It was a good break. Here are some of the things that we've done:
1. grocery shopping
2. shopping in the mall
3. playing slot machine in casino
4. sight-seeing
5. A spontaneous weekend trip to Chicago by Amtrak.
I felt like I was being spoiled by my parents again. My dad was cleaning my car for me and my mom was cooking me dinner and making breakfast for me every day.
A co-worker said I should have gone somewhere fancy with my family this week, just to get away from the "mundane". Maybe I am being lazy, I just want to stay in town with my parents. I want them to have the chance to live the life I live, see the things I see here, at least for a week.
Every time when I have to say goodbye to them at the airport, I always wish that they can stay here longer.
In Chicago, someone told me she could never live too far away from her parents and asked me how I could handle it. I guess I just don't think about it too much. And I know that I have to move away from home to find myself.
There's a saying in Indonesia that says it all, "jauh di mata, dekat di hati". It literally means that "far to the eye, close to the heart."
2 comments:
Your quote is interesting. And profound.
I'm lucky that my parents live 2 hours away. Mom will cook, but dad will not clean my car. He does like doing "handyman" things, which is helpful.
Hi Promod,
Thanks for the comment! I like the quote. Though the translation doesn't really make too much grammatical sense in English, I found it true to how I felt at that moment. :)
YY
Post a Comment