Sunday, March 09, 2008

pauwi na ako

Di talaga kaaya-ayang lumipad mag-isa.

Bukod sa isang mahirap na paalamanan ang nangyari sa amin ng aking minimahal na asawa, ang hirap pumunta sa kubeta mag-isa. Lalo na kung natatae ka.

Bukod sa pagdala ng gamit mag-isa... Di ko na sasabihin kung gaano ko ka-excess baggage. Ibang kwento na yun. Ang hirap maghanap ng kubeta na pang handicap. Di naman kasi kasya yung trolley sa ordinaryong kubeta para di mo maiwan ang gamit mong nag-iisa.

Siguro kung nasa Frankfurt pa ako, maari kung iwan ang gamit ko. Ngunit, subalit, datapwat ako ay nasa Dubai. Di ko maisip na iwan ang laptop, camera, at bagahe kong walang bantay. Sabagay, kung nasa Frankfurt din ako, di ko naman maiiwan gamit ko.

Hay. Ang hirap magpaalam sa asawa ko. Hanggang ngayon ay naiiyak pa rin ako kapag naaalala ko. May ilang oras lang nakakalilipas nung huli ko syang hagkan. Hanggang ngayon, nasa labi ko pa ang kanyang halik.

Di ko alam kung mabuti itong nangyari sa amin na tatlong buwan pa lang kaming kasal ay nagkahiwalay na kami ng dalawang beses. Ito ba ay isang pangitain. Isang magandang kinalabasan lang nito ay dahan-dahan kaming nasanay sa buhay may asawa. Di biglaan kung baga.

Masaya ang pagpunta ko sa kanya. Natututo talaga akong magluto. Pati kasamahan nya ay nagustuhan ang mga sinubukan kong putahe. Di ko lang alam kung matagal lang silang di nakakain ng lutong Pinoy kaya sila aya ganadong kumain.

Nami-miss ko na asawa ko. Di ko sinasabing lahat ay ubod ng ganda sapagkat nagkakaroon din kami ng alitan at samaan ng loob. Pero iba pa rin ang may kasama kang matulog sa gabi at sa paggising mo ay may humahalik sa iyo ng isang magandang umaga.

Hay.

Naiiyak na naman ako.

Nakakahiya ako dahil sa dalawang paliparan na ako umiiyak bukod pa sa eroplano.

Sana na lang buntis na ako. Para Made in Germany. O di kaya naman Made in France.

Sana sa susunod na paglipad namin sa ibang bansa, magkasama na kami.

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

I have to admit... What I'm seeing and experiencing now is minute snow.

Ika nga nila... Parang may dandruff lang ako sa coat ko.


Nevertheless, it is really something else to experience even the minutest snow.

The real thing is really different from the imitations I have experienced in the Philippines.

It's just like seeing the Mona Lisa in person, compared to seeing it in magazines, books, and post cards. There really was something about her that made my eyes water a little.

Reality now has a different meaning for me right now. It is being immersed in the experience and redefining the things you intellectually know with the things that you are experiencing for the first time.

Namamangha ako ngayon at nanliliit sa aking paligid. May mundong alam ko sa aking isip na di ko akalaing makikita ko at mararanasan ko. At kahit anong tingin kong talino ko, ito ay walang sinabi sa nangingibabaw na damdamin ko.

Kahit na anong liit ng mundo ngayon dahil sa teknolohiya, ako ay isang masmaliit na tao lamang, namamangha sa ginawa ng Diyos at ng mga taong ilang daang taon ng nakakaraan.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

paris, france

We are at our hotel here in Paris, with free wi-fi, loving the cool weather and basking in the arts. We had toured Paris yesterday (Champs Elysees, Trocadero, Eiffel Tour, and Notre Dame) and plan to visit the museums today because it's free.

*Note* When traveling to Paris, always remember that the first Sunday of the month means free entrance.

My husband officially hates me for not going up the Eiffel Tour. I told him it's ok for him to do so, but for me, the idea is already killing me. A.k.a. Altophobia. However, due to the long lines, he got disheartened and chose to stay on the bus instead.

We met up with a friend from high school, Mayday, with her hubby and kid. Mayday is 8 months along the way and could have her baby anytime. With this thought, I thought her water would break anytime during the Fondue dinner we had.

*Note* The concept of Fondue here is so much different from the Philippines. We, Filipinos, use chocolate and we have fruits that we dip in chocolate. Here, it's bread, dipped in cheese, and eaten with ham or potatoes. Hey, when you're in France, do what the Frenchmen do.

What I like most about Paris is their historic monuments and history. We didn't get to see the original Statue of Liberty and we have yet to see the museums. But those that we have seen has some pretty cool ornate carvings and it was perfect.

However, given the places I visited in Europe, I'd still choose Germany or Switzerland to settle in. Then again, I go where my husband goes.