Volunteer

I only asked to volunteer at Camtech. Wow, they offered me a part-time post. Assistant to the Mgmt pa ang job description and I will sort of intern for 3mos. wherein they'll only provide me with transportation allowance. After 3months, they'll review daw my performance and I might be offered a full-time post. I pray for the best, bigay to lahat ng Diyos e. Happy weekend, everyone! :)

Men!@#%

I'm getting very nice insights on men this time from Reymar. Lingaw kaau! Di pa daw ko ana, ang haba ng hair ko! God bless you, Reymar! Always.

YM

Cge na mi YM ni Johnroy these days. La daw sya load for summer so he'll work on his thesis. Told him I could lend a hand if he wants me to...

I have talked to him abt a lot of things na. He knew abt my sentiments w/ PH n mn. Good luck to us n lng, c u nya pohon... :)

Yuka

She was the first to visit me here in PP since I came back. Last end Oct 09 ta to but namatay mn iya lolo so it was rescheduled to 1st wk of Dec. Grabe to na trip oi, hectic kaau. We went to Siem Reap and back in 24hrs! Then she made time to visit me in kindergarten skul and took pictures with me and the kids :) She said 'you're obviously much happier here than in SG'...Such a good friend!

Now she's back in Japan and working in a similar post as her work in SG daw. She just went to Laos but she said she's pretty sure she'll be in Cambodia in a few months. Thanks, Yuka; see u here soon. God bless!!

Full Circle

I had asked Madon this week for advice on my life. She gave me really good advice. "Magsumikap ka ng husto para mabayaran mo ang brother mo"...Kahit matanda na daw ako, I could save my pride and integrity daw if I could do it.

That's what I would do. Good luck to me!

Siem Reap 2

I am in Siem Reap again this weekend. My former student, Merky is in town with her friend Vance; this is their 1st stop in Cambodia. Travel n lng pud mi dungan to PP pohon. Then they would exit to Saigon and return to Manila pohon. Grabe nilang wara2 oi; SG pa gud cla 1st then KL then Phuket then Bangkok then Cambodia na...5 countries in 2wks!

I remember the time with Yuka here last December. It was a very hectic schedule: I picked her up from the airport at 7am then we travelled to Siem Reap at 10am. Sa amo kakapoy, 645pm p lng tulog na mi!!

I wish Yuka is okay. She was concerned she may not find a job in Japan. Kaya yan, Yuka, ajah! :)

Ate Jing

Ate Ica is really a very nice sister to have. Kakabalik lng nya from a holiday in Phils. She brought all my books in SG. Kabaguod tawn sya bitbit but diri ra sya nireklamo when nagkita na mi.

She also bought me blouses in Gaisano Mactan coz she took note of Mdm Shirley's comment that probinsyana daw ko manamit. Then she bought me a handbag also, and a T-shirt from Singapore. I pray to God to bless her more. As K-Mart said, she is admired for her simplicity and her sincerity. Mag-37 na si Ate Ica ig March 30 pohon. Kadali.

Mauwaw ko niya if magminyo ko ahead. We'll see.

Have a nice week everyone!! :)

"Shinee"

I went to watch the Korean boyband "Shinee" in concert last Tuesday night at the Olympic Indoor Arena. This was largely sponsored by Cellcard. Teacher Zaii and I went to watch it. Lingaw kaau coz we didn't have tickets to go. A lady sold us her ticket when we were coming out of Citymall. At the entrance, I saw Piseth also (former TA in CWF) and he helped us get tickets to the concert.

The group only performed only 5 or 6 songs. The concert ended shortly after 8pm. I thought, kasayo ba ani mahuman nga concert oi! Sagdi n lng coz we would have paid more than $5 if they sang more.

Enjoy summer!!!

Hang On

I have decided to hang on to my current job. May n lng ni kaysa wala. I'll just look for a better one at the end of the school year. Good luck to me!!

Joyce

I met up with Joyce (Nev's friend and landlady daw) for dinner last Friday night. She asked, "Why do you move so much?" Then she said maybe part of the reason why is because you're not yet settled emotionally. Once you're settled emotionally, you tend to work around it. She's a very nice woman, she gave me a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates! God bless you, Joyce :)

Happy weekend everyone!

Phase

I remember a scene in "Maging Sino Ka Man" when JB Berenguer (played by Sam Milby) questioned himself if he's still good. And Celine (played by Anne Curtis) replied, "Magaling ka (JB), nahihirapan ka lang ngayon". I think I am also in that phase. I am really having a hard time with my K2F that's why I'm thinking of leaving Cambodia/Western. Pun-an pa that my visa is gonna expire this Saturday...

But I alrdy told the Lord that if di ko madawat sa LUCT basin mouli ko. Di mn ko pwede mag-ambak2 gud. I have to stay in one place sooner or later. Tiguwang na ko oi!

Change

It's true, change takes time. It has not been easy for me to deal with the change. True, I left my post at USC but I didn't do it just out of the blue. Since 2003 pa gud ko nagtudlo ug puro service courses lang. I even went to NUS then to Cambodia and to Legazpi before I finally decided to do my clearance from USC. But I know that since I want change, then sooner or later I'd get it. I'll just have to be steadfast, I made the decision e.

My Brother

I once told Jonathan that I love my brother coz I only have one brother in the whole world. It's true and I always get emotional about it. Yesterday I was on the YM with him. He would've wanted to call me but as I was in the Teacher's Room and had no headphone, chat n lng mi. He brought up the topic of who will accompany the olds in Tinangnan. Gusto na man gud si Bantil motrabaho kay since 2005 p natambay. I have actually been estranged from him since I did something wrong by him. Ako man gud gigamit iya money in 2003 mao la na sya pangtraining so nisakay n lng sya balik dayon. Nabad record siya bale kay dugay siya nga AB or Able-bodied seaman. Nangambisyon jud siya nga magseaman kay nakakita mn xas among kalisud especially when nagdungan ming tulo nila Ate Ica ug Bantil sa college. In spite of that, he supported me when I was having a hard time in SG in 2006. Bawos n cguro pud to niya kay I gave him allowance man when he was studying at University of Cebu Mambaling or Maritime Education Training Center (METC). Retired n mn si Papa ato so tuition n lng ni Dodong ang ilang bayaran. Then I helped him type also sa iyang reaction paper nga nagkadipo2 jud xa ato. And most of all, I bought him a pair of sneakers (Adidas mn cguro to) when nakasweldo n ko. Kay mao mn jud to iyang gusto. When I was home from Holland too, I gave him my Eastpak backpack and Nokia 3210 that I bought there in Europe. But grabe pud niya yaw2 in exchange for helping me out in SG. Why not, more or less P200,000 na gud niya ako nagasto tanan2! Sya pay nibayad sa akong HSBC credit card bill ug Palm Heights monthly amortization coz I didn't have allowance in SG man that time. Pastilan n lng jud k Doki. Mao jud toy panahon nga nagpabadlong ko Lord. Tungod ra jud sa akong hinanakit about what happened to my eldest sister. I wrote her a letter bitaw when I was in SG and okay n mi after that. I went home from Singapore on June 22, 2006 and few days after I came home, he came here in Cebu to see me. Kita xa nga nagkaniwang lagi tawn ko didtos Singapore. I saw him there gud in September 2005 with his fellow ship crew. Ako silang gihatod sa Port of Singapore where their ship was docked. He got married in August 2007. Since 2005 pa man to sya gusto magminyo. Lisud man gud pud life sa seaman. He called me up before I left for SG again in January 2008. While I was in SG he msgd me too. He said pul-an na sya Magsaysay, hinay ang promotion. Then I went to Cambodia and I only talked to him once, on Mothers' Day. He asked unsa nawong sa PP. I said mora ra gud ug Tagbilaran. When I went home in November, he alrdy left for another contract. Then I went to work in Legazpi. He msgd me on 31 Jan 2009; they were in Germany daw. He emailed that he was coming home in mid-March, I was still in Leg. I went home on 17 May 2009 and he made time to see me also two days later. Hapit sya Cebu from Manila before going home. He msgd on 14 Sept 2009 at 5am that he was in the airport waiting for his flight. La man ko load so la ko reply. I know that he loves me and that he won't hesitate to beat whoever guy that would hurt me. Napunta n mn gud niya ang role to protect us after my father died. When I went home after coming to their ship in Amsterdam in March 2001, nakihitch ko sa supplies truck ato. When I got in the truck, he pointed to the driver, "Uy, you take care of my sister". That's how fierce my brother is. Unsa kaha iyang reaction if magminyo n ko? Maguol pud cguro sija if malayo ko. Milaon mn gud n akong brother kay youngest man sa family. I remember when he had to go for training sa Merchant Marine Academy (MMA) in Cavite. Nahadlok jud siya ato kay pangmilitary mn lagi ang ilang training. Sa iyang kahadlok gud kay gihilantan siya. Hahah. Kay saun, he avoided CAT mn lagi in high school, nagvarsity gud xas volleyball. Pun-an pas comment sa akong papa nga 'di mn cguro pud k patyon ana' When I was in Hawaii in July 2019, I told Aunty Helen that tagboon jud n nimo silas barko kay di mn n sila basta2 makagawas gud. They waited for his call p man. Labina ug Amerika, kutob seaman's club ra jud n sila. One time nidock mn gud ug Honolulu sila Dodong and wa daw xay nakita kay gabii n mn daw to. I think the next day nilarga n pud sila. They stay for a very short while ra lagis port. Di n mn byaheng US akong brother ron, gipul-an n sija. I love my family and I thank the Lord so much for them. May araw din na makabawi ako sa kanila lahat...