It's so nice to be home.
Damn, no one can imagine how much I mean that. I don't have the words to describe it. :)
Yesterday,
after 3 months in Beijing, I boarded PR 389 at 1pm to fly home. Home
home home! Home meaning Philippines, Manila, Las Pinas, BF Resort, C.
Soriano St., our house, my room! Home meaning inihaw na liempo,
lemon-butter shrimp, halaan soup, toyo-calamansi, malata na kanin (my
favorite!) and bottomless iced tea. Home meaning the loving embrace of
Mama and Papa and Kuya and Tata. Home meaning... my eternally happy
place.
Three months into expatriation, I feel like a different
person. I have made mistakes. I gained new insights and went through
new experiences. I held on to love. I saw new places and things. I have
learned. I have been enriched.
Can you just imagine what the
next year holds for me??? :) It can only be better! -- not necessarily
easier, but definitely better! :)
I feel so blessed for having
so much in my life. I am 100% sure that God loves me. And this is what
gets me through even the toughest of times, and this is also the reason
why I am confident that life is a journey to enjoy -- whether you're up
or down, it doesn't really matter!
So here's a toast to the roller coaster that was 2006 and to looking forward to the next 365 days! :)
