waking up, i was greeted with a sad news. my cousin is migrating to singapore. for good. and she's leaving tomorrow. we've known about this since last year, yet somehow, the impact of actually knowing that she'll be gone is still hard to swallow.
growing up, my cousins and i have always been close. we used to meet every sunday at my grandma's house in laguna. we all used to play the same things, do the same stuff, and get away with the same mischief. and now, one of us is leaving the philippines for good. first, she got married last december, now, she's actually physically leaving her family. it's a bitter-sweet feeling that affects everyone. on the one hand, she's going to have a good life in singapore, her friends are already there, and her line of work awaits her there. but on the other hand, close as our family is, it's kinda hard letting go. i mean, now that we're adults, we don't really get to see each other on a regular basis, but we all rest assured on the fact that each of us is just a few km drive away. now, there'll be miles before we can see her again. sad.
oh well, as i've always said, it's life. we never know when we're gonna make a 90 degree turn. we never know when we'll have to switch lanes. all we have is the fact that we drive our own lives and we have control of how we are to proceed therefrom. we never know the destination, all we have is the journey. so we might as well make the most out of it.
goodbye atchie, and may you have a wonderful life ahead of you. we'll miss you.
