Far and Away

Ok, not really that far, since I am just here in Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days. But I am beginning to feel homesick, something which rarely happens to me.

The first sign of homesickness was that I missed the food. I missed the green mango and tomato salad served every dinner time at home. I missed using my hands and diving into the food without thinking that somebody might think I'm a barbarian. Not even the buffet I normally look forward to at night could alleviate me from these longings.

The second sign was me browsing through the whole of Philippine Star online. Normally I just browse the site for the daily horoscope. I was pretty shocked with myself when I began to click on the full story about the announcement of our President that we are experiencing fiscal crisis, as well as read other news and even the editorials!

The third sign, and probably the most shocking of all, was that I wasn't too amused going to the malls. Yes, I know, what's so shocking about that. Well, every time I go to Malaysia, I was always thrilled to go to the malls and window-shop for a couple of days before doing some serious buying. But this time, I was not really thrilled. And considering that this month was the Malaysian Mega Sale, this really is something. The only thing that actually caught my eye is the Zara cropped dark denim. Sadly, I wasn't even convinced to buy it. Instead, all I could think about was what stuff I could buy back home.

Lastly, I missed my family, would you believe. I missed my brothers and my sister. I know, I hardly stayed with them, but for some really strange reason, I missed them. Probably because I failed to watch the Ateneo-La Salle basketball match, and it would have been really a blast watching the game with my family.

What made more homesick was the text message I received from our helper that my juicy couture dress I bid (and won) at e-Bay already arrived. Ack! The gruesome thought of me not being there to try it on immediately!

Oh well. There are only two more days left before I finally plane my way back home.