In a month’s time, I’ll be home again.
It’s really weird how time flies in an instant. Before I know it, I’ll
be seeing my family again. I’ll be hanging out with my friends again. I’ll be sleeping in my room again. I’ll be eating Pinoy Foods again. Dang. Last night I dreamt I was eating Tortillos and Embutido. Top that.
It seems like yesterday when I had doubts about my plans to work abroad. This was my boldest decision yet. I took a risk and so far it is paying off. It is inevitable to feel alone sometimes but happiness is just a state of mind.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think of leaving Manila and be an Overseas Filipino Worker. Luckily, it was never difficult for me to find a job in the Philippines. I have been a call center hopper turned Banker turned Call Center Trainor turned Korean English Teacher turned Accounts Specialist in my five working years. If there’s one thing I learned, it is the value of work. There’s really no perfect job. You’ll always find something wrong or something good about what you’re doing depending on how you look at it.
Work could really be tiring sometimes. Most often than not, I am dead tired after my thirteen hour shift. The only thing I could think of is sleeping upon reaching our apartment. One thing that keeps me going is the thought that I could send money to my family to help with the expenses.
Thank God I am not a breadwinner and I never was. Mom and dad have been working non-stop to provide for us. Sending money to them is a choice, not an obligation. I grew up in a close-knit family and it is an achievement for me everytime my parents and brothers thank me for everything that I am doing for them. The feeling is priceless. Who would not gloat when you hear that your family is really proud of you?
I have been a sucker for happy endings. As I mature, I found out that if you are shopping for a happy ending and you could not find one, buy a new beginning instead and bloom where you are planted.
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Training days are over
Mayo 30, 2009 at 8:37 umaga
base!
*fingers cross* WOW! kung ako nga ang first aba it’s a pleasure. ang hirap kayang mauna dito. oh. oh. don’t deny. (pahiya ako pag hindi)
aba! malapit na pala mag-start ang june. it means malapit ka na ring umuwi. makikita at makakapiling mo na ulit pamilya mo. good! good! happy trip pala parekoy!
ingat! ingat! sa H1N1. 16 na ang kumpirmadong cases nun dito sa Pinas. basta! ingat na lang. hehe
Mayo 30, 2009 at 9:27 umaga
it amazes me to know a person that is pogi inside and out…malaki talagang impluwensya ang magandang pagpapalaki sa iyo ng mga magulang mo…kudos to them…hmmm….i will never wonder na after this post…
you will receive marriage proposals hehehehehehe…
Mayo 30, 2009 at 11:32 umaga
babalik ka na pala dito sa pinas? kelan? it’s always nice to come home lalo na galing ka pa sa ibang bansa.
ang dami mo na palang work experiences. ako zero! hehehe!
peace out!
—
thanks, flamindevil!
Mayo 30, 2009 at 12:40 hapon
marami ka sigurong naiwan dito sa pilipinas. sigurado iwewelcome ka nila
tapos may banderitas tapos may banda tapos. tapos. hahaha
Home sweet home d2 sa Pinas
Mayo 30, 2009 at 1:44 hapon
What does it feel to work? I’ve always wanted to work but I guess I’m still too young to have one.
You’ll be here for 9 days? So dahil may A(H1N1), balikbayans are advised to do a 7-day self-quarantine. Pag walang symptoms, pwede ka nang gumala for the 2 remaining days of your stay here. Nyahahahahahahahahhahaha!
Ingat nalang sa byahe.
Mayo 30, 2009 at 2:41 hapon
woot pasalubong ah.. hehehe
luckily napadali mong makahanap ng work..
some find it hard.. lalo na sa nurses like us.. haha.. but anyway, ganun ang drama ng nurse d2 sa pinas. hahaha..kaya sanay na..
ang dami mo na palang naging trabaho.. anu koneksyon ng accont specialist sa pagiging call center agent mo? anu ba tinapos mo poh?
Mayo 30, 2009 at 2:58 hapon
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Mayo 30, 2009 at 5:08 hapon
“I have been a call center hopper turned Banker turned Call Center Trainer turned Korean English Teacher turned Accounts Specialist in my five working years.”
wow andami na parekoy! hats off!
e ako Jollibee lang at call center. hehe
i’m glad you’re coming home. ingat nga lang sa H1N1. hehe
Mag-vitamins ka pre!
Mayo 30, 2009 at 5:21 hapon
“You’ll always find something wrong or something good about what you’re doing depending on how you look at it.”
This is true not just with work but in every aspect of life. To sum it up, it is just a matter of perspective…
Mayo 30, 2009 at 6:23 hapon
buti ka pa hindi ka bread winner pero tumutulong ka pa din. magbigay ka lang pag meron ka as a sign of gratitude
alam ko ang ganyang feeling na uuwi kaya i enjoy every minute. ingats pareng FD!
Mayo 31, 2009 at 12:25 umaga
Yey! Featured blogger ako, bwahahaha!! Thanks pare!
Uy, malapit ka ng umuwi, cge enjoy lang, hinay hinay sa pagkain! toinks!
Godbless!
Mayo 31, 2009 at 5:33 umaga
Hmm.. Eto ba ay bakasyon lang FD o for real na? Anyway, good luck po sa pag-uwi mo. Nakakatuwa naman yung panaginip mo na Tortillos at embutido. Hahaha.. Mukhang uwing-uwi ka na nga. ^_^
Mayo 31, 2009 at 6:07 umaga
huwaw! seryoso mode tayo ngayon parekoi ah. kelan ka ba uuwi rito? pasalubong naman jan o. pwede na ung mga contestants sa amazing race asia. ung ka-flirt nina marc at rovilson. teka, da malaysia na nga ba galing ung mga chick na un? wahehehe.
Mayo 31, 2009 at 7:03 umaga
i wish i could have tortillos everyday…
nice blog.
Mayo 31, 2009 at 7:31 umaga
uuuy, uwi na sha!
sabi nga ni john lloyd: “ingat.”
Mayo 31, 2009 at 8:59 umaga
nice one! parang nagulat ako sa total of 5years work mo ah haha eh parang heskul kalang sa mga photos nyaaahhaa!
ingats!!
Mayo 31, 2009 at 10:43 umaga
wow good for you fellow oEPw, sige una ka na tapusin ko rin muna tong buwan na ito at makakain na rin ng baboy kahit uso ang swine flu
Mayo 31, 2009 at 11:14 umaga
Punong puno ng sustansiya ang post na ito
“bloom where you are planted” napakaganda..
Ingatsss
Mayo 31, 2009 at 12:35 hapon
9 days lang? parang one week lang pala. pero ok na yun kesa naman wala. hehe! enjoy! peace out!
Mayo 31, 2009 at 1:22 hapon
Naman! Sa wakas at uuwi ka na rin! Makakasama mo na rin family mo! Hakhak!
Ingat sa byahe dude!
Godbless!
Mayo 31, 2009 at 1:31 hapon
I love this one:
“happiness is just a state of mind”
Mayo 31, 2009 at 1:54 hapon
Nice post.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Mayo 31, 2009 at 2:37 hapon
wow. timing na timing tong post na to ah. nag-iisip isip kase ako ngayon kung magreresign sa trabaho ko o hindi. i dont know kung kakayanin ko pa ang another 5months of 24hr-shift (sometimes 36), no dayoffs.
ser, pahingi ng payo. kung hindi ka na masaya sa trabaho mo, ok lang ba itigil ito kahit na alam kong magiging bum ako dahil recession nga ngayon?
ofw ka rin kase and i know alam mo ang hirap na pinagdadaanan natin.
Mayo 31, 2009 at 4:02 hapon
haha. natawa ako sa post ni Blu. Parang wala naman akong masabi kundi iwe-welcome na lang kita dito sa Pilipinas.
and you are a sucker for happy endings, hindi naman malabo para sa isang tulad mo na walang happy ending. naniniwala ako na ang happy ending sa iyo ay magsisimula sa once upon a time.
so eto na ang ending sentence ko: welcome home! (tutal malapit na mag June!)
Mayo 31, 2009 at 4:05 hapon
uyy mgbabakasyon n nman sya…ingat pag uwi…ikain mo nlng ako sa jollibee…lolz
Mayo 31, 2009 at 6:43 hapon
oy, tuloy ang EB sa divisoria, hahaha
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 2:25 umaga
goodluck sa pag uwi at manlibre ka! hehehe!
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 2:29 umaga
tama ka, sending money to your parents is a choice and not obligation, pero ang sarap sarap sarap sa pakiramdam yung sa maliit na paraan na yon e nagiging masaya ka.
uuwi ka na, hindi ka na ba babalik jan?
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 3:19 umaga
“As I mature, I found out that if you are shopping for a happy ending and you could not find one, buy a new beginning instead and bloom where you are planted.”
-absolutely right!
enjoy sa pag-uwi!!!
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 4:09 umaga
looks could be very decieving…akalain mong andami mo na pa lang naging work…
goodluck sa pag uwi mo sa pinas..hemsyur sayted ka na…
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 4:32 umaga
naks naman! uuwi si mokong ehehehheheehe pasalubong naman jan!
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 5:20 umaga
nagkita pala kame ng ex mo… kasama yung bago nyang bf.. share lang… basta bayaran mo yung RM1366.67 sa end of month oks na yun..
madami ka bang dala pauwi? may pabibili ako e…
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 1:47 hapon
sayang papabili sana ko ng PSP…
ahhaha ang mahal kasi d2 nun eh..
ingat sa pag-uwi at wag magdadala ng H1N1
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 5:40 hapon
pogi,
uwi ka na dito sa pinas
size 8
hahahaa
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 9:22 hapon
I-enjoy ang super saglit ang bakasyon! Sulitin!
Ingats and Godbless you!
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 10:38 hapon
“As I mature, I found out that if you are shopping for a happy ending and you could not find one, buy a new beginning instead and bloom where you are planted.”
I am loving this Rye! May tama ka! I can tell from your entries na you are growing maturely. Way to go!!
Hunyo 1, 2009 at 11:05 hapon
woo..you did a lot in 5 years. Ang sipag mo talaga bata
sana lahat na Pinoy katulad mo hehe. More power to you in your future endeavors 
Hunyo 2, 2009 at 1:31 umaga
bakasyon grande na naman ah…
nwei, sabi nga sa wizard of oz “there’s no place like home.”
cge have a safe trip… enjoy your bakasyon…
have a quality time wd ur family and friends…
Hunyo 2, 2009 at 3:50 umaga
ayun,,,, e.b na yan
hehe
tc tc po sa paguwi …pasalubong.
Hunyo 2, 2009 at 5:12 umaga
nagbabalik..
napadaan..
buhay muli..
astig..hehe
Hunyo 2, 2009 at 10:39 umaga
yes uuwi na sya i’ll wait for you charing hehe…
anyway dami mo na din napag daanan parang ako lang ah ehhe..tanggap lang ng tanggap ng makarami hehe….
basta sabi ko sulitin mo ang araw na ilalagi mo dito kung pwedeng wag matulog wag kang matulog hehe..joke..
kip safe pa lang pag alis at pag lapag mo dito..
kung may time ka ..sama ka sa nalalapit na eb namen..
isisigaw ko ito sa bahay ko hehe..
abangan mo hane..
Hunyo 3, 2009 at 12:48 umaga
you’re lucky. hindi lahat ng tao e madaling makahanap ng trabaho. your parents are lucky too for having a son like you. bunga ka ng maayos nilang pagpapalaki.
o ayan ha? magaganda ang sinabi kaya dapat may pasalubong.lol!
Hunyo 3, 2009 at 3:12 umaga
hmmmm…cge cge ayos yun..hehe
tc tc po sa pag uwi ah…
Hunyo 3, 2009 at 5:34 umaga
hi rye, namiss ko tong bahay mo. sakto ang ganda ng entry na nabasa ko.
nice post.
Hunyo 3, 2009 at 6:33 umaga
” Mom and dad have been working non-stop to provide for us. Sending money to them is a choice, not an obligation. I grew up in a close-knit family and it is an achievement for me everytime my parents and brothers thank me for everything that I am doing for them. ” – FLAMINDEVIL
ikaw ay mapalad..!
mahalin mo ang iyong pamilya..!
ingat sa biyahe pauwi..!
Hunyo 3, 2009 at 1:03 hapon
huwaw naman uuwi na siya… pwede sumama sa bahay niyo (blushing) ahehehe…
kainggit…
Love this–>if you are shopping for a happy ending and you could not find one, buy a new beginning instead and bloom where you are planted.
Hunyo 6, 2009 at 12:28 umaga
uuy enjoy!
ma miss kita he! he! :p ingat lagi!
Hunyo 6, 2009 at 5:32 umaga
wow uwi siya ulit. ingat sa byahe and enjoy your vacation
Hunyo 6, 2009 at 12:09 hapon
“bloom where you are planted.”
hmm..napaisip ako dito ah..
parang may ibang dating sa akin eh.. ^.^
Hunyo 6, 2009 at 4:17 hapon
yan ang modelong anak si rye haha.
ang bait mo naman wag lang masyado at baka kunin agad ni lord LOL!!!!!!!!!!
Hunyo 6, 2009 at 4:50 hapon
flamin. its been a long time since i last had that chat with u… accidentally caught u while browsing blogs.
u can view mine but barely starting it. ale
kikosmitten.blogspot.com
Hunyo 14, 2009 at 5:42 hapon
I don’t know what your future plans are but whatever they are, I wish you the best of luck.
I’m envious that in a few weeks, you will find yourself back home with loved ones. Enjoy every moment you have with them. Take care.
Hunyo 15, 2009 at 3:31 umaga
Hunyo 15, 2009 at 1:11 hapon
buti ka pa. enjoy it bro. nothing beats being in the philippines. haaay…
Hunyo 24, 2009 at 5:52 hapon
I love this post. Really touching po… I can feel na you miss your family na so much
Pickleminded: I do..sobra. :p
Agosto 10, 2009 at 4:28 hapon
rye, naglink ako dito ah..para sa latest blog entry ko…special mention ka kasi dun..malalaman mo kung bakit ganun yung naging komento ko sa entry mo na ‘toh..
^.^
Agosto 10, 2009 at 7:09 hapon
Jem: ganun ba?aba tenks. daan na ko dyan now na. basahin ko. tenks ulit. :p
Agosto 10, 2009 at 4:31 hapon
[...] where you are planted—a line I’ve read from a friend’s blog entry that has for months got stuck on my head to give me something to ponder about in times of solitude [...]
Agosto 10, 2009 at 7:09 hapon
Jem: aba eto yun. clap clap. :p