tutawsansix na!
It's the first day of the new year 2006... And oddly, it feels just like any other regular day of the year. True, there were the requisite paputoks and midnight feast with the family but everything seemed forced and muted.
The economic plight of the Filipinos is very visible and very audible in the lack of fireworks and firecrackers this year. The main celebrations lasted for only about 30 minutes after which everyone retreated back to their homes. Even our family has cut down on the number of paputoks bought for the celebration. As for me, I was running around the streets lighting sparklers and various fireworks but the joy of welcoming the new year is not there. At one point, I even asked my sister "New year na ba?" not realizing that the usual countdown to midnight has already passed. I even forgot to greet the people in our household a happy new year.
The media noche our family had consisted of the usual ham, hotdogs, pansit, cake, pasta and various sweets. Of course, I had a taste of every single one of them (except for the fruit salad that is). But again, the merriment associated with eating a feast was not there. The food sat at the pit of my stomach, weighing heavily on me when I realized that a lot of other people are not enjoying such food. And I can see in the faces of everyone in our household that our hearts are not really in it to celebrate the coming of the new year.
Thankfully, what was going to be a boring and meaningless new year's day became a good one when some of my friends invited me to an inuman session. So right after the media noche, I ran off to my friend's house where I drank and ate the night away. Sadly, I realize that this shows a tremendous shift in my life: that my friends now bring more joy to me than my family. I guess there comes a time in every person's life when one puts their family on the sideline, at least temporarily. And this must be the time for me.
So happy new year to all. I hope that it will indeed be a happy one for all of us. I just wish that the year 2006 will be better for everyone, may it be economically, emotionally or spiritually. I'm wishing for a better year so that when 2006 is ending and we are celebrating the coming of the year 2007, we can truly be celebrating it and not just going through the motions.
The economic plight of the Filipinos is very visible and very audible in the lack of fireworks and firecrackers this year. The main celebrations lasted for only about 30 minutes after which everyone retreated back to their homes. Even our family has cut down on the number of paputoks bought for the celebration. As for me, I was running around the streets lighting sparklers and various fireworks but the joy of welcoming the new year is not there. At one point, I even asked my sister "New year na ba?" not realizing that the usual countdown to midnight has already passed. I even forgot to greet the people in our household a happy new year.
The media noche our family had consisted of the usual ham, hotdogs, pansit, cake, pasta and various sweets. Of course, I had a taste of every single one of them (except for the fruit salad that is). But again, the merriment associated with eating a feast was not there. The food sat at the pit of my stomach, weighing heavily on me when I realized that a lot of other people are not enjoying such food. And I can see in the faces of everyone in our household that our hearts are not really in it to celebrate the coming of the new year.
Thankfully, what was going to be a boring and meaningless new year's day became a good one when some of my friends invited me to an inuman session. So right after the media noche, I ran off to my friend's house where I drank and ate the night away. Sadly, I realize that this shows a tremendous shift in my life: that my friends now bring more joy to me than my family. I guess there comes a time in every person's life when one puts their family on the sideline, at least temporarily. And this must be the time for me.
So happy new year to all. I hope that it will indeed be a happy one for all of us. I just wish that the year 2006 will be better for everyone, may it be economically, emotionally or spiritually. I'm wishing for a better year so that when 2006 is ending and we are celebrating the coming of the year 2007, we can truly be celebrating it and not just going through the motions.
posted by NinayorBegger at 7:12 AM
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