Oct 28, 2023

Today's another Saturday to look forward to! I'm finally gonna go out of the house again to go to the beach! ⛱ I was so excited for it and I got woken up really early. When I finished preparing with my family, we got into the van my cousin rented. It was kind of quick trip to Bantangas and I had mobile data with me throughout the entire journey, so I was able to catch up on the latest song from LE SSERAFIM and I really liked it. I got to play some Linkin Park songs as well, but it was a very peaceful ride out from Metro Manila, Tagaytay, then Batangas. When we got to the parking lot, we got our stuff and I saw the beach. It was awesome, honestly. I haven't seen the beach in almost forever. I think the last time I went to the beach was in 2019 or so with my past company's outing. The place we stayed at wasn't that great, it looked really cheap and a lot of vendors were always swarming the area. It was a very public space and the rooms were kinda unkempt, but it was fine since I'm joining this for free. I got to swim in the beach shortly after, even though it was under the scorching sun at noon. The water was really cold and it's been a while since I've tasted saltwater, so it was kind of a fun, new-ish experience. Around later in the afternoon, I got to go snorkeling with my mom, sister, and some of my other family members. I was actually scared to get my Samsung Note 20 Ultra in the water because it had already suffered from water damage. I tried to take some photos and videos while diving underwater, but I didn't dove deep and my phone was kind of malfunctioning while the video was recording. We also got to ride a banana boat ride and got tossed out to the water by the end of it. It was fun and it was horrible because I was placed at the front. I couldn't see anything because the seawater from the jetski kept hitting my face. But we had a fun ride regardless. I also took more photos of my cousins and their friends while in the water. I threw caution to the wind and use my phone bare, even splashed it across the water to show off/scare people who were looking after my phone. I got to rest after than and then ate some really good food that they were cooking. They had everything and what I liked the most was either the grilled liempo or sisig. It was a lot of really, really good food and I felt full afterward. My sister and I also had some slight panic session when we thought mom was missing, but they were actually just shopping around the area. I drank some coffee during that time and then went back to my sleeping quarters to talk to Max about life and a bunch of other things. Overall, it was fun, I got to sleep at around 2 a.m. and it was a pretty solid, special day outside. October really has a way of packing great events into one month, honestly. Best October of my life so far.