Scene

500 Hundred Days of Summer

Summer: I woke up one morning and I just knew.
Tom: Knew what?
Summer: What I was never sure of with you.

My first 31 days in the Gulf

It’s been exactly a month now since I set foot in Bahrain and I haven't posted anything yet about the country! Wish I could have fed you with stories about how warm and nice are the people in this country, or something like wandering off into their desert land. Or at least I could have written here a narrative of my first encounter with real camels, but no: I've had to go to the office the morning after I arrived + I had to deal with tons of adjustments!!!(culture, society, and language - they all speak Arabic in the office, I cannot understand a word and I feel so left out) + homesickness + I've got to walk early in the morning to be in the office (riding a cab here is sooo expensive!), + I do all the laudry myself + I've had some psychosomatic illnesses (lack of appetite, insomia, chronic colds, dizziness, headaches) during my first week! LOL. I was exagerrating on this part, but I swear I did have a bit of each illnesses!

A big thanks to Dwight who taught me everything I need to learn in my first month of stay. You see, even way back in the Philippines, I'm a borderline retarded when it comes to being street-smart. I'm coward. I don't want to walk in streets alone. I am praning of getting lost in places and I'm the 'something-bad-might-happen-to-me' type of person. But he supported me all the way to make me feel everthing's fine. He even wakes up every morning before 7 just to fetch me in my flat and make hatid until I got familiar with my way to the office. He also assured me that this side of the world is a lot safer. wink* wink*

But I'm good now. Really. Happy monthsary to me and my new world Bahrain!

Picture taken an hour ago. Wala akong makitang kahit anung bagay o larawan dito na magpaparamdam sa akin na malapit nang magpasko maliban sa Christmas tree na binebenta sa loob ng malls. Tagal ko nang naghahanap, sa cup ng coffee lang pala ako makikita. Nami-miss ko na kase ang magagarang Christmas decors sa Ayala, mala-higanteng christmas tree ng MOA at Christmas carols na maririnig mo kahit anung oras sa kahit saang sulok ng Pilipinas. Hayyyy...a cup of coffee never fails to lift my spirit up. Cheers!

Baby talk. lol

It's funny how some of our Arabic clients know how to speak tagalog. This morning, I almost burst into laughter when one man came in front of me while I was sitting in the front desk and asked several Tagalog words...

Aynakuw? Ayos? Talagang talaga? Marunong Tagalog? Marami? Marunong Arabic? Magandang babae? Bahraini gwapo? May pera? Walang pera? Kumusta? Oki lang?

He was talking to me like a daddy to a baby in the crib, with his facial expressions encouraging me to laugh and speak up. I felt stupid at that moment but believe me, it was hilarious.

( T__T )

My heart is your piñata.

...

Love said to me,
there is nothing that is not me.
Be silent.

~Rumi

All Saints' Day

Saying a little prayer for my departed loved ones. Even if I wasn't able to offer them flowers, my prayers will surely reach them in heaven.