3 posts tagged “pinoy”
Ok, I am not going to be taking this cold weather well. Sure, I was born in Canada. Sure, I have lived winters before. Sure, I know what to do. However, the road to broken dreams is paved with compromise. Canadians compromise a great deal... but I have learned from my teacher Hong Kong, and I don't think I'll be doing that anymore.
( Why can't i have tab completion in a textarea? Hmm? Why? )
The Philippines was exactly just right: Hotter than hell, all the time. Listen:
- People are lovely in the heat.
- People are ugly in the cold ( faces twisted and dry, or in my case, ashy and frowning ).
- I'm an internet engineer ( sure, I love to keep my title buzzword compliant.) so I don't need to suffer through this for work.
- Hot is better.
- Caliente es lo mejor.
- Cold sucks.
- I hate not just skiing, and snowboarding, but skiers, and snowboarders too, for praying for snow.
- Hockey is great, but best watched by me on satellite while complaining about the heat.
I miss home, which is, I've realized, the rootin, tootin, shootin, Philippines.
This.
Is.
My.
Last.
Winter.
I realized some very important things about myself in the crucible of the 17.5+ hour flight back to grey Toronto Town.
It seems that I have passed a critical phase in life: I was next to a screaming toddler and a howling baby for the trip. Meant nothing to me. I slept easily, deeply, in fact. Sometimes I would laugh and think
"You filthy howlers, indeed i celebrate internally whatever pain you are feeling..."
Other times i would think:
"Poor shriekers... ah well we all did this once. No living human can maintain the moral high ground over babyhowls..."
This is a crucial step to take .. since in the past crying babies used to make me cringe, like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Also... damn it, the flight did not seem all that long to me! 17.5 h! Not so bad!
Truly, time does move faster when you age. No question about it. I completely feel it now, and see it. Ouch. This means that the second half of your life will whiz by faster than the first half. Great ;)
This is a sad day for me. I've been in the Philippines for over a year... laughing, loving, running ( insects ) and in general, being happier, angrier, sadder, and well.. juicier then I found it practical to be in Canada. Today I fly back home, to grey Toronto town. I love this place, love the people. and I'll be back. Moist-eyed I lay down my life here gently, as Merlin laid down Arthur. I'll be back.