The Rejection Diary

Entry 8

One message receive from Rieley Sy.

Hi baby. How's Bantayan? I've been there though I think mas memorable if kasama kita for the second time. Talk to you later. :*

This literally ruined my day. Ang kapal lang!! And I think he sent this right after I met him yesterday.

Ang kapal! I can't measure how thick-faced he is. 500 pages or more.

After I recovered from the biggest hangover of my life which is kaninang umaga sa hotel room ko. I realized na hindi lang ako tanga. Bobo pa. Gaga. At lasengerang hindi na uulit pa. My ghad that was awful I mean I've seen people in that kind of situation pero I didn't know that it would feel so awfully bad.

When I woke up I felt so many concerns from my body. I felt so damn thirsty, my head aches like it was hammered or something because I was a drunkard, my throat sores from straining my voice on singing in a very out of tune way while drinking vodka , my body is so itchy, my eyes are puffy and sore I think from crying like a helpless woman all night and my hair is all over my face yuck!

I swear that I will never do it again. Never. Gonna. Do. It. Again.

Never doing it again because of some stupid guy. I just realized that I was drinking like there's no tomorrow for a some petty guy. I'm so damn shallow.

He thought that was having my week off in Bantayan Cebu kaya confident ang gagong manloko. Hindi nya alam na nasa iisang isla lang kame. At nasa iisang lungsod for the matter.

Thinking about it now I'm very much thankful sa vlogger kung Facebook friend because if it wasn't for her I wouldn't have chose Siargao over Bantayan. If it wouldn't for her beautiful photos and videos about this Island I wouldn't be able to uncover the filthy business of my womanizer ex suitor. Thanks for your vlogs.

Nakaupo ako ngayon sa hammock while sipping my morning coffee. The view is breathtaking. The sun, sand, sea and even the other tourist in their usual trunks and bikinis is so perfect. And I wouldn't ruin it because of this rotten message of him. Yuck.

I look at my phone for my schedule for today. Okay. Today is island hopping and star gazing. Prep time.

After an hour of preparing myself and my stuffs I'm ready to go. Of course I'm not familiar with the place I asked the staffs of the resort for some advice and direction.

"Na gets nyo po ba?" Tanong sakin ng lalaking staff ng resort.

Ano daw? Sumakay ng tricycle papuntang boulevard or market? Magpa inquire if my available bang pump boat for island hopping? How much was it? Where is that? Where could I find some tricycle here?

" Bhai, waya makasabot si ma'am sa emu tanulti. Naglibog pa sija siguro."

Di-ko-sya-maintindihan.
Baka, pinagsasalitaan na ako ng masasama ng mga to.

"To be honest, I get what you said pero where should I find the tricycle? How would I know if I'm on the right place? And how much does it take to finish the tour?"
Naguguluhan ako tbh. Sorry mga kuyang staff. I should have take the advice of my Fb vlogger friend na sa tour package nalang kumuha.

So. I'm currently in the resort's lobby with these two boy staffs and they are currently shaking their heads like they are also confuse or something.

"Ahh ma'am I'm sorry po pero you have too many questions. Kaya naman po namin kayong samahan pero may duty pa po kame. At ano ma'am dun nalang po kayo sa receptionist magtanong baka may alam silang mas madaling paraan or may tour ang resort ngayon."

Tumango tango pa ang kasama nya sa sinabi nito. Nakaka abala na pala ako di man lang ako nag isip.

"Oh I'm sorry. Sorry for the interruption, you still have work pa pala. Thank you to the both of you."

"Welcome po ma'am. Una na kame." Said the one who help me most at this struggle.

"Nosebleed bai spoken dollar man si madam. Nag loading ako didto. Hahaha."
Exclaimed the one who never really help me except talking vernacular language which I can't understand. What is he saying? Can someone please translate it.

Ilang hakbang nalang at nasa reception area na ako ng may humawak sa braso ko. Kidnapper? Don't tell me ang gago to? Preparing my martial arts skills, if I have.

"Excuse me? Do I know you?" Uttering those words while turning my head to see who this person is.
P.s I sound like a person who's trying to have a British accent but end up having Scottish.

"Paumanhin binibini kung ikay aking natakot."

Asgsndxkxod! Ano raw?
I'm raising my eyebrows right now.

"Sorry? Ah. Okay. So do I know you nga?"

Nginitian nya muna ako bago sya magsalita.

"Ako nga pala si Gideon Mendez. At hindi mo ako kilala. Batid ko kaseng naghahanap ka ng tour guide o makakasama sa pag diskubre ng islang eto."

Teka nga. He sounded like my Lolo. Saang panahon ba galing ang isang to? 1892? 1898? 
Purong Filipino na salita talaga at hindi lang yan. Mga malalalim pang salita.

Pero mukha naman syang galing sa panahong eto. Faded blue jeans, wayfarer, summer shirt and a Nike? Wait he doesn't look like a local here. He looks more like a tourist. But then, how would I know sabi nga nung vlogger Fb friend ko na always naka porma ang mga taga rito. So, hindi mo mahahalata na they are from here.

I scan him first before talking to him. Well, well. Mga gwapo at hunk pala ang mga taga dito. He look like a mix of foreign features. Well, I don't care basta he gets the job done.

"Are you a local here? A tour guide? I don't care kung magkano ang talent fee mo as long as you get the job done and you bring me to tourist spots here in the Island." and I don't care kahit makaluma pa ang way ng pagsasalita mo. I can bare with it. Wala na akong ibang choice. You are my only resort.

"Opo ma'am, isa po akong tour guide. Sasamahan ko po kayo sa mga magagandang lugar dito sa Isla namin."

Pangiti ngiti pa ang isang to. Hmmp nakaka bad trip na ah.

"So? Let's start na. Time is running out na. Go." sabay palakpak ko pa.

I hope these will all end up well. I don't want to ruin my vacay. Stay fresh. Stay free. Stay pretty Mira.
Let go all the luggages you've been carrying.

"Binibini, dito na po tayo."
Sabay taas nya ng kanang kamay sa harapan ko.

Nandito kame sa parking lot ng resort.

"What are we doing here? Mr. Tour guide?"

"Sasakay po tayo ng motorsiklo." Sabay turo nya sa mga scooter sa harapan namin.

"You mean, scooter bicycle?"
Untag ko sa kanya.

"Oo nga po. Motorsiklo."
Sabay ngiti nya sa akin. Creepy. This guy is hopeless. Sabing scooter, hindi motorsiklo talaga. Sige, ipagdiinan mo kuyang from the past century.

"Whatever. Sige. I'll ride the yellow one. Pumili kana ng sayo."

"Binibini, dapat iisang motorsiklo lang po tayo. Para mas makakatipid kayo. At mas madali angpagpunta natin sa paroroonan."

Can this guy speak in English? And what? Me and him in one scooter? No way.

"Don't worry. I can still afford it pa naman. Besides, I'll be behind you kapag nasa byahe na tayo, so it won't cause any problem." and I have never ride with a man in one scooter ever since.

"Paumanhin po talaga ma'am pero may patakaran kase dito sa resort. Kapag isang tao lang po ang ito-tour, isang motorsiklo lang ang pinapayanggan arkelahin. Kaya tayo na po at magpunta sa renting office."

No way. I was taken off guard by that rule. Pwede bang exception ako sa patakarang yan?

Nawiwindang at naguguluhan,
Mirae