Finally!!! After years and years of thinking, over thinking, under thinking…. Gumawa narin ako ng sarili kong blog! Well, sa totoo lang nasulat ko na ito sa MS Word noon pa sa office kaso sobrang tamad na pag dating sa bahay kaya eto napost ko narin…..
Well, let me tell you a little story of how my Expat Life goes:
I’ve been here in Dubai since 2012, I can still remember it na parang kahapon lang. There were four of us who were all baguhan. We call ourselves the 3 beautiful ladies and atche ( Atche being me and natira yung 3, well…. Alam na!) We were all so excited to see what was in store for us in Dubai. Pag labas palang naming ng Airport, WOW! Ang lamig. And I had my first yosi sa labas ng airport at feel na feel ng lola nyo ha. Kung hindi nyo naitatanong isa yan sa mga guilty pleasures ko ang mag yosi. (Oo na masama na kung masama, can’t help it eh….) We were picked up by the company driver and Ms. B. after that we were heading to our accommodation in Naif, Dubai. But first we had to go to the office kung saan na ako mag wowork for the next 2 years, met our boss and finally we went to our flat where I will be staying for the next 2 months. I had to move out pero I’ll tell you all about it sa susunod.
Picture taken from Gulfnews.com
Sa mga taong gusto po palang magtrabaho sa Middle East, wag na wag nyo isipin na mas magiging ok ang living conditions ninyo kesa sa Pinas. Rent here is really expensive up to a point na ang monthly bedspace rent mo ay katumbas na ng rent sa isang 2-bedroom apartment sa Pinas. With that being said I was literally crying on my first day, hindi dahil sa na-mimiss ko pamilya ko kundi sa liit ng kwarto na tinirahan namin, sa top bunk pa ako napunta (literal nahulog ako sa kama sa laking tao ko ba naman!). As in, hndi ko talaga kinaya kasi ba naman, kahit papano I was renting my own room when I was still in Manila so I was used to the fact na mag – isa lang ako sa kwarto tapos ganun ang mangyayari. Sabi ko nga sana nasa Pinas nalang ako, hndi nalang sana ako umalis kasi nga sa rent palang talo na ako pati sa pag-kain ang mahal-mahal ung natitira sa akin sa sahod ko kulang pa sa pang araw araw ko. Partida nyan my parents and my sister were actually supporting me for 6 months, instead of me helping them out.
But I held my head up high, tiniis-ganda Ako and I have learned to adjust with the living conditions kasi sobrang saya nman namin sa room 309 and after all naka air-con kami ng 24 hours so it was just like living in a condo narin, the place was also clean. But sadly after 2 months of staying in a flat I finally decided to transfer to a more affordable place, sobra kasing laki ng difference pag dating sa price. I then finally transferred to a villa where it has become my home away from home. Andun na lahat sa amin– Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi, Adventure, Kumpleto yan. I was with my 2nd family. (Literally kasi kasama ko ang kapatid at pinsan ko at pinsan and mga kapatid ni papa L, Mga pinsan ng asawa ni C, Mga Mag-kakamag anak halos lahat ng nasa Villa namin).
Well that is all for now muna, I will tell you more stories and chicka on my next blogs. Pero don’t expect to much ha, kasi I’m not the blogger type na i-bblog ang lahat ng uso dto, on the contrary anti-social na social ako eh…. (labo noh!) but I do hope na if I get readers you’ll enjoy what I write…. Till next time…. BAS!
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