my semi-ordinary life…

is it just my imagination, or does the house here in fairview seem emptier tonight?  no more multiple sounds of  tv in the background. just the tv in daddy and mama’s bedroom is on.  the only other sound i hear is the humming of the electric fan. (sigh) it is only me, mama and dad left in the house this evening…

we took mario to the airport earlier for his flight back to L.A.

my sister and brother-in-law, issah and kleng, went back to their condo after our week long vacation in palawan.

and today, my newly wed brother, ivan, officially left the family nest to live with his wife in laguna.

our house was emotional this afternoon when ivan packed his things and loaded them in the car.  my mom was the first one who shed a tear. she said that she worried about him and his future and that because he seem to live so far from home unlike my sister who only lived in ortigas. i guess, another reason why my usually composed mother cried was because ivan was the last among us children to leave the house.   after two weeks, it will only be her and dad at home as i will  be flying back to the states… and i don’t know how soon i will be back home.  (note to self:  i still have two weeks to spend with my family, until then, i shall not think about it.)

our family started with just the two of them, then came us three kids, and now, it will be just the two of them again…  that’s how life works, i guess. though, i can’t imagine how a parent must feel about it.

living so far away, i can’t help but feel sad and worried about them, especially since dad is not in the best of health right now.  how i wish that one of us kids were here all the time to watch over him… (sigh)