It’s a bit overdue but I didn’t have easy access to the internet when I was on vacation in the Philippines. We have decent internet connection at hand but our PC is still the old Pentium III and I didn’t want to test my patience with it either. So how was my Christmas 2009? We didn’t prepare much. As usual, the “traditionals” were there: spaghetti and macaroni salad (we’ve had these since I was 5). For the first time in a long time, food preparations were done a few hours before Misa de Gallo. Maybe because this time, it was not my mother who did the preparations. Still, we were about 5 minutes late for the Christmas mass. Good thing we brought chairs or we would have stood until it was over! Shaynna was really ecstatic that she did not take her afternoon nap. The result? She fell asleep 15 minutes after we arrived at the church, and slept through the night! So, no photo with Shaynna. Only with my mother and some relatives…
We didn’t have much for the Noche Buena. But being just there with my loved ones just made my joy overflow. How I wished Papa was still with us…
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January 25th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
dili man lage ka tambok. ni-bloom man gani hinuon. bata pa au imo mama ug face…
January 25th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
more than the gifts or food, any occasion becomes wonderful just by being with friends and loved ones. and i’m sure your father is smiling down on you all.
January 25th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
thank goodness your comment box now works. it had glitches before, not letting me comment.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:37 am
As they say, better late than never. Spending Christmas time with your family in the Philippines after a long absence is indeed a welcome treat to compensate for all the loneliness and homesickness you felt all these times while you were away working for a living. Oh the many sacrifices one has to make just to make her loved ones happy. But in the end, all will be for the future of your kid. Thanks for the poignant post. God bless you all always.