Quarantine Tarantino

Four years is such a crick in the neck!

I honestly forgot about my blogs and it suddenly jumped out of my unconscious during one sunny Friday morning. While reading through the posts, I can't help but smile because I realized that I've come a long way from a fresh college graduate to what I am now: a hot mess. 💁🏻‍♀️

I'd probably write on that in the next few days as if somebody cares.

A lot of things has changed in this platform in the past decade. My 20-year-old self used to ramble on various topics and some of my virtual friends would give their two cents on that topic. Despite differences in our ideals, we'd agree to disagree, learn from each other, and move on. I miss that, actually. The current climate is just so toxic.

Typing all my thoughts here seems somewhat therapeutic so while we're all in this quarantine, I may do just that. Like I said, as if somebody cares.

You may think I'm having a bad case of cabin fever. Highly likely. At least I brought this part of myself back, aside from reviving patients at the ED.

Welcome back, I guess?

A Brain Fart Like No Other

I totally forgot that I have a blog because it has been more than 6 months since my last entry. Well, my absence in 2016 was due to my short stint with residency at a private teaching hospital. I don't know if I should write about it here but in a nutshell, it was a horrible experience. It left me feeling like life has been sucked out of me. It was that bad, I don't even know if I should pursue residency and medicine in general anymore.

There are so many thoughts that keep running in my mind. I'm just going to live in the now.

Hong Kong is For The Lost

My life choices seemed to be screwing up on its own so I decided to head to Hong Kong to unwind. When I posted this up on my Facebook account a year ago, a lot of people told me that they haven't seen these structures when they were there. I also have no knowledge of these places but I downloaded the Discover Hong Kong App and got the walking tour guides for each district that's why I ended up finding these structures.

The "Turtle Lake" hidden deep in Kowloon Park

Duddell Street Gas Lamps -- I found it while I was on the way to Lan Kwai Fong

St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon

Hong Kong Clock Tower

Sometimes, all you have to do is to look at things in a different perspective whenever you're in a familiar place. This photo of Salisbury Road that I took right on the edge of the balcony of 1881 Heritage, got comments asking where was it taken. People got surprised when I said that it was just the street behind Hong Kong Cultural Center, just a short walk from the Avenue of the Stars.

Street view from 1881 Heritage

Methinks that getting lost in an unknown territory makes you find something and makes you see things on a different light. Yes, may halong hugot yan. Lol.

Five Days in Region Five - Part Five

Day 4 (continuation): Bulusan, Sorsogon to Iriga City, Camarines Sur

From Bulusan, we rode with Kei to her meeting to Gubat, Sorsogon and that's where we rode a jeep to Sorsogon City to the van terminal going to Iriga City in Camarines Sur. That's the last leg of our trip before I'd go back to Manila.

Suzette took me around the neighborhood where she grew up in. I also met Suzette's Ate Kathleen and Kuya Rjay, who are established dentists in Iriga City.

View from the grotto

Suzette, Me, ate Kathleen and Kuya Rjay

Day 5: Camarines Sur to Manila

For my last day, Suzette met up with Howard, her high school friend who's on vacation from the Middle East and we went to Camarines Sur Watersports Complex. It was my first time there. Yes, I'm that jologs, TBH. Haha.

Me, Suzette and Howard

After gazillions of wipe outs, we called it a day so I can catch the last bus back to Manila. I would like to extend my thanks to the Babagay and Carranza family for adopting me. 

Looking back, it was a fun adventure for me. Being used to travel alone, it is also fun to travel with your friends because it is a different experience and in that way, you get to meet more people and learn from them. I'm proud to say that I have conquered Bicolandia in the best possible way: with good friends. I would definitely do this again.

Follow my five-part Bicolandia adventure by clicking on these links:

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four

Five Days in Region Five - Part Four

Day 4: Bulusan, Sorsogon to Iriga City, Camarines Sur

Being the busy MHO that she is, Kei couldn't come with us in exploring the other sights of Bulusan so we hired Baby Direk to take us around. Baby Direk is our moniker for Direk's son. Hrhr. First stop is Bulusan Volcano Natural Park, wherein Bulusan Lake is also located. Too bad there is some volcanic activity so the hiking trail is off limits.

It was a 10 minute drive to the lake. Some scientists say that Bulusan Lake may be a crater of another volcano.