One Foggy Morning
January 1, 2009 by hames-1977
Today is January 1 of 2009, I woke up early, surprised why there are no lights from my windows. Normally, I see car headlights in the street and lighted windows from the buildings each morning. Looking at the clock, time seems to have overstepped its normal pace.
I came out of the front door and there the street is heavy with fog. Ah, that’s why. I head out for the carlift waiting for me to take me to work. I sensed the driver is freezing. I greeted him and started to talk about how mesmerizing the fog was.
What a way to celebrate the new year! One foggy morning with almost zero visibility on the road. And a day of work. This has been the first time for me to spend new year working and without a Christmas break.
The fog has secretly dampen this special day. I pulled out the digital camera and started flicking road photographs. But the images are eerily cold compared to what this day actually means and it consistently reminded me that in this part of the globe, western new year is faintly felt. I just leave it like that. Like a normal day. Same as others.
My thoughts of new years passed keep me company. I remember the images of fireworks that glitters in the sky while people are revelling and shouting Happy New Year. I remember Media Noche I used to share with family and the karaoke sessions. And the many things that make you crave to be there back home.
This one day is a hard one. I am faced with the reality that I am welcoming it here alone. Hoping that sometime, next year I would be there celebrating the holidays with my family and friends, together. But for now, I should carry on like others braving it through the years. No matter what.
Hi! i wonder what would have happened to me if i were there instead of here on New Year’s eve….I might have turned into a stone….The climate here in the Philippines has turned just a litle bit colder and here i am already afraid to go out….hating even just the touch of water…since yesterday i’ve been doing practically nothing but curl up on bed wallowing in dysmenorrhea and migraine attack…oh just reading your words on how foggy it is there makes me so thankful for being here right now where i could at least see the sun. I can see that you are tough….i admire people like you who manage to stay away from home and adjust to foreign culture and environment and yet still remain Filipino in heart and mind….