i left manila at around 9:30am. it has been two years since i last boarded an airplane. and the ride was bumpy... yet i had so much peace and excitement in my heart. my vacation is about to begin!

i touched down iloilo around 10:30. beng fetched me and it was so heartwarming how we can just pick off where we left off. beng is really a great friend... and i'm really grateful that she and i are like sisters... (kinda of like che & i)... anyway, we ate at peppy's thai deli... sarap ng pandan chicken, paper squid and the fried rice. ;) after, we went to san agustin church and we went to iloilo city na. after surprising my sister's friend by showing up unannounced and with a gift to give her eldest son at atrium, beng & i went to pototan, a town 30 minutes away.

i love it here. it's so calm, serene... just like the environment in mindoro where i was supposed to work but didn't push through. beng & i ate at a farm ten minutes from the town proper. then we used their broadband internet. i checked my mails and i chatted with people... afterwards, we went upstairs and bonded again. there was just too many stories to tell... and so many fond memories to share.

when i chatted with people, i felt blessed. my sis was online and we were able to chat... hindi ko pa sya nakakausap in the way i do with my friends, but last night, i was able to. and joan and i bonded, too. God really was with me. ;)

so the vacation begins. tomorrow, bernie will be here na rin and we'll have a blast together... til then!