GOODBYE PHILIPPINES , MARHABA DOHA!

Ilang oras na lang ang nalalabi ko dito sa Pinas (parang mamamatay lang eh noh?) at bukas ng madaling araw ako'y lilipad na sa bansang tutupad ng aking mga pangarap (good luck sa akin). Parang kahapon lang eh excited ako pero ngayon parang wala lang. Nakatulog din ako nang maayos kagabi at ang akala ko ay hindi ako makakatulog dahil sa excitement. Ayos na rin ang mga gamit ko, dalawang linggo na rin ang nakalipas simula ng mag-impake ako patunay lang na ako'y handang-handa na.

Bukas, ibang mundo na ulit ang aking tatahakin, mga panibagong pagsubok ang haharapin, ang masasabi ko lang ay sana makayanan ko ito. Bukas ako'y libo-libong milya na ang layo sa aking mga mahal.

READY OR NOT?

Three days from now and i'll be leaving the Philippines!  I have mixed emotions right now. I  am  excited, nervous, and sad.

I feel excited because finally my dream of looking for a better opportunity has been fulfilled! I also feel  excited because it is my first time to travel abroad alone. I feel nervous because I don't know  what will happen to me there. I'll be a stranger to a foreign  country where everything will be new to me. A totally different environment from where I grew up, the culture, religion, the people and most especially the climate. I'm nervous on the big adjustments that I'll make hoping that  I can adapt all of these in a few time. Feeling sad because I'll be leaving all my loved ones here, leaving all the things that I'm used to. And above all, I'll be missing a lot of things here in  the Philippines, the holidays, celebrations, happenings and parties! 

How prepared am I for this new chapter of my life? Lately, I've been doing a lot of research about this country I'm heading,  in that  way it won't be difficult for  me to adjust. I've done a little research on where to find important establishments like markets, malls, hospitals and banks so that when I go out, I know where to go. I also studied road maps and directions on how to reach these establishments and how to roam around Doha,   but of course I won't be roaming around the city without any company, it is quite scary to travel alone in a foreign country which is not yet familiar to me, I know it will take some time for me to get use on that place and it is difficult also to get lost. I also listed some things that I'll be doing in case boredom and homesick attacks me. I know myself very well and in case anxiety strikes me I know where and how to divert it. Aside from these researches that I did, I also have my quick reference on how to survive in Doha. It is a pocket book full of informations about the city, list of important telephone numbers, establishments like restaurants, malls, hospitals and others. But of course with the orientation I get everyday from my dad is the most helpful. He knows everything about Doha since he worked there for eight years.

With all of these informations, I can say that I am 100 percent prepared. These knowledge that I have will help me survive in Doha and as soon as i get out of the aircraft, I know I am no longer stranger in this foreign land.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                

TIME FLIES SO FAST

Last night I received a text message from my agency announcing my departure date. Finally the moment that I've been waiting for, this is it! I am now leaving the Philippines! This will be now my final week and I can't believe that my remaining days here are just about to end. While reading the message I was stopped for a few minutes and tried to absorb everything. It took me a few moments to tell my parents about my departure. I even lost my focus on the movie I'm watching because i got blanked for few minutes.

Now I'll just be counting days and i don't know what I'm feeling right now. All of a sudden I just felt sad, I'm supposed to feel excited like what I always feel before. Right now all I wanna do is to savor every single day that I'm here because in a few days, another chapter of my life will begin.

"CARRIED" AWAY THE SECOND TIME

Since I had only few days left here in the Philippines, I decided to go out and pamper myself since staying at home for almost a month now has been boring. I went out to see the movie Sex and the City, I've been dying to see this film since last week but I'm just too lazy to go out because of too much heat outside. I haven't read its reviews but nonetheless I'm sure it is another hit movie. And I was right, just like the first SATC movie, this sequel is a blast! Every scene was just amazing and I almost die laughing. Their adventures in the desert was the most funny in the film and Samantha Jones almost killed me in her stint. Who could tell that these ladies in their forties and fifties still hot as hell? They can leave you drooling in every scene and their wittiness are overflowing! So young ladies on the upper east Side, move over because Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha can kick your ass out!

GOING OVERSEAS PART V

Bukas na ang release ng visa ko from Qatar Embassy at bukas ko rin malalaman ang departure date ko. Nalalapit  na talaga ang aking pag-alis. Isang buwan din akong  na bakasyon simula nung magresign ako sa work,  medyo nainip ng konti dahil ang iba kong mga kasabay ay nauna na dun, pero okay lang dahil sa isang buwan ay nagawa ko ang mga dapat kong gawin. Nakapag pahinga din ako nang husto dahil pag nagkataon ay after a year pa ulit ako pwedeng magbakasyon, kaya tama lang. Nagawa ko ring makipag kita sa aking mga kaibigan, halos lahat nalulungkot sa aking pag alis, yung iba gusto ring sumunod sa akin doon. Nakapag impake na rin ako, ready na ang mga gamit na aking dadalhin at tiniyak kong wala akong nakalimutan, kahit isang bagay lang lalo na yung mga may sentimental value. Naging emosyonal ng konti habang inaayos ang mga gamit ko lalo na ilang araw na lang at tuluyan nang mababakante ang kwarto ko, (ma mimiss ko yun for sure).

 Sa ngayon, nakakaramdam ako ng excitement, pero hindi ko rin maiwasan ang malungkot :-(                 

THE MEET UP

It's been a long time since I went out with someone, that's because I'm in a relationship before and since I'm single again I tried to invite someone for meet up. I don't normally do this, making the first move to invite someone to go out, mostly kasi ako ang iniinvite para makipag meet or lumabas.

I met this guy at a gay networking site, he sent me a message and then after a few exchanging of messages we tried getting each others numbers. So after a few days ayun I invited him for  a meet up. Sa una kabado ako kasi I don't have any idea of his looks, wala kasing face pic ang profile niya, but then I still took the risk of meeting him without having the idea of how he looks like. Pero nung dumating na siya ayun satisfaction met  hehehe.

We decided to stay in a coffee shop, I want a place kung saan konti ang tao, we went on a private coffee shop and as expected konti lang talaga ang tao. It was a perfect place to chat and talk. 

He seems to be a nice guy or should I say a nice catch hehehe. Isa siya  sa mga naka meet ko na pwede kong i-keep for long. I thought the night would become boring but it turned out to be okay. Makwento kasi siya and we never ran out of topic to talk. Halos pareho kasi kame ng mga interest sa buhay or should I say we have a lot of things in common like he's a pasta lover, he cooks and he is organized which i like most. 

I had fun being with him and I had a good first impressions of him. Ang masasabi ko lang is click kami sa isa't isa na parang matagal na kaming magkakilala on the way we talk last night. Marami pa kaming gustong pag kwentuhan  pero sayang at medyo bitin ang time pero it was worth it. Bihira lang ako ma satisfied sa mga taong nami-meet ko.

After namin maghiwalay we continued texting each other hanggang sa makauwi ng bahay. Ang naudlot na kuwentuhan ay itinuloy nalang sa text hanggang sa makatulog na pareho.

I'm looking forward to see him again , nang mas matagal. And as he promised me, ipagluluto niya daw ako ng pasta the next time we meet. At sa nangyaring iyon, eto lang ang masasabi ko, " here I go again....."