Funny how the word "fate" seems to work... Less than a month after I learned and posted here that Lea's going to the Netherlands, I got a phone call from Melissa telling me the same message - she's going to the Netherlands too! Not to see the windmills, buy diamonds or smell the tulips. Starting January 2010, she'll be in Van Gogh's birthplace on a PhD scholarship in Social Sciences. Mighty proud of her - I used to see her as my "mom" in Japan. Nova even said that she allowed me to play and live contentedly in Japan. I'm pretty glad that we both seized the opportunity to live apart on our last year in Kobe. This allowed our relationship to evolve and we gradually became "sisters." The past two years since we got back, I definitely took a back seat as Leo, Ading and Baby 2 (well, along with Mommy, Daddy, Reng-reng, Kuya Dilbert even Ate Bell and Ate Kulot) claimed her back. I don't mind at all. In fact, I'm just too happy to think of her as my girlfriend!
Congratulations to my mom-sister-girlfriend! Come back and inspire Ading, Baby2 and me with your PhD diploma and a job in an international organization - still and definitely helping the vulnerable sector!
