In Bangkok

Well, I’m sitting here in Chateau de Bangkok, watching the Return of the King (again…yes, I love this trilogy and I will keep watching over and over and over…can’t wait to get my extended dbds) and trying to finish an article, and writing this blog. It was good, smooth flight. Just a bit of bump, but it is the smoothest flight I’ve ever taken. Here’s hoping the return flight will be just as smooth, or at least not too bumpy. I’ve taken plane rides many times now, and I still haven’t really gotten over the fear of flying. One small bump and I’m all knotty inside. He he he…still, I’m thankful I arrived here safely.
Had to get to work straightaway though. Just had time for quick fix and then had to run and cover at least the latter part of an ongoing seminar. Not that I was able to hear much, since I got there when the last speaker was just about winding up his talk. Haven’t seen my boss and the rest of the team yet, but will do before the night end. Tomorrow, VIV 2005 starts, and goes on until Friday. I’ll probably just be going for the first two days, since my flight back to Manila on Friday is at 155pm. I need to be at the airport at least a couple of hours before.
I found this cute little PAL plane that I can give Ben when I go home. I’m sure he’d like that. Saw it in the duty free catalog in the plane. I miss Ben. I brought a framed picture of him and of course the shirt he wore yesterday. That way I can see and smell him (well, you know what I mean) even if I’m here. I was talking to him on the phone earlier, and geez, I know I’m biased because I’m his mother, but for a kid not even three years old, he’s very smart. What a joy he is. Is it cliché to say he completes me? But he really does. There’s a purpose to my life now. Now I really know how it feels to have overflowing love for someone. I just cannot understand how any mother could not love her children. When I hear about mother abusing their children, or doing even worse, well, it’s just beyond me. Here’s hoping I turn out to be a good mother for Ben.
One of these days, I’m going to look at this blog entry and think I was being very corny when I wrote this, but for now, I’m just noting down how I really feel.