Just Passing By

It was nice to have my parents around. I’ve forgotten how it felt like to come home and sleep under the same roof with them. I’ve left home very early, at least by Philippine standard. I was only 18 when I moved to a dorm in UP Diliman. Sure I went home on weekends but it was never the same.

Now that they’ve left, I thought I’d keep quiet for a little while and digest the past month’s events. I’m in a quiet mode right now, don’t particularly feel like sharing. So instead of blabbering, let me ask:

1. How’ve you been?

2. What did you have for lunch today?

3. Do you know what you’re gonna be for Halloween?

4. What book is on your nightstand?

5. What’s the last movie you saw?

6. If you can only use one word to describe today, what will it be?

7. Do you have a question for me?

So tell me, what’s going on with you?

I have the fortune of having a cube with a view. Call it seniority perks *wink, wink*. It’s by a corner near the printers. But the wall between me and printers is high enough so that I’m not bothered by the constant stream of people grabbing sheets of paper from the machines. It gives me the privacy I need. And when I turn slightly to my right, I could see the outside world from my huge windows which extend from floor to ceiling.

It’s an unusually cold October day. It started snowing when I pulled out of my driveway this morning and it has continued to snow all day. I can’t even see the mountains now. They’re covered with a misty sheet you would only see in horror movies. The snow flakes are pretty but they disintegrate as they touch the ground. The ground is still too warm I guess.

I can’t work. Friday afternoons in the office are a challenge for anyone. Since I can’t go home yet, I thought it was a good idea to write this post. But now that I’m on my 3rd paragraph, I’ve ran out of things to write about. I’m brain dead on Friday afternoons so I’ll end here before I get accused of rattling away nonsense… Have a good weekend world!

My apologies for my lack of posts these past couple of months. Being busy is no excuse for not returning phone calls or responding to emails. So I won’t even use it for my inability to post more often. Instead, let me say that I have been pleasantly distracted with recent goings on that I am too excited to keep still and write. But then that will be too selfish to keep this excitement all to myself so let me share with you the highlights:

Parents in Town. My Dadey and Mama are in town and staying with me for 4 glorious weeks. I have not seen them since our vacation in the Philippines in August 07. So to be able to see their faces as I talk to them, or to be able to hug them whenever I feel like it, is just making me deliriously happy! Mama made halayang ube yesterday. With the cool Fall air and the delicious ube, it feels like being transported to Pinas on Christmas Day.

New Niece. The whole family is celebrating the birth of my new niece, Vera Cielo. Yeah- we’ve made jokes about how her name sounds like the name of a new subdivision or a classic contrabida in a Mexican telenovela, but she is one precious baby and she is loved.There will be one more niece coming anytime now. Two new babies before Christmas, what a blessing!

Gwen and Goji. These two precious kids were born into the Mayrina family a week after each other 10 years ago. Happy birthday to Goji on the 14th and Gwen on the 20th. My gift to both of you… Club Penguin memberships so you can play with each other as you have always done even now that you are oceans apart.