25 Minutes

After six months of waiting, 5 times reset, I am going home to see my family which I had been away for ten long months. I finally reach the airport and get past the immigration officer. Finally, I will be boarding that plane in twenty five (25) minutes.

Though it will still take me about eight hours to reach Singapore, ten hours of rest, another three hours of flight to Clark, and four hours of bus ride. Men, that’s twenty five hours before I can feel my wife’s loving embrace…ehhheemm. Counting hours is too dragging but at least it is far more better than counting days or months.

I have a simple plan to make the most of my 14 days of break, 3 days of which is spent on traveling. And so, I better make the most of the eleven remaining days I will be with my love ones.

If everything falls into place, I will be reaching home 8 August at 10am. I plan to travel to Baguio with my wife to visit my dentist sister. Have an overnight stay in Baguio, take the first trip back to my place to catch the 10am worship service on Sunday.

Just in time to take the whole family for a treat after the worship service. Maybe a lunch in a restaurant, at Max or Midtown or a nice place, after all it is just once in a while.

Monday, would be set for renewing our passports. I bet that my whole Monday would spent “specially”for DFA.

Tuesday to Wednesday. Since my children would be in school, it would just be nice to visit my family, mother, brothers, sisters and in-laws.

I would be looking forward for Saturday. Maybe a whole day at the beach with the whole family and friends. Barbeques, sea foods and lots of pork, hehehhe. No such thing in the Middle East as you know. I would indulge myself with it. But I would be mindful with the thin line between indulgence and gluttony.

Sunday again, Family Day.

And so on.

That is, if everything falls into place as I have mentioned earlier. What I am afraid is that, most of the time I plan things, it wouldn't happen. Wish me luck.

I got to go now, my 25 minutes is done. Got to board that plane before I’ll miss it.

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