witch of bohol

Perhaps it's because it's November that I have become sensitive and over-analytic of things around me. My emotions are always in maximum level. Either I'm hyper-active laughing like a hyena or in my manic-depressive soulsearching mode. Sometimes I feel so in love and loved and yet self-pitying in another moment. But the better end is still on me because at the end of the day, however unbearable the lightness of my being feels like, still, Life is beautiful!

Life's greatest blessing is the gift of friendship! I am so lucky to have cool friends who share the same spirit I have in life. When I say friendship, it is not limited to the friendship I have with my college friends, classmates or office peers alone. I also mean friendship with my family. But today, I talk about my best college friends. We always plan out-of-toen trips during summers and Novembers (either Undas or Thanksgiving).

This year, we're lucky to avail the CebPac piso trips! So off to Cebu and Bohol. Initially, I hesitated of joining because I felt crappy and I might end up being a KJ  party pooper, a super no-no to the BJs. But then I can never say no to my dearest friends. And no one can be too strong to say no to a long weekend getaway on a new place. So BJ tripping it is and at the same time I kept my 'Witch of Portobello' handy so I can have some contemplation moments. I just love contemplating whenever I visit new places. New places kind of welcome high spirits and wider horizons.

I fell in love with Bohol. The place was so great we never ran out of things to do be it land tour or sea tour. For gimik nights we only got a few drinks. Believe me, whatever we had was a far cry from our siraan-ng-buhay-parang-wala-nang-bukas inuman.

Perhaps tumatanda na talaga tayo! haha… Perhaps our cakes, the places we went to and the activities we had, were more than enough that we need not add our whip cream. Perhaps, Bohol, known as a nature-trip destination and not really as a night-life area was the destined place for our spirits. Perhaps it's the timing that most of us have our personal issues we are trying to conquer (at least not with the help of alcohol this time). Perhaps it's in the laid-back ambiance that we feel like having those conversations we used to have. Perhaps, it's because it's not really the partying and the drinking that we miss but simply the comfort of each other's company. Perhaps, it's the idea that it might take a while before this happens again so we better not get too wasted to remember the moments. Perhaps, masyado na talaga akong madrama sa dami ng nasabi ko.

Also, during that trip, I fell in love with Cesar. Not to Cesar per se but the qualities he has. It's kinda difficult to explain but I've always said the Cesar is my Everything-but-the-tall-guy buddy. He is the epitome of the guy I want only that he is too short for me and he doesn't have the X factor I am looking for in a guy. He is one of the few people who knows me "knows me". Cesar, thanks for the "talks". I would never trade those conversations with any amount of alcohol we missed. haha! Di nga? Baka magka-Cesar Syndrome pa ako. Anyway, ayoko naman ng ganitong LQ kung sakali. hehe

Anyway, here's my realization. I am a witch of Bohol. Funny! So why witch of Bohol? Well, honestly, I'm not yet done reading the book but so far, so good. May not be Coelho's finest but for me, the book is only as good as the reader. There are some parts that I can relate to and for me that is my definition of good book. Anyway, the book is a biography that is told in the eyes of different people. Perhaps, that is how my biography would look like. A completely different story from different people.  Always different depending upon who the storyteller is. In our trip perhaps, each of Beng, Mica, Corleai and Cesar would have shared a different story of how I was during the trip. Perhaps perhaps.

To Rey, Adan and Gabe, wish you were there with us!

November has been a rollercoaster month. Thanks to everyone! Namaste!