after so long

im heading back home. just for a few days. after 6 months. it is 10pm Philippine time and I am sleeping in my friday night and playing casper for a sorely early 650am flight. I had checked in the Lazy Dog Bed and Breakfast in Bolabog (new client!) to ensure that i get myself transferred rightfully so to the port area.

not very long ago in blogspot (two entries past) i was rapping up about getting here and seemingly settling in. it is fickle of me to say that right about now i am relieved to be heading back to the city and be in the company of familiarity. perhaps i am excited to see what it would be like to be with the people and communities i have always known. perhaps i am excited to see the comparison between manila and boracay on a grander scale. perhaps i am excited to see the faces of them on the very moment of my purposely unannounced arrival. monsoon season fever? i'll never know. perhaps. maybe.

i have gained weight (yes, ugh). moved homes. made friends. made new clients. volunteered for a tattoo. spotted the weakest links. learned or developed a gusto for a foreign language (ett, tvra thrya..) chopped a bit of my hair on my own as a sign of my frustration,boredom and/or need for creativity (it happens). discovered a favorite place. and most of all found my strengths. things that i want to do/be for the rest of my life. things that i can live with and cant live with in order to cultivate my being.

i've been an island in an island a little bit too long.

its time to go home and check it out.

perhaps i am excited to see what the island has made me.