Summertime, for me, as a student, is so boring. At least now I feel a little bit eased after hearing a line from a country song saying : Yeah theres ain't no cure for this summertime blues(did i rephrase it right? I doubt)....Yeah, knowing that I'm not the only one feeling this gross thing in this season of fun is a cure...Somehow..
Oh well oh well...Summer is not generally a season for beaches and summer flings(According to a poor and ugly person..hey that's not me!), it's also a season to discover yourself more, to revive your buried golden past, and to develop and prepare your self for another 10 months hurdle to face; for short, its a quite long season to grow(that's from a cute teen who thinks more than he speaks, that's me :3)
As a student, summer really sucks for me.. Why oh why? No CLASSES, No ALLOWANCE. Then following there is a long long train of No's...such as no food trips, no movies, no swimming, no fun and blahblahblah...See how important allowance is for a student?
But actually, after I worshiped with my friends, jumped the wall that coves the falls, climbed the cliff that assures death for a wrong step, and pacified my crying soul because of this unbearable muscle pain all over my body, and just right before I write this next word, I had this moment of realization: fun is always there, what you only need to do is have the courage to open your door and go outside.
For short, now is still the last week of April, but yes, I had a lot of summer (hehe, thats not short though).
The last week of March has been hard for me. IT HURTS! that's the loudest avowal that my soul was longing to scream. You know, before the school days halted, I could already foresee a great summer coming for me. I'm going to invite all of my friends in my birthday in April 4; I will attend in International Leaders Conference in Cagayan de Oro City in April 15; I will spend my holy week and the rest of April in Bohol; and many many more "will's". That's quite exciting, I commend. But everything nice under the sun went far worse than topsy-turvy --okay you got it, I'm exaggerating it-- but yeah, no single plan came to existence.
My parents didn't let me invite my friends in my birthday. I forgot about ILC and childishly spent all my money at Kaamulan Festival and the days that followed. And because I spent all my bucks on my piggy, I don't have any peso left for Bohol.. (ohhhh..so sad).
Though something wicked turned my summer wicked, it still turns out to be a quiet good summer. In a rate of ten stars as the highest, I rate my summer 7.5 (is there a half star? haha).
In my own assessment, I could give you tips on how to enjoy summer when everything turned hellish(yeah..) through my own experiences.
*1: Dig your friends.
I remember a song of the Girls Scout of the Philippines that somehow speaks newly found friends are like silver..but those old ones are like gold. I dug my golds in our place, and fortunately, I still recovered some. Its fun going outdoors with your childhood friends! You relive your past memories, and you even get the right to brag about your funniest and strangest moments in your youth. Your old friends has something good that your new friends don't have. You can be real to them and you can say bad words to them. I tell you, all of you will just laugh in the end.
*2: Discover your place as you discover yourself.
My place, dubbed as "Diamond in Rough", is a virgin paradise that you can relish exclusively. In my 16 years of existence, I really believe that this barangay that i live in possess only 3 beautiful waterfalls. Its just now, in my 17th year that I discovered that there is a shorter waterfalls kept in the least visited part of the jungle: The Macabayot Falls. Its height is just enough for a weakling's heart to conquer. But its strong rush water and the sure-kill rapids beneath could make a brave heart to think twice. It has the strongest water current among all the waterfalls here because the water flowing from Natigbasan Falls unites with the water of Gantungan Falls, and these massive water is the water that travels through the Macabayot Falls. I believe it got its name by the thrill that it serves to visitors. Macabayot means "could make you GAY".
*3: Feed your soul.
This season of boredom and emptiness gives you one thing that you cant find in the rest of the year: TIME. In the Lenten season, I had the time to eternalized the "Seven Last Words". With my Youth for Christ family, I experienced a new way of praying, Taizé. It is said to start in France, and this way of praying is really great.
Theres much more ways to enjoy your summer though your pockets are empty. After all, like any other seasons, the philosophy behind the fun in summer is just the same. Open your door, go out, and see what the world could give you. Then enjoy it. There is an unlimited options you could get, the only thing that limits is the wideness that you chose when you opened your door.
Have a beautiful summer!
