Her First Flight

October 16, 2023

I had long-term plans to bring my parents on a trip as a gift for all the work they put into raising us. I was saving HBD in addition to my personal funds for that reason. I certainly never imagined that I would need to use my savings for another reason, my father's passing. The only way to appreciate his efforts is to assist my mother at any cost as I am unable to travel with him somewhere anymore. I suppose he also wanted me to do it.

Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to take a family vacation because I spend all of my free time assisting my mother with the transfer of my father's pension to her and other claims.

We just left for another journey on Friday, particularly to Manila, to complete the last transaction. And guess what? My mother took her first flight ever! It finally happened after 55 years. Even though she had been to Manila before, this was her first time riding on a plane.

She initially gave off a frightened expression due to the low-pressure area. That day, the weather wasn't great. Thunder and lightning were present during the rain. We hoped the rain would stop before our flight because it was scheduled for the evening. Although the heavy downpour receded, it was followed by light showers. With this, I wasn't able to take her first photo outside the plane.

We were so excited that we departed home too early. That's also because I don't want us to be late for our flight since our town is far from the airport. At around four in the afternoon, we were already at the airport. We stayed at the Malasakit waiting area until six in the afternoon before we proceeded to the check-in area. It rained the whole afternoon which worried me more. Some parts of the airport even flooded. Wrong timing weather it was.

It wasn't just my mom's first flight. With us was my brother's family who's going back to Manila. So it was also my little nephew's first flight. He looked too excited, and seeing a spacious place he thought it was a playground. He kept walking from one place to another, pushing my small luggage.

However, seeing my mom smiling somehow makes me feel happy and sad. Happy by the fact that she had a new experience in life. Sad because she reminded me of my father. It would have been great if he was still alive, and we all three traveling together to one of the tourist destinations in our country, or to Hong Kong. It was my plan, but it won't happen anymore.

For now, I'll enjoy the remaining days with her. It's our third day in Manila, and hopefully, we could visit a tourist attraction at the end of the week before we go back to our province.

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(All photos are mine)

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