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Lessons Learned

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:15:48 +0000

I’ve been having a great vacay so far here at my hometown. There has been a lot more things to do yet so little time left for me to meet all my friends. I really want to meet them all but I think I won’t be seeing them maybe some but not all. I’m rest assured though to come back here next year hopefully this would be my last contract abroad. If ever I would go abroad again I would NEVER EVER DARE to go in the Middle East again! Even though I’ve learned a lot more lessons there, my trials and misadventures cannot far outweigh the lessons I’ve got. I just don’t want to commit the same wrong mover ever again. This reminds me of my Canadian friend Trent who actually said to me that I should do whatever makes me happy. I’m DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY there so I won’t dare come back and work ever again. Once is enough. Twice is too much. The succeeding more cases would be plain IDIOCY!

Ten More Months to Spend Away from Home…again?!

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:30:46 +0000

Oh now, not again! Right now, I’m so bugged with the idea of coming back to the place where I never wanted to come and work. If not because of gaining more experiences as a teacher, I wouldn’t risk my life there. It’s my adventurous nature which enlightens my curiosity to risk everything that comes my way. It just occurred to me while I was staring blankly on the wall this morning that I’ve been away from home for almost four years now yet I still want more. I feel that as I earn more, I also have so many things to accomplish in my life. Of course, being human as I am never feels satisfied of what I have; instead, yearning for more is the goal of some, me included. I just want to see my family most especially my parents to be happy for it’s the only way I can repay them for rearing me all these years. I won’t be where I am now without their undying love and support. That is why I am making the best out of my singlehood for I know that priorities will change a little bit when I turn into the next chapter of my life. Sighs.

Confusing Schedule

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:57:55 +0000

Today’s a great day though I’m quite confused with the schedule at first for I was assigned to be with another one when in fact I need to be with my own class, urgh! This is the downside of this organization here; we don’t know who’s who to listen and follow. Sometimes I ask myself why am I here in the first place but it all boils down to my decision to come here. If only I had stayed in China back then, I would have greatly enjoyed my days there til now. Well, there isn’t any point of crying over spilled milk as I am now here. I don’t have any choice so as to say but actually I have my power to decide for myself and the future. I am the captain of my ship no matter what they say. I have to make a tough decision sooner or later this school year or before it ends as I don’t really have the enthusiasm to work for this company. Honestly, this is so far the most stressful and worst experience in my career abroad. Sighs.

Indebtedness

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:52:46 +0000

Perhaps, I’ve shared with you that she’s been with her friend for couple of months now and the thing is that she’s been feeling so indebted with her friend’s family for taking very good care of her from food and yeah almost everything. She considers them as her second family; that is, abroad. Truly, thanks won’t be enough for her to say to them not even doing some chores at their house. Her close friend is being such a very loving mom to her and she treats her like her real daughter. She is even invited to stay with them for the next year so she won’t have bad trips and misadventures at her dangerous flat. Urgh! When will her challenges end? This is her question every time she faces a problem. Truly, this made me think too, will her problems end soon? Or will she keep on trying to solve every challenge along her way? Huh, sad face.

Today’s My Birth Day

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:49:37 +0000

Today’s my 28th birthday and seriously I cannot think I’m at my age where every friend, family, and or relative asks every now and then this sorta annoying question – “Aren’t you getting married yet?” Oh dear! Oh not yet, I suppose as I’ve never felt that I need to settle down for good in one place hopefully happy ever after. I know this is somewhat fairy tale like but all I want to do for now is just enjoy every moment I am far from my comfort zones. Being so free and happy-go-lucky without thinking of what to do or any routine and who would say no or yes if in case I like to go somewhere or yet do something is like a piece of chocolate cake on a golden platter now, . As what my friend says before we parted ways last year that there’s only a thing I need to consider every time I’m confronted to make a decision; that is, to do ask myself and do whatever makes me happy. I think it’s been doing great in my life. Smiles. “Do what makes you happy, my friend.”

So Sad and Nostalgic

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:30:24 +0000

I’ve been so down these days it seems that I’ve been really wanting to go home as soon as possible. Been sulking, thinking, and always catch myself with a long vision of something with sometimes find myself not looking at something at all. Totally absent-minded at times. There has reasons for this kind of thing, I said to myself. Not until I opened my YM account after a day’s tough work at school had I known that one of my dear friends and colleague in my previous company where I worked at already passed away just today at noon. I don’t know what to say and do right now because I really want to see her for the last time but here I am again so far away from home as I’m working abroad at this moment. All I can do is keep on wishing and of course thinking and praying for her soul to travel peacefully. I know she understands me. Sighs…

Ecstatic! :)

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:26:31 +0000

Today’s really productive for me and my housemate. We had done all the things we need to do and indeed she chose my summer clothes, I am so glad to have a fashionable housemate to choose the right style and color for me. Though I’ve spent quite a lot more money but twas all worth it. Whew! I hope we can do this again next week of course on our days off, . I’d surely wear these on tomorrow. Excited ei?

Waxberry Picking with Some Good Friends

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:02:21 +0000

This afternoon we had a great escapade in a town nearby our place. We have a close friend who is a nurse and she set up a getaway with her other doctor colleagues in the hospital. The town is a hometown of one of her colleagues who is a doctor. His family owned a farm in that town where we went. The town is just a 20-minute drive from the city center itself. While we were on the car, he played really great and classical music which soothed our ears and made us feel at home. When we arrived there we just took a few minutes dropping by his house and then head off to his wax berry farm which is on top of the mountain. The steep climb made us more excited to pick wax berries right from its tree. Whew indeed! I couldn’t forget how excited I was at that time. So, the minute we arrived there I hurriedly picked the fruit and I forgot to put it in my little basket instead, I put it in my mouth until I felt full and burp to my stomach’s content. Grins. The first few pick was so great and I felt really good when I first touched the wax berries right from its tree. Its trees doesn’t grow tall so it’s really easy to pick, no more extra efforts to do it. I felt like a newborn baby crawling under those trees and picking and eating wax berries to my content. We went home later that day at around three and ate some great fish cuisine in a fine restaurant nearby the town. That escapade was really awesome and memorable. It will be instilled in my memory until I grow old. I guess these wax berries could tell the rest of the story running through my mind right now.

Arrival at Doha, Qatar

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:18:23 +0000

The wind was kinda crisp inside the plane while we were making our way down the International Airport of Doha, Qatar last November 12, 2009. Ideas came rushing through my imagination while preparing for touchdown. I can feel the excitement of some passengers inside the plane while others were kinda adamant of facing the fact that they are really here in Qatar. Well, as for me I can say that it’s nothing to me anymore for I’ve been having several touchdowns in my life as an OFW except the fact that I’m now in the land of camels and sands. Whew! I don’t particularly know what’s gonna be my ride this year and the next. The only thing’s for sure to me is that whatever I have and be doing for the next months would be all for God and that His grace would always be with me no matter what happens along the way. I’m kinda optimistic of this plight though I know great trials would surely come my way.

Sad but True

admin — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:09:04 +0000

Today’s pretty great with my classes and this morning’s class was just so awesome. As always expected, Wayne’s really outstanding and we are happy to see him improving a lot in class as the course is about to finish. We were so tired today and we didn’t have really great time this morning. I don’t know I just woke up tired and didn’t want to work at all. Huh! This is my downside of being left alone by so many important people in my life. Yesterday was just so taxing for me and I left last night so heavy hearted and I just cried coz of a dear friend’s leaving too soon at school. Huh! I am really sad coz of it. Oh well could be because of the fact that she is my monitor of most of my classes this term. I would surely miss her when I leave soon. There are so many ways to connect though but personal communication is really preferable for there a lot more than a thousand word to express one’s feelings clearly and effectively. Still right now while I am writing this I’m still sad and I hope to carry on this feeling while it fades away soonest.