I miss the Philippines

Hehe.. You surely a kababayan... But 5 years were too long, why? Though I want to travel abroad or work somewhere out of the country the longest time I could endure is 2 years and that would be me crying in the airport the time I arrive, surely I want to live and experience other country but it shouldn't be more than 2 years...

Did you really have to describe our country in that manner for all the world to read? Well those are exactly the ups and downs of the Philippines. But what country doesn't have downs, right? There are many things that need fixing. Some are even beyond repair but well, Filipinos are happy and "fighter" people so I am positive that change and progress is at hand. We just need a leader, leaders, and fellow citizens to discipline us, lift us up instead of pulling us down.

You will find what you are missing once you get here back in the Philippines. 5 years and there's a lot of changes from the day you left. Some were good and some are even worst as far as you can remember. The canals, are nowhere to trace,that,even rain shower cause floods(in metro) Kids riding motorcycles without license is rampant(count my son,driving my car without license ugh! giving me headache) Geckos on ceiling,well,i seldom see it here in my house. The heat,the blackout need not to be memorized (ahahaha) It's time for you to visit your hometown my friend

I am away for a year and a half but I feel like I wanna go home. I miss everything in the Philippines. The noontime shows, telenovelas, street foods, you can even go so late at night to hang around with friends. The malls, the people, the laughter in the street, honks of a jeepney and the traffic, yes, the traffic. Ohh... my homeland Philippines, I will be back and I know you will welcome me with your loving arms.

five years is much long and i think i can't handle that long time being out of the most lovable country i have lived all my life.well,for now i haen't tried being out of the country ever since.but i like to see other countries but still philippines will be a part of myself and nothing can compare the life we all have here,no matter how bad it is as long as we together with our family and friends are together,nothing seems to worry.

Everything! I will definitely miss everything if I had to live in another country like you. It's very difficult to let go of the life that you used to have here because Philippines is very different from other countries. Don't you have plans in going back here, even for vacation only?

A Filipino can never forget this homeland. That is what I gathered from the expatriates I talked to. Since you left, SM malls has mushroomed and there are two ten kilometers away from each other, the University of the Philippines is not just an academe now but also a premiere jogging and cycling venue for health buffs, volleyball had become a fixture on Philippine tv side by side with basketball and boxing, medical tourism had been getting favorable waves, and many more. With the new administration about to divulge the state of the nation on Monday, everyone is pepped up with the newfound discipline on the highways. The traffic enforcers are enforcing the law. Come visit and I will treat you to some tinapa at daing with itlog na maalat at kamatis. If you're game, I could grill some talong at isda.

I know how you feel. I've been away for about a year (went to Dubai) and what I missed the most was how the air smells after the rain.