I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind.

I had every intention of staying in the city last weekend until chance and bad luck brought me to see certain things that my semi-newly single self wasn't ready to handle just yet. Luckily for me, a friend of mine got in touch with me out of nowhere and invited me to go camping in Real, Quezon. They had planned a surf trip a few days prior and asked me to come along. What with the emotional rollercoaster about to start in Manila, I jumped at the chance to leave the city.

We left on Saturday morning and got to Quezon at lunch time. Our other friend had decided to go there on Friday so it was pretty good for us. When we got there, the tent was set up and everything. All we had to do was move our bags, change into our swim gear and head out into the ocean with our boards.

The waves were few and far between but we had fun anyway riding the ones that did come our way. And while waiting, we kind of just waded around and laughed at nothing in particular. It was one of those afternoons where you're just feeling high on life and everything makes you happy.

As the sun started to set, we headed to shore where we left a cooler full of beer and a few corned beef sandwiches. The sunset was behind the mountains but we just sat there and talked until dusk. The rest of the evening was pretty uneventful. We kinda just lazed around in the tent and the cabanas and stared at the stars. It was a good kind of uneventful. It was quiet and relaxing and peaceful. The perfect break from the city and all its drama.

We probably all passed out by around 9. As I was drifting off to sleep, I felt a little bad that we weren't up having fun and drinking but it was all worth it the next daw. I woke up at 530am, looked outside the tent and woke up to one of the most beautiful sunrises ever. Everyone woke up a little bit after that to catch the tail end of the sunrise while I napped for a bit longer.

When I got up, everyone was pretty much alive already so I joined in the fun. They were messing around with a guitar and making up funny songs. It was a good morning. I was bad though because by 9am, I had a beer in my hand already. Does it help that it was a light one though? Haha.

The rest of the day was spent in the estuary beside our campsite and getting in some last minute rides before heading out. We left the campsite at around 5pm, had dinner in a cute little restaurant by the road with yummy buttered garlic chicken and sizzling gambas. I passed out in the car right after dinner so I couldn't tell you what happened or what the drive was like. All I know it I woke up back in Manila and was in no way upset about the events from a few days before.

My beach trip reignited the spark in my love affair with singlehood and adventure. Being alone? What's so wrong about that? I'm living for myself now and not according to the rules or standards of anyone else. Break ups are all a matter of perspective. Don't focus on the part where you lost him. Focus on the part where you gained back your freedom and happiness. Ever since that trip, I've been feeling great! I looked back on the past month and a half and realized how healthy I've been eating, how active I've been and how free I've felt. Things are definitely going my way now!