Happy ! Skyped with mother earlier and got lovely news that solved an issue I was having.
The plan is in June, my family will be going to the Philippines..without me LOL Cause of exams and all..My mother and sister would be leaving first, and after two weeks my dad would join them for another two weeks (which I will be spending at some the houses of other family)
Now here lies the problem, since I can’t go to Philippines in June with them, they decided to go again during the Summer holidays, aka end of November (when I would have finished my HSC) until Febuary. Which would mean, another entire holiday away from home in Sydney. The problem was, my birthday lies in between those months (January) and it just so happens to be my 18th birthday. My family decided that I would have a big celebration of course, traditional style with a twist. However, I had the issue that all my friends and other family which I would like to celebrate my birthday with would be home in Sydney, and my 18th birthday would consist of yes, a few loving family members whom I adore, but alot of relatives I haven’t even met or talked to, which would actually create an awkward celebration on my part :| It’s not that I don’t enjoy having them, or that I don’t love them, it’s just the confrontation of having a debut, with people I don’t even know very well. Another problem lay in the fact that after HSC my friends might also want to go on a mini vacation celebration, which I really wouldn’t like to miss out on, cause well.. It’s graduation !? So yeah, I would miss out on that chance to be with them for old times sake etc.
Solution: My parents saw how uncomfortable it would be for me, and decided, yes I would still go to Philippines and visit my lovely relatives, however, we would go only for December, meaning I would be able to have a vacation with friends after completing our final exams and still return in time for my birthday celebration in Sydney after going Philippines.
Yes, I know it seems selfish of me to choose to avoid awkward family confrontations, but I agreed that I would also celebrate my birthday earlier in the Philippines and still meet and celebrate with family before going home.
