Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
Mixed emotions.
This photo was taken while waiting in Taipei for my next 13-hour flight to Amsterdam. I can't believe i still managed to smile after all the crying sessions both with my parents in NAIA and in the plane to Taiwan. I can still remember how surreal it was for me leaving Manila, Bacolod, The Philippines, HOME. Especially when it was time to bid my goodbyes to my parents. I couldn't help but feel nothing but grief in that moment. Because trust me, seeing tears fall down either from your mom or your dad's eyes can crush your heart into a million pieces.
The feeling makes you realize that you, as your little imperfect human self, are the most loved and important thing that they've ever had. I even believe that they love you more than life itself. They'd give up the world just to have you always by their side. Now that part of the picture had to be torn away for a while. I had to leave them and that made them vulnerable. All the sobbing and stutters gave me a big load I had to carry in my chest, and it got heavier everytime I threw my arms around my parents and wrap them up in a big, tight embrace. But as we were all into the moment, I still tried to lighten things up a bit by reminding them, "It's only going to be a year, it'll be over before you know it." Haaay... Why do goodbyes have to be so hard?
- comments