i miss home...

I'm feeling sad, especially christmas is coming. I feel like going home. It's so sad to spend christmas not knowing what to do. Way back home, I know It's gonna be a happy and enjoyable holiday. I remember that during christmas break, there's our family reunion - oh, how I miss the sky is the limit na inuman at videoke naming magpipinsan sa labas ng bahay namin or sa bahay ng isa sa mga pinsan ko. Miss ko rin yung picnic kahit puyat.
Christmas break din yung alumni or most of the time get together or reunion ng batch. Kung hindi out of town eh bar hopping at picnic rin. Batchmates, miss ko na yung kwentuhan, asaran, at tawanan natin kahit na minsan ay wala tayong pera at boy bawang lang ang pagkain. Syempre, pag nagluto pa si Bads ng sopas with corned beef. O, di ba improvised sopas ang tawag dun. Nakakamiss ang barkada na kahit di na tayo nagkikita, alam natin na anuman ang mangyari ay isa lang ang iisipin natin para maalala ang mga magagandang bagay na nangyari sa ating lahat. Kung saan nagsimula ang lahat. At yun ay ang ating alma mater.
I also miss my friends back there in Manila. Yah, sa SFC nagsimula ang lahat. We were the household heads na pasaway at palaban. sabi nga nila, di daw mabuwag ang grupo natin kasi kung ayaw ng isa, ayaw na rin ng iba. Kahit naman ganun tayo, ginagalang at pinagkakatiwalaan naman tayo ng members. Pero kahit may asawa na ang iba sa atin, nananatili tayong magkakaibigan.
Yung mga elite friends ko sa SFC- Gaie, Beth, Maidz, Lala and Myla, Keep in touch, my friends. Kahit ako lang ang malayo sa inyo eh kasali pa rin ako sa lahat ng lakad nyo at gastos. hehehe! Really, I miss all of you.
Well, wala naman talagang papantay sa saya ng pasko sa Pinas. Kaya nga nakakamiss. Have a Merry Christmas to everyone.

Christmas is coming...

Yesterday, my employer asked me what do I want for Christmas. I didn't answer her, but after a while she said, "marianne, you want a diamond ring?" Hahaha! I said, "in my dreams"...We laughed together, as if it's a big joke. Today, I received an email from my employer's daughter who lives in England, asking me what are my plans for Christmas. Well, what would I say? Is Christmas really coming? Why can't I hear any Christmas songs? No Christmas trees, Christmas lights and lanterns? I nearly forgot, I'm here in the country with Jews around me. They don't have Christmas, but they have a holiday like chanukka and purim. They celebrate it nearly the same as Christmas. Yah, I remember asking my sister this afternoon what they want for Christmas. The truth is, I can't think of anything else to give myself on Christmas. I got my laptop last week, I also got my gold ring last week, and I'm still paying for my diamond necklace...hehehe! Is that enough for Christmas? Or is it the satisfaction and happiness I'm still looking for myself?

This is my second Christmas here in Israel, I'd like to go to Betlehem, it's one of the busiest place here during Christmas. I'm looking forward for the trip in Betlehem. If not, maybe in Jerusalem, even if I've been there already. It's nice to pray and wish on the wishing wall and attend a mass. It's really hard to plan for a holiday especially that you're not used to spend it alone. Uh-uh, what can I say? It's part of life. Just wish everyone a merry Christmas.