Today was an exceptionally disappointing day for me. Aside from the fact that I havenโt been that productive, the team Iโm rooting for in the collegiate basketball championship didnโt win. Itโs a tough game really, because thereโs a lot of physicality that happened, plus the offense of the team Iโm rooting for is really salty today. I was so stressed while watching them get fouled many times and miss a lot of scoring opportunities.
Itโs like theyโre out of their element today, and itโs jarring to see them play like thatโespecially against their longtime rival team. Anyway, enough of that negativity, Iโll just reminisce about the good times I had this week, and that goes back to my side trip in San Fernando, Cebu last December 8.
Supposedly itโs just a project-making day for all of us, and although they already hinted that weโre possibly gonna have a beach trip afterwards, I thought they were just being unserious about that. That hint became more unbelievable when I arrived at my classmateโs house. Itโs literally like in the middle of nowhere. It was surrounded by trees, and itโs at the top of a mountain, so yeah...I did really treat that hint of a beach trip as a joke. But when it was almost 3:00 in the afternoon, they said that we should go now to that beach, which puzzled me because I was wondering about where that said beach could be. It turns out itโs just across their highway! I literally forgot that the southern part of our province is abundant in near-road beaches.
We stayed for a couple of hours there just chatting and doing our thing. I enjoyed watching the sea despite that it wasnโt at its best because it rained just a day ago, and the water was definitely murky, plus garbages had accumulated near the beachside. The cottage weโre staying in is kinda free (because itโs totally not free because you need to buy something from the store of the owner to get to stay), and weโre thankful for that. I wasnโt able to have a dip because I donโt have spare clothes, and even if I did, I wouldnโt because, like I said, the waterโs really murky and unclean...totally not ideal for swimming.
Anyway, I was still able to relax and ponder stuff there because itโs quiet. I even saw a teenage boy having his alone time in the distance...and since Iโm kinda observant, I watched him for a while and deduced what his problem could be. I concluded itโs a love life problem because it canโt be financial because heโs really spending much on his food and drink. Plus, the song I heard is the typical sad boy playlist for the brokenhearted, so that solidified my hunch. Enough of that, after the little deduction moment of mine, I went back to my pondering moments.
Since I live among mountains, seeing up close the ocean felt kinda refreshing because of how mesmerizing the waves are. Also, Iโm amused at watching the tiny crabs scatter as I poke some of them. Two hours passed in a blink of an eye, and itโs already passed 5:00 when we decide to freshen up and pack our stuff.
We took a quick photo op first before we left that place, and thatโs it! That ends our brief sea trip. It wasnโt long, but at least I was able to see the sea and savor what it feels like to be near to it. How about you? Have you taken your dose of vitamin sea or havenโt you yet? Well, I guess thatโs all for now, people. Thanks for staying up until here, and hope to see you around!
All of the pictures without source are mine while the first picture was edited in Canva.