What I captured on my phone from last week's unexpected travel - going to Nueva Ecija.
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0.000 HBDWhat I captured on my phone from last week's unexpected travel - going to Nueva Ecija.
<liketuimages> <center>  _Few vehicles at the NLEX_  _Cars lines up to pay for the toll fee._  _I to my officemate: *Feels like my legs were numb already* Hehe_  _I wonder if this was allowed, I mean this burning the grasses._  _This was only in between of roads, maybe grasses needs to be eliminated. Easy way was thru burning._  _Green Rice fields_  _Have you seen the birds?_  _I, trying to get some rest but officemates were so noisy and kept on nagging me._ </center> </liketuimages> Last week, I heard the sad news that the father of our officemate died. Though he got sick a year ago, he was p fine, so the death was unexpected. My officemate even thought he was drunk, which is why he was still sleeping! Yet, he never wakes up, even though he was brought to the hospital. HR arranges a car service for those willing to visit the wake to show our sympathy. At first, I don't plan to go for two reasons. One, the travel time was a minimum of three hours one way. Second, those who were going were all department heads and me. Lol, just a normal employee. Yet, our department and HR head urged me to go with them as not all could. (*Sort of replacement?*) Maybe yes, but considering the officemate and I were former in the same group, *Finance*, yes, I tagged along. The company vehicle provided was a Grandia, so I chose to sit in the last row at the back—window seat in order not to get bored. Thankful we left before rush hour, so the road still needs to be congested. I thought seating at the back was a good choice, but I realized it could be better. It was so bumpy that I couldn't sleep; feels like bouncing. Good thing a gay officemate sat beside me; I had someone to leg on. As we reached the *NLEX -North Luzon Expressway*, only a few cars lined up for the toll gate. Based on my estimated computation, we paid more than $18. Quite expensive for the commuters! Yet, everyone has a choice: to pass by NLEX or the service road. No toll fee; the only problem is traffic during rush hours. Few minutes of driving after paying the toll, the scenery changes from building to something **green**. Yes, nature! A lot of trees, corn, and rice fields. Wait, I see smoke like there was a fire! **Wild fire**? I don't think so; maybe the grass was intentionally burned. It was between the road, so it might be something to do with DPWH *(Department of Public Works and Highways*) projects. After a few more minutes, all we could see was the beauty of nature in colors *white, blue, and green*. White clouds in the clear blue sky, green rice fields with some birds wandering! Such a breath of fresh air. We all can't help but wish we own a farm too! It would be nice to wake up early, feeling the vitamins directly from the sun's rays! I grew up in the countryside, but we don't have this! I was in a mountainous area. Finally, after hours of traveling, we arrived at our destination! We only stay there for an hour as we must travel back. *We Filipinos had that superstition not to go home straight to our houses from the wake.* **Pagpag** is strongley advice. **What does it mean?** Stopping by for a while somewhere else before heading home. In our case, we eat to ensure we won't be starving during the travel. We dropped by a small Samgyeopsal in town.  --- For the best experience view this post on [Liketu](https://liketu.com/@lhes/what-i-captured-on-my-phone-from-last-weeks-unexpected-travel-going-to-nueva-ecija)
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