Hugot Airport | Life and Love Lessons sa Airport

       Life is but a big airport, malawak, maingay, and you'll get lost at some point so you better heed the signs. Working in an airport is fun, I got the chance to meet different people from different countries and from all walks of life (big word!). It's amazing to find out that there are things about love and life that can be learned from an airport itself. Fasten your seat belt and let's go!

On getting to the airport on time...

    We should not be complacent just because we know we have a lot of time left and assume that everything will be smooth along the way. In life, we will trip over few bumps which will cause delay on our journey. There will be twists and turns which will consume some or much of our time. In the end, you will be in such a hurry to the point na magugulo na buong sistema. Minsan sa pagmamadali, diyan ka madadapa at matatauhan ka na if you could just turn back time, sana mas inagahan mo, sana naagapan mo, sana hanggang ngayon ay meron pang "KAYO". (Ang sakit nun!)

On check-in baggage...

    Lahat ng bagay may limitasyon, pati check in baggage mo. Lahat ng bagay may tinatawag na kapasidad, pati ang sasakyan mong eroplano. May mga bagay na pag sobra na, eh may tendency na bumigay. Take the airplane as your heart, and the baggages are the likes of heartbreaks, worries, and fears, betrayal for example. If it's too much, how would your heart feel? Kiluhin mo kasi.

On wrapping your baggage...

       Just like baggages, we have to protect things or people who matters to us. In a world full of pakialamero and mang-aagaw , wrapping people with protection is a must. Then, i pad-lock mo para mas safe.

On immigration...

    People come and go. Some are meant to stay long, some are for a short span of time, and some are indefinite, parang visa status lang. Ang masakit nito, yung taong minahal mo eh parang naka transit visa lang at nag layover sa puso mo. Yung parang kakakilala mo lang kahapon, tapos suddenly, mag-eexit na lang bigla ngayon. Next time, siguraduhin mong naka-employment visa ang puso niya para sayo para magtagal kayo. Huwag magpapadala sa mga magvivisit or tourist visa lang sa puso mo dahil hindi tourist spot ang puso mo. (Nanggigigil ako!)

On security check...

       In airport, police will scrutinize you very well before you'll be allowed to get in. Sa buhay we have to be that police who should screen select people we'll allow to get in to our lives because we can't just let all people get in. Pero ang masakit minsan, people tend to judge so easily by the way you look,  your civil status, or by the power you have. Siguro nga ganun talaga and we can't do anything about it but to prove them that you are a good person and you should be allowed to pass through. Pero huwag ka, madalas kung sino pa yung taong akala nating hindi tayo sasaktan, sila pa madalas ang mang-iiwan (ipilit natin to!). 

On looking for your gate...

    Madalas kahit ang laki-laki na ng senyales na eto ang tama, dito ang daan, we pretend we did not see or hear a thing and ought to trust our own instincts. In the end, we ended up in the wrong place, in the wrong counter, in the wrong line, in the wrong gate. Parang sa love, wag kang magpakatanga so you won't end up sa maling tao. Minsan, sa kakalingon mo sa iba, yung taong magmamahal sayo ng totoo is nasa harap mo na pala. (Ughhh..grabe na to!)

   

On missing your flight...

       Minsan kasalanan mo rin talaga kung bakit ka naiwan! Don't blame it to others kasi ikaw rin naman ang may dahilan. Siguro nga nagkulang ka sa time.  Baka siguro inaakala mo na andiyan siya lagi sayo to the point na napaka-kampante mo na. (Wag ganun bes!)

While inside the plane...

    Hindi ka makakapili ng taong makakatabi mo or makakasalamuha mo (not unless First Class passenger ka). Assuming that life's journey is in an economy seat, some people will piss us off, some will make us smile, at may mga taong makakagaanan ng ating loob. Don't stress yourself to people spurring negativity on you because what's important is to reach your destination. And while you are not there yet, enjoy the ride, sit back, and relax. (Walang hugot, serious muna.)

On your flight...

     Plane ride is like a relationship eh, ang dame mong pagdadaanan muna, minsan smooth lang, minsan may turbulence na itetest kung ganu kayo katatag. Kapit lang sabi ng tarsier ang keep your head held high sabi ng giraff and pray.

       Finally, after a long and tiring journey, you've reached your destination and you're happy. You're relieved that the journey is over and you told yourself there's a lot of de-stressing and pampering to do. Suddenly, you realized that your next journey is about to begin. See, life is but a series of endless journeys and while we are bound to it, we might as well enjoy it. Sabi nga ni Jeanne Stein, "Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we're here, we may as well dance."

       Ayoko na, ang sakit-sakit na. :(