The Long and Short of It

After months of anticipation, my Mom and sister Nat arrived New Jersey.  A day later and still jetlagged, they embarked on yet another long bus trip from NJ to Toronto.  I could just imagine how exhausting it was on their part, to travel half way around the world just to visit us – me and Achi.  After an almost 24-hour flight from Manila to NJ and the 12-hour bus ride from NJ to Toronto, simultaneous with my sleepless nights and excitement, we finally met!

How long - or should I aptly say how short - is their stay?  8 days, to be exact.  And that was after weeks of debating about and dividing their time between NJ and Toronto.  How quickly did those 8 days go!  Days went pass another so fast you’d wish you could save time in a bottle.

 

Mom and Nat have gone back to NJ to spend another week with Achi.  After which Nat makes a side trip to Taiwan to see Ahia & Dich, while Mom heads straight to Manila. 

It’s so oft said, time flies so fast.  It does indeed and so felt by our family.  Ahia once said, our life is like paintings and pictures passing through our eyes.  The anticipation of seeing each other is always longer than the actual time we spend together.  Someone also wrote, there is much beauty in sharing during the time you spend together what each of you did during the time that you spent apart.  The only thing is, the time spent apart is far too long.

We’re flying to Manila in June.  It will be our first time in 3 years.  The anticipation for this visit goes far back as when the plan was just conceived.  Between now and then is 10 long weeks (yes, I’m counting).  Again, that is way too longer than our actual stay in Manila.

Will there ever be a time when there will be shorter wait to longer bliss?

April 12, 2006