The town

Small towns have an undeniable charm that makes anyone feel at home no matter where they are. Especially when it's just a few hours after dawn's first light; the part where the heat isn't at oppressive levels yet, and the last traces of last night's dew and mist are dissipating. 

Good thing that even if I'm living in Metro Manila, the town I live in has a quiet, laid-back atmosphere that is characteristically un-city like that reminded me of towns in Naga City, Olongapo, and Iloilo. It's only a pity that the crime rate has all the characteristics of those big, industrial wasteland city zones. But other than that, it has its upsides as well.

Earlier, my wife and I made a small trip to the bakery after we consumed every last morsel of bread in the house, unmindful that there were at least three more people who has to take their breakfast. We took a tricycle ride, and saw the surroundings in a very familiar and comforting light.

It's one of those little things that you're glad you have noticed.