Mar 6, 2013

Reminiscing old memories

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I was browsing old pictures posted in FB by old friends and I can't help but reminisce good memories. I grew up with my mom whose spirituality you can never question and a dad with a stern way of disciplining his children. I matured early on because I have to be independent at a young age. I was already in a dormitory when I was in High School. I was too careful with things. I followed the curfew being set to us students. Although I had a few mischief along the way, I can still consider myself a "good lady".

I became lucky to experience how it feels to work in a foreign land. I grabbed the opportunity despite the low offer and the uncertainties along with it. I never knew I will be working and living with a bunch of guys. Ok, I am aware I will be working with most guys, malamang kasi Engineer ako di ba? Anyways, I arrived in Malaysia in the wee hours of Monday (I started working the same day). And tada! 6 Pakistanis welcomed me in our staff house. 6 guys! I came from a conservative family. (Oo na, hindi ako ganun ka-conservative. Hehe.) So I panicked. Hindi ko pinahalata syempre. Nakakahiya kaya. But then, there's no way I'm going home. Mas nakakahiya sa family ko, noh? I stayed. I kept my distance. Pero sandali lang yun. Kasi I realized they were all harmless pala. Hehe. Sorry guys. And now, we're all friends! Marami akong natutunan sa kanila. I learned to be careless. Ang sarap pala ng feeling ng paminsan minsan nagpapaka-careless ka. Don't get me wrong mga mare, hindi naman warfreak level. Yung tipong wala kang pakialam kung yung damit na suot mo eh basang basa habang kumakain kayo sa isang restaurant sa loob ng isang sikat na mall kasi nag swimming kayo. (KLCC mga mare.) Tapos alam mo yung nakapambahay ka lang tapos niyaya ka nilang lumabas na hindi mo alam kung saan kayo pupunta, tapos pupunta pala kayo sa isang resort na mala Puerto Galera ang layo. Wheewww! Keber sa kanila kung nakaligo ka na o hindi. (Kasi mas madalas, sila yung hindi naliligo. I know, I know, kadirs pero na-immune na 'ata ako sa amoy nila.) Yes, naka-tagalog ako para hindi nila maintindihan in case maligaw sila dito. Lol! At higit sa lahat, natuto akong kumain dun kahit walang laman ang bulsa ko. Careless nga eh, care ko kung sino magbabayad basta gutom na ako. Jowk. Anyways, kahit sobrang nakaka-stress yung workload namin dun, keber pa rin kami kasi very positive talaga yung mga kasama ko. Dinadaan na lang sa tawa ang problema.



Hope to see you again, guys! :)

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