I'll Be Home For Christmas

...you can count on me...if only in my D R E A M S.

As expected, Christmas in the USA is very much different from what we were used to celebrating since we were born. They say if you have not been homesick since you came, come Christmas time, you will realize how much of home you are really missing.

I miss:

• our families
• puto bungbong and bibingka
• crowd at Mega Mall
• pinoy lanterns and decorations everywhere
• children carollers (even though they were minor irritants specially when they keep coming back every night for 8 nights)
• Pinoy parties and fellowships
• reunions
• brunch at Tagaytay
• friends
• Christmas songs played everywhere
• the general festive and thankful atmosphere for a year of blessing despite the difficulties
• inaanaks (godchildren)
• fire crackers