Happy New Year!
It is a brand new year and there is much to look forward to. 2009 was not that bad for us but when everyone is starting it fresh and happy, the mood somehow spreads like wildfire.
We just came back from the province and after gaining at least 2 kilos from all those handaan and pancit batil-patung, I am trying to lose some of it. My girls still have heavy colds due to the unpredictable weather in Tuguegarao but they had so much fun with their cousins that they still don't want to leave for Manila. I can't blame them, I too enjoyed the vacation. It was really relaxing to go home and am looking forward to going home for good... soon.
Going back to your roots without knowing when to leave it again is something that has been decided by us, Dar and I, to prepare ourselves for something that will determine how our family will be for the years to come. Although we have to sacrifice being together as our Tatay needs to work in the City and will only get to see each other every two weeks something that is new for the four of us especially for our girls. The setup will take time to get used to but we might as well use this precious time to be with family.
Going back to familiar faces, fresh air, simple life is something that our girls need now. After the holidays, we saw how happy and well adjusted they became with "rural' living. Seeing animals like cows and carabaos beside our house is enough to make them happy and make us smile. Looking at them and hearing their excited voices talking about frogs, carabaos and their "hotcakes" aka manure make me see these familiar things in a different light. Not that I appreciate having to see our infamous old lady neighbor and remembering her braless outfit and her pigs and carabaos which until now still makes us laugh. The tricycles are another thing, they still congest the "centro." Surprisingly, I sleep as early as 9pm when I go home and still feel sleepy the next day. This makes Dar happy.
A lot of things to look forward to indeed. I feel positive this will be the year for big decisions, big changes and fresh start for my family.
It is a brand new year and there is much to look forward to. 2009 was not that bad for us but when everyone is starting it fresh and happy, the mood somehow spreads like wildfire.
We just came back from the province and after gaining at least 2 kilos from all those handaan and pancit batil-patung, I am trying to lose some of it. My girls still have heavy colds due to the unpredictable weather in Tuguegarao but they had so much fun with their cousins that they still don't want to leave for Manila. I can't blame them, I too enjoyed the vacation. It was really relaxing to go home and am looking forward to going home for good... soon.
Going back to your roots without knowing when to leave it again is something that has been decided by us, Dar and I, to prepare ourselves for something that will determine how our family will be for the years to come. Although we have to sacrifice being together as our Tatay needs to work in the City and will only get to see each other every two weeks something that is new for the four of us especially for our girls. The setup will take time to get used to but we might as well use this precious time to be with family.
Going back to familiar faces, fresh air, simple life is something that our girls need now. After the holidays, we saw how happy and well adjusted they became with "rural' living. Seeing animals like cows and carabaos beside our house is enough to make them happy and make us smile. Looking at them and hearing their excited voices talking about frogs, carabaos and their "hotcakes" aka manure make me see these familiar things in a different light. Not that I appreciate having to see our infamous old lady neighbor and remembering her braless outfit and her pigs and carabaos which until now still makes us laugh. The tricycles are another thing, they still congest the "centro." Surprisingly, I sleep as early as 9pm when I go home and still feel sleepy the next day. This makes Dar happy.
A lot of things to look forward to indeed. I feel positive this will be the year for big decisions, big changes and fresh start for my family.
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