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It was winter when I arrived here last July. As they have said, it was the coldest in 3 years for Geelong. It was 3 ° C. My clothes were not enough to mask the chill and the silence was deafening. Everything was so empty and being away from home, was the worst feeling so far.

For nights, the heater was my best friend. I had it in a way created Davao City in my room that I had my skin dried and cracked. I sometimes cried from the emptiness that it brings. It was silent and just can’t talk to be called my company.

Heater

In a way, I got everything that would help me beat boredom. I brought my iPod, my books, my photos and my notes. They seem to fill the gap until I grew tired of it. Everything has become irrelevant.

From the “what I had” to “the things that I have to do without them”, has become my 2^nd plan. I read labels of shampoos, soaps, lotions, tickets or anything that could just eat some time. I also tried exploring the surroundings by foot but being a Dabawenyo, “mu-ukuk jud basta bugnaw”. It reminds me of my friend, Racky, who owns “Avenue S” at DAMOSA Gateway. “Lugi kami basta mag ulan. Mga taga-Dabaw, magtambay ra sa balay basta bugnaw. Way halin.”

It really has been a struggle being away from home. Thank God, uncle had a spare PC. In a way, I could go much further in beating boredom…in missing home.

my desktop

Since then, I have missed a lot. The Kadayawan, Mayor Duterte’s cussing on his Sunday show, the BBQ at Claveria (near Veteran’s Bank), my drinking sessions with my “El Barangay” at the “Barangay”/”Bak-Bak”, Midnight Sales, Balut and Lug-Lug at Bankerohan, “sight seeing” at Auto Shop Compound, Isla Reta weekend get-aways, family, friends and everything that Davao has marked on me.

I know it’s hard but the thought of coming home soon is something that I’m really into.

Magkita ra ta sa sunod, Davao.

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13 Responses to “…missing home”

Randi Says:
December 2nd, 2007 at 10:51 am
All the way, I could feel the sadness as I read through. Until the words “sight seeing at Auto Shop Compound”. Haha!!

Di diay basta basta diha. Hehe.
aldrinred Says:
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:16 am
haha…yeah, in a way, I miss the times with my college friends. Auto Shop jud among bagsakan basta magkita mi…hahaha…ka relate ka bay? haha
Randi Says:
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:46 am
No comment:D
Randi Says:
December 2nd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Slight lang. wahaha!!
kai Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 11:37 am
elow aldrinred!=) nice post..kataw-anan ang ending..haha..well, pare-pareha diay ta ug adtuanan para mag sight-seeing! hahaha..joke lang.. enjoy diha sa aussie!=) welcome diay sa tagadabaw.com!
aldrinred Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
salamat kai…lingaw man sad diri…mingaw lang jud kay wala pa koy naamigo kaayo.

unsay lingaw nimo diay bay?
Kilay Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Hmmm… i used to be a “site” worth seeing in AutoShop *Lolz* Kidding ^_^

Kakamiss talaga ang pag nasa ibang country ka na… sobra. Kahit anong ganda ng place, and even if it was magnificent and awesome the first time you saw it, it becomes ordinary after some time.. at hahanaphanapin mo pa rin ung nakasanayan mo, diba, Aldrin? Mag uwi jud talaga ako sa Davao soon. (speaking in “Davao Tagalog tongue” -> raises our Mindanao and Visayan neighbors’ kilays *Lolz*)
aldrinred Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 3:37 am
kilay…hmmmm…hala ka…wafa jud diay ka siguro, ikaw tong isa sa mga nakita namo. hehehe

yeah! I just can’t deny the fact na Bisaya jud ko. I’m just a simple boy with simple needs. And right now, I’m craving for “Sana’s” tapa. You should try that. Lami kaayo ang tapa. (at Juan Luna Extension)

“Wa^ pa may kan-on” *Argentina Corn Beef*
Kilay Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Aw dili man pud tanto wafa, tama-tama lang nakaligo ug nakapanudlay..*Lolz*

Cge try nako na ang tapa sa Luna “puhon” sa akong pag uli. Sa Oz, wala’y tapa noh? Naa ko’y kaila diha nagahimo.. pero naa siya sa Melbourne. Basin silingan ra mo? =)
aldrinred Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 10:01 am
hi kilay,
asa sa Melbourne nang imong kaila? duol ra man ko sa melb.
hmmm…asa diay ka karon?
kai Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
lingaw? way pagkalingaw..hehehe.. tambay2x lang ko dire balay, blog2x sad..hhmm.. dinha naka forever? and wait..maki-chika about sa tapa na inyong gi-isturyahan ni kilay..hehe.. wer dapit ng sana’s? kay naga-work man ko sa may camia st. (sa isa sa mga tutorial center dinha duol ateneo)..murag lami mukaon ug tapa karon..hehe..
aldrinred Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
kai…dinha na sa Juan Luna Ext..duol na siya sa Boulevard. Lami kaayo ang tapa….basta..galaway ko maghuna huna pa lang…naga tri-sikad ko kung naa ko sa Ateneo…ako ra gina ingnan ang sikad na ihatod didto…basta, corner Juan Luna Ext., Boulevard…lami pud ilang hinalang.
hay* naglaway jud ko

about being “forever”…dili tingali…mubalik jud ko ug Dabaw.
Randi Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Hala, basin mabasa imong keyboard dha. Trapuhi na.. Wahahaha