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My brother Dante did something that made me cry.

I and my brother Dante (in Kuwait) weren’t able to come home last holiday season due for some reasons. My brother’s boss didn’t allowed him to take a leave from his work and for myself, money was the issue. We are about to move to our new apartment this year so spending money is a kind of selfish thing knowing that my husband is the only one who is working. And knowing too that December is peak seasons. Tickets is so expensive.

So my brother Dante made a cute compiling family pictures on his muzy photo box profile. Here are some of his compilations that made me cry when i first saw it when he posted on FB.

I really miss spending Christmas with my family.

Happy New Year everyone.

As usual our New Year was just kind of normal night. Besides of the fireworks, I didn’t really feel that it was year ending night. I felt so boring knowing that i’m not with my family.

We cooked foods but eating wasn’t not really my trip. I was thinking my family in Philippines and that made me feel sad. My husband trying to something for me to be happy but it wasn’t working.

The night was ended. But at least I chatted a bit with my family in Philippines. Here are some of my family pictures during New Years eve.

having fun while watching fireworks

cheers for new year

pose for new year

having outside the house

Christmas is here!!!

I and hubby are just staying at home for Christmas eve. We don’t think something to do because he’s still little bit sick and I’m not feeling well after my few nights straight at work. Sleeping on the day time is not the same as sleeping on the night.

But of course we will cook Swedish traditional foods. As early as of now, we already cooked our ham. It will take few hours to cook the ham in the oven so we did it today. The rest of the foods will be cooked tomorrow.

It’s my 4th time celebrating Christmas here in Sweden. The first time was in Berlin Germany. 2nd and 4th (now) here in Sweden. But the 3rd time was in Philippines with my family.

I wish my family a very Merry Christmas and advance happy new year too.

I’m really excited!!!

Tomorrow I and my Filipina friends are going to have Christmas dinner at Kalesa Filipino restaurants. Kalesa is the first Filipino restaurant here in Gothenburg (as I know) and it’s the first time that they’re having a Christmas food table.

At first Kalesa owner thought of doing their Christmas food table just one day (Saturday) but due to public demand and fully booked on Saturday, he decided to have two days. So it will be Friday and Saturday and we will eat on Friday. Thanks to Kalesa restaurant for having Friday too because if they don’t have Friday then we cannot eat there.

Of course the menu are all Filipino foods. Typical Filipino Christmas foods will be in the table plus the over sweetness dessert. Yummy!!!

Christmas 2008

My youngest brother who is working in Saudi is going home to Philippines this holiday but unfortunately my brother who is currently working in Kuwait cannot come home. His boss did not allow him to leave from work.

Sad but I maybe cannot go home too. I still don’t get the result of my university applications so as long as I don’t get it, my husband will not buy ticket for me. We agreed that if ever my application is accept, I can go home for holiday but if not then I cannot go home .

My husband will have his vacation on January so we agreed also that if I cannot go to university on January, we will travel together to Spain or Greece on January but no Philippines this holiday.

Huh!! still don’t know. Nothing to do as of now is to just wait.

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Until now, I haven’t decided yet if I’m going home or not.

My husband and I had a talk last night about of my planning vacation this Christmas to Philippines. I will spend more than 150, 000 pesos for my tickets and allowance in Philippines. Aside from that, I will buy new set of eyeglasses and do some dental check up and some shopping. So probably I will spend around 200, 000 pesos for that planning vacation.

It’s too much money especially now that we need to save because we’re moving in to our new apartment. We buy new apartment and aside of the cost of that apartment, we need to buy new furniture. Of course there will be few more things that need to be purchased before we move in so having vacation is a kind of self fish.

My husband said, he will give me everything (I know that) but I cannot just spend the money when that I know we need it.

I love my family  and of course I want to be with them this holiday seasons but I hope they will understand me if ever I cannot come home. I need to think so many times because it’s about my family in Philippines and my husband.

What will I do? I don’t really know as of the moment.

my father’s last Christmas with us, 2004

I’m jealous!!!

I always have communication with my family in Philippines and my brothers in Kuwait and Saudi but I’m still missing them so much. Talking through internet is not the same as having conversation in person.

All of them are happy because they will be celebrating Christmas and New Year together. My brothers are coming home for Christmas and my other brother and his family will flying to Manila too. My mother will also be in Manila December 21.

Sadly its only me..as in ONLY me who couldn’t make this December. There are some reasons why I couldn’t make it but I’ll be hoping until last minute of December that I can be home and be with my family on holiday seasons.

If ever I can be home, this will be our Christmas again as together (as one family) after my father’s death. The last time we were all together was last December of 2004 when my father was still alive.

I really wish I can be with them… if not, that’s life. I don’t want to be self fish and just think of myself. I have my own family now that I need to be consider whatever decision I would make.