Someone said...
In a new country, especially in a rural area where you don't know the language, it can be lonely. Walking by yourself, not knowing anyone you can talk to in a new place.
It is true; it can be lonely. I attest to that.
What I do is, since I'm a crazy old person, I talk to myself and answer or react to myself haha. I tell myself a joke, and I laugh 🤣. Woowoo 🤪 haha!
And there is Gtranslate so it'll help in some way. I was able to converse with an old couple in Japan last December thru Google Translate only haha, I made gestures, and we typed or spoke thru our phones. We laughed, and they even said to come to their town. It is beautiful. We had a lovely 5 to 10 minutes of google translate conversation.
I usually don't talk to filipino tourists because they are in groups and they have their own itinerary, and most of them are noisy 😆. I know a filipino "from the Philippines" tourist when I see one hahaha. Why and how? I won't say it 🤣 because it's a negative or toxic trait. But I've had short and good conversations with OFWs, more friendly than tourists.
It can still be lonely, yes, but what can I do? I don't have a choice, do I? (Panay lang pagyaya ko dito kay Betlog kaso wala eh 😆, sorry nalang sakin kasi talagang ayaw nya sumama sakin eh 😆, mag KKB naman kami hahaha. Hindi ko ata dasurv 😆. Try and try until you succeed Che 😆. Naku gusto ko na nga sipain eh bahahaha. Ayan kausap ko nanaman sarili ko 😆).
I just want to spend my August in a different place, in a different space. I want to tick off something that has been my dream of doing for a very long time. Why not the PH? Again, the toxic trait, haha and most places here have lots of people/tourists. Although I do have one PH province in mind, but not sure how good the internet connection is, and it's typhoon season here in Aug.
Sure, I do want to visit cities and places that have many people who I can talk to in English but I also want to visit and stay in places that are quiet and peaceful. The type of quiet that don't have a lot of tourists. The quiet that I don't need to see people or the quiet that I don't understand anyone for my peace of mind. I don't know if anyone can relate to that.
BUT if there is a chance to meet new people, why not right? I already made friends during my last trip. We meet people for a reason, they come into our lives for a reason. We meet new people because sometimes it is what we need. Sometimes we even discover more for ourselves, or it can also be us who make a positive impact on them.
Like I said in an earlier post - it's The Little Things.
High school friends want me to join them if they go to South Korea to visit a friend whose husband is in the US Navy based in Busan. It would be fun yeah sure, but they are extroverts haha and I also need space from them. You know what I mean? Lol! So I don't know yet.
My answer is we'll see. The airfare promotion is tempting me to book a flight again hahaha. I don't know what to do, I just spent on my last trip haha.
Okay, so my little reminder for today is a significant thing I am learning to do day by day...
Being happy or sad is a choice.
And if you have to choose, why not choose happiness.
You can find it anywhere if you choose to see it.
Sadness is not bad at all, we need to let it in so we can learn to heal. It may take some time for most, but just like Sadness in the movie Inside Out, we need to acknowledge sadness so we can learn how to ask for support or feel comforted by the important people in our lives. It teaches us compassion and empathy.
But if you choose happiness...
Find joy in the little things.
The simplest thing can add up to your experiences in this world that can make a big impact someday. The ripple effect.
Find joy in the most unexpected ways.
Life's little surprises, some good and others bad. But in those unexpected occurrences, there can possibly be that one thing that can spark that light inside you.
Find joy in what you do.
Altho some of us don't like what we're doing at some point in our lives. We can still find joy in them, what made you ecstatic that you did it, what made who you are.
Find joy in change.
"The only constant in life is change." Small or big changes can bring fear, anxiety or regret but it can also bring hope for the better, success and dream fulfillment. Just take one step at a time
Find joy in good people.
If someone comes into your life and makes you happy or helps you be your best, take the leap and have faith. Good, kind, and honest people exist, and I hope we find them and be good to them too. Keep good, kind, compassionate, and honest people around you. I pray we don't meet two-faced or plastic people who want our demise (figuratively speaking). Some of them even want what you want or will have; they also try their hardest to be you (but they never will), and they will continue to hinder you from being what you are meant to be and have in this lifetime. I believe in karma; let's just say that. And I am protected. I am safe.
Conclusion:
Feel sadness. Find joy.
You always have a choice.
May our choices take us to better places in our lives.
What good thing did I do today?
I hugged Mama (while asking her to make something because I'm too lazy to do it hahaha).