Always on Valentine's Day, Always a Third Wheeler

 Valentine’s Day is known as a day for love, but is it really the same for everyone? Some people think of romance, while others think of companionship or family love, because we all experience love differently and have different kinds of love in our lives.

This Valentines Day, I was glad that we were going to get awarded and I didn't have to throw a shoe to every couple I saw.

The school might have celebrated valentine's day on Friday the 13th, but it was an unlucky and lucky day for me because I got fever from our practice and I don't get to see couples being lovey dovey in the quadrangle—especially my friend and her boyfriend who likes to wear jackets.

Even though I wasn't sick anymore, I still wanted to attend the Valentine’s Day event at my church. Unfortunately, I had to stay home to take care of my little sister while my parents were at work. I planned to go once they came back, hoping I could still make it and join the celebration. However, by the time they arrived, it was already too late for me to attend the event.

 

Still, I felt happy for my friends who were able to celebrate Valentine’s Day at church. They sent me pictures and updates, which made me feel included even though I wasn’t there with them. Seeing how much fun they had made me smile, and I appreciated that they remembered to share their day with me. Even if my Valentine’s Day didn’t go as planned, I was grateful to experience love and connection in a different way.

Intayon Ilocos Sur Festival!

 At the first day of the festival, me and my family except for grandma had gone to witness the opening and was expecting to see sir King Rafanan, my sister's uncle—as well as my mom's boyfriend's brother in law

I had a great time and I got to explore most parts of the Kannawidan. Exploring the whole of it in the span of two weeks is too impossible for me, since I still had school works. After I explored, I had planned to buy earrings and bought it the following week. When I bought it however, I felt quite lucky since it was the last pair the shop had. I had then later worn the earrings in a Chinese New Year celebration in a church I attended with my friends.

In another week of Kannawidan, we went to see the dancing competition. However, I was not so fond of waiting and got bored in the first few minutes—because apparently we were waiting for my step brother to show up. 

I then ended up just requesting my mom if I could just go to Kannawidan, and then my stepdad agreed because my sister was getting hungry and so did he. When we were buying snacks, my stepdad gave me 100 pesos and I was still happy because I was trying to save money. I ended up buying a 2 for 99 pesos burger and I did not like it after the 2nd. 

I then asked my mom if I could stay alone because I still had something I wanted to buy—which was the earrings. I then ended up walking 30-40 minutes because there were so many people before I finally found the shop that sold the earrings I wanted and was exhausted after, but I still went to the bible study in my church.

All in all, even though I did not get to enjoy the festival to the fullest, I enjoyed buying something that I wanted, and that was enough for me.

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