as the countdown begins til we fly back to germany, i take stock of our experiences here in the philippines and the things i will miss most and be deprived of for likely another year.

no more hawthorn flakes and other nibbles from aji ichiban, no more sevilla’s pastillas de leche and sweet tamarind from lobo, batangas. no more merienda buffets, no more fresh calamansi-juice-on-ice, no more selecta chuckie for jan.

goodbye pangat na tilapia sa sampaloc, suman sa lihiya, ginataang langka, and jolibee chickenjoy. hello… maggi quick-fix.

back to bagging your own wares at the cashier, and with your own shopping bags, too. back to 30 minute tv time for jan (though he inherited cousin j’s stack of barney, blue’s clues and elmo vcds, and i intend to get him a few more of dora’s), and no more swiping at timezone.

no more swimming at the clubhouse, no more vegging out with GH and lifestyle asia. no more suv, it’s back to tiny old opel. back to doing your own laundry, cleaning up your own mess, and the worst: cooking your own food. arrgh!

no more priviledged balikbayan. welcome back to…reality.

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