March Nostalgia

This time of the year reminds me of a lot of things. Through the years, the month of March, especially its latter part, reminds me of games, trees, children, and everything else that revolves around childhood. I spent my childhood summers in Pangasinan, and as we were growing up, I noticed that we don't go there as much as we did before.

During my younger years, everytime March comes I'd be very excited because I know that classes are going to end + we are gonna be on vacation + we are traveling to a wonderful place we spend little time in. Now, that I am 19, in college, and summer doesn't mean vacation at all, I feel mixed feelings towards March: the sameness of the excitement, and that sad feeling that I wouldn't be back there in my childhood anymore.

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Because of the intoxicating atmosphere of being in the university, most of the time, we students wish that it'd end already so that we can unwind for a while, take off, and just chill out. Of course, I feel that way now. But having this semester end doesn't mean I'd be spending vacation at all, there'd be a lot other stuff to take care of, like applying for my internship, spending time with people, then the internship itself.

I can't believe how smoothly the seasons changed, that without us realizing them, we are already distant from where we once have been. I can't believe that the smell of childhood is now just a memory and not an experience anymore. Oh well, I've accepted this now. Though childhood was wonderful, I'm happy that I've once had it, and I'm happy that I'm already over it, too. At least, I'm able to experience more of the world, and I'm glad that I can associate Summer with a lot of other things than vacation and games. I'm also glad that I have good memories to ponder upon every now and then. I may crave for them, but I know they helped me become this curious wanderer I am today. 

Summer must be...

The humidity is undeniably a pain and I feel like being Rapunzel trapped home because I just can't take the heat outside. Hello, Pinas!

What to do?
1. Summer Job
2. Summer Class
3. Freelance home-tambay

I feel like I'm the laziest 18-year-old lady in the country because it seems like I'm the only one spending these days at home and yes, I'm still a student so these things may still be bearable and who says a kid must take a job when s/he's not in class when s/he has already spent the schooldays being so "ppppr-ppr-roductive"? But of course, I know I'm not the only one being dull these days... hehe apir sa lahat ng tropang tambay! :)

My body's not doing anything and it just goes um... well... it's something like... yeah, I'm gaining more weight I have to blame it to the comforts of being at home. Well, soon I'll be getting out to the real world (workplace) and will be suffering a lot, so for now, I'll live life like there's no food tomorrow. Cooool.

Anyways, it doesn't mean that my body's fattening up, that I'll allow my mind to go without a workout! Hihi. I'm so happy I've been able to read lots these days and I have to say that I've enjoyed all the novels I've read ever since I've been meaning to be faithful to my 2-books-a-day-2-books-in-2-days self-challenge though they're not all champs. 

Def: 2-books-a-day-2-books-in-2-days means that I have to read 2 books a day and it may always go like this: Today, I will start reading this and prolly end it tomorrow and then I'll start another book again after that, so I'll be reading 2 books a day but not 4 in 2 days, but still 2. Ummmm... it's hard to understand but the logic is easy.

So, I've been doing that and I must say that my reading pace has coped and I'm enjoying all my summer reads!!!! :) So far my favorite among all my summer reads is A Small Free Kiss in the Dark by Glenda Millard because it's awesome. I totally recommend it to all the readers of any genre out there because it's sooo deep and it's good. I really think it's good. Heeeeh~ Anyway, I have to say that I found Graffiti Moon written by Cath Crowley also good. Graffiti Moon because I haven't read a YA and a love story yet since the year started  (except for McEwan's Atonement which I read last Feb. It's a love story but I don't wanna classify it with Graffiti Moon) and it's quite refreshing for me, and the fact that it made me laugh lotsa times throughout reading it and even after I've read it makes it top my summer read list.

Well, so far, those are my summer champs and I resolved to read more and more and more and to avoid watching too much Korean dramas, to which I've been into at the start of the summer, these days. Watching stuff like that make me so dreamy and high schoolish all over again when I'm tryna get past that! Hehe

Apparently, whenever I'm talking/writing, I'm overusing words. Chsh! Anyways, still more than a month before summer ends and I have to make sure that I snatch the most out of this heat! Oyeeeebabes. :)