Just Say "Hi!"

Last Sunday, my friends and I conquered Mt. Pinatubo – that was an awesome experience. We definitely rocked it. It felt good that we were the first group to leave the first point and the first ones to arrive in the crater. Before the hard-core trek, we had to ride the 4x4 jeepneys – how badass is that right?

On our way back during the afternoon, we noticed a lot of locals and aetas walking. It was just instinct for me to wave and smile at them. It felt really good when they would smile and wave back. Yeah, I felt like I was a celebrity in a float. Hahaha!

I was thinking in my head – wala lang, maybe I can brighten their day. They were practically traveling under the sun in the middle of nowhere. Might as well spark it up for them, right?

Good ‘ol reliable tumblr, I came across this short story today at work. Talk about timing.

Here it goes:

My drama teacher once said, “the world would be a much better place if everyone just said ‘hi’ to each other.”

When he walks through the halls, he’ll say hi to kids he doesn’t even know, and they’ll look at him like he’s crazy.

But I want to live by this.

I’m going to smile at and greet anyone I see.

Who knows, it might make their day.


I guess it’s a habit that anyone and everyone can do. Let’s spread the protons. A smile can definitely go a long way.



Photo by Calvin Lo