Gloomy realizations...

Just came from the Land down Under. It was so cool! It was my first time to go to Australia and I was really excited even though I know it's all going to be work, but what the heck, i found fun in between the work. The work part, I can handle. I'm used to that. :p

What really sucked was, I was in Australia on my birthday, so technically, having your birthday in a foreign country, with people you know but are not really close to you (except for my aunt and my cousin), is kinda droll.
I missed my family, I missed being at home and having people text or call to greet me. I missed the simple joy of eating "pansit". And to top it all, it was my 25th birthday! I wasn't even thinking about it before we left, not until the day of my birthday came and I really felt it. Looking back, I have a lot of could have's. which sucks. because i hate having to say "i could have...".

But thanks to my family, who took me out the day after I returned from Australia and my cousins who still managed to squeeze in a "mini" celebration in between a children's party, and laugh about it.

Simple things, simple happiness..

Sometimes, I just look for appreciation in the wrong places. Silly me. :|