Control My Mind. Capture My Soul.

Mabuhay.

Currently 11:24AM in Manila: 

Sitting in Mabuhay Lounge awaiting our 1:45PM flight to Cebu. I contemplate about the events to come as I pursue higher education and my possible attempt to become an “artista”. I am excited for this pivotal transition in my life but also scared to think what challenges are to come. 

On my final day in the good ol’ 818, I realized how much I would miss my small circle of friends and the many simple and quiet moments my life had there. I would be exchanging simple suburban living for noisy suburban living; the quiet of a large home with minimal human contact to a large home with constant human interaction. I guess the perks of living in a country that stresses the importance of family values and relationships is that there is never really a dull moment. 

I’m excited to constantly be surrounded by family members but I will also miss my alone time. I’ll miss heart to hearts with my dad as we talk about all the things that bother me and then watch zombie movies to pass the time. I’ll miss my dog a lot because she always had a way of making me smile even though my day sucked. I’m excited for the changes that will occur in my life but I’m also going to miss my everyday normalities in the “Sunshine State”. As I await the plane that will take me to unforeseen dangers and reveling triumphs, I guess I will have a bowl of arroz caldo and call it a blog.