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marcot1997
(Brian M.) 51M

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12/14/2006 11:08 am

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Upcoming trip to Cebu, Philippines

Helo Friends:

26 more days until I leave America for the Philippines to visit my True Love and Friend, Daice. Our relationship has grown deeper with every chat/phone call/text message and now the time is coming soon for us to finally meet.

Needless to say, we are both very excited and feel a sense of "relief" as the time nears to be together. I never expected to find myself in a long distance relationship, but after experiencing it for the past several months (we met in July 2006) I can say with conviction, "It is not easy!" There seem to be so many pitfalls to an LDR, any one of which could add no small amount of turmoil to an already difficult situation caused by distance. Thankfully, we have been able to overcome any of our misunderstandings with good and steady communication. When words and language are the only way to express yourself (no physical) it is amazing how good you get at communicating your desires, fears, concerns, and dreams. Anyway, being apart from each other physically has been the hardest thing of all and in a few weeks we finally have a chance to just be together.

I am surprised at my lack of nervousness. Perhaps I will get the jitters as the time draws nearer, but right now I feel like a awaiting Christmas. For my part, I have so far been able to avoid expectations and I pray this continues over the next several weeks as, to me, expectations can only cloud the experience of just being together.

I will be leaving from JFK in New York (about 3 hours drive from my home) on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 and flying through Vancouver and Hong Kong en route to Cebu with an ETA of 11:45 on Thursday, January 11, 2007. I will be traveling back to the states via the same route on January 29, 2007. I am thankful for the (almost) three week visit, but cannot help but wish it was longer. The annual Sinulog Festival will be happening during my visit, as well as (potentially) the Asean Summit in Cebu City. It is really hard to think of any of the wonderful things Philippines offers for tourists when all I want is to spend time with Daice.

I have a hotel in Cebu City, right near the dormitory in which she lives, so that will be nice. We will travel to Compostela to meet her family and I am excited about that (okay, a little nervous for that one too). Over the past several months, I have learned much about the culture and people of the Philippines and am just thirsting to be immersed in Daice's world.

Well, that's it for now. I will be sure to share some stories when I return. May God bless you all and have a Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year!

Brian

pinky43 63F

1532 posts
12/14/2006 5:48 pm

Hi Brian

Wow, i can imagine the excitment you are having and going to meet Daice and also her family. Have a good trip and take care. Looking forward to hear about your trip when you return.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you