We went to Olongapo last May 3rd.
I was mad and happy – mad because I wanted to be at home by myself without
anyone else to tell me what to do while my family go to the beach and enjoy
their visit; happy because the bus ride is around 3 to 5 hours, depending on
traffic. I have always loved riding public buses mainly because I can think of
just about anything when we’re I’m in moving vehicles.
Woken up by my dad’s loud voice at
5am, we all waited for each family member to finish taking baths. By 6:30 am,
we were already outside the house. We rode a taxi to get to the bus station in
Cubao. My dad bought tickets and past 8am we were already inside the bus. While
waiting for the other passengers to take their seats, I took a few selcas,
which I might share if I feel like it.
We arrived at lunch time. When we
did, there was no electricity. I thought it’d be forever but thankfully, it
isn’t. We ate fish and rice. A few minutes of sitting and wondering what to do,
I started going around the house where we were to stay in. The house was my
aunt’s and though it wasn’t that big, I did like it.
Took more selcas with my sister and
a few pictures of the mountains near the house. I loved the sight. I love it
when I get to see trees and grass. There are not a lot of those where I live,
probably because I live in the city. I do wish there were more though. I
absolutely enjoy just looking at trees.
I think it was around two in the
afternoon when we decided to head to the beach. The jeepney ride was fun and
scary. Fun because, as I said a few paragraphs before, I enjoy riding public
vehicles. Scary because we were going around mountains, like, what if we fell?
The thought is just too scary.
We rented a cottage. We placed our
food and other stuff wherever. I walked on the sand, it felt good. Haha. I wore
shorts and tried to walk to the waters but I really didn’t feel like swimming
so I just walked back to cottage. I ate and took pictures until around five or
six pm. I never really did enjoy beaches and such.
In the evening, we bought barbecues
outside. Those were pretty much the best I’ve tasted. I want to go back there
and just eat lots of barbecues! My cousin, by the way, is apparently a K-Pop
fan, or, well, maybe just a fan of SNSD. She played their songs out loud. Best
thing that has ever happened that day. I danced to Genie and Gee and Into the
New World and Hoot! I loved dancing to those songs.
Around 7pm when my other cousin
decided to turn on the playstation. My dad and siblings played with him. 9 in
the evening when I started to feel sleepy because I didn’t have that much sleep
the day before. We didn’t sleep though. Why? First, the house wasn’t big enough
for us to have our own bed. Second, it was kind of awkward. Awkward because I
wasn’t close to my cousins and sleeping means having to use their bed! I stayed
up until 3am watching movies and anime and bunch of other cartoons. I woke up
two hours later. I didn’t know I fell asleep!
I prepared to
leave. I had to be at the bus station before six. I waited for my dad and
sister to get ready as well since they said they’d accompany me. I didn’t like
it because I was looking forward to going home alone. I guess it wasn’t that
bad though since my dad bought lots of food for us. If I was alone, I’d be like
“What is food? Nobody needs food. I need to save.” Dad loves eating so I like
it when he’s with me.
Less than 3
hours and we were already in Quezon City. That was pretty amazing, considering
we spent around 4-5 hours in the bus the day before. My dad and sister got off
the bus first, and I went to Megamall by myself, a fan gathering was to be held
there that day. Pretty much the reason why I had to leave Olongapo so
early in the morning, usually I’d wait until evening because travelling in the
evening felt better than in mornings or afternoons.
I had an
I-never-want-to-go-back-there feeling the entire trip. I had a few laughs and
such but I really never liked going on vacations as I enjoy sitting inside my
room, tweeting and doing a bunch of other things more. Vacations are never for me,
unless of course it’s a trip to Japan or South Korea. *winks*
