Busy

I have been really busy these days. I've never been this busy in recent times. Hahay, life!

I teach 9 classes at school then I have to go home every weekend. This semester in particular is busy coz of the Christmas holidays in it and due to the fact that I went to Manila during my semestral break. I never felt any break, huhuhu!

Another thing is that I'm trying to write a proposal for a possible PhD in UU. Have been really busy the past 2wks I never got to revising some of it. Actually only a few corrections are needed but then, things have been really hectic at school --I was asked to join the CAS Faculty Choir this year. Practice mi till 8pm or sometimes even later.

Then my sister is coming home on the 14th pohon. I have to prepare the house coz 2 of our friends are coming over. Hay, when will I ever have time to breathe???

Good night, everyone!!!

Christmas 2011

I've only had 3 Christmases outside the country --in NL in 2000 where I saw snow for the first time in my life, in SG in 2005 and in PP in 2009. Christmas 2000 was with the Pinoys ila Jun and Jenny sa Sunneke. They gave each of us a poinsettia as Christmas present. Then on the 27th mn siguro to we left for our Italy trip na. Christmas 2005 I was in Singapore alone. I distinctly remember that I received my letter for academic warning on the mail just before going to church. I went for Holy Mass at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in downtown Singapore on Christmas Eve then I took the bus home. Si Bishop Nicholas Chia officiated the mass then. The next day I went to the NUS Computer Centre but closed mn diay kay holiday lagi ang Pasko. I got a message from Ate Gigi then on the bus home. When I got home in Clementi, I think I slept lang and I woke up to Preeti's call. I went to Harbourfront in the afternoon and Yuka called me up then. There was an adolescent Singaporean diay nga namaligya ug ice cream coz they are facing financial hardships daw. I admire that kid; I do hope he's successful now. Christmas 2009 I was with our Pinoy barkada in PP. We had a very nice Christmas party in school also. Nalingaw jud ko atos apple-eating contest. I was wearing my green dress then nga naay lingin2 :) This Christmas was different from all the others indeed. Coz I got so busy in preparation for my visitors' coming, I got sick before Christmas. Sila Janet and Dexter mn to ang nangari. La koy nasimbahan sa Misa de Gallo. Mao ni ang panahon sa Sendong (Washi) in CDO. I bought my HP Note this time pud nga dihay pakapin nga payong. That laptop would eventually be stolen in June 2012 with my Sun broadband stick kay busy lagi ko kaju atos padala nga land title ni Lorna Amrinto. Kay nangutang mn sila diris Pinas nya akoy gipautang in their name. Never again n jud ko lagi ato. And then Christmas just came and went just like that. Till next Christmas. Good luck, Doki! :)

Refresher Course

I am excited for the ISS Refresher Course due to take place at UP Diliman on 23 October to 4 November. Actually it has a sidetrip to Tagaytay for a few days so that's what I'm really excited about. But as life would have it, I have MANY things to do first before I can go there. Himo pa ko grado and after that, pwede na lupad! All the best to me! On this refresher course, I met Henky Widjaja, Agapitus Haridhanu and Endang Lestari from Indonesia. Si Madon and Mam Jessica Uy pud were also participants of this course. I met Teresa Jopson and Josephine Sanchez diay pud in this course oi, as well as Kaira Alburo and Regina Estorba-Macarandang. Sila Loes Keysers and Jeanette Pocock man ang leaders for this course. One Sunday, they treated us to lunch at Sonya's Garden in Tagaytay and we had a tour of Taal Church in Batangas also at the end of this course while we were on our way back to Manila. I remember that I gave money at this time for Biboy's educational field trip to the South of Metro Manila. Mao ni panahona nga gihurot jud kuno nija ang mga rides sa Enchanted Kingdom. God bless us all!

Small World

We know some or a few people in common coz it's a small world. But why are we not in touch??? I am not in touch with those guys anymore for my own reasons. Now what's gonna happen to me??? Good luck, Doki! :)

Ask

I just got to thinking today... where does my heart belong? Does it belong here in Cebu City, Singapore, Phnom Penh... where????

Mao n ni gidangatan sa tawong paag2... God bless us all! :)

Oregon State

After a thorough look at universities in Oregon, I found Applied Economics program in Oregon State. Wow. I plan to apply for next year pohon but I asked them if I still have to do the GRE. Lisud mn gud and mahal pud.

I'm gonna wait till the end of this month though for Prof Falter's decision, UniGe. I pray for the best. Asa lng gd ko ibutang sa Ginoo. God bless us!

Moping

I realized last night that I have actually been moping all this time. And for what? Coz some guys didn't like me. I realized that I can't do anything abt it. If they don't like me then I just have to move on. Good luck to me!

Portland, OR

He's from the area. But he said he was born in Missouri. He once said I wouldn't have met you if I didn't move here. Keep praying Doki, in time....

I saw how beautiful it is in the movie we watched at school, "Extraordinary Measures". But my problem is that I have never set foot in the US so I cannot totally relate....

Portland Rose Hospital etc. Maybe OR is the Rose State?

Made Up... Talking Again

We've made up and now talking again....

This is really getting interesting. Good luck to us!!!

Face to Face

Now I understand the importance of two people who are dating seeing each other everyday. Coz it's really very different if you're just talking on the computer and he's even so far away from you (15hrs is our time difference). He said we need to take a break. I agreed and told him to email me in a week or two if he still wants to talk to me. Good luck to us then....

Bye for Now?

I pushed him on what he plans to do with his life. He got angry, he said I used force in order to meet my needs and reassurances. Well, it was all so frustrating so I said goodbye to him. Asked him to email me in a week or two if he still wants to talk to me.

God bless us all!!!

Stress

Last week was very tough for me. I ended up giving up my tutor with the kids coz it was just so hard to do. Kapoy magcge'g dali2 pauli from USC. Nauwanan p jd ko last week that's why I have cough and cold. But it's getting better, it should be gone soon.

Stressful week sad for Steve. He said he gave up the security guard job so he has no money and no place anymore to live. Actually he found some temporary housing, thank God. Please help him to find a good job, Lord. Soon. And a job that he loves. I trust You to take care of things. Amen.

Trust

I told him that I want to trust him. He called me on the YM then we continued to chat.

He said call him lng daw if ever there's something that comes up. Stop making excuses daw. Yah coz we're in 2 different locations, we are 15hrs apart.

Thanks a lot and more power to us. Maybe we can really make it work! God bless!!

Work

It was his bday last Tuesday, same sila bday sa ako bro. And last Thursday he told me that he found a fulltime job. Wow, I'm really happy with all these developments. I'll just have to hang on then. Matter of time... "The Pursuit of Happyness"

He doesn't like to call it work daw but creating income. Cge...

Hope

There's hope for you yet, Heide. Keep the faith. Forget everything in the past and just move on with all hope for the future.

Things will work out just fine. Sabi nga ni Madon 'commit everything to Him'. I love you Madon, God bless us always!!!!

Challenge

Seems the challenge this sem is that there are few teaching loads at CDU. I am only handling 6classes so only 18units. Fortunately I still have 1subject at USC so maka-add n lng pud sa income. Plus my tutor sa silingan...

I want to buy my own computer. Let's see if my budget will do. Good luck Doki! :)

Talk

We've talked abt how we're going to deal with my proposed plan to study. I'm happy it worked out that way.

Good luck to us. I keep the faith!

Back to School

We are now back to school after a 2 month break. So far 6 pa ako class but naay possibility nga mahimo 7 coz isplit mn daw ang class/es nga more than 50 na ang enrolment.

At the same time I'm also working on my proposed research for a possible PhD in UU. Right now medyo nidaku na ang scope coz my contact wants me to look at the land market in Philippines man, not just real estate. Wah, good luck to me indeed!!!

I keep the faith lng jud. Always! :)

NBA

The last time I remember that I got hooked to NBA was back in 1990s pa, with Chicago Bulls, LA Lakers and all. Kadugay na diay ato!

The Miami Heat lost yesterday to Dallas Mavericks. It's okay, there will still be a better time in future. Go Heat, go Coach Spo, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, the whole gang --you have my full support!!!

Haha

I said goodbye to him but he didn't accept it. Guess I'll just do what I had planned to do, and that is talk to someone else. Who knows di ba???

Back to school na mi ron. May we have another fruitful semester. God bless us all!

I pray everything will be okay in Bohol. I trust everything to the Lord.

The Past 2 Weeks

I have been busy since May 15th p.m. Didto ko Tagbilaran to buy Anchor DMC #822 para sa cross-stitch that my sister was working on. I was in Tagbi for only 30mins then uli na. The next day I went to Cawayanan to look for a helper there. Then pag Wednesday I went to Tagbi na pud pacargo sa cross-stitch. It was a nice trip coz I was able to see the hustle and bustle of Tagbilaran Airport. Busy na pud didto oi. Pagka Thursday I sent my aunt to the hospital coz la pa man maayo iya ubo. Monday morning na sya nigawas. Then Tuesday didto na pud mi Tagbi to get an X-ray for my aunt. Then yesterday nibalik mi sa bukid aron ifinalize ang uban nila oldies sa balay. Medyo settled na and she said she'll come to the house ig June 6th.

Whew! It has really been a LONG forthnight. And through it all, I have remained in touch with Steve. Busy pud sya lipat to a cheaper apartment. Talk n lng mi kung kalugar pohon.

I pray for the best!!!!

BIG STEP

Yes it is a big step to be talking to this Jewish-American. We haven't even met and it's not likely that he'll come here soon. He doesn't want to be rushed into marriage daw. Sure, I understand.

I also don't know anything about the US. I mean, not on a personal level anyway. I know and I read about it but I haven't been there. It's scary to think that I might move there IF EVER we get married.

But still, we have talked about A LOT of things alrdy so if it really doesn't work out then I guess I'd have a friend in him.

Good luck to us indeed! :)

MORE

He'd need to ask me more questions pa daw before he'd ever board a plane and come to Philippines. Too jaded din sya. Hahay, good luck to us!

Call

I got a call today from a new prospect. He's from Portland, Oregon, 42y.o. It was nice to talk to him. Hope to talk to him on Skype next time. God bless us!

Kidding

Who am I kidding, I miss PP like crazy!!!

Hope madayon jud ako trip pohon. God bless us all!!!

British

Why am I meeting so many Brits??? It all started with meeting Neal Evans, our trainor at CWF. Then I met Nick at WIS. Then it was just other Brits after. Bakit ba???

I just find it ironic considering that I have a connection to Holland. But then, I didn't find a Dutch husband so maybe I am not for them.

Good luck to us!!

Not Him

I have said goodbye to the new guy I met recently. He said he was coming to Asia. I said I'm still busy with school. And I may not want to meet him coz I just met him. He said I'm not serious after all so he lost interest.

I had doubts about him right from the start. Coz his picture in WAYN was different from his pic in YM and Facebook. Friends also told me to be careful, coz he could just be out to fool some girls.

Good luck n lng to me in this. I keep the faith!

Crazy

I went crazy over the weekend. I said goodbye to Nick. He was just incredulous about the whole thing. He said, "are u jumping from a tall building or something? why are u saying goodbye? that is a bit odd, heide! stop being silly!"... Essentially he just asked me to confide in him whatever it was that was troubling me. I thanked him for being a really nice friend. I can't call him a snob anymore! :)

New

I'm meeting someone new. I keep the faith!! :)

June 2011

I may have to be in Bohol in June, tiwason ra ni nako ang semester sa CDU. Coz manarbaho na lagi daw si Bantil so I have to stay with the olds in Tubigon. I feel sad in the same way that I felt sad when I left PP last October.

Pero I'll think n lng this way: As long as I could find a good job there, I can pay for Palm Heights. And as long as naay internet and mall didto, malingaw ra lagi ko.

I think of my PhD applctn. Unsaon n mn lng if madawat ko? Guess it will all be up to God. Please dispose of everything, Lord. I don't wanna keep thinking and I definitely dun wanna be restless. Amen.

Tricky

This thing about marriage is very tricky, coz you definitely cannot marry someone you don't know or don't like!

Why'd anyone marry someone that they don't know? These things take time!

Good luck with husband hunting! Can't you buy one on the internet??

Guys talaga...

Network

I was on Facebook chat with Jeff Powell last night. He said he's doing a PhD at SOAS in London. Wow! Told him I wanna do a PhD too. Will apply for admission to Groningen. He said drop me a line if you ever come back here. Sure Jeff, all the best. Hope to see u soon indeed!!

Indian

Maybe I'm meant to be with an Indian. Finally had a chat with Raj. He wants to improve his English daw oi mao he wants to chat with me. Let's see how this will turn out. All up to God!

He said I'm too old and that I should find someone to marry. Cge gud!

Again!

I finally found Christian on Facebook today. I added him, told him that I miss his encouraging words during our NUS days and that I hope he'd accept me.

I need to do this so that I could move on. Good luck, Doki! :) He never accepted my invitation on FB so after noticing it about one year after, I cancelled it. He added me on LinkedIn n lng. They said di daw nya gusto nga makita sa iya wife. Cguro.

PhD Again

I have to be here in Cebu/Philippines this time simply bcoz my family needs me. I do miss PP everyday but I just cannot be there. Besides, the job I found here is much better than there.

I will shoot for PhD one last time in Utrecht. I'm working on the research proposal. If madawat, I might start ig January next yr pohon. I have to be here in Philippines and I cannot go on a paid leave yet so isingit n lng n sya with my work pohon. Okay ra man sad coz I don't have to be there man and they won't charge me tuition. I plan to apply sa NUFFIC for the funding. Hopefully it will be enough. If dili, ngita lain source/s.

God will take care of everything. I entrust everything to him :)

Keep Your Eyes Open

My very good friend in Singapore, Sheryl Navarez told me to always keep my eyes open. Thanks She, God bless you and Lei always! Miss you.

Men!!!

He's not coming here anymore. We've said goodbye to each other. I think it's for the best.

He wanted to stay in my house when he comes to Cebu. Of course I said no, why would he?? He doesn't like it and he has no time daw for childish courtship rituals so he is not coming here anymore. Bahala sya.

He said 'please leave me alone...I want to forget that we ever met.' Aray!

Everything's gonna be okay. I keep the faith!

Season 2

They started Season 2 of the Globalteer Football tournament last Sunday, 9 January. I follow the action thru Facebook only. I watched only one game last year and I met Mab there. I really miss it. Hope to see you in May, guys!

Coming?

Coz I told him on the email that I might as well pay for my way so that he won't expect anything from me, he suggested to come over for a few days. Wow that's nice, I'd really appreciate it! Now it'd just be a matter of waiting if he'd really come.

God bless us!

Nev Aussie

I met him in PP when I volunteered to teach English. He fell in love with me kuno when I first smiled at him. That was at CWF entrance, I remember that very well, the first day of our Khmer lesson.

He gave me his contact info when our term was over. Then he returned to PP soon. Then the crazy Filipina thing. Wah!

We've been in touch. Bisan unsa n lng to amo istoryahan. I told him of my problems pud.

He's willing to pay daw for my ticket to come to Penang. Should I go or not?? God bless me!