life as I see it...telling my story as simply as i could. making it sound less complex, less complicated.
as with most ofw's, the five of us felt that nothing is happening with our careers in the philippines that is why we opted to go here in the middle east (UAE to be exact) even if things looks uncertain. today, after years and/or months of being in this place with almost all-year round of sunshine, we decided to meet up and reminisce our BPS times.
i started my trip to Dubai at 7 AM in the morning. texting friends as early as 8 AM to inquire about the bus route. i know, medyo istorbo nga kasi Friday is a supposed to be a getting-up-late day. anyway, minsan-minsan lang naman mang-istorbo. =) when i reached the Al Ghubaiba bus station, i took the #42 bus as advised to be the best choice in going to the church. i reached the church area around 9:30 AM already and the service was almost over. we were supposed to attend the early morning service at St. Mary's Church in Dubai together. trying to re-live the BPS culture, kumbaga. however, everyone was late as usual (re-living another BPS trait, hehe), therefore we have attended the mass separately.
after the mass, i walked towards the Al Jadeed Bakery where we are supposed to meet initially. surprisingly, my cousin bong tagged me from behind my back! yep, no matter where one is, the world is still a small place to bump into friends or in my case, relatives. talas ng mata ng pinsan ko! hehe. he helped me find my classmates, namely: eva, irma, lilian and charito. after that, he said goodbye to us and we in return, decided to eat the traditional street food... kwek-kwek, squidball, fishball, etc. in Al Attar, Karama. kaka-miss itong mga pagkaing ito eh.
we started our chismisan the moment we have seated in the make-shift eating venue and munched away the little goodies one by one. we stayed there for almost 2 hours. grabe, hataw talaga ang daldalan. hihi.
i have also managed to meet a former officemate and my friend's ex-bf in the said place (he helped us with the snapshot above). when it was time for lunch, we decided to go to chato's place in Deira for the continuation of our chikahan at the comfort of their home with matching satisfaction of a home-cooked lunch. =)
we have talked about the latest news about our classmates/schoolmates who were not present. hihi. most became successful, some unlucky and some became controversial. haha. grabe, a sought-for handsome guy turning into a woman-wanna-be was just a shocked. iba talaga ang level ng balitang ito. but then, at least nagpaka-totoo na siya. pero sayang siya talaga, hehe.
to be fair for those who were absent, here are the update on the five of us:
charito - she got her BS in HRM in St. Paul, Manila and has been in the UAE for almost five years which according to her was more of a need than by choice. she's living here with her family and is now happily engaged. congratulations in advance! =)
eva - she got her BS in ComSci from PCU, Manila and has been in the UAE for about a year. she loves her job and so much in love and loved by a lucky guy.
irma - she got her BS in Acountancy in FEU, new in UAE but have adjusted in a breeze. she's happy with her job and her boyfriend.
lilian - she got her BS in Business Administration in PUP, new in the UAE and trying to beat the loneliness from her hubby and 2 kids. she's wackier than ever.
myleen - hmm... for the record, i have been here in the UAE for almost two years, married and still the same gal na mahiyain, tahimik, mabait... ano pa ba.. hehe.
we have a classic adobo lunch, videoke and lots of topics to chat upon... from funny to worst experiences in the UAE and what to watch out for in our stay here as well. we wrapped up at around 7:30 PM. i was able to come home at 11:30 PM. no need to discuss the traffic situation that got me into the long journey back home. the most important thing was, i had a great day and hopefully, they did enjoyed the marathon na chikahan too! =)
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