Exceptional food like papait, steamed kamote tops, bangus innards, green mangoes, almondigas the size of rocks seeping spicy, sweet vinegar and Goldilocks cakes.

Good friends and you know who you are

PAL (nobody clapped when the plane landed, not that I ever minded this).

AC and non-AC buses that are just the right size

Not seeing or hearing from people you never really cared to ever see or hear from again