I am now in Ottawa... so good to be here. Let me tell ya!
I first arrived and went around looking for my dad. Well, then a familiar voice caught my ear:
"Katrina! Where's my daughter! (insert Filipino sentences here) Katrina!"
It was my mom. I have not seen her in 3 years guys. I found her in the crowd - a short (4'10) Filipino woman. She was a few feet away from me, but since I now have reddish long hair, she did not recognize me! I was like:"MOM!!! I'm RIGHT HERE!!!" She looked over, and had to actually take a good longer look to realize that it WAS me! She shrieked (more in Filipino) and it was an amazing reunion!! My dad was there laughing. My mom kept saying:"My goodness! You keep getting more beautiful!!" (Hahahahaha!! Riiiiiiiiiight. Moms always say that!) Even as we waited for my luggage, she kept saying really loudly:"That's my daughter! Isn't she pretty?!" (I've forgotten that moms can be slightly embarrassing... but a good ego stroke is never a bad thing!)
When I got to their place, my little brother, who is now 20, was sitting on the couch and we had a good reunion. Laughing about how short I am compared to my 6'3 tall little brother. We chatted a bit but he has an exam today so I did my best not to pester him too much.
I have not done too much since I arrived last night. Today I relaxed and looked through some old baby pictures of me. COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF!!!
Later on this afternoon I'm going to walk around my old neighbourhood (the one I grew up in when I was a teenager) and relive some memories. Tonight my little-tall brother is going to take me out. SWEET!
More to come!! Bye for now!!
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