home for the holidays

i finally had the courage to go to miami after 9 months of consciously avoiding the urge to be home. it felt wonderful to be with my family, who understood me well and kept their silence even though i felt their questioning stares every now and then. i'm just totally happy to be home.

first stop: my element. kikay woke me up at 6 am and she had to shake me to death until i get out of bed at 7:30. ahhh! when i'm in the water, i don't care about anything else.

kikay and her rag doll. we're so up to the wavy water!!!

tummy ache, toothache...unwell poses while waiting for our bedtime on the 29th.

chasing the moon. what a nice thing to do when you can't sleep :)

or just watch the amazing spiderman...

hungry after an hour and a half in the church.

a couple of hours before 2013. we we're supposed to take a nap. but kikay was so excited so we just made use of the time. 

patiently waiting....

still waiting...

finally! 12 midnight came and we were able to light our pasirit and blow our torotot!!! happy new year!

manong made "pakalas" using empty tin cans while roaming outside the street. according to the folklores, "pakalas" drives the bad luck away. so every new year, almost everyone does this. when we were kids, my cousins and i used to tag along in our uncles tricycle. it was so much fun...and deafening!

eating time again. kikay's giving her cupcake a serious look. while her mom is so obsessed with the alcohol. poor sister's nursing a chicken pox on the first day of 2013!

and so, everyone went to bed at 2 am after all the fireworks and firecrackers have quieted. i woke up at 9:30 and had a cup of coffee while i joined kikay as she watched "coraline". 

what's so nice about being home is that i still feel like a kid sometimes. it's nice to be dependent to my mom. hahaha! i love waking up late in the morning without worrying what to eat for breakfast. 

and i love going to the beach anytime that i feel like it! 

here's me and kikay saying goodbye to our playground before i head back to the city. we didn't leave the place until it was dark. 

wonderful holiday memories that i will treasure forever! i have a good start for the year 2013! may i continue to attract only the positive vibes. ^ ^

happy new year! may everyone have happiness and love all throughout the year!