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my bestfriend since intermediate grade told me she was gonna go to the phlippines for a month to run errands w her family, mostly her mom. it was quite sudden cuz she was from the states almost finishing her uni quickly than i anticipated, she got a lot of credits from doing her lab and volunteer work. and i was in bahrain packing up my stuff, getting ready to move to another house in the same town and packing to leave for the philippines, uni ultimately.
the last time we saw each other was at the peak of pandemic lockdown. well not really. restos and public spaces were just starting to open up to the public but with the mandatory masks and social distancing; i couldnt believe she was finally leaving. we were in 10th grade (sophomore for u americans lol, i think theres a movie abt it too idk). and were meeting up after almost 4-5 years. CRAZY!!!.
seeing her text msg made me want to meet her again. she was the only one who could understand my interests, thoughts and a lot im afraid to list here. so yeah the only way i could meet her was her last week in pinas (im tired of typing philippines & its a short term for pilipinas, in filipino). i dont start school till that end of the month so im basically waiting to the end of the month to go to school and i might go to the mall tomorrow!! sorry im excited lol
its not my first time travelling solo. i once flew w my younger sister to pinas cuz my mom went there early to do business w the bank and condo. i dont think that rlly counts but that was the first time w out adult supervision. there was another time when i flew to pinas w my younger sister and grandma (pain in the ass, shes still alive dw). my mom had those airline cards w loyalty points and somehow only me and my sister got upgraded to business class (!!!). yknow the one w the seat going all the way down like a bed, a lotttt of leg room, complimentary water, and the brown leather like color being everywhere.
gosh writing is so much work i understand why carrie bradshaw takes long breaks before writing. which is why im gonna get a burger.
traveling to the motherland solo is actually scary. the only part i hated was the passport control, cuz it took me so long i wouldve watch the entire mcu movies and still be in line. there were 3 officers present when 4 flights had just arrived, and ofc getting ur baggage. wat i had was a huge luggage & a balikbayan box. didnt want to seem like a loser not being able to lift them but luckily as i was done w passport control and waited by the entrance of the luggage, my luggage was first to arrive followed by the box (surprisingly light!).
traveling to the motherland solo is actually scary. the only part i hated was the passport control, cuz it took me so long i wouldve watch the entire mcu movies and still be in line. there were 3 officers present when 4 flights had just arrived, and ofc getting ur baggage. wat i had was a huge luggage & a balikbayan box. didnt want to seem like a loser not being able to lift them but luckily as i was done w passport control and waited by the entrance of the luggage, my luggage was first to arrive followed by the box (surprisingly light!).
the night before my flight i asked my cousin to pick me up cuz i dont have my sim card anymore and the wifi in naia is questionable. how far was it willing to go? i couldve played dress to impress (or dti on roblox) or download another season of law and order svu on my phone but i dont remember it well. i head over to jollibee at my right after exiting and found my cousin in line.
we chatted after we were done w our order and i learned that her boyfriend will live w us, temporarily, then leave. i never found out y but i think its either his place was being renovated, he had no place, or he was on short vacation then hell go back to the sea (hes a seaman).
i was 4 hours late from the time i placed on the itinerary. they understood the traffic coming in from the city before bgc was packed. i think i spent in that specific road for over 20 moving only 1 meter every 5 minutes. my mind was about to explode. never the less i arrived at the hotel we booked and my bestfriend of 10 years, leo, came down and get me. she was exactly the same as i remembered only w a 10 inches of her hair cut of with a longer wolf cut and no bangs.
the receptionist was nonchalant and mean towards richie & maxy who arrived earlier. she kept trying to push their request of assistance since its was like an apartment hotel accommodation. she only backed off when my leo's mom was there to drop her off and see her actually get up the lift.
i was nervous and told her sorry like a million times when we were waiting for the lift to open up. my two other friends popped in front of us and we were like the giddy high schoolers we knew. i dont have the strongest memory of my life before covid happen but i remember everyday id have lunch w them. knowing we only had 20 minutes to eat our baon (lunch, food) and go to the toilet before getting locked out by our next subject teacher.
arriving at the room we booked, my view of was greeted by 3 adorable sanrio squishmallows and 3 minion keychains. i placed my black carry on bagpack on the chair from the coffee table and opposite richie's bag. everyone was the same as i remembered.
maxy was tall and slim, her skin was the fairest from us all, her hair was black and curled. richie was the same. shorter than me but it was the first time i got to see his hair. the chunky blonde highlights on his hair made it more noticeable from a view (i recommended that hairstyle btw 😝). leo looked like a young adult out from all of us. then maxy and richie then there was me. i still had baby fat on my face and was gullible like i ever was.
maxy was tall and slim, her skin was the fairest from us all, her hair was black and curled. richie was the same. shorter than me but it was the first time i got to see his hair. the chunky blonde highlights on his hair made it more noticeable from a view (i recommended that hairstyle btw 😝). leo looked like a young adult out from all of us. then maxy and richie then there was me. i still had baby fat on my face and was gullible like i ever was.
after getting out of my airport clothes we went out to have lunch behind the hotel. it was a 4 story mall w the top being open. something i havent seen in a long time after being used to the middle east's air conditioned mall where the ceiling is smoked glass and led lights around it.
we went straight to the 4th floor for the food court and there. i think we all had the same dish. barbecue, rice and some green ulam. the last time i ate chow king i got a msg to go to china in 2 hours after letting the food digest, and went to china in less than 24 hours. that was some volunteer work and didnt wanna jinx myself.
we immediately went out after navigating our way out and started walking to highstreet. i was holding my phone out and after walking towards the end of the block i had no idea where which direction we were heading to. leo whipped her phone and we started walking to her direction. i was indeed walking the opposite direction from the main loll.
we ended up walking to highstreet, roamed around and walked back home to start our pregame. the rain was starting to pour in. we fucked up by not bringing our umbrellas cuz one of us said "i dont think its gonna rain" ohohoho i thought that we were abt to get stranded in a kind of strip mall of restaurants. there was a public bathroom and that was great for us to pee while it was still raining and so we said fuck it. we ran across the street and the rain lessened. the arms of the trees shaded us and felt a temporary relief until i saw the rest of the pavement was shade less
bought 4 cups of noodles, 3 bottles of soju, and a liter of sprite to create a chaser w it of some sort. theres this place we wanted to go since it was a bar-resto. it has 2 floors and i think one floor has a dance floor, if that makes sense,,,
we walked for over 20 mins a bit buzzed - tipsy and THE BAR RESTO WAS CLOSED. UGHHHHHHHAAKJLWHKDJHAJKDHAOUHDAKJD. was so pissed we ended up walking back to The Palace and went in a bar that had a free entrance and table if u pay for a bottle. me maxy and richie didnt know much abt drinks so we made leo pick from the menu. most of the drinks we picked and the waiter said were out. so we went out. another club across the lot was called the clubhouse. paid like 1k to get in and the bouncer was letting a group of boys in first even though me and my friends were infront of him w our ids out. wat is wrong w u.
music was nice, can believe they played espresso and please^3 by sabrina carpenter in there.... weird choice for the club ijbol. it smelled pretty privilege and spoiled. or there were a lot of ppl faking their wealth. i think most of them went to dlsu or yknow those top 4 schools who would have scsholarships when it can be for those in need. just saying ik its shady but watever at least we were all having a good time (i guess).
drank 2 margs and 2 vodka glasses, i just started bouncing the fuck out of my head afterwards. ive never gotten drunk or blacken out so i rlly dgaf abt wat happens afterwards cuz i was starting to sober up. after dancing for 4 hours and dawn was arriving we all left to go back to our hotel. took a shower to remove the sweat from my back and the smell of vape on my hour then slept for 3 hours. packed up and left like it was some grunge dream.
OMG OK SO I THINK IM GONNA GO CLUBBING THE DAY AFTER AND IM VERY EXCITED CUZ ITS A LESBIAN EXCLUSIVE EVENT AAAAAAAAA
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