Rail Transits

I went out on a shopping trip last Saturday and while stuck in traffic got around to thinking that life is literally a very long journey.

I wanted desperately to visit Divisoria (w/c is not unlike HongKong's shopping district, according to Mom) because of the amazing things you can buy in the area. I was well aware that it would be jam-packed but I persisted and really got great buys! In real life? You want to get the best out of life? get your butt moving, be ready to face fierce competition, bargain and fight like you are on your last peso. Sure you will get bruises and you'll get trampled on but you can get the greatest deals of your life in the process.

For too long i have preferred the air conditioned confines of the mall. Settled for the mediocre because I was too lazy to really get out the way to pursuing what I really wanted. As a result of which, got cheated and bad bargains.

Upon which, I decided to really go after what I wanted... Hongkong movie cds! I've never been to Ongpin (or Quiapo for that matter. All I knew was the name of the store but since I had my Mom with me, we decided to give it a go! So from Divisoria, we walked (somewhere along the way, she confessed that she doesnt really know exactly where Ongpin is). My feet hurt, and my shoulder was making crunching noises when I rotated it but we persisted.

And I found another store! not mei ah but one that also sells chinese movies and series! It was fun! The prices were a little high for me though, and I went out to try and get out of the trance that might get me to splurge (I get nightmares whenever I do that). And so we trekked on and found Mei ah! And I bought a movie I was looking for!!!

And then before we knew it, we were at the Carriedo LRT station!

I was exhausted but finding the one thing that really makes your day is worth it. Just now, I realize that I often forget to do things that really make me happy. It makes the happy days more special true but I think I kind of forget that we deserve to be happy everyday. Otherwise, life can get pretty pointless.