STELLAR
Sometimes I wish I could stay a 7 year old girl who doesn't have to live miles away from home, just to live a mix of happy, free, confused and lonely adulthood while chasing things I don't even know where will take me
But the worst part is, those times when I couldn't get to see the person who will smile bigger whenever he caught me smiling
It is those times when I couldn't get to spend breakfasts and dinners with the person who makes terrible jokes but still cracks me up
It is those times—those simple moments that I wish I could have more with him
And just by looking at him right now, watching him do things he loves the most...makes my heart melt
How on earth he transformed our front yard into something grand-beautiful-extra-ordinary-front yard?
I am not over reacting because he still got that plant-magic in his hands, well, what to expect from a landscape designer
Our life in Baguio is simple yet amazing, until she left us
And since then everything has changed
Our home became much more spacious, with so much space that it created a terrifying silence leading to loneliness, and eventually, questioning ourselves whether we can still call it a 'home'.
That is when Papa decided to turn our home to a vacation lodge. No longer our sole home, but, a temporary home for tourists here in Baguio.
The creation of La Estella Lodge became a coping mechanism for us, especially to Papa
And look at him!
Sobrang focus sa mga halaman niya na hindi manlang napapansin ang anak niyang kanina pa nakatayo sa likod niya
"Psst! Mang Robert"
I called him, otherwise, baka tumagal pa nang isang oras ang panonood ko sa kaniya habang inaayos ang pinakamamahal niyang mga halaman
"Ay sus!"
He cried out while his eyes wide in surprise
"Sur—prise!"
I said with a beaming smile on my face
He immediately put down his shovel and took off his gloves to hug me
"Namiss kita anak"
Aside Cremeliana, here's another person in my life who shows his love through sort of—these things
Am I the only one who doesn't express my love through words or physical affection?
But in the end, I hugged him back and pat his bald head
Ang paborito kong kalbo sa buong mundo
hahaha
"Anak, sana sinabi mong uuwi ka para nakapaghanda ako ng pagkain mo"
Natagalan kami sa terminal at inabot na ng madaling araw ang biyahe ko from Manila
Kaya naman yung inaasahan kong gabi akong makakarating ng Baguio ay inabot na ng umaga
"No worries Papa"
I gladly showed him my pasalubong— tatlong balot na Pandesal ni Agnes
Our all time favorite breakfast
BINABASA MO ANG
Hey, Look Up!
Ficción General"They say, 'bloom wherever you are planted,' but what if I need to go somewhere else in order to bloom into the kind of flower I am meant to be all along?" she mumbles under the dark sky. This is not just a love story, but A Love Story.
