My sweet parents.. =)

I love sweet-talks! But don't get the wrong idea here okay. =p But, even simple phrases like "I love you," "I miss you," etc can really make my day.

Unfortunately, I noticed that Indonesians, especially those with Chinese backgrounds, don't usually express those words unless absolutely necessary. I don't know if it's because of pride or they just don't know how to express feelings, or they just assume that the significant others should know they feel, etc.

Fortunately, it isn't like that in our family. I have to admit that we were once like that. I used to be shy or embarrassed letting my parents know that I love them or that I miss them. However, when my dad was still a lawyer back in Jakarta, he only came to visit us in Canada once every 3 - 4 months. I realized that this experience only drew us closer together as a family, because when he came to visit us, I could really feel that I missed his presence all these times, and I knew that he felt the same way. And whenever he had to go back to Jakarta, I remembered that all of us would drive to the airport together to send him off. I remembered how I used to hide my tears because I didn't want him to go back.

So, the past few years, I've gathered the courage to say things like, "I miss you, when will you be back?" Although we normally talked through SMS when he's back in Indo (my friends once called me the "high-tech" family 'cuz my dad used to have an extra cell phone exclusively used to text-msg us here =p). He would text-msg me daily asking if I've eaten, if I've gone home, how was school, etc.

Anyway, to cut things short, I was studying at Tim Hortons 2-nights ago with my roommate and another friend. All of a sudden, I received a text-message from my mom saying, "Farah & Otte (My lil' brother), daddy mamie kangen sm kalian, kapan ada waktu utk dikunjungi? ....." And I was just got a little teary because I haven't seen them in so long. My Dad just arrived from Jakarta last Saturday and I couldn't go back last weekend due to exams. That simple message, made me smile even though I was stressed out studying for my exams. =)

I luv my sweet family! <3