Before I write in here, I was talking to a person for hours; someone whom I haven't spoken to in months - the only contact we have is when we wave to each other outside every once in a while. I really like talking to this person. She seems so kind and understanding, and we're just about the same age. As always, the conversation with her was funny, witty, and endearing.

We talked about a lot of things in the span of our five-hour typing marathon (we were chatting): encompassing age, responsibilities, the future, travels, food, and her being stuck on something she's meant to be stuck on, whether she liked it or not; amongst other topics. It was fun. Humorous lines were said once in a while, and the whole time I was talking to her, I find myself grinning every now and then.

One thing bothered me, though - it was that, she said she didn't have any plans on going somewhere or even just enjoying her free time this break. That's the "her being stuck on something she's meant to be stuck on"; she's obligated to help her folks run their shop whenever she had free time. I can't figure out if it's just about being a good daughter or if she really likes it. She revealed that it had always been like that since she was a kid, and because of it, she's never reached any scenic place here in the Philippines.

Mark Twain once said that "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do." It seemed to me as though she never got the chance to live her youth - and it wasn't a good thing. Still, I encouraged her to take trips a lot and explore new things. I know that youth means experiencing the most out of life and making mistakes - after all, that's what being young is all about.

We ended the talk with me browsing a number of travel blogs - I realized that I want to travel ASAP as well - and her promising to jump off to Palawan next month (seriously). I was happy for that.