Gleniz da MenacePinapanood ko yung vlog ni Heart at Chiz tapos may nabanggit dun na, “Breaking up with a true friend would certainly hurt.” Nag-standout sakin yung words na “true friend”.
Recently I had a falling out with a friend of 20+ years and ngayon, I really feel and know that I’m better off. Initially I was hurt pero ang bilis kong naka-move on. At yung rason siguro ay dahil I recently discovered na hindi na pala sya nagfi-fit dun sa description of a “true friend”. Kaya siguro ang dali nyang bitawan.
Hinton, AB • August 10
Yung araw na ‘to ay nakalaan lang sa byahe. From Vancouver to our next stop, it will be 9 hours. 10 hours siguro kasama na yung mga stopovers at kain ng lunch.
Now that I’m trying to recall what happened, parang ayoko nang i-detail yung mga nangyari. Basta in short, na-badtrip si Kenneth. Yung 9-hour drive namin from Vancouver to Jasper, tahimik lang kami lahat. 9 hours! Kahit nung nag-stopover kami to grab lunch, sobrang minimal talking lang. Gusto kong sabihin kay Kenneth na, seryoso ba? Worth 9 hours of galit yung incident na yun??
Vancouver, BC • August 9
Di ko inexpect na aabot ako sa day 11. Madaming moments na tinatamad na kong ituloy ‘to pero umiiral yung pagka-stubborn ko kasi gusto syang makitang kumpleto. Tsaka yung 28-day trip ko nga sa Pinas nakumpleto ko eto pa kaya. Although eto kasing trip na ‘to malaman at siksik kaya ang daming kelangan i-document.
Anyway, last full day na namin ‘to sa Vancouver and what a great way to spend our last day. Sobrang nag-enjoy ako sa pinuntahan naming rainforest, we had fun with the cousins, and we ended the day enjoying happy hour at this nice bar.
Let’s take a break from writing about our recent trip at mag-recalibrate. Since natapos na nga yung contract ko sa previous work ko, I’m currently on a break. It’s been 2 weeks since our trip at ang ginagawa ko lang ay:
Whistler + Squamish, BC • August 8
Sobrang excited ko, na medyo takot, but mostly excited, because I’m going to do bungee jumping today! AAAAH! AAAAAAAAHH!!
Richmond + Vancouver, BC • August 7
Today is their cousin Gab’s birthday kaya sya yung nag-prepare ng itinerary por today’s bidyo. Ang first activity ay brunch, but since 11AM pa yun at medyo maaga kami nagising, nag-breakfast na lang din muna kami. Tsaka ang dami ko pang tira na food from yesterday’s dinner.
Vancouver, BC • August 6
It’s a brand new day and it’s our first official day in Vancouver. Madami kaming ginawa nung araw na ‘to pero ang highlight talaga ay yung masasarap na food. Mostly Asian yung mga kinain namin pero ibang level kasi sa sarap. Kung babalik man kami sa Vancouver, food trip yung main reason.
Vancouver + Richmond, BC • August 5
This is going to be a short one but still interesting dahil ang sasarap ng kinain namin nung gabi. Magpapaalam na kami sa bulubundukin ng Alberta at maghe-hello sa masasarap na pagkain ng British Columbia. Mahaba-haba nanaman ang drive ni Kenneth kaya ine-expect kong mabilis nanaman syang ma-bad mood. Almost 10 hours ang byahe from Banff to Vancouver pero hindi naman nakakainip dahil sa mountain and forest views. Sabi ni Kenneth nakakatulong din daw sa mood nya yung magagandang views. Naalala ko nanaman yung sinabi ni Mary Oliver na:
How wonderful that the universe is beautiful in so many places and in so many ways. Its intonations are our best tonics, if we would take them. For the universe is full of radiant suggestion.
Mary Oliver
Banff, AB • August 4
Kahapon pa lang excited na ko because today is Lake Louise day. Before this whole trip, nanood ako ng isang vlog about Banff at super ni-hype nya yung Lake Louise. Most favorite lake nya raw yun. Nung tinanong ko si Kenneth kung pupunta kami dun, oo raw, so na-excite ako.
Banff, AB + Yoho National Park, BC • August 3
Medyo chill kami ngayon kasi wala masyadong lakad-lakad compared kahapon. Na-overwhelm nanaman ako sa mga bundok on the way to Banff at nag-enjoy ako sa mga pinuntahan namin today.
Gleniz da Menace