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Saturday, December 02, 2006

Those Days

Last week my family (mother side) went to Sta. Rosa, Laguna to visit and look at our new house. This house is my dad's dream for us. I knew that he would no be contented with us staying in a condominium. My dad always envisioned a good life for us and I'm thankful for that.

I believe that the construction started in March. It started as a piece of desolate land and nothing more, situated in the corner of Samar and Humunhon. Then construction began. The workers built a small quarter at the back where they could stay in while work is in progress. Little by little, with all the strength they could muster, they worked to build the foundation of the house. For months, this procedure of mixing cement with water went on.

(Construction started: March 2006)

The people at the site, engineer, contractor and laborers, worked hand in hand to achieve an ultimate goal. I cannot really explain in detail everything that has happened for I wasn't there when the house was being built. Nevertheless, I know how hard it is to build a house. It is a very meticulous job, starting from its planning up to the finishing. They have all put in much effort and have endured many hardships especially my dad who supervised its construction all throughout.

I would like to extend my deepest gratitude for the workers who toiled for the completion of our house. Sometimes I think that it is ironic that these people have already built houses but still some of them do not own a decent place to live in. I just pray that God will continue to shower them with blessings, if not in the form of material wealth, maybe good health and a peaceful family life.

Now back to our trip. I was very reluctant to go with my other family members because there is some conflict between my cousins and me. There is this feeling of resentment that just can’t be erased. It's so distressing that it turned out this way. When we were young, we used to have so much fun together. We were bonded together like brothers and sisters since there are only six of us first cousins in our mother side.

Even though we were not totally in good terms, we still talked to each other. At one point, our conversation turned to our trip to Enchanted Kingdom 2yrs ago. It was a joyous moment to relive! We had the time of our lives enjoying each other's company that time. I hope that everything would be settled soon, back to those glorious days when we were young.