Homesickness F**king Sucks!

If I get it all down on paper,

it's no longer inside of me,

Threatening the life it belongs to

- Breathe, Anna Nalick

I've been feeling homesick for the past week. There are so many things back home that I'm really missing right now. On lazy nights, as I lay on my bed, it gets me thinking if I made the right decision in coming to a far off place with no friends and family to get me through times like these. But I just always manage to sleep it off and when I wake up, it's all good again.

But this time, it's somewhat different. I can't seem to shake it off. I just keep thinking of stuff I miss and stuff I'm missing out on. So just to get it all out of my system, I decided to write a list of what I miss (and therefore now greatly appreciate having all the while).

I miss my family and having the support system they provide!
I miss my friends and having people who understand me even when I don't say a word!
I miss my home and having a place I'm confident and happy to call my own!
I miss my car and being able to go wherever and whenever I want (free gas too =D)!
I miss my room and everything that's in there!
I miss Manang and Melody and how life is soooo much easier with them around!
I miss the food! As in! It's not even funny! (I shouldn't really list all the food I miss coz it would take me forever!)
I miss watching movies and the processing after! hehehe
I miss roadtrips and the crazy stuff that goes on and the weird games we play in the car!

I miss tambay, just chatting over coffee and talking about whatever!

In Lieu of Christmas Dinner

Every year for the past five or six years, we have had a thanksgiving dinner every Christmas season just to spend time and catch up with each other. This year, however, given the distance between us all, regretfully, we won't be able to sit at a table together and share wonderful stories and insights of the year that passed. (as if! hehehe) or at least we won't be able to laugh with (not at :D) Ganter! (I love you Gantz!)

But just to keep this wonderful tradition going just long enough till we all find our way back home, Aloy and I have set up a virtual Secret Santa, if you will, at a website called Elfster.com, an online service that will allow us to do our annual Kris Kringle even if we are all miles away from each other. Gifts can be anything from photo montages, e-cards, powerpoint presentations to actual post cards or Christmas cards, or you can actually send a gift through the post. (Well, if you're both in Manila, i-abot mo na lang.)

So if you want to join, email or YM me or Aloy your email address so we can send you an invitation. The website will be drawing names on Friday, November 16, 2007. Hopefully, emails/gifts will be exchanged on or before Christmas. :D