Wala lang, gimingaw lang

I’m missing some people and places these days. I recently chatted with my cutie sis online and can’t help but shed few tears… she’s been away from us since last year, and even if we chat online almost everyday, I still miss her. Sigh. Then there’s my Mom who keeps going places, recently she was in Manila for two weeks, now she is in Camiguin.

And then my two siblings in Thailand… I also miss them. We had our Christmas and New Year vacation for three weeks there and it seemed like the days just passed us by like a blur. Three weeks weren’t enough to be with them especially playing with my nephews and niece. Arghhh… I miss Thailand too! That place is like a second home to me. I miss their tasty and spicy food, the malls, shopping in the streets, riding the skytrain, talking to Thais (even if I could say few words only). I miss the friendly and polite people there.

Then last month we visited the family of my big bro in Cebu, we stayed there for about two weeks…we also had fun touring around. Sigh. I miss them, and I miss Cebu too! I miss talking in bisaya and talking to bisdaks.

This feeling of yearning got me thinking about the sick patients in nursing homes in Manila or the elderly people taking up residences with assisted living in New York City. They’re far away from their families and loved ones and I’m sure they miss them a lot too. How about you, are you missing anybody or anything these days?

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Translation: Gimingaw – missing something or somebody
e.g. Gimingaw kaayo ko nimo. I miss you so much.
      Gimingaw ko’g kaon ug buwad. I miss eating dried salted fish.