November 16, 2008
11:45pm
Jeju City
These were wishes that I’ve mentioned more than once before but had no clue that they will be granted immediately. It was as if yesterday when I thought that my trip to Korea wouldn’t push through, but here I am, proudly walking the streets of Seoul with my hair permed and with my feet warmed by a pair of boots that I’ll never get to wear in the Philippines.
And now, I’m almost concluding my four nights and four and a half days in Jeju island. I visited my dream museum and filled my eyes with very lovable teddy bears. I enjoyed the water fall sprinkles and the waves of the emerald green seas. I smiled a lot. I didn’t think much (except while I was hiking the more than 9 kilometer trail to the peak of Halla mountain). I laughed to my heart’s delight. I closed my eyes while smelling the island’s scent.
My heart has been badly broken many times in this country and until now, I couldn’t help but sigh deeply every time I encounter a painful memory. But despite the heartaches, the overwhelming love of God through the nature’s beauty never fails to make me grateful.
In reality, I don’t deserve any of these blessings. In a world full of unfinished businesses, unsettled failures and floating future, I actually don’t have the right to enjoy life. And yet I keep on receiving surprise packages, and I eventually recognize that I couldn’t let go of my personal dreams: my heart firmly seizes every silent wish on its way to be bestown.
And then I find myself whispering my yearnings again.
Like going back to Jeju for a sweet honeymoon.
11:45pm
Jeju City
These were wishes that I’ve mentioned more than once before but had no clue that they will be granted immediately. It was as if yesterday when I thought that my trip to Korea wouldn’t push through, but here I am, proudly walking the streets of Seoul with my hair permed and with my feet warmed by a pair of boots that I’ll never get to wear in the Philippines.
And now, I’m almost concluding my four nights and four and a half days in Jeju island. I visited my dream museum and filled my eyes with very lovable teddy bears. I enjoyed the water fall sprinkles and the waves of the emerald green seas. I smiled a lot. I didn’t think much (except while I was hiking the more than 9 kilometer trail to the peak of Halla mountain). I laughed to my heart’s delight. I closed my eyes while smelling the island’s scent.
My heart has been badly broken many times in this country and until now, I couldn’t help but sigh deeply every time I encounter a painful memory. But despite the heartaches, the overwhelming love of God through the nature’s beauty never fails to make me grateful.
In reality, I don’t deserve any of these blessings. In a world full of unfinished businesses, unsettled failures and floating future, I actually don’t have the right to enjoy life. And yet I keep on receiving surprise packages, and I eventually recognize that I couldn’t let go of my personal dreams: my heart firmly seizes every silent wish on its way to be bestown.
And then I find myself whispering my yearnings again.
Like going back to Jeju for a sweet honeymoon.
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