I have missed a lot of things in my son's life primarily because we live in different provinces and now we live in different countries.  But this one definitely I did not miss, his first ride in an airplane.

The flight was on a Cebu Pacific airplane last December 21, 2008 early afternoon, Legaspit to Manila.  He was excited to board the plane.  Even as we waited in the airport, he kept on asking when we will begin boarding the plane but as usual, flights are delayed.

The take-off was smooth.  My son said to me that he feels like he is riding a very nice bus but instead of seeing trees or buildings, he sees clouds and loving it!  We encountered no turbulence except for the landing which was slightly bumpy and made my son a little dizzy.  Luckily, the old lady seated beside us has some "white flower" to soothen my son's dizziness.

Tomorrow, we will be riding the plane again, this time my son will be going back to Legaspi.

My vacation here in the Philippines did not go smoothly according to what I have planned and budgeted.  For those who haven't noticed I am around, I will be here from December 18 until the 4th of January.

In some sort of bad luck, I became sick just a couple of days after my arrival.  I got eye ulcers, a common eye problem for those who usually wear contact lenses.  My eyes especially the right one, became very red (as in bloody red) and formed a scar just at the lower outline of my retina.  My eyes became very sensitive to light rendering me unable to go out and have my well-deserved vacation. :(

My doctor said that I won't be able to wear contact lenses for a couple of months and strongly advises me to not wear contact lenses at all if I can (and I have even ordered and paid my new contact lenses in advanced, talk about bad luck!).  He further recommends that I get a LASEK surgery (the older method of LASIK surgery) within the year.  I hate wearing eye glasses so I guess I might go for the surgery by mid of next year.

To my relief, my eye healed just enough, for me to be able to go around in time for Christmas.  I'm still a little light sensitive though and my eyes still sting a little from time to time.

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