Sunday, October 09, 2005
Home at last.
Right now I'm in the very spot in the Great Room that I used to spend most of my time in with my eyes glued to the monitor and enjoying the click made by my fingers as I press each key. I was doing exactly the same thing during summer and our Halloween breaks last year. But this year, things are more complicated. There are still unreleased grades I'm agonizing about, Math 17 to pass, final rites for org applications, and the like.
Then again, it's still great to be in the place you've always loved and you're always longing for--HOME. Home is where the food tastes great because you have your whole family to share it with. Home is where the house seems smaller because there are lot of people to share it with. Home is where brownies just seem sweeter even if you can't have the whole box to yourself because the smiles your siblings give you as you offer them the last piece make up for it. Home is where an airconditioned room doesn't seem to matter as long as the little ones knock at your door in the middle of the night to ask if they could sleep beside you. Home is where the pillows are fluffier, the blankets are thicker, the bed is wider, the nightlights are more homey.
I'll be in Manila for a couple of activities though. Plus our German shepherd's participating in a dog show. But for the rest of the sembreak, I'll be staying here in Dagupan.
Really, living away from your family could be pretty tough. I have this idea that a person needs a certain amount of hugs per day and if that person doesn't reach that certain number, he or she runs the risk of being unhappy and feeling unloved. And you know, there are just some times you need someone to talk about depressing school matters and your parents just aren't around to give you that bear hug you badly need. And sometimes you miss the feeling of having to follow curfews, etc.
I missed home. We tried our best to make my room in the apartment more homey (we even had it painted pink and green) but nothing beats my lavender room back here. And nothing beats the yellow house with synthetic boulders, a lush garden, and a mini-kennel.
It's just so great to be home.
