2.11.2005

Just as I was to call it a day, I found myself lost, and looking at a sign that says Bacoor Cavite!! Arggg!!

I was thinking to myself how fulfilling the day was. Joms and I went to this parish in Makati where we intended to volunteer, which turned out really okay. After that, we went to Glorietta to buy some things for my sister and for the dinner tommorrow. Who would have thought that after parting with Joms in the Edsa station, laughing, after a few hours, I would find myself almost in tears walking this dark road in Cavite.. haay buhaayy!!

I must admit that it was my fault because I was never an "experienced commuter". My dad has never allowed me to, and if he did, only if I was with someone. I guess, after I graduated, it was the only time that I have more or less explained to them, that I would be fine riding jeeps or the Lrt by myself. Anyway, so I got down at the Baclaran station, and just took a jeep, thinking that every jeep would pass by our village, because all the jeeps that I have seen always had the Sucat sign. But of all the luck, or should I say, of all the jeeps that I had to choose, this one went all the way to Cavite without my knowledge.

My mind was pre-occupied with a lot of things that by the time I came back to reality, I was way way pass Coastal Road. I wanted to go down, but surveying the place, all I could see was a dark road with no female in sight. I waited, and waited for the "light" to show, but nothing. Until I saw a sign that said Bacoor Cavite. Just great!!! Immediately, I knew I had to go down but I also knew I had to when it was safer for me. Good thing I saw a bunch of kids, which to my bad luck again, seemed to disappear one by one! I knew I was freaking inside :( Here I was walking this unfamiliar street where next to me was a vacant lot with growing weeds and right ahead, were a few men making tambay. Flashbacks of those massacre movies came into my mind, and I knew I had to call someone. First instinct was my dad, but I did not thinking if I did, lagot ako, and how I wanted to prove kaya ko. And when I saw some Jeeps with a sign that said, Zapote, South ppl came into my mind. Rage? Out of reach. Niks? Out of reach. Tufe? I have never been so relieved to hear a friend's voice! I literally cried for help but stopped myself from crying because I might attract unwanted attention. And although Tufe did not know the place either, Tufe was nice enough to pick me up if I was able to reach at least a familiar place..Thanks talaga Tuf!:)

So in my aim to just get out of that place, I rode the next jeep I saw until its very last stop, walked until I saw a lot of people, replied to my mom's worried messages and told her the plain truth that I was lost, until I heard a person say the most beautiful word that day, "Coastal!! Coastal!!"

Honestly, I'd like to say that it was a day of misfortunes but I'd rather say that it was more of a learning experience... wushoo! :P

bic walked away at 10:47 PM