Happy.

Someone just made my day so happy today. THANK YOU, LORD. I will keep this feeling as long as I can...

Change.

“There is nothing permanent in this world but change.” Change can either be good or bad in one’s life.

Each journey we go through in life will always be an example of change. From being born to growing up, to living independently, and starting a new family, change is one of the main ingredients. When a person starts to have a family of his/her own, life will tremendously change.

In entering a marriage alone, two families will become one. And one of the challenges in the process would be the act of acceptance - of the family members of the spouse. Can we measure love through acceptance?

I know a friend who is now having a difficult time fighting against change and acceptance. When your boyfriend or girlfriend used to be nice to your family, is there a guarantee that this will remain when you’re married?

I feel for my friend. She’s torn between her family and husband. Her husband is cold to her family. He has changed unexpectedly towards them.

I guess there are people in this world who are not completely true to themselves or to others until the real time comes.

Wait.

When you're stuck doing nothing, everyday feels like Friday. It's been weeks that I've been like this - staring at nowhere and waiting for my phone to ring. I guess one of the toughest thing to do is wait. Prolly, we're even unsure if there is really something out there that's gonna come our way to reward the waiting. It just sucks, big-time!

No matter how much power we think we have, if it is not the will of God, can't do anything but just wait. Really wait, patiently that is. Hay, in His time...

Extended

My visa got extended until 7th of April. So I have a few more weeks to keep the dice rolling.

Archie and I were just discussing about our back-up plans should our main plans not work. And I have given myself a time-frame to accomplish my purpose of being here. I hope in God's help, things will fall into place.

Stay inspired

I started to get a little worried and shaky after reading the local news yesterday and today about foreign workers' slow-hiring. I am affected by this news. Why? because I'm currently looking for job and if it is true, the chances of me getting employment might slow-down as well.

I thought the economy is recuperating. Too bad, I guess the rage of recession has not yet ceased. This economic slump has massively impacted the whole world. When will it stop? Urgh! My heart goes out to those parents who have children to feed yet unemployed. I hope and pray that everything will turn out well.

Let's all stay inspired. Pray hard...

Really...

My previous posts had all been about the happy-getting-away-from-the-real-world kind of thing. But seriously, there had been a lot of realization and adjustments in between those happy days.

So yeah, I did tie the knot with my man of 6 years. And the decision didn't happen so instantly as if everything was perfectly fine. It was actually like second to impossible that we'll ever make it happen, but we did it. And it was successful. It was the major leap we had in our lives. You just don't know how grateful I am that God allowed things to fall into place the way it should be.

After the wedding, everything sunk in. And then I asked myself, what's next? Can I handle having to instantly become a part of an existing family? Will I survive, will I be accepted? How am I supposed to begin my new life? So many questions popped in my head and left me blur. I think I was taken aback for a while. And it had been one of the reasons why I went to Manila right after I dropped Archie to the airport. I was confused and scared to go home (in-laws home) all by myself. I needed to think it through deeply.

And after a few days, I had my answer. I needed to get home and face my new life with them. I had to prove to them that whatever theories they may have about "children getting married tends to forget their parents" isn't true to everyone. I had to make them see that not all cases are the same. It is tough to be married to an only child. My mom always told me that when the time comes that I settle down, I gotta try to live with my in-laws. And so I gave it a shot since I had the window of opportunity. My mom's words of advice inspired me. I told myself that if it won't work, at least I can say that I tried. Well, the outcome turned well unexpectedly. "Mother knows best" line should never be an understatement. It was indeed mission-accomplished. I stayed with my in-laws for the whole month and made them feel that I am genuinely accepting them as my new family as they did to me.

My vacation was after all a very fulfilling one. I praise God for it.

Hello Sunny Island...

Wee! I'm home to Sunny Island, Singapore. Nice to see Archie again after a month hehe.

Packing up

I bought my ticket. And I'll be flying this Saturday at 12:40pm bound to Singapore.

Wohoo! time to pack-up. I packed mostly the essential stuffs and one of it is food haha. My luggage contains lots of it hehe. Living abroad is costly and crazy. So we always buy lots of food to bring back home. It would help us save a few dollars *winks*

Got my passport

Yay! Finally, I got my passport today. The long wait has paid off. And I am happy this day came. This means, v-a-c-a-t-i-o-n is over. Sweet! I can now book my flight back to Singapore. My planned flight will be this coming Saturday, 6th. It will surely cost me a a few bucks though. But it's alright, at least I'll see my better half sooner :)

Beach Mode II

Ok, the beach vacation was not over yet. I had another blast of fun in the sun before I fly back to Singapore. Water and sun is surely fun!

Beach mode

Alright...after a visit in the province, I packed my personal stuffs in my bag and headed for the beach.

Haay, my vacation here in the Philippines is really well-spent. Since I started working overseas two years ago, I usually come home to visit for only a week. So this time it's worthwhile.

Hello Bolinao! I love it...




Beh! hahaha...my havs!

Giant croc at my back hihi...with my niece Jamaica

New name

Today I filed my new passport application that would carry my new name. At first I was glad to hear the there is already a Consular office in Baguio.

While waiting for my queue, I read one note in the billboard informing that overtime process for passport takes 15 working days. Crap! Is it really that long? Urgh! Well, I had no other choice but to deal with it rather than travel all the way to Manila and battle the heat. I told myself to just wait and enjoy. And so I did...