BEST SUMMER EVER

It was the summer before we become fourth year and I think, our last vacation before we graduate, so my friends and i decided to have a 3 day vacation out of town on april 13. At first we're thinking to have it in puerto gallera, but we thought that it would be very pricey since we still don't have work 'cause we're just students, so we changed it and moved to ilocos norte which is more affordable and nearer since we only need a bus to get there, unlike in puerto gallera that we need an airplane or a ship in order to get there. April 13 was fast approaching and i thought that our plan is already polished, but as our departure date comes closer some of our friends back out, then we realize that we we're down to 3. We tried to convince our other friends even if they're not our classmate to come with us. We decided that we will still continue this vacation even if it's only the three of us, since it was the three of us who planned this vacation from the start, good thing, patrice convinced a friend of hers to come with us even if she doesn't know us that well. So there you have it, the final four; patrice, jhoanna, cha and i. 

When the day of our departure came, it was april 12 since we need to be there at april 13 and the travel time would be 10-12 hours. I was all packed up and on my way to sm manila to meet with jhoanna when another problem occur, jhoanna's father didn't allowed her to come with us in ilocos, but since our mind is already set in going to pagudpud we convinced jhoanna that we will wait for her until 11pm. As we begin to lose all our hope, jhoanna texted us that she would come and to wait for her(even if her father didn't allow her), so we bought a ticket for four, again we thought that there wouldn't be anymore problem, but we we're wrong. The bus would leave at 10:30pm, but jhoanna is still on her way, so we asked the conductor if they can wait a little longer for her, i think he's beginning to get angry because the bus wasn't on schedule anymore, when the conductor said that we we're leaving i was so nervous and i didn't know what to do but to plead him to please wait a little longer then just in time jhoanna came with a smile on her face like nothing happened and she didn't even realize that she was almost left by the bus, but what's important is she still came even with those circumstances. 

Our adventure to ilocos had began. It was quite boring in the bus with a jacky chan movie playing(i think we're the only ones who didn't enjoy the film), so jhoanna and i were just chatting up until early morning 'cause we both can't sleep 'cause the bus was too shaky. As she was trying to sleep, she lend on my shoulder because her head bump into the window when she tried to lean there, so i was left alone awake in the bus for a few hours, but it's fine because i was beside her the whole trip. When we arrived at laoag we ride another bus going to pagudpud, it was a 2hours trip and my butt was aching 'cause of their uncomfortable seats.


We arrived at pagudpud between 11am-12nn, we stayed at Cathy's home stay, we rent a room that's good for 4 persons, as soon as we arrived we took a bath and ate our lunch outside, then after that we went back to our room for supposedly a quick nap, but we all fell asleep and woke up at 7pm, we would like to see the sunset since jhoanna had never seen one. But since we woke up at 7pm, we would just wait for another day to see it, instead we ate our dinner outside and have a night swimming then after that bought a very satisfying barbeque and have a few drinks(which i think was not few 'cause it made us tipsy, specially jho and cha), after that we all go to bed to have a good night sleep. 

Between 3-4 in the morning(i think) of april 14, i thought i was only imagining that someone is pushing me, but it was not my imagination, it was jho who was pushing me, so i woke up and find that she is awake but still tipsy, i think. I chatted up with her and ended up with sweet talks then came a a big shock to me when i heard her said the words "i love you" to me, even though i was a bit sleepy i can still feel this un explainable happiness inside me which i tried not to exposed 'cause i thought that she's just tipsy at that time that's why she can say those words, so i asked her to tell me those words again when she isn't tipsy anymore. When the sun rose, we immediately packed our things to prepare for the 2nd day of our journey, on our 2nd day, we met kuya jayson, a friendly driver and also our tour guide/photographer, he toured us around the beautiful places in pagudpud; the wind mills, the lighthouse, the death defying rock formations and to the refreshing waterfalls. It was a long, tiring, but very fun and exciting day, it was a well spent day, and i we thank kuya jayson for that. 

When we got back into our stay, we decided to have an afternoon swimming so jhoanna could see the sunset, and it didn't disappoint her, it was a beautiful sunset, all the tiredness was gone and happiness was all that's left in us. After we ate our dinner, we go back to our stay but patrice and cha wanted to witness the nightlife in pagudpud, so they left the two of us in the room, again,we chatted for a while until we got to those sweet talks again, then i asked jhoanna to repeat those words that she said to me last night. At first she hesitated, but she repeated it, then again, i was so happy that i don't know if i'm still in reality, i never thought that the girl of my dreams would say those perfect words at the perfect place but on the perfect time. She said that we still can't be in relation 'cause she wanted me first to meet her family, at first confusion hits me. I was doubting if she do really love me, cause if she already love me, why does she want to prolong our situation, but i came to reflect and realize, it doesn't matter if she really loves me or not, what matter most to me is what to believe in, and i want to believe that she really loves me. I don't care if i will be hurt in the long run, i think all of the pain would be worth it for her. 

The third day came, the time to say good bye to ilocos has arrived. Accompanying the sadness that we're leaving pagudpud was the bus that we took, it was a very digusting, hot, dirty and old bus. Who would thought that at the beginning and in the end of our adventure we will still encounter trials? So we get off the bus when we're in laoag, and from there we took the G.V. Florida bus lines, i think it's the best bus lines that can offer trips to the north of luzon. Then again, 10-12 hours of travel beside the girl that i love. So i was just thinking what would i long for when i was leaving ilocos.


 I think those are the beach, the views, the foods, the sand, the atmosphere, ate cathy and kuya jayson, but most of all, i would long those words from that girl.

ILOCOS IS LOVELIER THE SECOND TIME AROUND