I just chatted with one friend who is working abroad. I heard her love life is in full bloom. We sort of reminisced the times that after work, we stay in a coffee shop for hours just to talk about trivial things, future plans and dreams. I was single and not dating anybody then. I remember we wanted to tour around Europe specifically France, Italy and Spain. All the others in the itinerary will just be a bonus. We even thought of enrolling for French, Italian or Spanish lessons. We even joked that one of us should date a Spanish guy just for the english to spanish interpreting.

Yeah, those were the days. It’s different now. We still want the same country to settle in. But this time, it’s no longer the shopping or barhopping we have in mind. Instead, good schools, environment safety and better opportunities for our children. After all, it’s all about the family now.