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Treating Homesickness Through Eating

I know it’s hard to be away from my family in the Philippines and I know it’s difficult to treat home sickness when all you want to do is be with them. Though it’s not easy to face the reality of an OFW’s hardships, I tend to treat myself in the most convenient ways, so that I won’t go insane thinking about home.

Today as I prepare my baon, I thought of home once again. Sabi ko, kahit inde ko kasama ang pamilya ko ayos lang, ikakain ko na lang sila, kaya naman nagluto ako ng tuyo at scrambled eggs at nagdala ako ng Goldilock’s cake at Chippy  sa school. This way, malayo man ako sa kanila, parang malapit na din.

Ang hirap maging OFW ano? Pero ayos lang yan kasi pamilya mo naman ang iyong inspirasyon sa pag susumikap na magtrabaho ng mabuti. Kaya naman pilitin nating maging masaya habang malayo tayo. Tulad ko – ikain nyo na lang yan

One week down, two more to go!

Been in the Philippines for a week now and summing the first 7 days that passed, I’d say it’s AWESOME!!!

Nothing beats the feeling of being surrounded by my love ones and there’s no way that anyone will be able to take away the excitement in my heart whenever I am with them. So let me share my family’s trip to Pi starting from the beginning

July 16 – It was the last day of school and it’s pretty hectic with all the stuff that we needed to do up to the last minute before we headed to Mekong Express bus station for our Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh trip. Bus ride is always cheaper than flying, that’s why my husband and I decided to take the longer but cheaper route rather than to spend more money in buying plane tickets. The 6-hour ride cost $12 per pax with a free bottle of cold water and light snacks, which I always love because they’re the only bus company who has this kind of services. At 2pm, the bus took off Phnom Penh and by 8pm we’re already in Maximark Ho Chi Minh, which is 10 minutes away from Tan Son Nhat Airport. Our flight’s at 12:30am via Cebu Pacific Airlines, so we still have some 4 hours to rest at the airport while waiting to board. The kids took this opportunity to play around and run after one another.

July 17 – We finally arrived Manila and we’re all welcomed by my husband’s family at the NAIA Terminal 3. It was such a great feeling. Touched down home base

Our first “almusal” as I’ve requested:

- garlic fried rice, pritong tuyo (fried dried fish), sopas, hotdogs, pan de sal, and cheese. Burp!

T’was a long trip going back home but all the tiredness paid off as soon as we saw the smiles from our family’s faces.

The rest of the first week was very hectic because we needed to finalize the details for Aiken’s 3rd birthday, so keep posted for my next articles where I’ll share bits and pieces about our POEA experience and the celebration of Aiken’s birthday at Frio Veranda.

I’m going to bed now, yawn! I need to escape the house early tomorrow because I’ll be thrift hunting with my sister Chele at Divisoria. It’s going to be a fun day shopping once again and I hope I can stretch my budget to buy all the essential things I need to buy

 

School’s Over, Hello Summer!

Another successful year in teaching had finished, another batch of students will go to the next level, and another road will be taken for adventure. Thank you Lord for this wonderful year that You let us survive it with flying colors. I will never ask for more than seeing all my kids pursuing their dreams and putting more confidence in themselves, saying “I can do it!”

To all my Grade 7B students,

Keep up the good work and remember that I’ll always have my door open if you need me.

Love,

TJ

Legend Cinema Cambodia Reward Bloggers

What is sweeter than having a couple of premier tickets for X-Men First Class movie? Legend Cinema Cambodia in City Mall rewards bloggers like me by writing unbiased, first-hand experience in the cinema by giving free tickets for their upcoming movie premier. Isn’t that awesome!

To cut the long story short, my blogging simply pays off by having two tickets every time Legend Cinema has a premier. Too bad I’ll be away for three weeks, which means  I won’t be able to watch their new movies. But no hassle, I can still catch up when I come back here in Phnom Penh, so I’ll definitely update my experience as soon as I’m in the city.

Earlier, I went to the cinema to get my tickets and was lucky enough to meet Jesmond Chong, General Manager of Westec Media. He was so nice and I managed to ask a few questions how they deal media in terms of promoting their business. To add more happiness on my face, he gave Aiken a Transformers shirt which is exclusive from their cinema. Super cool!

My daughter looks so cute on her white tee while her dad is wearing his black Transformers shirt.

Oh well, I don’t want to spoil the good vibes coming, I’ll make my post quick and sweet. I heard that X-Men First class is a good movie, so I’d better wait till I watch it tomorrow before I give further comments. Exciting!

For those who wants to watch Legend Cinema’s movies, visit their website: http://legendcinema.com.kh or be fan in Facebook.

For now, I’ll have my beauty rest and will update you all by tomorrow

This surely made my day

Two more weeks and we’re going to end the school year. Hoorah!  And as a part of assessing the students’ knowledge on what they have learned for the whole year, final exams were given beginning this week till 7th of July.

As I check the exam papers in Algebra, I was awed with laughter when I encountered one of my students’ paper. See for yourself:

Evil? Am I really evil now, eh!? Hahaha! I wanted to deduct points to my student’s score but then pity came over me. If I’ll do that, he’ll have a negative score and fail, lol.

Oh well, I guess he struggled a lot to pass my subject that’s why he ended up calling me “Evil Teacher.” Do not worry, I still love you my dear student even though you hate my Algebra class

See you next year in Integrated Science 3 class (evil laugh!) hahaha

Golden Eyes

My patience had been paid off yesterday when my makeup lot had arrived. My happiness was overflowing that I can’t stop smiling as I see them all. Many of my friends commented that I have too many makeups to use but little did they know, I’ll use them as souvenirs to some of my friends and family when I go back to Philippines next month. My nanny was so happy too, because she had a bunch of makeups to use and give away for her relatives.

And now for my first attempt in doing “golden eyes,” I used Cover Girl’s Coll Free makeup base then applied Maybelline’s Power Illuminator powder to give out some glow on my face, afterwards I used Maybelline’s Golden Trio for my eyes, L’Oreal’s Hip Kohl eyeliner, Maybelline’s Lash Stiletto (waterproof), and Maybelline’s Sugar Almond lipstick.

The finished product:

I felt good after my masterpiece, so I guess everyday will be a play day for me since I have plenty of colors to choose from. Next attempt will be on purples

Andrea joins CIA Football Team

Our role as parents is to provide everything that our children needs, so when my daughter Andrea told me that she wants to join the school’s football team, I never had a second thought on allowing her. Despite of being the only girl in the all boys team, her determination’s not moved. I really admire her courage to be good if not the best in every activity that she is into and I hope others will be inspired to follow her examples

I am so proud of you baby!

Special thanks to Coach Ken for the photos and continuous training of the CIA Football team.

Korea’s Got Talent, Sung Bong

I was moved by Sung Bong’s story and I know that he has touched many lives through his voice. Who would know that someone like him will have the courage to fight life’s struggles and continue to strive for the best? I’m amazed! How I wish everyone can be like Sung Bong in many ways – brave and humble despite the position in the society

Girls just love makeups

I felt like a kid earlier when Hershey sent me this photo

In my previous blog, I mentioned about my first ever Ebay experience and today, 90 percent of my purchases arrived in California. It’s just so sweet to see them and it gives me this feeling that I need to use them all – SOON!

So what do I have in my loot!? I have different Maybelline mascaras, Maybelline lipsticks, Sally Hansen’s lip glosses, Maybelline’s mineral power powder, Maybelline eye shadows, Bonne Bell’s smackers, Barbie’s cheek gels, Cover Girl’s pressed powder and lip glosses, Mac pigment, Loreal eyeliner, and makeup bags from Clinique. Whew! That’s quite a lot!

Now, I really need to buy a very lovely makeup box to keep my stuff or else Aiken and Andrea will play with them all. Oh dear, I’m just excited. When the box arrive here in Cambodia, I will try to make a review for each product I use. It’ll be good especially for those who wants to explore the world of beauty for reasonable prices like me. For now, I’ll settle myself looking at the picture of my makeups

Mana Mana Lang Yan!

Kahapon, namasyal kami ng mga kids sa Sorya Mall to buy some stuff para sa ipapadala kong package sa Pinas. Marami rami din yung napamili namin and isa dun ay yung shoes ni Andrea. Napansin ko lang, lately nahihilig ang dalagita ko sa mga sapatos. Just have a look to what she bought yesterday:

At her age na 9, medyo pang mature na yung mga natitipuhan nyang styles which I kinda like kasi bagay din naman sa kanya. And take note, inde sya masyado naa-attract sa flats, ilang pairs na yung gamit nya na puro high-heels and she’s pretty happy with them. Oh well, I guess I have to be prepared na kasi soon she’ll be 10 and malamang she’ll be asking more stuff na din from me. Oh boy! Ang bilis talaga ng panahon!

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