Unlocked My Inner Child at EMALL Cebu

 Hey everyone, it's your favorite cutie blogger from the Philippines, @itsmejustine, back again! I've been super busy with classes and projects lately – college life, you know how it is, hehehe. But even so, life goes on, and so do my stories. You know that feeling of how wonderful it is to go back to childhood? When you have no worries at all.There's this pure, unadulterated joy you feel when you're a kid and you don't know much about anything, except how to play. Just... play.  Growing up, I dreamed of going to the mall and hitting up those arcades. You know, riding those little motorcycles, playing shooting games, basketball... But our town was so far from everything, it was just never an option. Plus, the fare was crazy expensive, and money was always tight. So yeah, arcade dreams stayed just that – dreams.”  It wasn't until I moved into the city for my dream college course that I finally got my chance to do what I want. Not totally all but at least some. Adapting was tough at first.You knew? coming from the mountains and all, but eventually I got used to it, because I always remind myself that everything has a purpose and I'm eager, that's why,,,,. And seriously, if I hadn't turned 18 and moved to Cebu where my Auntie lived, I probably would've never even tried going to a mall arcade. I swear, the second I walked in, my face lit up like a Christmas tree. I'm beyond the cloud... Because finally, I could play all those games I'd always wanted to since my elementary days!  The first game I played was the motorcycle game. I couldn't explain my feelings, maybe because I'm too happy. I felt like I was so good at motor racing heheheeheh, just kidding!!!.I seriously felt like I was the best motorcycle driver ever, hahaha! But, yeah, reality check – I always ended up in last place. And I didn't mind it as long as I enjoyed the moment. And I wasn't wrong after all because I really enjoyed it so much, like hehe my happiness was overflowing. I didn't care if people called me ignorant because if you can see how I do it you can literally say " ignorant" . Maybe it's because it's my first time but I just let out my true self, who was really happy to go to the mall, ride motorcycles, and have fun. I didn't regret what I did because who would regret it if all you want to do is to enjoy yourself ? Right?!!.  You know, It really feels so good that what you couldn't do before in your younger days, you can do now.  And before I forget to mention, I experienced that at EMALL. I felt like I really went back to my childhood with joy. I released my stress, it was like healing my inner self.   And it wasn't just me who was playing at the EMALL Toy Park, but also my friends I met in my first year of college. We met in an unexpected event and it was during our demonstration activity and yeah that's how we became closer to each other. So to cut the story, I wouldn't have gone there if they hadn't taken me. We're just talking about random things until they drag me and they say in unison " let's go to the mall, they have a lot of things to play with, and I know you'll really enjoy it". At first, I refused, but eventually, I joined because why not, right? I really wanted to try it, so I joined, and it was so worth it, the money we exchanged in tokens is very worth it and we really had fun.  After getting tired of playing there, we went to Jollibee because we felt hungry. A special thank you to my male friend because he treated us. The food tasted so good when it's free, and it's a Jollibee which I called "jabi". And no joke, Jollibee is really delicious and crunchy. Especially my favorite, which is the drumstick. I ordered spicy and It's just not me who ordered spicy chicken, but sadly I didn't eat spicy chicken at all, since the one who ordered at the counter which is my friend Roxie wasn't ordered spicy, huhuhuh, I think there's no more spicy chicken. But it was okay, at least we are full  That day at the EMALL? It wasn't just some quick trip, man. It was like we hopped in a time machine back to being kids. Where the only thing on our mind is to play all day. Just running around without a care in the world. Should I say a carefree person. And reality hit me how the simplest things can make you super happy even just a small thing.. We should remember to hold on to those moments, experiences and memories, no matter how small they seem. It's what makes life, life, right?  Hanging out at the Jollibee together with my friends with all the usual noise and chaos, I just felt super thankful for them because they complete my younger self with stuff and moments with those arcades. They made a day where those things happen and I'm thankful to them that I've experienced that kind of happiness. And I hope next time it will happen again and it should be with my family. And hopefully, I'll be the one who takes them to the malls with my own hard-earned money. That night, as I was dozing off to sleep , I couldn't stop thinking and I couldn't help but smile thinking about all the stuff we did. Seriously, I can say that those experiences are a day that I'm gonna remember for a long time and of course I will treasure it. It just goes to show that you are never too old to let loose and enjoy the simple stuff that you can't do when you were in your younger years.