It's amazing what you can do when you try

These past three months has been a life changing experience for me. I was able to do lots of things, things that I thought I will never be able to do. Below is my brag list of those things..

1. Cook for myself.

So far, I have tried cooking Chopsuey, Caldereta, Giniling, Sinigang and Ginataang Tilapya. Hahaha. If I was in the Philippines, I will never try to learn how to make such meals. My father is a very good cook so I let him own the kitchen. Here, I learned through force. I have no choice, if I don't cook, I won't eat. All I can say is that I eat what I cook so it means that they're edible.. at least.

2. Do the laundry.

Every two or three days I do my laundry. I have three uniforms (Mushkila!) and this month I don't have any free day (Alhamdulillah!). Whenever I talk to my mom on Skype and tell her that I am doing the laundry she always tell me "Wala ka nang ginawa dyan kundi maglaba!". My answer will be #ganyantalagasasaudi. Haha. Washing the clothes might sound easy but me I have my tired legs and back pain that makes it more difficuly. Well, everyone here does it so I am not excemption.

3. Budget

Years back, I experienced earning more than I need but as my salary gets bigger,my wants become more so I was not able to save. I know that I am really bad in handling money but here it's different. During my secnd month, I was able to purchase a Vaio Netbook. For me that says a lot about how I manage my money cosidering the long list of papers that I needed to pay for me to be able to work here legally. BUdgeting is one of the biggest challenges that I have here but Inshallah, I was able to keep up.

4. Save

I cannot really say that I have saved a solid amount of money by this time. It’s too early. All I know is that if I continue the way I handle my money like I do now, the future looks promising.

5. Avoid Commitments

So far, so good. No strings attached therefore no major heartache. I keep those I like as my friends and let them know what I like to do first. May the “AWESOMEST” wait for me.. Inshallah.

5. Speak a foreign language.

Until now, this is my major challenge but I am getting used to it. It helped that Arabic here is so broken that I don’t have to worry about grammar. Bahaden Inshallah ana kalam Arabi mafi mushkila. Inshallah.

Alhamdulillah!

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Dear Jesus,

Hindi ko po alam kung may saltik na ko pero feel na feel ko tong kantang to ni Lady Gaga na magin song ko for you. Unggoy na nga siguro ko kasi lagi akong nakakulong sa ospital or sa loob ng room ko. Haha. Basta gusto ko tong song na to for you.

Miss na miss ko na din po kayo. Bago ko umalis hindi ako nakadalaw sa bahay nyo. Ang bilis kasi ng mga nangyari eh. Ang bilis ng actions nyo sa mga prayers ko. Thanks po. Thank you for saving me from depression and probably self destruction.

Natutuwa po ako sa plans nyo para sa akin. May theory akong favorite nyo ko eh.. Haha. Feeling ako. Pero yun po talaga yung nararamdaman ko. Favorite nyo ko. Basta alam ko totoo yon. Hindi ko po sasayangin lahat ng opportunities na binibigay nyo sakin. Alam ko namang hindi to nangyayari araw araw sa buhay ng lahat ng tao. Lahat ng challenges nyo sakin hindi ko po uurungan. Kaya ko sila pero please po.. be gentle on me. I might be tough pero syempre minsan may mga topak din ako.

May topak na nga po ata ako kasi pati dito sinulatan ko kayo. Haha. Basta I want everyone to know how much I love you Lord. I will forever praise your name. Thank you po.

Lady Gaga - Scheiße (DJ White Shadow Mugler) (Audio)