moving
Moving moving MOVING! I've moved twice in the past two weeks. I can definitely says YES I FEEL STRESSED!
The first major move from my home and friends in Manila to a totally new and foreign place that is Cebu.
I had a despedida the Friday before I left. I was glad my friends came and spent that night with me. It was so funny! Because I had to go to Paragon around 6pm coz Pao had to leave for a meeting. Well I had just come from getting my hair cut (yes it’s short again!) and I was only able to bring stuff that I grabbed before leaving the house, a bottle of vodka and plastic cups. And I was alone, couldn’t leave coz what if people arrived early etc.
So I started texting, asking people to do me a favor and buy drinks, food, ice. Anything they wanted to bring. People started arriving and my gay and guy friends arrived with just their smiles and hugs for me. Except for Nathan and Mike who brought Andok’s coz I begged them for food! While my girlfriends came with everything else! Chips, Baileys, Rum, Vodka, ice, beer, cigarettes, cake, plates, forks. Oh and Rax brought her magic sing so we all had fun singing J so in other words, the guys didn’t bring anything but the girls did!
I really appreciated that they were able to stay or even drop by to say good bye. I have to admit I felt special! But this was just the calm before the storm (of moving).
I still had to shoot and write for Bantay Bata until Wednesday, the day before I had to leave. And I crammed two scripts in that afternoon to be able to leave by 6pm. I treated the Bantay Bata girls the previous day, quality time kung baga. I was kinda happy I was in such a rush to leave coz I know I would have gotten teary eyed and everything. I wouldn’t leave Bantay Bata if this opportunity hadn’t presented itself. Anyway, I had to get to Makati by 7pm. Coz I was gonna have one last dinner with Anne at M CafÈ, who consequently is moving to Vietnam later this month to work as a Producer for TV commercials there! Then my friends from UP followed there at 9pm so we could all catch up. Coz Motts was also getting ready to go back to the States to finish her Master’s.
Of course it was hard to say good bye when the talk is good and the company is great. But I had to say good bye around 11pm. Coz I still had to pack…it was so hard! Choosing what you needed, then deciding that you didn’t really need that. It could wait for another trip. Needless to say I was still choosing what to bring or leave behind til right before I had to leave for the airport! Haha
But I think the most stressful thing of that Thursday was having to go to UP Manila to get my transcript and certification of graduation. I couldn’t get my diploma coz I’m gonna have to pay almost $1000 to get it! HUH? WHAT?! Yup. Coz until my junior year 1st semester I was a US Citizen, but I was able to get dual citizenship. But anyway since I was an American Citizen I had to pay $150 a semester. Ok not bad considering how much tuition is at other schools. But they didn’t run after me while I was studying. So now I have to pay roughly $1000 to get my diploma. Since it was their fault they agreed to give me the transcript and certification of graduation.
When I told my mom she said that I don’t really need a diploma…but if I really wanted one to get the details of the diploma from a blockmate and she’ll go to Recto and have a diploma made especially for me! Hahahahaha oo nga noh? You can have a diploma made in Recto…but no need!
So on the morning that I had to fly to Cebu I confirmed that I can pick up the papers from UP and I get my butt over there. Then I go to the Cebu Pacific office for my ticket. Then I go home and get ready and briefly say good bye to my Mom. She was gonna bring me to the airport but I changed her mind. Saying she would just get tired from bringing me there. But in truth I would have found that so awkward, saying good bye at the airport. I always cry when that happens! But I made her promise to call me later that day.
My flight was delayed around thirty minutes and I realized I had no idea what was gonna happen when I got to Cebu. No number to call or text or any instructions. So I texted and waited for word from Bigfoot. During the flight I was tense and jittery. Then I couldn’t turn on my phone! I don’t know if my phone was breaking down on me (it probably was) but it wouldn’t turn on. After several tries and getting my huge suitcase (I was 20 kilos over) from the carousel it finally turned on! Hhhaayyy salamat! I received a couple of texts and a quick call later I was picked up by the service.
Then check in and I was at the Casablanca, with its huge room, bathroom, AC and cable television. It’s within the compound of Bigfoot. And Bigfoot is at Mactan, about an hour away form the City. I Stayed there for two weeks. And I had to MOVE AGAIN last Thursday!
Looking for a place was no picnic. Coz I don’t want to pay a lot and I don’t want to buy furniture/appliances. So scratch apartments fully furnished or otherwise. Then the rates for the rooms where at opposite ends of the spectrum form 3,000 up and 1,800 down. Nothing in between or a safe choice.
I settled for a really cheap room, but it’s tiny. Just enough space for a single bed to the right and right next to it a cabinet and a "table". In fairness to my new pad (hmm could I even call it that?!) it’s the cheapest, cleanest, modern (in terms that everything is concrete and the bathroom is decent), it’s in a subdivision with strict guards, it’s near the hi-way (it’s a 2 minute walk) and one jeep ride to Bigfoot. Mind you it’s a 10 minute ride but that 10 minutes is FAR! Coz there’s no traffic.
I just had to buy a foam to sleep on an electric fan to make my stay more comfortable. I actually made my own sheets! Haha well it’s not the hardest thing to do when I think about it. Now I’m thinking of ways to make it more home-y. Also thinking of things that I can do! Since there’s no TV, no cable I pretty much have myself for company.
Gosh I felt scared/apprehensive last Thursday. One of the reasons why I didn’t feel that I had to adjust much was coz I was staying at the Casablanca and it’s creature comforts. The only thing missing was my mom and friends, it kinda felt like I was still in Manila. Well let’s face it, I’m still in the Philippines after all!
I know I just have to get used to it. Thank god for books, crafts and my ipod…I’ll just have to ease into living alone.
The first major move from my home and friends in Manila to a totally new and foreign place that is Cebu.
I had a despedida the Friday before I left. I was glad my friends came and spent that night with me. It was so funny! Because I had to go to Paragon around 6pm coz Pao had to leave for a meeting. Well I had just come from getting my hair cut (yes it’s short again!) and I was only able to bring stuff that I grabbed before leaving the house, a bottle of vodka and plastic cups. And I was alone, couldn’t leave coz what if people arrived early etc.
So I started texting, asking people to do me a favor and buy drinks, food, ice. Anything they wanted to bring. People started arriving and my gay and guy friends arrived with just their smiles and hugs for me. Except for Nathan and Mike who brought Andok’s coz I begged them for food! While my girlfriends came with everything else! Chips, Baileys, Rum, Vodka, ice, beer, cigarettes, cake, plates, forks. Oh and Rax brought her magic sing so we all had fun singing J so in other words, the guys didn’t bring anything but the girls did!
I really appreciated that they were able to stay or even drop by to say good bye. I have to admit I felt special! But this was just the calm before the storm (of moving).
I still had to shoot and write for Bantay Bata until Wednesday, the day before I had to leave. And I crammed two scripts in that afternoon to be able to leave by 6pm. I treated the Bantay Bata girls the previous day, quality time kung baga. I was kinda happy I was in such a rush to leave coz I know I would have gotten teary eyed and everything. I wouldn’t leave Bantay Bata if this opportunity hadn’t presented itself. Anyway, I had to get to Makati by 7pm. Coz I was gonna have one last dinner with Anne at M CafÈ, who consequently is moving to Vietnam later this month to work as a Producer for TV commercials there! Then my friends from UP followed there at 9pm so we could all catch up. Coz Motts was also getting ready to go back to the States to finish her Master’s.
Of course it was hard to say good bye when the talk is good and the company is great. But I had to say good bye around 11pm. Coz I still had to pack…it was so hard! Choosing what you needed, then deciding that you didn’t really need that. It could wait for another trip. Needless to say I was still choosing what to bring or leave behind til right before I had to leave for the airport! Haha
But I think the most stressful thing of that Thursday was having to go to UP Manila to get my transcript and certification of graduation. I couldn’t get my diploma coz I’m gonna have to pay almost $1000 to get it! HUH? WHAT?! Yup. Coz until my junior year 1st semester I was a US Citizen, but I was able to get dual citizenship. But anyway since I was an American Citizen I had to pay $150 a semester. Ok not bad considering how much tuition is at other schools. But they didn’t run after me while I was studying. So now I have to pay roughly $1000 to get my diploma. Since it was their fault they agreed to give me the transcript and certification of graduation.
When I told my mom she said that I don’t really need a diploma…but if I really wanted one to get the details of the diploma from a blockmate and she’ll go to Recto and have a diploma made especially for me! Hahahahaha oo nga noh? You can have a diploma made in Recto…but no need!
So on the morning that I had to fly to Cebu I confirmed that I can pick up the papers from UP and I get my butt over there. Then I go to the Cebu Pacific office for my ticket. Then I go home and get ready and briefly say good bye to my Mom. She was gonna bring me to the airport but I changed her mind. Saying she would just get tired from bringing me there. But in truth I would have found that so awkward, saying good bye at the airport. I always cry when that happens! But I made her promise to call me later that day.
My flight was delayed around thirty minutes and I realized I had no idea what was gonna happen when I got to Cebu. No number to call or text or any instructions. So I texted and waited for word from Bigfoot. During the flight I was tense and jittery. Then I couldn’t turn on my phone! I don’t know if my phone was breaking down on me (it probably was) but it wouldn’t turn on. After several tries and getting my huge suitcase (I was 20 kilos over) from the carousel it finally turned on! Hhhaayyy salamat! I received a couple of texts and a quick call later I was picked up by the service.
Then check in and I was at the Casablanca, with its huge room, bathroom, AC and cable television. It’s within the compound of Bigfoot. And Bigfoot is at Mactan, about an hour away form the City. I Stayed there for two weeks. And I had to MOVE AGAIN last Thursday!
Looking for a place was no picnic. Coz I don’t want to pay a lot and I don’t want to buy furniture/appliances. So scratch apartments fully furnished or otherwise. Then the rates for the rooms where at opposite ends of the spectrum form 3,000 up and 1,800 down. Nothing in between or a safe choice.
I settled for a really cheap room, but it’s tiny. Just enough space for a single bed to the right and right next to it a cabinet and a "table". In fairness to my new pad (hmm could I even call it that?!) it’s the cheapest, cleanest, modern (in terms that everything is concrete and the bathroom is decent), it’s in a subdivision with strict guards, it’s near the hi-way (it’s a 2 minute walk) and one jeep ride to Bigfoot. Mind you it’s a 10 minute ride but that 10 minutes is FAR! Coz there’s no traffic.
I just had to buy a foam to sleep on an electric fan to make my stay more comfortable. I actually made my own sheets! Haha well it’s not the hardest thing to do when I think about it. Now I’m thinking of ways to make it more home-y. Also thinking of things that I can do! Since there’s no TV, no cable I pretty much have myself for company.
Gosh I felt scared/apprehensive last Thursday. One of the reasons why I didn’t feel that I had to adjust much was coz I was staying at the Casablanca and it’s creature comforts. The only thing missing was my mom and friends, it kinda felt like I was still in Manila. Well let’s face it, I’m still in the Philippines after all!
I know I just have to get used to it. Thank god for books, crafts and my ipod…I’ll just have to ease into living alone.
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