Hopping Around: "CSI:BAGUIO... the case of the unused ticket PART 1"

Boy: Naliligaw ka ba?
Girl: Bakit mo nasabi yan...

Chapter I: The Wait is Over... or Isn't it?

T'was a ruckus of a night in a bus terminal at lower downtown Pasay City... Four-Baguio-bound friends of the same age bracket (well... almost) were patiently waiting for someone... someone who explicitly said that she is not coming. 

Still, hoping would not hurt (or we thought so...). 

Maybe... just maybe... 

'Cause there were FIVE tickets... not FOUR which would be the most economical number on that instance. 

But, five... cinco... lima... 

Where did the extra ticket go???

Was it already used... or will it ever be used???

Will it just go to waste???

Could this be life's biggest prank or a mystery to uncover???

Thus, the case of the unused ticket unfolds....

Chapter II: Good Morning.. City of Pines!

The 20-degree-Celsius-gust of wind welcomed our troubled wanderers as they got off the bus...

But, it was nothing compared to the weariness they felt as time goes by and still no clue to the literally cold case they have...

They tried to seek valuable information from local natives (local na native pa... going redundant na tayo???).

But, to no avail...

They were also dumb-founded and numb on how serious the dilemma we got ourselves into...

Lost and empty... they headed to the nearest fastfood chain to fill their rumbling stomachs.

For sure, they would need a hefty amount of energy if they want to solve this case in a measurable amount of time.

And trust me, time was not on their side... unluckily.

Chapter III: The Reinforcement

Puzzle pieces still not in place, the team opted to seek external help from other experts...
They decided to meet up with their reinforcements at the Mansion right across the Wright Park.
This maybe the perfect strategy...
With collaboration the of two top-of-the line brilliant teams in history of inhumane kind... this case will definitely be a goner.




Ofcourse, as part of the unison ritual... the new united team will have to do several jumpshots (fail or not) to boost their morale and spirit...

They immediately installed camouflaged-hidden cameras on strategic locations to aid them on their activity...
(Unfortunately, it was too camouflaged that they have not recovered any of it after.)


They have also devised a very comprehensive plan on how to do things in the next 48 hours...




But the big question still remains...
"Was extra ticket used by the intended person and went off to Baguio without their knowing or was it wasted in vain?"

Chapter IV: Hide and Seek

They surveyed the dark woods...

Leaped through impossible terrains...

And touted bodies of water...



Just to have a definitive clue on what they were looking for....




But as exhaustion slowly creeps in... all that they can do was to sit on the nearest platform available and rest their unglorified fat asses...

to be continued...


photos from JAG


Boy: Ituturo ko sana sa iyo ang tamang daan sa puso ko....