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This place I call home...

You see the first rays of the sun with the Pacific in your horizon.

Now you know why I always want to go home.

7th Heaven

"Where would you go when the world won't treat you right? The answer is home - that's the one place you can find." - from the theme song of 7th Heaven

I haven't watched 7th Heaven for the longest time already and last Holy Thursday and Good Friday I was glued to the tv enjoying the marathon. During my high school days my Mom would encourage us to watch 7th Heaven (yes, my mother is cool coz she likes syndicated tv series!) because its family oriented. I remembered it was aired on local tv every Friday night and we get to watch it before praying the rosary. Last week I was watching the 11th season already. Gosh! I think I am old already because the twins have grown and so as Ruthie (used to be the youngest Camden before the twins were born).

The best thing about watching 7th Heaven during the Holy Week was that I was watching it at home - as in our home in our hometown. It has been 6 long years and this time I have my little Lance tagging along with me (Hubby was missing in action - holidays are not free days when you work for an airline company). The last time they saw me I was 95 lbs and so I was expecting shocked neighbors and friends. And they did not frustrate me. Hahaha

After 6 years a lot has changed in my hometown. For one we changed our address. My parents moved out of the old house to a new one away from the not so busy poblacion. Most of my friends are married already and have their own kids while the others are still trying to have some.

Some things also stayed the same. The roads are still not in good condition. The paper company who used to employ 90% of the population is still not paying their employees on time - as in x months delay. So sad but true. I just hope something good would happen to our town after the 2010 elections. *fingers crossed*

But without thinking about the not so good things life there is perfect for me. Its laid back. You get fresh air, fresh seafoods. You don't need lots of money to survive. You get to see the best sunset and sunrise with the Pacific in your horizon. Basically it has the things I miss in my urban life - my family, my best friends, my peace of mind, my refuge.

Back To The Jungle

I'm back. We had a very fun and action filled trip to Cebu - with the little boy with us it really was action filled. I was not able to tour Hubby and Lance to most of the tourists spots there but I made sure that we wont miss Tops and Larsian. Hubby was having fun driving around the city with my brother as his guide. I made sure he will drive or else he will be bored to death - he wants to be the man behind the wheels rather than sitting on the passenger seat.

On our way to Tops we passed by UP - ang aking minamahal. Funny tour I should say, coz he was driving and we were like "to your left is UP management building and to your right is the AS building". I was quite surprised because Hubby asked me if I was able to cross the street back then. I told him I have to wait till there was no vehicle in sight before I cross the street. They started teasing me for being so "lampa" when it comes to crossing the street.

When we were up there the little boy woke up. I pointed out the city below and said "that's Cebu City." He blurted out "Wow Mommy!" We took some pictures then when we were headed back to the city the little boy couldn't stop saying "Wow Mommy!", until he could see the city lights no more.

We headed for Larsian. Hubby was surprised how cheap the food was. And finally he got hold of the hanging rice or "poso".

Hubby was asking me if I would want that we live in Cebu again. My reply "I wish!".

I will be posting the pics later.