I was in Bicol last weekend. It was hard to believe that I wasn’t doing my weekend habit of going to embassy. At first, I felt like I was lost. Instead of seeing the usual faces and people dancing to loud music, I was in my friend’s car listening to alternative music with no alcoholic beverage in sight. It was tough but I knew I was in for something more real and more meaningful.
The trip was 6 hours. But it was 6 long hours of good company and a decent conversation. No alcoholic beverage in the world can beat that. We left Manila at sundown and got there just before sunrise. It was a beautiful sight to see. I haven’t felt free for the longest time. Seeing the sun, hearing the waves crash along the shore and the gentle breeze made it all worthwhile. I was at peace and I felt as if I didn’t have any problems at all, but who doesn’t? We all do… and ironically, that’s the beauty of life. I’ll get back to you on that.
We checked out CWC (Camsur Water Complex) later that day. I was surprised when I saw the place. It was beautiful plus the food was great. The stoner that I am, I rolled 2 blunts and hit it before ordering. Food is always better when you’re stoned. Haha. Anyway, the wakeboarding facilities were great. I can honestly say its “world-class”. Watching people get all wired doing tricks and getting wiped out was fun. I wanted to try it out but I was hella sick man.
I had a fever and my colds f*cking sucked! Luckily, we brought a huge amount of grass. I can survive a whole trip with weed alone. And it’s the truth. Haha. After CWC, we ate in this place which kinda reminded me of behrouz (C’mon man, nothing beats behrouz). All you need is 3 joints, 250 bucks and you’re all set for one sumptuous meal of buttered rice, 2 beef kebabs, and the best damn white sauce there is! Back to our trip, we went to the beach early the next day. My bestfriend and his driver went surfing while I was just in the bungalow smoking some pot. It was nearing supper so we thought of buying food and cooking it by the beach. We bought coal, gas, rice, soy sauce, calamansi and one big ass fish. It was hella good and the price blew me away. It was only P250 and its good for 7 people. We just used banana leaves as our plates and ate the Filipino way: with our hands. Pinoy pride baby! After the meal, we had a couple of grandma shots (grand matador) and smoked some bud again. I never thought I’d have so much fun…
A simple weekend away from manila can be an “eye-opening” experience. I learned a lot when I went to Bicol. Life is a journey. It’s filled with tons of surprises. Some good, some bad but whatever it may be, you just have to roll with the punches. Live life, day in and day out and without regrets. We all deserve the best quality of life there is, and if you haven’t found paradise, pareng Leo will tell you this: “ I know it's not some place you can look for.. Cause it's not where you go… It's how you feel for a moment in your life... And if you find that moment..IT
LASTS FOREVERRRR”.
It's been a pleasure...ladies man signing off.
