Off you go, Pickled Papaya..

Ahmee and Amy, male and female identical twins, arrived in the port and were welcomed by their relatives who they have never even met, not until that day. While it felt strange and weird for the two to be joining their mother's relatives for the first time, they also felt excitement and relief. Vacations are too difficult to come by in the US, especially when your schedule is unbearable, plus the funds are really too low. Ahmee was saving up for new spoilers for his car, while Amy needs to buy a new laptop with her savings. But of course, since this is a paid vacation, their mom's gift, as she puts it, there is nothing more to expect but fun and tan under the sun. 

Fast track: 

A week more to go and the two, Ahmee and Amy will be leaving Cagayan de Oro to go back home. Their grandmother ordered Lumpia yesterday and while we were talking, she can't help but be teary eyed as she says she will be missing the grandchildren she has spent summer with. True, she also has other grandchildren who live nearby and some even at her own home, but the two have only spent a month or so with them and they will be gone again. Ah.. A grandmother's longings.. I guess she also missed the kids' mom who has not come home since she went away after college. Although they talk  more often on the phone, it sure is different when both are face to face.

Hmm.. I feel this woman's pain and longing for her children. But on the lighter note, she has become a very big fan of our foodies here at the Orange house. Funny, she's even going to order pickled papaya for the two to take to their mom next weekend.. Oh well, business is good. Thank you Lord.