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I’ve been here for about three years already but there are still things that I just miss from the Philippines like …

• the sound of rain in the roof.. sabi nga, walang ganyan sa States. Here in America, you cannot hear the sound of rain maybe because of the thick insulations in the ceiling but if you do hear it, you better check it out since it could be the sound of hale that you’re hearing.
• the sight of people from all walks of life making their way through the murky floodwater. sa Singalong Manila, konting ulan lang, ung kanto namin, baha na….where we’re at here in Cali, it rarely rains. if it does, it’s not much to cause a flood..
• the endless typhoons kaya laging instant holiday. Oh i know this is not good for the poor people who are living in the streets and everything, but still, admit it sometimes we like it when it’s “bumabagyo” coz it’s so nice to just cozy up under the blanket and just sleep and sleep …
• My Mom and my siblings .. I miss Len, my youngest sis, kasi pasaway. My ate, my brothers Ryan and Jun ( Jun was here recently so I got to see him). Miss ko Mama ko coz we can spend the whole day just talking, discussing anything under the sun, sometimes we would have a misunderstanding though who misunderstood who is the question hehehe..I also miss my nephews and nieces, my aunts and uncles..mga kapipinsanan, mga kapitbahay..
• Divi and all the malls like SM and Robinson in Makati , Manila and Ortigas. Miss ko mga sale dyan…
• the jeeps, the taxis and the buses…
• our alalay or dakilang househelp, kahit pagod na smile lang si Ate G., na minsan nauuna pa kumain sa min or maligo or nauuna pang magpabeauty sa nanay ko
• the koreanovelas, si Cholooooo na cutie !!! si Jodie. si Jun sa Winter Sonata ba un? Ung ALL ABOUT EVE. walang ganyan dito, kung meron man,walang subtitle or dubbing na English..
• our small store, where you encounter all kinds of people, mga barat, mga presko, mga mataray na kasing taray ng tindera …
• all kinds of daing .. coz here of course you know , they abhor the smell of the daing, whatever kind that is..
• ang pagkain ng mani sabay inom coke habang nood ng TV ang buong pamilya..habang papalit palit ng channel kasi di magkasundo kung ano ba ang dapat na panoorin.. basketball, fear factor or telenovela …
• ang pagkain ng shawarma na hate na hate ko ang amoy nung buntis ako pero nung hindi , go talaga sa Harrison Plaza para lang bili ng shawarma..
• Goldilocks pulvoron, anything from Goldilocks, from JOlibee, from Max hay naku, endless list ito ng mga favorite kong kainan…
• my Mom’s fried rice. she has this way of cooking where she minces the garlic, saute it till golden brown. then ibubudbod nya un sa fried rice. grabe ang sarap , di malagkit so unlike my fried rice here. super love ko ang fried rice ng mama ko..
• the neighborhood kasi alam mo kung ano ang pinag-aawayan or pinag uusapan ng kapitbahay mo or kung ano ang ulam nila (kasi naaamoy mo)
• ang talipapa sa na sobrang lapit sa bahay namin. No need to travel at lagi pang fresh ang mabibili mo..
• I miss the Philippine fruits like our super-sweet carabao mango, our “latundan” bananas, the “langka” atbp…

Hay Pilipinas, kahit ganyan ka, miss pa din kita and I will always be proud of you, of my roots wherever I will be. Kaya wag nilang matahin ang ‘Pinas, love ko yan..

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