ALONE, KINDA SINGLE and HAPPY

I've always always always always .. alwaaaaaayssss wanted to do this ever since the world began! Ganun ka OA! 

Vanessa (the roomie slash super friend slash insert whatever you can think of here) and I decided to push through with this solo travelling thing this year because well .. YOLO! hahaha! .. and yes, while we are still single and wala pang kokontra at magbabawal kasi inisip namin .. "pano pag may dumating tas hindi tayo pinayagan at papapiliin tayo kung siya o solo travel?" .. ehhh, siyempre .. SIYA! lalaban pa ba kame eh ni-ritualan namin ang pagdating nila no! hahaha! .. and yes, because there is no better time to do it but NOW! 

I would've wanted South Africa, Amsterdam or Peru or somewhere only me knows .. but then, if I wanted to do it now, I'd have to be realistic and considering the contents of my bank account and my remaining leave days ... nah! it has to be just around here somewhere .. and I know I've made the right decision because there could be no better place for me to have gone 3 days alone than in Bali Wonderland. 

Anyhoo! 

Sooooo, why did I want to do this: 

1. Because I know that not everyone can handle solo travel! Only the crazy and feeling brave ones dare! And I am both crazy and feeling brave like that! 

2. Because the idea of wanderlusting and getting lost in a totally new place.. unknown and alone is thrilling .. and anything thrilling is my thing. haha! 

3. Because it is included in the list of "Things to do before you reach 30" and now-a-days, I seem to base my life on those lists they post on thought catalog and buzz feed and elite daily .. If its in the list, its legit! haha

4. Because I want to test my limits, challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone and see whether I can survive the bigger, crazier world out there. 

5. Because I wouldn't want to be constantly thinking of why I didn't do this. 

6. Because my mama says I can go with the condition that I take really good care of myself. Although she initially questioned my intentions, may problema daw ba ako? haha. Haaay, mothers! 

7. Because I want to get to know me better, maybe discover that I have a hidden talent even! 

8. Because I wanted to prove a lot of things to myself .. like,that I am actually good at directions or that I will remember where I leave my hotel key or that I can walk the dark alleys of a new place and if anyone bothers me, my martial arts training will surface and I will realise, I still got it! Haha, watevers! 

9. Because I know that a big part of me will be fulfilled after I do this, and that sense of fulfilment will make me want to take on the more exciting things in life .. like maybe, cooking! mmhmm! haha. 

10. Because through this, I know, I will learn, grow and come home to be the best person I can possibly be. 

It had been an amazing 3 days in Bali and I am soooo excited to post the travel photo and video diary! But that will have to wait because apparently I have to empty a huge amount of space on my laptop kasi sinusuka na niya ang mga pictures na tin-transfer ko! Dang't! Hahaha! 

But in the meantime, here's a flipagram teaser. That's all I can do for now ..

Nice no? hehe .. and that does not justify even half of that wonderful, wonderful, wonderful experience I had ... 

Day dream with me people! 

(Extra Scoop: Oh! but since my status is kinda single, I really didn't get to achieve that full "its-all-on-me-I-don't-have-to-consider-the-feelings-of-another-person-like-a-guy" attitude, haha! That guy from camp! I realized throughout this whole experience, that I am exclusively chatting (read: dating) an equally crazy guy, sometimes even more! Don't get me wrong! He didn't say "No, don't go!" neither did he ask me to choose .. He stayed put where he is and waited for my messages and calls and updates until I came back home safely. Haha. No, that's not crazy at all! But, he did something craaaaay that I might have to write a new post entitled "The diary of a military not-yet girlfriend" and describe there how we survive the craziness of this long distance haven't met yet but still dating relationship, hahaha!)