Thankful Mode

Thankful mode...

I guess that's one thing that I have to be in right now. With all the frustrations that I have been into, this is one thing that I have to be into for me to be happy.

How to be in a thankful mode? Let me count the things that I am thankful for...

... I am thankful that my PS2 and Sony DVD player was stolen because it means I can replace them with something new.

...I am thankful that I have an outstanding credit card bill because it means I have the capacity to pay them.

...I am thankful that my promotion came in late because I had more time to grow as a leader in the company.

...I am thankful that I am fat because it means I still have food at the table.

There are still a lot of so many things that I can be thankful for.

All I need is to start counting them.

Beautiful Mayon

Last year, I visited Bicol not because I wanted to visit the famous Mayon Volcano, but because my husband will pay his respects to his late uncle, who passed away. Going to Bicol last year was nothing short of a vacation. It was more of sorting out confused feelings since at that time, my husband and I were in trying times. It was helpful, but not something that you can say you enjoyed your vacation.

Not this year.

We went to Bicol despite the fact that we only have 6k in our pockets. We booked a trip to Albay via Amihan Bus lines and went there on Tuesday, March 18. We arrived at 5am the following day.

Again, the gracious Auntie Beth and Uncle Ed were just too happy to take us in, not to mention giving us a hearty meal of the freshest fruits and fish. Our room had an overlooking view of Mayon, and you can see her splendor in the morning and grandest in high noon. By that time, the fog that surrounds Mayon was gone and the perfect cone that Mayon is proud of showed just the way you want it- perfect.

My hubby and I had liberty of going to the Cagsawa Ruins, where an old church was buried amidst the rocks and lava way back in the 1900s. The rocks are still there. Even the window openings of the church and dormitory stand still. I wonder if there are ghost stories that surrounds that place? Hmmm....

Our trip was not that spectacular, but the warmth of the people who welcomed us, the breeze that cooled our room and removed the need for even an electric fan, the meals that we had were just great!

I hope to see more of Bicol. My next stop would be Tiwi. And I really have to go back. I have to have those dried labahita I left with Aunt Fe at Oas. Hah!

It's time to spill my thoughts!

Oh well...

It's been a while since I stopped blogging and now I have decided to start doing it again. There are some things that I prefer to post online than to leave it occupying my email space. And besides, what's the use of those lovely email messages if you won't share it to the world? Hahahahaha...

I realized that I don't have to spend ridiculous long hours of never-ending words that seemed to go around and around the topic but doesn't really make sense. So I'll keep it short and simple.

So there.