I threatened my best friend that I will go right in front of his house if he refuse to reply to my emails and Facebook messages. I resorted into telling him that because I was really clueless on what had happened to him and I just received news from one of my batch mates that he will no longer work on board a ship. I sent messages one after another expressing my concern, but all appeared to be just being read or "seen" like how they say it on Facebook. So, two days after telling him that I will actually go to Mindanao, he replied. He told me that he is currently facing some personal problems and he shut himself from the outside world. He told me what had happened, why he will stop pursuing his maritime career, and why he chose to go on hiatus for quite some time. After learning his current situation, I started my long reply of consolation with these words: "Anaknampotek, kelan ka natutong magdrama?!"
Well, to cut the long story short, I really did
went to Mindanao for the very first time. Since I will be spending a week
there, I also took the opportunity to meet a friend who was my text mate for
almost four years (This would also be the first time that I will be meeting her
in person). I thought that since I'll be seeing both of them, it would be great
if we can all have a get together, set our problems aside for the moment and
experience the beauty of Mindanao. It would be hitting two birds in one shot.
So, right after I disembarked my previous vessel, I booked a flight to Davao
for the last week of September and spent few weeks first in Bicol then Manila
while waiting for that scheduled flight.
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| That is one hell of a durian back there, amigo. |
