Appreciation post for Mount Kiltepan in Sagada, Mt Pulag, and all the mountains I planned to hike th

Appreciation post for Mount Kiltepan in Sagada, Mt Pulag, and all the mountains I planned to hike this year, but couldn’t due to the corona virus

Now that I’ve gotten your attention with these stills from Write About Love which you can watch on TBA Studio’s official Youtube channel, I present to you the blog post I’ve been wanting to publish but couldn’t because of procrastination and my stubbornness

My New Normal

Unlike the old normal when the first week of the month is the time spent almost solely on planning my travels, my weeks these days just pass by- no more packing and cramming, and creating itineraries and browsing through Google Maps. No more inviting friends to tag along and taking lots of pictures and exploring. Everyday feels like a never ending search for something- something new and exciting which you’d normally feel when traveling. You leave home and go to a place either less familiar or entirely new; where along the way you’ll meet different new people, and you get to try new things or hear a new story. These days, it’s just the same old bed, the same people, the same familiar alley, similar convenience or grocery stores. It’s even sadder to think that I’ve just started going out of my comfort zone, and now I’m back at it again.

Months have passed by and I’ve finally gotten the hang of it. Instead of planning my travels, I’ve been planning my DIY projects and the tasks I’ve put off to make time for other exciting things. It feels like going back to my couch potato self- binge watching TV series, animes and films, drawing, painting, writing and reading. These projects and small-time tasks are more comfortable and relaxing.  Though they aren’t as exciting as my travel encounters, they still make me feel alive- and that’s enough.

It’s enough that I’m alive- that my family and friends are alive. It’s enough that I get to be with them, even only virtually. It’s enough that I have what I need to exist- to live. It’s enough that I still have time left.