yuhuu, i’m getting closer to the day i’m home. i’ll be home for christmas! yippie. anyway, talking about hometown, the questions like “where do you come from?” or “where is your hometown” often get me confused. how can i not?! well let me share my historical background.. and it will be clear why i’m saying so..
i’m Batak. i bring “Siahaan” as my last name and i’m so proud of it! hehehe. but if you think i lived in Medan for a long time, you are totally wrong. i was born in Jakarta. and let say i stayed there for about six years because then my parents took the whole family moved to Manado due to my father’s job. There in Manado i spent my childhood life. about six years later i graduated from elementary school in Manado. And then we moved again to Magelang, a very small yet so calm town in Central Java, lies between Semarang and Yogyakarta. i had my geeky-embarrassing era as a junior high school student in Magelang. 3 years passed by, we moved again to Semarang, the capital of Central Java, stayed there for only 3 years! because right after i graduated from the senior high school, i moved to Bandung due to the pursuit of university *yes, ITB!* and my parents and little brother are still moving from one city and another. After Semarang, they moved to Medan *back to nature hihihi*. so we’ve been apart since that point. i only visit Medan for special occasions, and it’s not that often either. usually we gather in Jakarta in holiday season, considering the plane’s ticket price too! hahahaaa. but now, fortunately, my parents and little brother move to Jakarta. it means that we’ll have lots of chances to meet each other! However, my parents built a house in Semarang cos they had decided to spend their time after retirement there, and it’s the only house we have actually. though they are now managing to build another in Jakarta. so i often answered Semarang when people asked about where i came from just because i have no idea! yeah, it’s weird.
yeah, that’s my amazing moving-out experience. FYI, my father works for the civil electricity company. that’s the only reason why we moved a lot! hehe. based on those facts, i don’t really have a certain destination for christmas or any holidays. yes, i’m confused. hhehee. after having those complicated-moving eras, i consider my hometown is where my family belongs to. it can be anywhere as long as i have them along with me. ehehe. as i’m still single (not married yet), family refers to my parents, my sister and my brother. and surprisingly, those travelling and moving experiences turn me to be a person who is very passionate about travelling. i want to see this world, i want to go here and there and everywhere! hehee. and yes, it will be my whole life achievements. i wish He, upstairs, is listening 
now one question’s left. where’s my next destination?! “oh God, please make it there” hihihi. amen!
