Post-New Year Greetings
Happy New Year, everyone! May this new year bring us many opportunities and graces so that we may continue to live life to the fullest and relish every moment of it.A special friend sent me this text message on New Year's Eve. This is my prayer for this new year:
God grant us this year a wider view. Give us patience to endure.
By giving love, we can start this year to lift the clouds of hate and fear.
My friends, here's wishing you a meaningful, peaceful, and prosperous 2006! God bless us all.
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Note: I came up with a draft of this post on New Year's Day but I didn't get to finish it till today. Actually, our New Year celebration was a mixed bag. On December 31st, my family and I heard mass together and had some relatives over afterward. But my younger sister went back to Singapore, where she is currently based, the morning after, so things were pretty quiet--and sad--after she left.
I stayed up till 3:30 AM to help my sister pack, and I wanted to accompany her to the airport, but due to circumstances beyond my control, that didn't happen. I meant to take an hour-long nap, but I ended up oversleeping; so did my two other younger sisters, who didn't get to say goodbye to my sister who left for Singapore. My mom thought we had already said our goodbyes, so she didn't wake us up, especially since they were running late. The only person who got to say goodbye to my younger sister was my ate (older sister). By the time I woke up, which was around 7:00AM, my parents had already gotten back from the airport. My other sisters weren't too worried because they could always visit my sister in Singapore (If they book their flights a month in advance, the fare to Singapore would be cheaper than that for a trip to Leyte). But in my case, I'll have to wait until my next vacation. I was so upset and frustrated, I cried the whole day. My sister called in the afternoon, though, so that made me feel better. She also sent me a text message to let me know she understood the situation, so I'm okay now.
Before my sister left for Singapore in June of 2005, I was the only one among us who lived abroad, so whenever I'd come home for a visit, I was pretty much used to having all my sisters around--even if I spent most of my time gallivanting in Manila and elsewhere, from Laoag to Tarlac to Leyte to Cebu. Things have changed ever since my sister started working in Singapore. Because her vacation is shorter than mine, I've come to realize the urgency of our time together as a family. Our togetherness really thrives on borrowed time. I initially resisted and struggled with that thought, but I have come to accept it. Maybe I realized all this too late, but what the heck...I've learned a lot of things along the way. It will take time before I get used to the dynamics of living in a transnational household, but I'll just take things one step at a time.
found herself @ 5:17 AM
5 Comments:
Happy 2006! Ako na naman ang magbakasyon this year and im so excited sa gastos hehehe...
Wish you all the best and Be strong always :)
hi diane!
i know how you must have felt when you woke up. ako din siguro iiyak ng iiyak.
just a thought.... mura lang naman ang airfare, daanan mo kaya siya sa singapore? i'm sure you'll both enjoy.
ingat palagi & God bless you!
Happy Three Kings lady di!!!
miss na miss ka na namin...mwuaaahhh!!!
sige enjoy ka lang, kuwento ka na lang later.
tschuessi!
ei sis ..ilang araw na lang babalik ka na!! miss ka na namin!!! sya nga pala lipat ako sa http://manilenya.com ..sensya na talagang ganyan ang buhay heheheeh stokwa ako e :)
ang hirap nga non noh? i'm so used to having my family live in the same house that the thought of leaving them, even for work is frightening. eh lalo na that i have a daughter pa. pero that's life. we sometimes have to sacrifice things in order to live a comfortable life. hope na lang that this sacrifice will reap great rewards for your family.
happy new year! :)
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