A place to breathe….

We’ve moved to Laguna when I was still in college, we still go home and stay with my sister or brother in Obando whenever we have the opportunity or excuse to visit. Most of the time we just go for a day visit and go home to Laguna as well.

I’m always nostalgic whenever I visit Obando. Memories keep coming back of the good high school days, friendship, my childhood, dreams… So many things and so many people. I still can’t believe how time flies so fast, it just seems a week ago when I was still enjoying my high school days. And until now I still consider it home…

Aside from friends and great memories on this place, the very reason why my family still consider it home is because my sister and her family still leaves there, My brother and his wife as well. And most especially Obando now to us means seeing my nephew Bryan and my two nieces Bianca and Bea.

Now my sister and her whole family will be migrating to US in September. Quite sad and happy for the recent event. She has been preparing for it for so many years, with all the exams and more exams and finally the visa was approved. Mixed emotions engulfed my family: joy for a realization of a dream and sadness coz they will be thousands of miles away from us.

I wanted to go home before she leaves. To see her and the kids one more time before they start their new journey. I know I can always visit them but it will be different, it might be a long time since we will all be together in one place. Due to many reasons I opted not to go home this August. I just don’t know how it will feel when I go home in December and they will not be there anymore. What I know that I will truly miss is the riot that we always have in Laguna when the four kids are all together, now Vincent will just have to be with the boring crowd: the grown ups.

My brother obet and ate baby always visit us in Laguna instead of us visiting them in obando so i guess when my sister and her family leaves it will also mean saying goodbye to a place that has always been close to my heart…

Good Luck te, you’ve made it. Uncertainties awaits you and your family but you will be okay coz you are tough, the toughest among us and we will be here supporting you all the way.  I will see you soon!

Friday afternoon when I received a phone call from Ate Ester, they are going to Germany and asked me if I want to tag along and do I even have to think about it… I said yes immediately!

First time in Germany, place was nice. Too bad one day wasn’t enough to ride everything in the park, it’s not even enough to roam around the whole place =( but there’s a next time. People that I am with were so easy to get along so I really enjoyed the whole trip. I dozed off the whole trip back home so I wasn’t really tired. I’m more of still so excited about a new discovered place.

It’s 6:20 am and i’m already here at the office, not that i’m workaholic but i am having a hard time sleeping last night and i woke up at 3 am. I tried to sleep again but no avail so i had an early shower and called a cab and presto here i am.

i’ve been meaning to write a blog but either i’m too lazy or too busy that i keep on postponing it. i just want to write about something nice that happened to me last Tuesday: i was treated for breakfast by my boss for great effort and i was treated for drinks and chocolates by our asst director for a job well done. simple things but it definitely never fail to boost someones motivation and energy level.

one important lesson learned for me: preparation, preparation and preparation is the key. have a great day guys!

Nope i’m not in the office and i’m not also at home. I’m spending the weekend in Coppet with ex boss from Manila. She has been asking me to visit her on the weekend and my schedule has been so busy that i wasn’t able to for a couple of weeks already so she was really shock when i told her i’m spending the weekend at her place. weekend i told her is i’m going home with you on friday and coming with you to work on monday. so on friday morning i already have my suitcase ready for a weekend in coppet.

what so nice about this place is it’s really beautiful and quiet to add to that, it has free wireless connection here so I saved my favorite links for free movies and tv shows before i left the office so i have it on my laptop.

i have no particular reason for scribbling, i just want to say thanks to all those who remember my bday. i had fun on the day itself and on my trip to paris. i really don’t want to elaborate about the trip but it’s really a great experience and paris is a place worth visiting again so definitely i shall return.

i went out last night to dinner and movies with a 68 year old friend. she’s older than my father and mother but she’s very strong and we enjoyed the movie oceans 13. she treated me for the whole night, she said it’s her bday gift to me. it was fun being with her and i kept wondering how sad it is like to be a widow. she said she misses her husband so much and he has been gone for more than 2 years already. she also said that she goes out as much as she can otherwise she will miss him more inside the house. we were talking about everything and anything and i promised to myself that i will make her my mission, i will bring her out once in a while, call her to just chat with her. i may not ease her pain and longing but i can make her occupied for a while.