I AM AN ISLAND GIRL . ALWAYS WILL BE.

It's 3:35am I can't sleep. My mind is wandering and spinning like a windmill these past month. I feel the stress. Who doesn't? I know you do too. This is probably why I really do need a vacation. God help me how. But living in the big city sometimes is very demanding and overwhelming.

Which leads me to think about an island where I grew up. The peaceful escape and my very own paradise which I am lucky enough that my late grandmother's family own half of the entire island. My very own heaven and peaceful escape from my messy universe.

You are probably curious but in the southern most part of the Philippines. There's a little jewel of paradise called Nalus,Kiamba. White sand beach , Japanese Era houses, Water falls, Wild orchids , coconut plantations , rice fields , The best fresh catch of fish and seafood and Lush forest. Simply Exotic and Divine! 

Ahhhh just talking about it makes me wanna sink my feet in the whitest of whitest of sands. Along the shores I can still remember collecting colorful pebbles ,shells and corals that have been washed up ashore  when it's low tide. I can remember drinking fresh coconut juice on hot summer days. The best childhood memories which takes me to a happy place. 

I remember waking up every morning to the chirping sounds of the wild birds up in the mountains. Maybe sounds from the wild exotic colorful parrots , cuckoo birds or I don't know what you call them kind of birds. I used to climb up on the mountains and walked a wild trail picking up fruits and vegetables. And ohhh the wild bananas ! And i thought at one point I have a monkey as a friend. He always followed me and watched me everywhere. Well I know there are wild animals around too. I guess I was lucky to stay out of their way :) the wild boars , crazy giant salamanders and wild anacondas weren't my best choice for a mountain stroll so No thank you. And at nights, I remembered  watching the fireflies glowing up on the mangrove trees and flickering lights like Magic.  It's like Walt Disney fairytale! I used to lay down on the white sands . Falling asleep under a blanket of twinkling stars and the calm waves lulling me to sleep. Like a lullaby in the night.

I guess I will always be an island girl at heart. My grandmother raised me on this very beautiful island . The place where I first believed in Magic. The same place where I watched the promising sunrise at dawn ,the romantic sunsets and the magic of the full moon. These white sands was my escape from reality.  These was also the same place where I picked three pebbles and made three wishes as I threw them back on the blue mystical waters. 

Now I am in the other side of the world. All I can ever do is think about it wishing for sleep and dreaming for the peacefulness because tomorrow is another day. I know it's impossible for me to go there so I wish I will find another paradise another secret place here from where I am. The universe  is a very mysterious and beautiful place. I know I will find one.  Somewhere. Somehow. 

Good night twinkle stars and Sweet dreams........