right, so we've finally pushed through with our plan that has been concocting since 1st sem last year: roadtrip to la union, then to ilocos. we did everything as we had planned, we stayed at our grandparents' house in la union, then went to ilocos norte to meet our tropa, jhing, who lives there, to take us to Pagudpud, the so-called "boracay" of the north. sounds like real fun, right? you have no idea. but there's the best and the worst part of this little adventure, and i guess i'm going for the best first, since mas marami sya kesa sa worst. BEST: the trip to la union. nauna ako umalis with ate may. nagcommute lang kami while the others traveled by car. it was my first time traveling to la union without my parents! and i was a bit skeptical as to how we (me and my friends) are going to be received by my relatives there. i was so ashamed and grateful for their efforts and hospitality. the beach. oh yeah. i can still picture the whole place. the white-ish, fine sand, the waves, the sunset... thanks to jhing and her tito everything went smoothly. hindi kami nahirapan. it was so much fun. Saud resort is perfect. i WILL return to that place. bonding with the star of the trip-Anne. she was the reason that i've made so much effort in letting them stay in our province kahit hindi naman ako lagi andun, just because it's her birthday and of course i want her to enjoy our trip. we went straight to the beach with our traveling clothes on! haha we waited until the sunset before going out of the water and then we just chilled at the seashore. man, heaven talaga ang part na yon, i will never forget that moment. we drank ourselves silly with tequila, and waited the clock to strike twelve and greet her happy birthday. i think we did that, nga lang, we're too much intoxicated to care. hiking to kabigan falls. i am now officially a nature lover! we hiked for 1.5 km, i almost lost one of havaianas slipper sa pagtawid sa mga ilog, my feet were sore, and in the end, it was pure heaven. the scenery was awesome. beyond words. haha OA na siguro ako but there's really not enough words to describe it. i am that AWED. haha.i just wish i could have so much opportunity to go to different places and see the sights and scenery they can offer. and i even drank the water. definitely better than mineral water. bilib din ako sa havs ko. they never failed me,kahit naputikan na at lahat. ano pa...oh, lastly, going back to manila by commute again! this time, with a classmate. Anne and co. are planning to go to baguio pa(which unfortunately didn't happen, because they ran out of money, sad), so nagpaiwan kami ni kishy sa laoag, where jhing had to see us off the bus. i really feel so responsible and an adult for the first time! haha. i feel happy that my parents are trusting me that much na these days. cause if they let me be this way, i'll definitely learn to be more responsible for myself. .............and now the 2 worst part of the journey. i really don;t want to put it here myself, but i guess i have to. here goes. WORST 1. Anne's friends. oh no, not the ELYA, her highschool friends. i wouldn't say much about them here, but let's just say na nagkamali si anne na pagsamahin and tropa niya from imus, then kami, her college friends in an outing. they were that awful and im thanking the gods na na-ejoy ko padin ang roadtrip, cause there's this saying that in a journey,no matter where you go, you wouldn't enjoy everything if you're not enjoying the company you're in. and i believe that's right.good thing i'm THAT good in ignoring things i don't want to notice. 2. DIGICAM. that's the worst thing that's been putting me down in the whole trip. all i have is memories, but i want pictures dammit, and i want myself IN them! so there. i just git back home, and i'm ready to sleep after posting this. and oh, im definitely going back to Pagudpud.