Hotel by the Railroad
I turned around. I wasn't really up for walking this evening especially since I knew that I was already tired. I was back at the hotel after about 10 minutes. The walk back felt lonely, I knew that I can't stay in such a place. I dunno. Maybe it's because I only miss being home with my beau. Though this may also be since I've been up since 3 int he morning today.
Staying in this hotel can be quite nostalgic. My room is at the farthest end of the hall, away from everyone else. I like its coziness. I feel like i've been away for too long. Now I can't seem to wait to get home.
Tomorrow's IT includes another long walk to the office, an afternoon of shopping and perhaps a night out. I wonder how can I get that energy boost again.
After Dinner Walk
After having deer and crocodile for dinner at the town of Stege, we took a walk to the harbor where the bus was to pick us up. "..you guys are wild and exotic..." are just some of the words that i remember Dan used in describing our group (the Pinoys). Maybe it's coz we were always up for the challenge, like the hike to the white cliffs, trying out the stinky cheese and all other local dishes, and of course, trying to bear with the cold. Maybe some cultures are not as open as we are.. no, it's not the culture, but our group have really opened up, and the team is ready for a lot of things that Denmark has to offer. We can even count from 1-10 in Danish. This is where I can see how easy it is for Pinoys to adjust to his environment, wherever he may be.
Cliffs of Mon
This isn't some quarry site nor some lahar area. It's several cliffs made of chalk called, Cliffs of Mon located in Stege, Denmark.
It is cold, like an early morning stroll at the mossy forest in Pulag. But if you're walking for about 20 minutes or so, then jackets begin to be stripped off.
It's such a wonderful piece of nature that's so accessible to tourists with its 415 or so wooden steps leading down to the beach.
Well, the beach isn't really a beach coz it only has about a few inches of sand on it. Mostly are stones, like those being used for scrubbing.
I was panting, and my knees were shaking up to a certain point. Well, that's everybody else too.
We were supposed to sail towards the cliffs but the pilot backed off sayaing that the waves are too high. So we chose taking the bus instead so a few minutes after, the happy troopers from the workshop began filing themselves into a logical sequence.
I was part of the lead pack of course, leaving my fellow colleagues at the tail. Well, going to the montains and the beach is really my thing. And after the long day's work, I really was eager to go about the hike and discover the things that it offers. And what i did see was there was enough chalk there to be used in all the puclic schools in the Philippines for at least 2 years.
Ambitious? Who wouldn't be after seing such an amazing place!
Jetlag
I slept for about 5 hours in the plane. I did catch five hours of night sleep at the Admiral. And another hour on the bus ride to here in Stege. But last night, i only had about 4 hours rest. I can see my nags coming out. It wasn't like this before the last time we were here.
Then I figured, maybe it's got something to do with the sun. The sun was up most of the time last June. Maybe my body's wired to stay awake whenever the sun's up. So now that it sets earlier, i do feel the need to fall asleep.
But then again, we had been walking all day yesterday. Then we had a 2 hour bus ride to here. I think that should suffice for feeling really exhausted by dinner time. Our foreign friends did notice it and had exerted much effort to keep us awake at the dinner table.
Hopefully the others had more sleep than i did. It's gonna be a long day today. And i'm looking forward to it.
I miss my sweetie though. My roaming is not as effective as before.. no outside calls/ text messages.. very frustrating.
I hope the coffee here is good.. i like it strong.
Man Invents His Needs
Part of our conversation over at the dinner table was about man creating or inventing his own needs. This pretty much applies to shopaholics i suppose. I do find the urge to buy something first for every trip that i go to. I guess it's just a matter of having been deprived of time to shop, which makes me stop myself from going to the mall.
As it often turns out, i'm usually in excess of 1 item. Meaning, that there is usually one item, usually those newly bought, that finds itself not useful for the trip at all.
I do try to stop hold onto those urges. I have proven that I can always settle for what's already available. I've better control now, unlike before. mMaybe it's coz i've already been to so may trips and have anticipated a lot prior to every journey.
Speaking of, on our journey through life, we really should take only what we can't live without. Otherwise, those that are truly precious will only get mixed up with the non-essential things and if we don't figure out what we really need soon, the precious ones might just disappear in the clutter.
