I'm BACK!!!

Exactly a week ago, Philippine Airlines flight PR905 landed at NAIA Terminal 2 around 4 o'clock in the afternoon to officially end my adventure to the country across the Pacific Ocean, the US of A.

Two and a half months ago when I first stepped on the US soil to stay there to work at Headstrong office in Sunnyvale, California. During the first two weeks of my stay, I was very homesick and had a hardtime adjusting with jet lag. Things became interesting when the Pinoy connection composed of Edge, Janice, Cary, Chryshyll and I (and sometimes Rhefee) began touring different interesting places near Mountain View (San Francisco, Carmel, San Jose, Milpitas, and of course, Los Angeles!). Time really flies fast when you are enjoying and having a good time!

What really helped me feel less homesick was the fact that my friends in Manila are always talking to me in YM. It made me feel that I'm just in one of the provinces in the Philippines that is very far from Manila. Thanks to the Bash trio of Carissa (aka Rowfa my anak who is in NY right now), Juber (aka Tito Jubert/Boryong) and Kit (aka Tito Boy/Kititoy/Hali Potter) because they were always online and kept on updating me with the different activities and happenings. We shared different stories and some of which are very hard to share with other friends. Kahit na minsan busy sila, nagtyatyaga pa rin silang kausapin ako... hehehe...

Special mention also to my HS friends Trina, Kat, Paolo, Ainah, Cendy and Berns and also to my Sunlife friends Tita Os, Manang, Deo, Frank, Warner, Rinette and Francis. Mga kakulitan ko rin kahit anong oras... hehehe... Syempre, I would never forget Ekai because of her numerous stories about her BOYS... hehehe... we became really close eventhough nag-uusap kami through YM lang...

When Rhefee broke the news that we will be back to Manila on September 13, part of me felt really sad because I will be leaving my friends there in Sunnyvale. Actually, I wasn't feeling excited at all when she told us that news. Pero nung malapit na ung September 13, I can't explain yung excitement ko to see old friends and my family, of course. But, when we arrived at the airport and learned that our flight was cancelled, biglang nawala agad lahat ng excitement... I told Chryshyll then 'Kaya pala di pa ako ganun ka-excited talaga'... Bumalik lang lahat ng excitement na naramdaman ko nung talagang nakasakay na kami sa eroplano. Parang di na ako makapaghintay, gusto ko nasa Manila na ako. I want to see my family... my friends... Mas lalo akong naexcite umuwi nung nalaman ko na di pala natuloy yung alis nung brother ko pabalik ng US, I guess God really allowed that... almost 1 year na rin kasi kaming di nagkikita...

Hay... the experience that I had in US is really very memorable. Kaya ko rin palang maging independent. Kailangan kong asikasuhin lahat kasi wala namang ibang gagawa nun... Kailangang gumising nang maaga para magplantsa ng damit na isusuot at magluto ng breakfast. Pag wala nang maisuot kailangang mag-laundry (although washing machine naman gamit). Pag ubos na ung stock, kailangang mag-grocery. Masarap sya na mahirap pero sulit ung experience.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we already landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport..."

I'm really here in the Philippines!!!

I'M HOME!!!