July 28, 2022
These recent days have been busy ones and I felt like a busy bee juggling from one place to another, stocking more honey in my beehive, and looking for more flowers to be sucked into. It seems like I've been stocking resources in preparation for the cold season, even if those resources won't really go to me. The saddest part of being an adult.
While facing the mirror the other day, I was looking at my sad-looking face and I remembered this recent prompt of LoH.
"When was the last time I treated myself, went for a trip, or was in the middle of nature?" I asked myself.
I guess that was in the last week of May when I went on a trip with my friend. Since then, I got stuck in the park nearby as I have nowhere to go to, or should I say, I have no one to travel with since traveling alone is quite boring and my friend is back to grinding religiously again. She seems to be not taking a break ever since she got back to work. If I am hardworking, she is more hardworking as she seldom goes out for a holiday.
If I could have all that I can take, I would definitely pamper myself and go for a luxurious vacation somewhere outside this country. A roundtrip vacation is truly what I am yearning for. I will start from Korea to Japan, then Europe. The last stop will be our country, the Philippines.
But it seems too fictitious and I should be realistic. But if I will be given roundtrip airfare, I would definitely choose to go back home for a while.
Roundtrip to my home country
Image from Unsplash by SOCIAL.CUT
In case you aren't aware, I've been working here abroad for more than four years and my supposed vacation to my country has been compromised by Covid.
This never-ending grinding makes me burnt out most of the time, and oftentimes, I want to stop working and just rest until my body, mind, including soul, are well recuperated and fully recharged.
So if I'll be given a roundtrip opportunity, I would love to visit my country, have a great recharge, and be reunited with my family. Over the years that I've been away from home, there were a lot of things that happened in my family and at home. There are a lot of changes as well, missed events, and special occasions.
My younger siblings are now grown up and our youngest brother isn't a young boy anymore. My younger sister just delivered my new cutie niece and I want her to cuddle in person.
My mother, four little siblings, and my new niece
I missed going to our farm and I would love to visit it and harvest some fresh coconut, pineapple, mango, avocado, star apples, bananas, papayas, vegetables, and more.
Our little bamboo hut at the farm
I would love to see my mother and father's garden and take photos of the beautiful flowers they planted around our house.
I would love to roam around our village and visit some relatives. I just missed doing those things and am still uncertain of when I will be able to visit my country again. It seems like the too many responsibilities on my shoulders made me stuck working abroad.
But I am still hoping that someday, I can be reunited with my family again.
Self-Treat and some pampering
Now, going back to reality, vacationing abroad seems impossible for now so I should be realistic and rather think of something on how to pamper myself once I got more time. I believe that I deserve it and it's just a once-in-a-while opportunity, so expenses won't matter.
It will be just all about relaxation, recuperating, and pampering, nothing else. And anything related to work, online and offline, and toxic life, will be taken out of the picture the whole journey. All I will think of is myself alone.
Once the weather temperature declines, I would love to bask in the sun and dip into the blue sea. I want to visit a beach I've been yearning for. And since Fall is fast approaching, it is a great opportunity to cherish the glory of sunshine with a bit of the cold breeze of Fall.
Image from Freepik
One thing I want to try as well is a sauna bath. I know there are a lot of it here but I am always hesitant to go. I would probably do this with a friend as I feared going inside alone, lol. I want to try how it feels. And I am certain that a sauna bath is too beneficial and helpful to relax a tired body.
Image from Fujiyamaonsen.jp
Aside from sauna bath, I want to try acupuncture therapy and whole-body massage again as I feel like, I badly need it.
During my first time Acupuncture therapy. (the patient in the upper right photo is not me)
And lastly, food is my guilty pleasure and something that could alleviate my stress as well. I missed eating hotpot in Mou Mou Club Hong Kong. It's a place where I could do shabu-shabu or hotpot with unlimited food in all kinds for certain hours. That would definitely a great self spoiling for a foodie like me.
I missed this chubby face. Photo taken last January 2020
Adulthood sucks. But depriving ourselves from relaxing sucks more. It is worth noting that, health matters more and let's not overdo ourselves that could compromise our well-being. There should always be time for pampering and relaxation.
Stay fit and beautiful ladies!
