We weren’t able to go to the church this morning So I woke up a bit late and talked to huggy through Skype. Hay, miss him so much kung pwde lang umuwi na

Went to Superstore to buy some groceries for the week. Bought some food and stuff for my Big Box to be sent at Pinas.

Cooked my lunch, herbed chicken, rice and brocolli, yum!

Arranged my clothes in my closet then took a long nap…

When I woke up, I prepared my food for the week, made some beefy pasta with Ragu sauce, yum again!

Took a warm bath…

Checked my mails, uploaded new photos…

Talked to Huggy through YM

That’s all…

Tomorrow’s Monday and I’ll be working again buh bye!

I thought everything was fine with me. When somebody asked me “How are you?” I replied the word “good” and I smiled.

My “worrier self” is back! and I hate it, I don’t want to think a lot but I can’t resist it Hay, too much to worry back at home, work and others. I just want to sleep and hopefully all of these things will be gone by the time I open my eyes but it’s not like that anymore. I have to face every challenges and try to solve each one of it. It might be too stressing but it’s in the way on how I handle and manage things.

Hay, I cried before because of sadness and longingness but now my tears are falling because of fears. I got lots of fears, hay….

I wanna go back home where everything is simple and laid back…where I can hug my mom and share my feelings with her…where I can play and hug my dogs anytime…where I can go out with my friends any time of the day…where I can simply book a flight so I can be with Huggy so we can spend more time together doing all the things that we love the most…but I guess I have to wait for those times to come

too much to say…but I’ll just end it here…

miss u huggy!

I promised myself to write an entry at the end of the day but I get too tired and lazy. Everyday I travel an hour and a half going to work and going back home and the weather is so cold and I guess that’s the reason why my energy level goes down. I wanted to do some exercises but instead of doing it I rather sleep and make myself warm on my bed, ahiihi. Cold weather makes me so lazy, ahaha. Anyways, updates and updates….

I finally know my level and I’m waiting for my certificate to be delivered at home. Guess what?!? I got the highest level, Level III which means Child Development Supervisor, bwahahaa. Well, I’m so happy with it This also means that I might stay on the position and title that I’m having right now, phew! Too much responsibilities, duties, works and problems to solve but after all those “stressors”…too much learning and discoveries in life There’s a purpose for everything and I am ready to face it, I hope I can handle it with a smile on my face, ahihi.

A lot of changes and adjustments for the year 2009.

I started as a staff and I love it. Playing with the kids, reading them stories, talking to them and going down to their level, fixing all the toys and disciplining them. My first month was spent in a big room with lots of centers and kids running, crying, singing, fighting and playing, ahihihi. I love my kids so much even if they hate me, sometimes, ahaha. They’re like my nieces and nephews already. I was attached to them but not too much, but I just held back the tears when I said goodbye to them. They didn’t know that I’ll be leaving them so soon, I just said “This might be my last day here and I’ll be missing all of you”. Some said “I won’t miss you”, “Please stay with us cause I love you”, ‘You stay here with us, okay” and others offered their hugs and kisses. Hay, changes…

I started the year with a new work, position with big responsilities, duties and challenges! I am training to be a director in one of the centres. It is hard for me but I’m eager to learn and discover new things. I hope everything goes well to the centre where I am working as a “Director”. There were times that I wanted to give up, I’m too young for this and all I want is to work with the kids and not to face all these papers, checks, computers and schedules! But, I have to do it. It’s an opportunity. So far, everything is good, the staff are supporting me and I’m trying to organize everything at the centre. Well, got lots of work to do but I think I can manage it

Through my journey God is with me, supporting and giving me strength all the way…Well, I can do this with God’s help and guidance

Thanks to huggy, huggy’s mum, mum, aunts and friends for their prayers! love you all, mwah

I just woke up from my late afternoon nap. It was supposed to be a thirty minute power nap but it ended to be a very long 2 hour nap. I must be very tired walking around the mall. I paid my phone bill, got some cash from the bank and bought some food for the week and stuff for the summer, ahihih.I might go to Superstore tomorrow because I need fruits and eggs.

I wanted to write and blog about the 2008 happenings but I dunno how to start it…Well, I’ll just make it this way…

This is a very long post…ahihihi…unedited too…so tired of editing, ahahaha

January to February

I was teaching and studying my MA then. There were already plans that I won’t be teaching for the Summer and for the incoming school year. I wanted to concentrate on my studies and to finish it by the end of the year or early next year. My mum and Huggy knew about my plans and they supported me all the way. I was not afraid of not having a work after my teaching contract ends because I am earning online, ahihi. But during those months I was also searching for jobs abroad. There was a job offer from an International Preschool at Singapore and they wanted to train teachers to be working at their Philippine branch on the year 2009. I was excited about the offer because Huggy was also waiting for his application at Manila and we might be leaving together, ahihi. Now, let’s move to the next month…

March

I was too busy with work and deadlines at school. I was just waiting for the employer to send me the whole contract for me to review everything (offers and benefits). Then, an unexpected email came to my inbox. It is from Canada, and the employer was asking me if I want to work at their company. So, I gave it a try too. I passed all the requirements, good thing everything was ready on my PC. After passing everything, he said I just need to wait for LMO (Labor Market Opinion) for 4 weeks. Rookies went to Bohol for a week, an all girls getaway!

April

I enrolled for my MA Summer Class while waiting for the LMO. Got lots of paperwork to do and pass. I gained more friends from the school too. I was also busy finishing all the tasks and assignments online.

May

Theo came into my life! He’s my HP Pavilion DV2715 laptop. My sis-in law bought it for me and Tita Linar brought it into my hands, ahihi. Thanks so much! Huggy helped me a lot so I can have Theo, he finished a lot of tasks and assignments for me to have enough funds to purchase him, ahihihi. I finally decided not to sign another teaching contract at the school. I talked to our director expressing my thoughts and feelings, but she gave me the end of the month to decide on it. She was still hoping that I will accept the contract for another year. But two days before the month ended, my LMO was released. I was really surprised and so I thanked our director for the year that I have been teaching in the school where I learned a lot. It was so sad to make that decision but I have to do it. I’ll be missing a lot, friends, colleagues, kids, etc. So, I booked myself to Manila to process my papers and I celebrated my birthday far away from home. It was also the month when Huggy received the good news from the company where he is working right now. Woot! Our dreams and wishes were coming true.

June

I was still at Manila and waiting for Huggy to be there so I can help him looking for a perfect place. I was also waiting for my other requirements to be completed before I can finally pass my papers at the Embassy. My mum forwarded evrything at Manila. When Huggy came, we were busy looking for a place and finishing some of my papers. We found a small apartment near to his office and we started buying a lot of stuff for it. It was the time when we experienced a lot of stress at Manila, crossing the street, walking on a busy, polluted and crowded streets, waiting for the taxi for a very long time, eating unhealthy food and a lot more. Those things were new to us! We went to different malls and dined to different restaurants, ahahha.

July

Huggy started working. I was too excited for him, ahihi. Then, every weekends I stayed at his place so we can spend more time together My mum and my aunt’s family flew to Manila for some reasons. Mum attended an official tour while my aunt had their interview at the US Embassy (they got multiple entry). Huggy bought a new toy that he really loves, a Nikon D40 DSLR! I also passed my papers at the Embassy Then I went home with my family. I left Huggy at Manila I wanted to stay with him but my dogs are waiting for me at home and I truly missed them, ahihii.

August

I got my referral for Medical and I should be at Manila to complete it. I didn’t inform Huggy that I will be arriving at Manila. So, I surprised him, ahihihi…I stayed at his place again every weekend. I had my medical and everything went well, I’m so healthy, wahahaa, thanks for the water and cranberry therapy! I had a great time spending my weekends with Huggy, hay…miss him so much (tears)  We watched the fireworks display at MOA, strolling around Serendra, eating at Glorietta, buying of clothes at the different stores, taking pictures around us and talking and laughing about anything in the world, ahihih.

September

I went home after my medical. For the first time Huggy and I celebrated our 8th year anniversary separately. He was at Manila while I spent it with my close friend. Hay, 8 years! I just stayed at home waiting for my visa.

October

Spent time with my mum, dogs, cousins and aunts. Ate Sweet invited me for an overnight stay at Pearl Farm and it was so fun. We both won the BINGO during the Pirate’s Night but I got the Big Prize cause I shouted BINGO first, ahaha. Now, what’s the prize? An intro diving lessons, waahh..I was so hesistant to try it but I did it, ahaha…it was really fun and great, I wish I had another diving experience before I left for Canada. Then, a day after my diving…I received my VISA! Everything was fast so my mum helped me in all the things that I need. I attended lots of send off party, ahihi…Bella Donnas, Rookies and of course my Family Party. I curled my hair too, ahihi. Hay, miss my family, dogs and friens

November

I flew to Manila and Huggy picked me up at the airport. He was staying at a bigger apartment with 3 more boys whom I also knew. I processed some of my papers before my travel and spend more time with Huggy. My travel date was moved and so I got a lot of time with Huggy, ahihih. I prepared Maki almost every night for him, made Mango Kani Salad (our fave) and we ate these food at the park, hay…I miss that place so much and I badly miss Huggy We shopped for the things that I’ll be bringing and we ate to all the restos that I’ve been wanting to visit. For the last night before my travel, we watched Twilight and we got a good massage. I was wishing that time that I had a power to freeze the time so I can be with Huggy, but the time ran so fast and when we woke up it’s time for us to prepare all my luggages

I was pretending to smile while we’re having our last lunch but I felt really sad because I was leaving, hay….So, when we were at the airport everything was really fast, I wanted to hug him for so long but I have to leave, my tears were falling and I was really really sad….I didn’t look back I just moved on….a new life to face…

December

I am now working 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Got some new friends and I am still adjusting on everything. I am missing a lot, mum, huggy, dogs, family, friends, places and events…I celebrated my Christmas and New Year with some new friends.

Hay, this is Prettywow’s life…working in a new place and trying to find happiness and meaning for everything. I’ve wished for this and I must now face it. God has a purpose for everything and I am so thankful for all the blessings and challenges that He gave me. Maybe he wanted me to learn a lot of things while I’m here and I’m ready to face it

I just miss mum, huggy, sushi and kiko…:’(