Enjoying the sound of nature, without any background music.
My earphones was broke, probably for over a week now, and that prevented me from going for a walk. That's a stupid thing, the fact that I felt like I couldn’t walk without listening to some music. But I don’t know, I feel like it would be too awkward if I walked around without my earphones.
I think part of me is aware that I can really gets annoyed by cat-calling. Of course it doesn’t always happen, but wearing earphones is also the way I anticipate–so strangers who see me on the street can tell I won’t hear them. That’s the level of self-conciousness I sometimes hate about myself.
But that day was my last day in the area, in this part of the city that close to nature. So I wanted to take the opportunity to wander around one last time. I put on my shoes, and went for a pleasant morning walk.
I took the route I’d taken before. But before, I’d turn around when I felt like I was about to get lost. On that last day in the area, I wanted to get lost. And I did get lost🤣
This route actually intimidated me haha because I didn’t even know where it would lead me to. But I was so curious, so I didn’t turn around and just headed straight there to continue my walk. The road was quite empty because I had already passed through the rice field area where farmers were working. So on this route, I only heard the sound of insects, which added to the eerie atmosphere..
I kept walking and found some interesting route that I really wanted to go on, but my fear win over myself that day, so I held back. It was beautiful scenery tough, like a small bridge that would take us to the unknown place like a forest or something. Doesn’t this route below give you a mysterious yet inviting feel?
Walking close to nature without wearing eaphones was quite an incredible experience for me. It's not that I never heard the birds chirping or the sound of insects when I walk, but strolling this road in this kind of environment, truly felt calming and relaxing. Some people will call it “healing”, because it certainly felt that way for some reason.
Just immersing myself in the world around me, without a single instrument playing in my ears, breathing in the fresh air, and admiring this landscape scenery along the way for the last time.. I felt incredibly grateful. I’ve had a lot of worries these days, even questioning myself why tf am I doing here in a rural area. But I was reminded myself once again, every opportunity is a learning experience. There's always a lesson. Even if we regret some of them, even if I’m unsure about many things, I always gain some perspective even just by living a mundane life in the moment.
To be honest, after I passed that mysterious route, I ended up heading to another neighborhood. I found these beautiful pink flowers in someone’s front yard. I think I’ve always loved pastel-colored flowers, because they’re so calming even just looking at them. I just wondering how many years it would take to grow a quite big plant like that, do I have the patience to wait..
There was a stall selling crispy fried chicken on the side of the main road, so I bought some for breakfast. Unfortunately, when I reached the main road which it was more lively than the route I’d been on, I can’t recognize where it was. Even to guess, I completely had no idea which part of the road that would lead me back to my neighborhood. And I only brought my company phone with me, so I had no internet connection. I was lost once again.
I had no choice but to turn around and just walked the same route I took earlier to get back😁 so that’s what I did. I walked back the route and what I realized was, it allowed me to see the surroundings differently. Of course, it does, right? Because I came from the other side, so when I walked back, I could see the landscape in a different perspective.
At this point, I’ve posted sunflower photos on my blog way too often. But the truth is, I never get tired of them. They grow beautifully in this area, so I can’t help but take more photos and videos of them, even though I already has plenty in my gallery lol
I also went to someone’s garden to see the chilies growing well. I think chilies are quite expensive these days in this city, so seeing them in their roots before they’re harvested and shipped to the market, somehow makes me unnecessarily happy for no reason.
It wasn’t the right thing to do, but I has purposely picked some sunflower to take home as a memory–I was planning to plant them, so I could looked back to it as a remarkable chapter in my life. But I was so silly because I didn’t even know how to plant them, so the flowers I picked had already wilted before I even got to my room. So it was pointless and I left them in my rented room. Then I went home.
Anyway, thankyou for reading, truly appreciate it :) I hope you have a nice walk too!