家族とのお正月

今日から１月４日まで、彼女が彼女の家族と日本にヴァカンスをします。クリスマスや正月の時、日本に旅行するフィリピン人は多いと思います。寒いところに行きたいとか、雪を見たいとか、それとも普通にホリデイシーズンに日本に行きたいとか、そういう理由で多くのフィリピン人が行くと思います。

彼女と一緒に正月を迎えることができなくて少し寂しいですけど、彼女が家族と楽しい時間を過ごせて何よりです。私の家族には父がもう亡くなって、姉もずっとカナダに居住していて、しかももう娘ができていて、私たちにはみんな揃って外国旅行するきっかけはめったにないです。彼女に「家族との時間を大事にしたほうがいい」とずっと伝えています。いつかお別れが来るのか知れないですから。

正月を母と兄で迎えます。明日の夜にステーキ、サーモン、そしてパスタを料理して、三人でご馳走します。ワインでも飲もうかな。でもニューイヤーはしらふでヘルシーに始めたほうがいいかな。（笑）

From today until the 4th of January, my girlfriend will be vacationing in Japan with her family. During the holiday season of Christmas and the New Year, I think a lot of Filipinos travel to Japan. Wanting to go somewhere cold, wanting to see snow, or plainly just wanting to go to Japan during the holidays - I think a lot of Filipinos travel there for these reasons.

I'm a little sad that I won't be able to welcome the new year with my girlfriend this year, but what matters most is that she can have a good time with her family. In my family, my father has already passed away, and my sister has lived in Canada for a long time, plus she already has a daughter, so the opportunity for us to travel abroad together comes very rarely. I always tell my girlfriend to cherish the time she gets to spend with her family, because you never know when you'll have to say goodbye to someone.

I'll be welcoming the new year with my mother and brother. Tomorrow night, I'll be cooking steak, salmon, and pasta, and we'll feast together. Maybe I'll even drink some wine. But maybe it's better to start the new year in a sober and healthy way. (lol)