NEW LIFE IN THE NEW YEAR

As the year 1992 ends, the conflict settled. As the year 1992 goodbyes, the war goodbyes also and peace and order restored. As the New Year approach, it is also the new beginning for the people leaving the stormy days of the past and starts a new life. They are now free and safe to do anything; the men are now safe in working in their farms while mothers left at home taking care of their child and they are now confident leaving their home to wash their clothes in the river. Children are now freely playing at the yards and the students and teachers go to school without fear and worries.

Suddenly, Lynah’s father went in Manila with the small amount of money they get from the animals they sold. With the god’s hope, after few weeks, he was able to send a small amount of money; and as according to his letter it is the profit he got in investing the money he had in the business.

As what have been stated to his letter, he is now temporarily living in the house of his uncle in the Commonwealth, Quezon City. Indeed, with the small he had, he used it as a capital in a RTW business. At first he displays his items in the front of his uncle store or stall. Luckily, the sale was good and the business vastly improving.

After 5 months, he arrived back home and Lynah and her siblings are so much happy because after the long time of waiting and missing their father, finally they can now hug him and kiss him. However, he did not stay long because his only purpose of getting home is to have his family and bring them in Manila. Lynah and her siblings are so much happy because finally they can see Manila.

On May 15, 2003, Lynah’s family departs to Manila. They are accompanied by their relatives and it can be seen from their faces how they are sad in losing their family. When the time comes wherein they need to get into the ship, she saw her mother, father, uncles, aunties, grandparents and other relatives crying. Her grandparents and titas kissed them.

While in the ship, Lynah is so much amaze with the things she sees inside the ship. She keeps on looking the ocean and watching its wave dancing. She enjoys watching the fishes jumping into the water that seems they are playing. She is wondered in the wideness of the ocean which seems that it has no end and she thought that it takes a long long time to arrive in manila.