Umagang silip sa bintana

Umiiyak ang langit

Nagpupuyos ang hangin

Hinahampas ng alon 

Ang mapagpaubayang buhangin

Sa dagundong ng kulog

Bubong ay parang lilipad

Ang manaka-nakang kidlat

Sa isipa'y gumugulat

Matapos ang halos

Isa at kalahating oras

Ang araw namukadkad

At nagliwanag ang bukas

Unos ay tumigil

Sigwa ay nawala

Umagang kayganda

Aliwalas ang nagbadya

A day before the day..

Di masyadong ok ang tulog ko kagabi, nagloko kasi ang electric supply sa room ko sa resort kaya ni transfer ako ng ibang room. Ok naman yung room kaso walang TV, nasanay na ako manood ng TV sa gabi nahiya naman ako ipa transfer yung TV sa room kasi malakas ang ulan na may kasama pang hangin.  An tagal ko bago nakatulog, hinahanap hanap ata ng tenga ko yung tunog  ng alon  na parang umaabot na sa baba ng kama ko. Di kasi sya masyadong  maulinigan sa pinaglipatan sa kin. mag 12 am na ata ako nakatulog at nagising ako ng 5 am. Lumipat agad ako sa dati kong room kahit wala pa syang kuryente at natulog ng saglit.

"Namamahay na ata ako.. 3 weeks na ko dito"

Hostile look

It was my first time to pass that part of the beach.  I instantly notice the piercing stare and hostility that is eyeing me. I tried to ignore it and focus on enjoying the breathtaking view of the beach that is part of pacific ocean. The very reason why it has  vast waves flowing to the shore. The wave start as a huge bulge of sapphire blue connoting deepness of that part of the ocean, when it breaks it turns into a crystal white water with a touch of blue reflecting the sky.  I really like that view as I'm watching it in infinity.  I enjoy this perpetual view for almost an hour before I decided to head back to the resort to take a rest. I remove my slippers and slowly waded into the water. I had to walk  a mile-long beach to reach the front of the resort where I was staying. As i was nearing the resort i decided to move to the sand and have my toenails experience natures pedicure by rubbing it with the sand while walking.

There it was again, the stare I dreaded a while ago. This time they were a gang of three throwing an eye on me. They are on the very same spot where I had passed one of them a while ago. I also notice that they position themselves strategically blocking my way so that it will be hard for me to pass without one of them getting a piece of me. I thought of running but I realize that I cannot outrun them judging by the way they are blocking the path. I hold my tripod tightly but i never raise it. I don't want them to sense that I am prepared to swing it on them in case they try to attack me. I walk slowly towards them, tightly gripping my tripod and ready to swing. One of them started to dash towards me and the remaining two follow, my heart was pounding in my chest as i raise my tripod. Its gonna be a blood bath.. before they were able to reached me there was whistle coming from the nearest cottage to where I saw a man sitting.  They immediately turned to the man and sit by him. The man said to me:

"Dili ka mahadlok bay, bootan man ang akong mga ido"

The gang of dogs were like: 

"aw aw aw aw"


as i passed them..

Eat all you can

Disappointed ako kagabi. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang gutom kaya nagmamadali akong pumunta sa gabby's kung saan may eat all you can sa halagang 130php. 7 dishes tapos 2 desserts at bottomless ice tea. Gaya ng dati konti lang muna kinuha ko sa una:

Humba

Chop suey

Bopis

Chopped litson kawali (walang mang tomas)

Afritada

Bam-i (pansit at bihon na pinaghalo ewan ko kung bakit bam-i tawag)

Sinabawang isda

Desserts:

Fruit salad

Leche flan

Panalong panalo sana kaso after ko maubos yung 1st plate feeling ko nabusog agad ako, pero nagpumilit pa din akong bumalik sa buffet table para kumuha ng 2nd serving. Habang kinakain ko yung 2nd naramdaman ko na busog  na ako. Nag pahinga ako para makabalik pa uli sa table pero naramdaman ko na di na talaga kaya. Nagpasya  ako na umalis na ng Gabby's at ilista sa utak ko na may utang sila sa kin na kailangan ko mabawi  pagbalik ko.

"Naramdaman ata ni Gabby at binweltahan agad ako, pagdating ko sa labas nila biglang kumulo ang tyan ko.  Dali-dali akong sumakay ng tricycle pauwi kulang na lang magpahatid ako sa mismong C.R."

BOREDOM

Looping thoughts

Sequential emotions

Circling continuously

Acting like moron

Is it lunch time yet?

Have I ever had breakfast?

Peeped at the window

Cursed the passing hobbit

Clock had ticked

Time to run the stairs

Thought of landing head first

Overruled by kicking the air

How long I was here?

I lost count of the time

Time to move to another pace

Where scene is fresh, young and unripe

Waves

Nagising ako kaninang madaling araw dahil sa tunog  ng alon, nagulat ako sa lakas na sinabayan pa ng matinding buhos  ng ulan.  Bigla ko tuloy naisip, pano kaya kung makatulog uli ako at biglang magka tidal wave? tapos ako tulog na tulog habang kinakain ng dagat ang buong coastal town ng Surigao del sur..

"ang hirap siguro nun himbing ng tulog ko tapos pag gising ko dedo na ko.."

Sunday

Ang aga  ko nagising ngayon, pag alarm ng 5 am bumangon agad ako at nag toothbrush tapos naghanda ng gear. Medyo madilim pa paglabas ko pero tanaw ko na ang pumuputok  na liwanag ng araw.  Sumakay ako  ng tricycle papunta sa polytechnic kung saan malapit ang dagat na may naglalakihan na alon sabi sa kin nung isang staff. Super excited ako kasi sawa na ako sa view ng dagat sa tapat. Pagbaba ko ng tricycle halos lakad takbo ginawa ko para makalapit sa dagat. Tama ang sabi sa kin, naglalakihan nga ang alon kaya dali-dali ako nag setup ng tripod para magumpisang  pumitik, sakto naman na pumuputok pa lang ang araw.

All set na ako, pag on ko  ng camera ito ang nakita ko:

"change the battery pack"

Tangina yan sumakit na naman ulo ko..