Refined Ingracia

Kabanata 1

Philippines

✅ Bag
✅ Walet
✅ Passport
✅ Camera
✅ Cellphone
✅ Identification card

Inayos ko lahat ng aking dalahin. I'm going to fly to my mom's hometown. Bien Unido, Bohol. She grew up there until she met my dad and lived with him.

My dad is a Chinese and my mom is a Filipina. We live in Hongkong right now as they are both Hongkong Residences.

I am the Fourth child and the only daughter in our family.

Naglalakad ako patungong departure ng biglang nag ring ang selpon ko. When I see it. It's dad again asking how I am on my flight and so. Ganyan siguro ang bunsong anak. Yup, I grow like everything is in my hand. At lahat ng yon ay dahil ako ang bunso at sa laki ng agwat namin ng edad sa mga kuya ko ay nakapabor lahat sa akin. During our school break nasa Pilipinas ako at gustong gusto ko dahil syempre I can travel with my cousins everywhere we plan to go. This time we plan to go to Panglao for diving.

Baka nagtaka kayo kung bakit magaling akong magtalog dahil na rin sa pagiging mas malapit ko sa mga pinsan ko at kay Mommy na din. I can speak, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tagalog. English is my first language as what we speak here. My brothers are living in Beijing as they choose to study there. Family tradition. Kaya minsan ko silang nakikita din, all in wechat.

It's exactly 2:15am nakarating ako sa Panglao International Airport. All my cousins are there waiting for me with the RR panthom series II. JK, Chance, BJ and Kid.

Bawat dumaan ay talagang lilingun sa kanila. Yeap, they are both handsome and masculine.

" Persona Mesa, for our early breakfast. " Chance asked me then hugged.

"Your mom is calling, you did not eat dinner? really Grace? " Ani Kid then hugged. Sumunod na din sina JK, BJ and Chance.

"Hey I ate! See" I rolled my eyes at them, this all big guy staring at me. Ignoring them, I'm tired.

Mabilis akong pumasok sa sasakyan at sumunod din naman sila.

Tulad ng sinabi ni Chance we go to Persona Mesa. Kung makapagsalita itong tatlo, akala ko hindi gutom. Nanliliit kong tiningnan itong pinsan kong mukhang patay gutom. Natigil sa pagnguya si BJ ng mapansin niyang paninitig ko.

"What! " Bulyaw nito.

"Anong what? Kala ko ba hindi kayo gutom ano? "

"Oy, gracia hindi ko sinabi kumain din kami ah, at saka ayaw ng Babyloves kung nagugutoman ako." Sabay kindat.

Humalgalpak ng tawa ang tatlo. Si Chance na nabilaukan yata.

" Isang bilyon siya pa rin ang pipiliin ko." Kanta ni BJ.

Nanliliit ko siyang tiningnan.

"Kumanta pa mali naman ang lyrics mo!" Bulyaw ni Kid.

"Anak ni Congressman yata ang pinost non an hour ago. Hoy! Managinip ka! " Hagalpak ni JK.

Umiling iling lang ang tatlo.

Kinaumagahan. Maaga kaming pumalaot para sa aming scuba diving dahil na din malayo pa ang aming pupuntahan.
PADI team ay siyang aming kasama dito.

The pristine water welcomes us. This island always gives me a reason to come back again. Peace. As the fish swims around me.
Bohol bless with nature especially their sea.

That afternoon, we go to our ancestral house then later that evening we fly to Siargao for our next place to roam around.
Surfing in General Luna. Most of all I love to go sun bathing. I want to get the morena skin since I am as pale as paper. I get the Chinese color more than being a Filipino and that's frustrating. We spent three days and our last stop was the famous Naked island. The sandbar that could make you stay forever.