Second time in GenSan

I enjoyed and toured more during my second time in General Santos City. The five-day stay was for a work-related assessment with four workmates. Coincidentally, this recent visit, scheduled November 21-25, was around the same time I visited the Tuna Capital last year—November 22-26. But dates aside, everything about now is better.

We stayed at Mt. Sabrina Panoramic View Resort at Brgy. Tambler. The amenities and the location were sufficient and pleasant. The function hall is spacious, and the rooms are decent, with hot showers. The food is also okay, although there is nothing new to me on their menu. The highlight, if not the best, is the view afforded by being situated on a mountain with the ocean enveloping the city. From the designated view deck, agricultural lands, green as they could ever be, are equally warming.

On our third night, we tried ate seafood, street foods, and some beer at South Bay Night Market. Then the following evening, after buying some goods to take back home, we visited the D’Garden Calatao, which offered the tranquil scene I needed. We ordered lumpia, empanada, and mango float. I also consumed a cup of black coffee while my workmates opted for cold chocolate drinks.

On our drive back to the resort, I opened my digital journal to write about how our hearts benefit from wandering to different places. This time, my visit to GenSan helped me come to terms with the experience that shaped the misery I carried the past few months.

“We enjoy more of the moment because we consciously compare it to our previous experiences. Our history determines our making and how we regard the present.”

If not for the awareness of the present situation, I would not know how devastating the past I carried and tolerated. Last year’s November was puzzling and hazy because it was the blossoming of a game I entered and lost yet sought back and forth.

But now that it was over by choice, the sky I see is clear, vibrant pink with patterns of assurance scattered all around. I want all of what I experience now.

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My second time in GenSan, work mission aside, helped me release the tension that held me from pouring out more. I am flying, so I know this is right.

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Drafted 11.25.22