Buhay Probinsya

15 hours, total cumulative travel time from a 3-hour bus ride from NCR, 3 hours of waiting time at the Batangas pier and a 9-hour boat ride towards  South West of Batangas brought back the hands of time to retro ages

When fruits plucked from the tree go right at the store traveling the shortest farm to market route

Where fishermen cast the net at the beach front just across the barangay hall

Where local artists imitate life in visual arts seen right at their backyard

The idyllic sea sets as a backdrop in a laid-back quaint old town providing respite from routinary urban chores

Momentarily until one returns back to the city to face the mundane mudslinging polluting the air waves

Clock quickly resets to contemporary times when the karaoke bar starts to play the familiar melodies of “sa ilalim ng buwan”