Happy Day

Feeling exhausted but happy. Had a full day. Experienced a whole spectrum of emotions since we arrived at the Iloilo airport last night: excited, sentimental, curious, hopeful, nervous, elated, anxious, hopeful, prayerful.

Congrats to my dad and Ate N. for tying the knot. It was a long and tiring ride going to this place, but every effort's worth it. We were warmly welcomed by Ate N.'s relatives; hanging out with our relatives from Batangas and Ate N.'s officemates was a blast! Special mention goes to the energetic and wacky principal Sister A. whose perky and witty comments have always been refreshing in the hot climate.

I had fun touring the place and checking out the local sites. Though I hate packing up for travel, discovering new places lifts up my spirits and nourishes my tired soul. Just like in Baguio, I had told myself, "I can stay and live here!" I guess, there's the part of me aching to get out of the polluted and densely-populated Manila, which manifests itself whenever I go out of town.

To be honest, I still squeezed in some time working on my research, and did some simple coding. Like when soon after we arrived from church, as they were resting.

Like tonight, when all the rest's been sleeping since a few hours ago, I grabbed my laptop, made some emails to people I need to work with for my research, installed new programs, documented some progress. Before I go to sleep, what happened today is just so personally momentous that I had to record what my thoughts and feelings were, even while fighting off dog-tiredness (It's also a nice way of recording how weird and funny I write whenever I'm tired or sleepy).

Sige na nga, matutulog na ako. Di na nagpa-function ang utak ko, wehehe... Good night... =)