Gleniz da MenaceVancouver, 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.
Banff, AB • August 2
Nung papunta pa lang kaming Calgary, nagaabang na kong makakita ng rocky mountains. Kaso nakarating na kami sa Airbnb namin, wala pa rin. Eh yun pala, yung papuntang Banff ka makakakita nung malalaking bundok talaga. Di ko naman kasi alam haha. So ngayon, excited ako. Thizizit!
Calgary, AB • August 1
We’re back to Downtown. Dito lang kami buong day except sa aming last stop (another mall 😂). We have two main events. Visit Calgary Tower and the most beautiful library I’ve ever seen in my life. Hayy. What a dream 🤍
📍 Calgary Tower
Drumheller, AB • July 31
Hindi nakakapagod pero sobrang init ng araw na ‘to. But worth it! Ang ganda ng mga nakita namin. Day 3 is Drumheller day. Ang sabi sa research ko about this place ay:
This region is known as the Canadian Badlands. It is home to the largest deposits of dinosaur bones in the world
But first, breakfast.
Calgary, AB • July 30
Day 2 at Calgary! This was supposed to be a chill/rest day dahil sa haba ng byahe kahapon. Ako lang talaga yung may ganap. Nung nalaman ng parents ni Kenneth na pa-Downtown ako to meet someone that I met here in the blogosphere, Jolens, gusto na rin nila sumama haha. Ihahatid lang daw nila ko then magiikot na sila sa Downtown.
Ang dami kong blog posts na hindi natutuloy kasi hindi ko sya matapos ng isang upuan, so naiipon at naiipon lang sila sa drafts kasi nawala na yung enthusiasm ko to finish writing them. Pero eto pipilitin kong ituloy kahit antok na ko. Naka 3 hours lang ako ng tulog kagabi huhu.
Last day ko sa work kahapon and it was bittersweet. But it was more sweet than bitter. Bitter kasi wala na ulit akong regular income. Pero sweet kasi miss ko nang magkaron ng more time to do stuff, like writing here. Looking forward akong magbakasyon at ipahinga ang likod, braso, at kamay ko. Eto naman talaga yung dream ko as of now: work ng ilang months, pahinga ng ilang months. Kasi sobrang nakakabitin ang weekend after a 5-day work week. Pahinga muna tayo ngayon.
It’s the weekend! And April na! Ambilis. Ngayon ko extra na-appreciate ang weekends nung nagka office work na ko ulit hehe. Lumabas kami kahapon. Gusto kong maglakad lakad kasi feeling ko ambilis kong mamamatay sa trabaho ko. May nabasa kasi ako na mas dangerous daw ang sitting for long periods of time kesa sa smoking. Eh sa work ko, kung gusto kong ma-reach yung target, walang galawan. Tapos minsan napapansin ko parang hindi na ko humihinga, or sobrang shallow ng paghinga ko. Kasi feeling ko konting kibo lang mamamali na ko ng type. Kaya naman during breaks, naglalakad lakad ako tapos maghahagdan ako instead of escalator.
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