga batang yaget) that caught some of the passengers attention. Kibaw ko gisapot sila, walay but-anay.
"Call-time is 6:00 am, South Bus Terminal" Jan said a day earlier.. So I woke up early and did my morning rituals in a race. I arrived ten minutes earlier with an empty stomach and half of my body still in bed. Norina then came later. We sat on one of the benches in there waiting for them. After we've waited for eternity (ok, an hour, but it seems like forever when your hungry and sleepy) before Jan showed up and the rest of the gang.
In-there:
The place is very quiet and solemn that even swallowing your own saliva can be heard from afar, and that would be the understatement of the year. No wonder people from all over the country visit here just to meditate and pray. After voicing-out our prayers (it took an hour for Norin to finish) and petition and heard mass, we left Simala with peaceful mind and stronger faith, and Norina with her new-found textmate, the Habal-habal driver. Kusog kayu mugakos si Norin sa drayber.. Nanglagum ang drayber kay di kaginhawa..
Post:
We're done at around 12 noon with an empty stomach. Eat a heartful meal of fried chicken and puso - my first meal of the day and the best meal I ever had. We went back to the city riding a minibus. We seated at the rear end of the bus and that was the craziest ride in my life. We were literally juggling when we pass loopholes and humps along the way. We ended up laughing so hard (murag mga batang yaget) that caught some of the passengers attention. Kibaw ko gisapot sila, walay but-anay.
Such a fun and spiritual get-away.
Original Post: 11:11 PM on November 22, 2009
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