I'm Gonna Miss PP

Yes, indeed. I am gonna miss this place which has sheltered me when I was going thru the process of letting go of NUS and of USC. But I know in future I will be back.

Despite my NUS fiasco, I also wanna go back to SG pohon. I have very good friends there --Sheryl, Yuka, Rica, Niña, Tanya, just to name a few. I would love to see them again.

But first, I have to go home and ayusin things in my life. God is with me, I keep the faith.

I am Still the Same

True, despite everything that I have gone through, I am still the same. But I would like to believe that I have grown up some more here in PP. I just look the same maybe, but the outlook may be different.

Advanced happy birthday to me!!! :-)

Phnom Penh Dangers

Twice I came face-to-face with the dangers lurking in PP. First was when my purse got snatched in St 63, on 3 October 2008 pm. We were about to make a left turn to go to my house when two boys on a moto snatched the purse which Ate Jing bought in Bangkok. It happened so fast, nihapdos pa gud ako samad. Kaingon nuon si Ate Maline, 'ayun nagshopping sila ng purse sa Bangkok para lng masnatch'. Inside that purse was my tinutoran for that week, $14 plus some money so $18.50 all in all, then my film from Bangkok, my new blue marker and my keys. Pati gud ako raincoat naapil. Nasayang lng jud ko sa purse.

Second was last night. I was taking the moto from PP Water Park to Hotel Intercon for Ate Jing's affair there. Gidala man nuon ko sa moto driver sa kalibunan! Baho pa jud basura. I got scared actually. Gusto siguro niya moshortcut. Unya kay lapok man didto mao nilubong ang moto! Walk-outan pa nako, nitamak na lng ko sa lapok. Mao jud na sila, they try to scrimp on their service! R5000 gud to iya gipabayad nya duol ra. La na nuon sya kakwarta. God bless us all na lng.

ESL

Yes, I did risk it. I went home to Philippines coz I felt that my time was up in Cambodia. I applied as an ESL teacher yesterday and I got accepted! I think adto na jud padulong akong new career. The director highlighted Western International School in my CV. Then he also verified if my experience in PP was with kids. I think iya ko patudluan kids lng gihapon this time.

Naa lng gihapon in me the desire to hold on to Econ. But I will wait for more signs from God. Syay nakahibaw sa tanan. I keep the faith. Amen!

Close

Today I close a very important chapter in my life. With Mam Ching's email, I know that I am not going back to USC anymore. Di na ko para didto.

It is time to fork a new road. When God closes a door, He opens a window. I keep this faith. Amen.

Teach cguro ko English pohon, kuha ko ESL ceritificate. I am quite good with languages naman di ba? Why did I choose Econ ba all this time? Then huna2 pa pud ko law. Kapoy na na eskwelahan oi. Tama na holding on. The old Heide has gone, the new has come.

It's not too late. While there's life, there's hope. Pray lng gud ta. Amen.