a different kind of calm

03 February 2007

Snake Island, Honda Bay, Palawan

palawan had always been my sanctuary. it's the first place i run to when i'm sick and tired of the circus that is my life. it's there where i clear my thoughts and somewhat re-boot that crazy, curly, contraption that's inside my head. it's there that i always find peace... that most sought after calm. it's not clear why it has been that way. it just always has.

i've always said that sea, sand, and sun can make the bitchiest part of me turn into a mellow emo wretch. but it can't be just any sea, sand, and sun. it has to be in that long stretch of islands southwest of manila.

palawan has always been there for me and had always welcomed me with wide open arms. it's embraced me in ways i didn't even know possible. and for that, i'll always be grateful.