Bacolod

Here's a few of my pictures in Bacolod with my boss, Ma'am Ayee. Maskara Festival that time, and we were able to buy some souvenirs(maskaras) before returning to Manila. Sorry, hindi ko pa madudugtungan ang part two ng Iloilo trip ko.

Iloilo-Bacolod Trip Part I

Biyaheng Iloilo

Bus, jeep, tricycle, pedicab, barko, kalabaw, lahat yata ng klase ng transportasyon ay nasakyan ko na, liban sa eroplano. Takot kasi akong sumakay dito, dahil ito ang sasakyang siguradong tigok ka kapag nagkaaberya(well, hindi naman lahat). Pero sa pagkakataong ito ay hindi ko na ito maiiwasan, lalo at mismong boss ko na ang bumili ng plane ticket para sa akin. Mas madali ka nga namang makakarating. Kaya wala na talaga akong nagawa.

October 18, 2007 ang biyahe ko patungong Iloilo, nakakatuwa at nakakainis ang naranasan ko mula rito. Mula opisina(sa Pasig)hanggang airport, andiyan ang trapik at siempre dahil first time ko ay medyo aanga-anga ako sa gagawin ko. Buti na lang at likas na sa akin ang pagiging makapal ang mukha at hindi ako nahiyang mgatanong. Dito ko nakilala ang isang babaeng nasa edad 50, at nagtatrabaho sa DOJ ng Aklan, at nagkataong kasabay ko rin pala sa eroplano. Nagkakwentuhan kami ng mahigit isang oras. Sa tagal ngb pag-uusap namin, napagkwentuhan na namin ang Boracay at Baguio, pero hindi namin natanong sa isa't isa kung anu ang mga pangalan namin.

Ala una pa siya naghihintay at napostpond ang flight niya kaya inabot siya nag limang oras sa paghihintay. Akala ko'y ligtas na ako, pero tulad niya, delayed din ang flight ko, imbes na 7:05 pm ay naging 8:40 na. Pero swerte pa rin kami kumpara sa ibang pasahero nung mga oras din iyon.

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Marami pa akong gustong ikwento kaya sa susunod ilalahad ko yung ibang karanasan ko sa aking biyahe. Sa ngayon ay nasa Vigan ako, kasama ang mahal ko. Birthday ko bukas kaya nag-aantay ako kung ano ang sorpresa niya sa akin. :-)

I'm Leaving on a Jetplane..

Wala lang, gusto ko lang kantahin. Kasi may relation sa magiging activity ko this next days.

I'll be in Bacolod this Friday, and it will be my first time to ride an airplane!
Whew, siyempre, nandiyan ang nerbiyos, pero I am very sure that I will enjoy this trip.

Ocrober 18 7:05pm ang biyahe ko, pero sa Iloilo muna ang unang destinasyon. Then Bacolod na.
Tapos, balik ulit ako dito sa amin mag Sunday na, then pa-Ilocos ulit ako. Hay! Hectic ang schedule!

To all my visitors, I am sorry po talaga kung hindi ako laging nakakapagpost at comment sa mga blogs ninyo, ang kaya ko lang gawin ay mag-iwan ng mensahe sa mga shoutbox. Please bear with me(please?) At parang ganito ulit ang mangyayari this week kaya pasensiya na po talaga.

SECRET PLACE

It was a very exhausting week, pero sulit .......ika nga. I've learned a lot of things that would help me in giving trainings to other people. We had our training in a very mysterious place(looked like a hotel outside, but it looks more of a dormitory on the inside) At first I didn't notice anything ecxept on the things like, it has its own conference hall, recreation area, canteen, and rooms. Until, one of my boss told us that the place was owned by an NGO that gives counseling and shelters some battered house wives and victims of sexual exploitation. The information makes me more curious, because I didn't saw anyone from them. Actually, I'm not only the one who was curious, all of us were. Our boss told us that we really cannot see them, because they were the ones cooking our food, other than that they do not really show themselves to any visitors. I think its a part of the emotional healing process. I was sad, because I wasn't able too see them or talk to them, but on the other hand, I was also happy, because there are groups that find ways to help other people. Maybe not all of us can work in that NGO, but we could be part of helping other people. Life is too short, but we could make it useful.

She Cried Last Night

Mabagal pa konti, pero pwede na ring pagtiisan(ang internet connection).

I admit, Iwas happy to read Redlan and Elay's posts on my message board. They're waiting for my new post and they told me to take my time. I would like to thank them for the warm welcome na ibinigay nila when I published my very first post.

It was Chief, Elay, Redlan, Reyn, Tom, and Miss Kurdapya who were the first to send me a message on my board. Siguro may mga iba pang bumisita, and I thank them for visiting too.

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Bukas, aalis naman ako. Babalik sa Sabado. Until now, wala pa ang CA ko. Good thing I still have extra cash, kasya pang pamasahe papuntang Manila. I hope this week I could get my allowance.

She cried again last night. Everytime na umaalis ako papunta sa field, umiiyak siya. Of course I know the reason why. Matagal kaming magkakahiwalay, at mamimiss niya ako. Ayaw na ayaw ko siyang makitang ganon because I feel sad too. But I need to do it. I need to leave for work. If only I could find a job here in La Union, para hindi na ako lalayo. But for now kailangang magtiis muna.

Weekend Fair

Earlier this evening Rara and I went to the Weekend Fair at the City Plaza here in San Fernando. Unfortunately, hindi namin nadala yung pencam kasi memory full na siya; kelangan na naming i-transfer ang mga laman. After several weeks kanina lang ulit kami namasyal. And of course at the fair we ate some of our favorites- bread roll(with bell pepper), fried squid and the classic kwek-kwek.

Hay, tommorrow's Saturday but I got work to do. I'll travel tommorrow to Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur to attend the meeting of a cooperative. Then on Monday I'll be in Pangasinan to check on the project; and then after
I'll travel to Manila for a training. Ganito lang lagi ang routine ko for the past nine months; I have to do it naman kasi nga trabaho ko ito. Hindi ako sasahod kung hindi ako magtatrabaho. My only worry until now is that my CA(cash advance) for September hasn't arrived yet. Eto kasi yung pinaka-allowance ko. All my food, transportation, communication, and even my board and lodging expenses, lahat sa CA ko ito kinukuha. And it's already October; I guess I'll have to use my personal money first.

My First Post

I am a busy person. I am currently employed as a project officer and researcher at a non-government organization. And because of my line of work, I travel to different provinces and regions to give trainings and help communities with their livelihood projects. Nakakapagod. For the last nine months I spend 1/4 of my day in front of the computer, making some reports, reports, and reports. Then after, I check my email or chat with my senior officers or do some brief research on the net, and thats it. For the last nine months, I have no idea what blogging is. Until Rara told me.

It was her who told me that I should try blogging. Sabi niya, it relieves stress. Naintriga naman ako. So I registered an account and started to blog.

And this is my first post.

(Thank you Rara for the layout.)