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It's 4 am and I'm wide awake.

I decided to take a morning jog today since it's Saturday. As much as possible I try to maintain physically fit dahil dancer ako. It helps with my flexibility and presence of mind. If di ako busy nagmomorning jog ako pero dahil sobrang busy ko lately, dagdag mo pa ang nakahilerang homework, I always sleep late kaya di ko na nagagawa.

I wore Nike high-waisted black leggings, cropped pullover black hoodie for my top, and Nike white running shoes. I fix my hair into a ponytail and tie my shoelaces.

Dito lang ako sa village magjojog. It's 11 hectares for Pete's sake. Enough na sa akin ang 2 or 3 laps sa sobrang laki ng village na'to.

Lumabas na ako sa napakalaking bahay na'to. I think I'm going to jog in Zen Park located sa Westside ng village. Sa North kasi banda sa amin, harap lang talaga ng village gate. Ours is the biggest one among all the houses here. Kaya makikita ko talaga lahat ng bahay dito including Rush house.

Ang funny nga dahil Matt and Kresha were so shocked when they saw where I live. Hinatid kasi talaga nila ako sa harap. Ayaw ko nung una dahil hindi naman sa amin yan and I think they will misunderstood na kami ang may-ari but I don't have a choice kasi I'm suffering indigestion after the dinner. Napilitan kasi akong ubusin ang medium rare steak na hindi ko naman talaga gusto.

But as a respect for the one who treats us, I ate the steak even though gusto ko nang isuka ito. That's why I am sweating so hard after dinner because I feel constipated.

Speaking of dinner, I can say na it went well for some of us. Aside sa pangdidiri ko sa medium rare steak, Rush was silent the whole time. Di ko nalang sinubukan na makipag-usap because his aura is different, it's uninviting.

I stretch first and do the basic warm-up exercises. The sun is still down and the sky is dark. The dim lamp post illuminates the place kaya makikita mo talaga ang paligid. I plug my earphones and put them in my ears. I play my workout song and started to jog to the West.

I really find comfort in the dawn. I don't know what's in it but every time I wake up at dawn I feel productive and I feel I'll have a great day ahead. That's why I'm a morning person after all.

I jog around Zen park because it's the biggest park here. I sometimes stop to breathe properly at para punasan din ang mga pawis ko. After cooling down I resume jogging, waiting for the sun to rise. I did 4 laps bago napagpasyahan na huminto. I sat on the bench at pinunasan ulit ang pawis ko.

"Ay, yawa!" sigaw ko dahil may nakita akong gumalaw sa isang bench tabi lang nito.

I figured out it was a person pero di ko masyadong makita because it's still 5:25 am. The sky is getting blue while there's still a streak of blackness in the other part. Kaya nagulat ako nung gumalaw siya. All I can see is a silhouette.

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