Homesick.

I really miss talking to people face to face. For the last 5 days or so here in Taiwan, I've been relying heavily on Facebook to connect with home, which technically, is the whole point of Facebook. But man, I miss home.

Yesterday was full of tears and sad faces. My family and I went to the hospital in the morning for my dad's regular check-up, and the doctor said there was excess fluids in my dad's lung and liver. What the heck was that supposed to mean? He said there were two likely reasons: 1) my dad had another tumor growing in either the lung, liver, or both, or 2) it was a negative side effect of the previous operation that would effect my dad's breathing. My siblings and I had waited outside, and seeing my mom coming out with tears pouring wasn't what we were expecting. Well, an hour went by and the negative atmosphere ceased to dissipate, so my parents went to see my dad's surgeon and ask what to do. Turns out, the previous doctor didn't know what the heck he was saying and my dad didn't have another tumor. *whew* My dad will be having a minor operation on Monday to drain out the excess fluids though. Gah, the hospital is always full of bad news.

On a lighter note, we finally finished cleaning up the place we're going to be living in for the next year. Took a couple days, but man it looks beautiful now! :) Thanks to everyone who gave me cards or gifts - they're all set up for display on two glass shelves in our new home. :)

So I'm working on my UC app right now. Man, it's such a pain in the butt. I thought the common app was annoying enough but this almost beats it. Just hoping to get it all done tonight so I can move on and not worry about my system crashing the remainder of the week. But doing apps reminds me of home again. I really do miss everyone, and I'm sorry to anyone who wrote me a letter and hasn't received a reply yet. I read all of them at the airport before I left (the flight got delayed by 3 hours ><) and man, I looked like an idiot smiling to myself at the departure gate. They were all so sweet; part of me kind of wished I wouldn't get on the standby flight and I'd have to wait until Monday. But spending time with my dad has been worthwhile; I just hope he gets better in a jiffy so that I can return home quick!

Missing Cerritos,
Amy