naglalakad sa palayan

I was thinking of what to write for today. Then a nice memory came to mind. It is of me walking along the rugged path in the middle of the rice fields in IRRI going towards Tabon gate on my way home.

I am the kind of person na madalas ay not living on the present. Mostly, I like remembering the past or look forward to the future. Pero minsan lang ung talagang nadadama ko ung present. Pero dun sa mga palayan na un, habang nag ninilay nilay ako at naglalakad, dun ko naramdaman ung happy ako, peaceful, contented, may meaning ang buhay etc. Kung pwede ko lang cguro i freeze ung mga moments na un, ginawa ko na.. pero ndi e, kaya ginawan ko na lang siya ng memory. at isa ito sa mga ndi ko malilimutan.

When I think about those moments, I can still see the wide open spaces, the green/yellowish/ and sometimes violet rice plants (those were experiments), pink kuhol eggs, the birds that are pecking at the young rice seeds, the mountains on the sides, and even feel the gentle breeze of a warm afternoon. Kahit pagod sa trabaho, iba ung pakiramdam na pwede ka ng magrelax, nakauwi na ang boss mo, at talagang you can just soak on the warm rays of the sun while slowly walking the half mile to the Tabon gate. Ay kakamiss naman talaga.

As of now, I'm making other sets of memories, different places, different times with different people. Someday mababalikan ko din siguro un, and when that time comes, I'll be walking that nice, memorable path once again.