Last Thursday, May 26, some friends and I left for Laguna for an overnight getaway, mostly financed by Tita Neth (Karen's mom). I was very excited at the thought of it since most of the overnights we had since 1st year college were of academic purposes. Besides, a recently-planned outing with my high school friends was cancelled just last week.

I'm glad that during the whole trip, I didn't have the urge to puke. I get dizzy easily, you see. The sight was just refreshing. It felt so good just to observe the tall trees lining the roads and the lush greenery. I still can't believe that I'm sharing this beautiful sight with some of the people I treasure in this world. (Awww, mushy!) Well, it could've been more complete if all of us were there, not that I feel sad with the fact that he's not there. Okay, enough.

There were 8 of us--Bien, Karen, Maan, Ava, Generose, Trish, Karlo and I. Karen's younger sister, Lyka, was also with us. We arrived at Villa Sotoya in Laguna at around 10 am. The place is way cool! I especially loved the 'artificial waterfalls' where the water is chilly. The place is just fantastic.

Some of us helped Tita Neth in preparing our midday meal while some went swimming right away. I think we spent 6 hours there, just swimming. At around 4pm, we decided to transfer to another resort, 'resort-hopping' according to a friend. We went to Tala Resort near the place where we will be staying when nighttime comes. The place is amazing too! I love seeing the mountain and its contour from there and it's soooo pleasing! Tita Neth and Trish took a lot of pictures. We all love the place, though there was no waterfall. We stayed there up to 8 pm before deciding to eat our dinner.

After dinner, Tita Neth's aunt gave us a 'small treat'. She served us a native liquor called lambanog. I've heard of it from Mama but she prefers tuba over lambanog. According to Trish, lambanog is made of 80% alcohol. Based on what she said, I sure know it's an extra strong drink for young adults. I felt fine with their idea of serving lambanog to us. Each of us was asked to try it and that's where I got scared. Never in my 18 years of existence have I tasted an alcoholic beverage, not even a drop! When my turn came, I bravely gulped the shot of lambanog in front of me, and quickly followed it with half a glass of Sprite as a chaser. It smelled awful, like the commercial rubbing alcohol seen on grocery stores. It tasted really bad, too. I just shook my head after drinking it.

It was followed by another shot. In fact, I think was able to take in 5 teeny-weeny shots of it. After a while, I felt light-headed. My legs felt light, too. I know I'm not drunk, I'm sure of it. I just felt so light that whenever I step my foot, almost all of my body weight will go there and I will eventually lose balance. I'm still sober; it's just that the coordination of my body was partially affected. I guess I was on the verge of becoming drunk, may tama pa lang, as how they call it.

At first, I felt sad because I have lost an 'original part of me', the part of me who has never drunk alcohol in her whole damn life. It may sound silly but I really felt it. But then, after seconds of convincing my other half that there's nothing wrong with it, that I'm old enough to have a taste of an alcoholic beverage and that I'm not going to be drunk, I bid goodbye to the silly emotion. I guess being intoxicated with alcohol for the first time in your life can make you think like an adult in a sense. After the drinking session, we all went to bed, but did not sleep right away.

I fell asleep at around 12 am.

Among us, I guess it was Trish who didn't have the chance to genuinely enjoy the night because of a stupid batch mate. She is soooooo annoying and so are her text messages! She talks trash and doesn't know a thing about camaraderie. She is so selfish and even talked of the need to feel that she really exists! That girl is underestimating our Trish, that's what I'm thinking. Enough of her.

The next morning, as what I've expected, I woke up late but I was not the only one. Karlo, Trish and I woke up at around 7:30 am. They were all waiting for us outside. In fact, I was not able to comb my hair because I have to move fast. Tita Neth will take us for a walk so we can see the place.

It was tiring but fun because we had the chance to eat fresh buko, see some of Bien's friends (kiddin') and walk through slightly slippery trails. They took pictures, of course. After being acquainted with nature, we went back to Tala Resort for a 1-hour swim and then readied ourselves for lunchtime. After filling our stomachs with delectable dishes, we were back on the road again. We went to Liliw to buy slippers because we were told that they sell slippers at a lower price. We even went to an old church, I don't know its name, and said our short prayers there. We also went to see the catacombs in Nagcarlan. I've been there when I was in elementary for a field trip but I can't remember a thing about it. It's a small place and those who were buried underground were priests and cabezas during the Spanish Era.

It's now time for us to go back to Manila and we thanked Tita Neth's aunt for being so nice to us during our stay. We sure enjoyed the trip.

We also had the chance to see Karlo's place in Biñan. We stayed there until Karlo's parents arrived and I must say that their house is really nice and clean. Karlo even played the piano to entertain us since the electricity is out when we arrived, probably because of the heavy rains pouring on that part of Laguna. The stay was short but it was fun-filled ;)

I came home at around 8:30 pm.

Man, I sure would never forget this experience! :D

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1 comment(s):

 Padawan Hobbit Witch said...

Oi, wala lang. May post ka na pala. Buhay na pala uli blog mo...

Pero ayun, sana may pictures na di ba? *ehem,TRISH,ehem*

Katuwa, sana mangyari yung sa Pangasinan...

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