An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.

Dear Heart,

Hey my dear heart... How are you? I hope you feel good as you come across this piece of my heart. As for me, so many things are running in my mind as I write this letter. So many things I have to wonder by myself. So many things that I wish you knew. So many things that I wish weren't there in the first place. How in the world did I start thinking of these things? How in the world did this feeling come to life? I don't know how it started. It just happened. You might be the culprit. It might be me. Or it might be the two of us. Or it might be destiny unfolding something for the both of us.

I wonder if you were wondering just the way as I do. I wonder if you were feeling the way as I do. I wonder if you truly meant those sweet nothings and cared for me just as much as I care for you. I wonder and that's all I can do 'coz behind this strong persona is a heart so timid just waiting for the right words to come out from you. I'm longing for the day that you make things clear and not simply leaving me in a state of confusion. It's unfair not to have the right to say all the things I would love to say to you but I never complain and continue to be there for you; that's how it should be - unconditional.

Of course, I feel you but I just want to make sure if what I think is right. If my thoughts are right, have a courageous heart and show me what's real. If you see I'm letting go, it's either you hold on to me even more and never let me go or just forget everything, worse forget me. I'm giving you the chance to choose. It might hurt to see the reality but what could be more painful is to live in a daydream.

Despite the confusion, I still hope that you were the red string tied to my little finger and it just happened that there were too many tangles to untangle. I still hope that you would not cut nor it would break. I still believe in my heart and yours. I could be strong if you just help me do so. I could stay if you allow me to do so. I could wait even if it takes forever if I know that you will always be there.

Sometimes, we look back on our past to remind us about the things that gave us those life-affirming moments. We look back on our past just to revitalize us. We look back on our past to bring back our shaky passion to its old glory. We look back but never should we dwell on our past. Yes, they help us mold to be the person we are of today but we should as well accept the fact that there are some things which ought to stay in the past; that no matter what we do, we can never bring them back. Reflect why they happened or never did, enjoy the present, embrace the change because there are surely a lot of opportunities ahead of you to create happier moments. Let's not waste our precious time dreaming or regretting, instead, we should be more grateful of the things we have in the present.

My Sagada experience, together with my girl friends, is one moment that I like to revisit every now and then and which I think is worthy to share with you guys. It was indeed a cool summer to remember when adventure met relaxation. They say that broken hearts go to Sagada; I say brave hearts do. There are just a lot of enthralling activities you can do there which some will I share with you in this three-part post. We had a 3-day, 2-night trip so lezz go over Day 1 and keep posted for the next two days of our exhilarating Sagada excursion.

1. Banaue Rice Terraces
An overnight travel from Manila brought us to the Eighth Wonder of the World, the Banaue Rice Terraces. Studies indicate that it took the Ifugaos more than 2000 years to build their stone-walled terraces; the highest, best built and most extensive in the world.