KSA Series: First weekend in May

Weekend well spent! Yes. In a special place with special people to celebrate ate Mel's special day! We're again up to some simple-yet-memorable stuff. And tho it may look like and sound like a typical day off, our being together was already one for the books : )

On her special day, we didn't surprise Ate Mel hahaha

She cooked by herself : D

We put decors in her presence :D

But you know very well how much we love you ♥♥♥

♥Together♥...Eating has got to be our favorite activity♥

That was a great dinner! Feeling so full that we suddenly just wanted to sleep right away. And so we shared some chai latte before bed. 

But it seemed like we're back to our senses as we were chatting and we thought it would be better to take a walk before curling up in bed. Sleep could wait anyway.

The night was warm and peaceful. We walked around, had snacks, took pictures, played in the gym, and sat down and talked for hours about million things. ♥

It was almost 4:00 when we went back inside. We really had a nice time...i had a nice dream too. Apparently it was our first sleepover at Ate Mira's place but we felt very comfortable. We got up late just like any other Fridays. Yet the feeling of waking up in another house in deep silence, and knowing that we're with each other...was what made it different and special. 

Ate Mira preparing our breakfast. So it feels like her place became our weekend hideout. ♥♥♥

Late breakfast ♥together♥

Post breakfast ♬♩♪♬♩♪♬♩♪♬♩♪♬♩♪♬♩♪♬♩♪

Chillin...

'til it's eating time again. ♥♥♥

It's a great feeling when you spend time with familiar people in a place away from unfamiliarity, and you do random things together. A day doesn't really need to be special. And whether it's planned or unplanned, whatever the circumstances are, as long as you're together...things work out magically. We help each other feel alive. Our friendship makes me believe in something. ♥♥♥

KSA Series: Sugod Bahay

How i've missed us!!! It's been about only 8 weeks but it feels like we've been apart for centuries. Ang daming nangyari... malungkot, nakakainis, unexpected, nakakapagod...all of which had a big impact on us. Distance and time and some certain occurrences took place that separated us from each other briefly. It's impossible to comprehend how things were in such a short period.

But while we're still coping, the heavens have found a way to unite us together again. Yes. Here now at Ate Mira's new place, with Ate Mel, Pia, Roxanne, and Des. Hang in there and let's distract ourselves. Because today's not just your ordinary fantasy. We are spending the day off here 💖. Happy weekend!

First, let's take a tour at Ate Mira's new accommodation~

upon entrance, there's this tindahan~ 

*We have to write our names in a logbook first*

Finding our way...

all the way through this wide lawn with benches and tables...

and here's a gym~

*entering through the exit :D

Finally we're here! ~~~

come in visitors ^ ^ 

making ourselves at home while waiting for others to arrive...

COFFEE before anything else 💖

and some 'not so light' snacks ^^

The house is so immaculate... i love how it is isolated and it gives you that kindof ' "province like" feeling once you enter the gates. It's peaceful and organized and i say it's a kind of place busy people would love to stay at after a long and stressful day's work. There's a gym where you could work out on weekends and the lawn where you could relax and feel the soft breeze at night... It's lovely 💖.

So here's the brief anatomy of the house~

the dining area~

the living room~

karaoke agad kkkkk

*no pics of the kitchen/ bedroom/ toilet/...hahaha... but they're equally beautiful ~~~

Ate Mira's last minute prep ^ ^  kkkkk

so there ought to be some activities to do...

#catching up~ just talking is nonstop when we're together. I like it when the friends talk their hearts out and share about anything, and i am just in the corner listening (since i'm no good at talking). And we are the kind of group who chats after hanging out just to say how we enjoyed. I think it's cute.

#karaoke~ the friends are just so musically gifted 💖.

#kainan na! 

#inuman na! chos!

and time for the mandatory group picture! 💖 *insert Ate Jet ^ ^ 

It's been a while. And today's quite fast. Time can't stop to let us enjoy this moment longer, however there's a reason to remain optimistic. Because when this day ends, it means one day closer to our next meeting.

See you again! 💖

P.S. Next series...to be continued.

The Sunday Currently | 28

Today's one of those typically fleeting Sundays i'm *i don't know how i feel* to have. My days off nowadays go unplanned. Things are spontaneous. There's no pressure and it feels good. But today happens to be one of those days off i am just apathetic to have. I spent more hours in front of the screen than doing chores i was opt to do. I don't know what can motivate me. I feel so lethargic because i pretty much spent my first hour lazily today.

Currently, I am...

READING

or pretending to be reading...or not reading anything at all. 

WRITING
nothing new...just adding few lines in my countless drafts and leaving them still as drafts. As much as i want to write a lot, my brain isn't working the same way. *sighs*

LISTENING 
to this 'nakakabinging katahimikan'. Suddenly remembered Ate Mira saying exactly the same words last night. Sometimes silence is distracting too.

THINKING
of the family...*sniffs*

SMELLING
vaseline lotion and my just-shampooed hair : D It's cute ^_^

WISHING
for a good week head...that we may be able to function well and work in a balance manner.

HOPING
we could review as much as we can and retain everything. We have this *i don't know what kind of exam* coming in 2 weeks. A passing score is enough...pls!

WEARING
my most comfortable blue shorts and white tee!

LOVING
the fact that even though I am away from home and all by myself, I am surrounded by people who make me feel that i'm not alone...for they are like family too.

WANTING
nothing but love and peace among everyone everywhere.

NEEDING
to remind myself that 'time is gold', that next time i'm having a double days off i should at least do something meaningful. I also need to be more responsible in everything I do.

CLICKING
funny tweets and memes and quotes. Sometimes we deserve a good laugh : )

Put your hair up in a bun, drink some coffee, and handle it. ©

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The Sunday Currently | 27

Can't seem to get my hands off my phone for 8 hours now but i just can't let it go. My head and my eyes are hurting, i'm starting to feel hungry again, i'm craving for coffee *as usual*, i'm missing the group, and i am trying to 'appreciate' my 2nd day off from work. Sometimes i wish it's day off already but when the day comes i don't know what to do with time, especially on a double off which means i am alone and waiting for everybody else to come home.

Locking myself in Pia and Ate Mira's room, as i am absorbing it's new makeover and drowning in peace. Speaking of peace, we visited Ate Mira's new accommodation last night. It's perfect. Just perfect 💗. You'll find out why in my next blog...probably next week. 

And suddenly I remember it's been 6 months since i last wrote my TSC post, so i'm writing one today.

Currently I am...

Reading

old messages, and local and international news shared all over Facebook.

Writing

this post and thinking about writing something else that's worth reading...coz this one sure isn't.

Listening

to the ticking clock and the sound of the fridge.

Thinking 

about the old days, the things I've been through and will go through, the new friends i am so grateful to have, my job, the people at home, our home...I am currently thinking about so many things that i feel so mentally productive. :D

Smelling

the kitchen smell of my shirt.

Wishing

I were at home to see my father's newly finished project. He was excitedly talking about his new dirty kitchen and i wish to see how it actually looks like. He loves to cook that he uses the kitchen more often than any other places in our house.

Hoping

I could keep my cool the whole week despite the anger-triggering stress at work. I think I have learned to just ignore things that test my patience but sometimes i reach a point when i can't control my emotions anymore, so i need to practice more.

Wearing

eyeglasses and black tee and black shorts and black hair tie. kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Loving 

this alone time. Just fits me the most so I could recharge and mentally prepare myself for the next day. I feel bored but i believe i still need this today.

Wanting 

to talk with my youngest brother. I feel sorry that I don't check on him very often because i think he's always alright. But i don't really know what's going on with his life these days. He's the kind of person who doesn't open up unless we ask, so a little time and effort to converse with him could make a difference. 

Needing

more patience...and coffee.

Feeling

good. My first few weeks in KSA had been the worst phase of my life and i felt like it was the end of me. But i'm on my fourth month here now and everything's getting better. I realized that when you connect with people, when you observe and listen more, when you try to be more flexible, open-minded and understanding, and when you pray...the external things may remain the same but your perspective changes...I mean...you become positive. 

Clicking

Facebook and my playlist. 

Have a good weekend...

Just because it's not happening right now doesn't mean it never will.(c)


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Bluer than blue

Today everything's just so mournful. It feels so lonely here now in a place once so lively and cheerful. It feels so empty, so silent, so sad...

The other day we were complete and happy, our faces showing the merriest smile, our hearts full of love and admiration for each other. The other day we were all in a car, singing together and endlessly talking about random things and we were the happiest. The other day we were waiting for each other at the dining and the delicious dinner ended our stressful day so perfectly. The other day we could not stop smiling, we were sometimes quiet yet one stare could explain everything we wanted to say.

But today was different.

Today was the saddest...the loneliest day ever. Today I woke up with a heavy heart. I didn't feel like getting up or doing anything. How lonely it is to see an empty bed, to not hear a heartful laughter, to not feel a warm presence... How i wish everything was just a dream.

As Ate Jet goes back to the Philippines for good, Des' father dies unexpectedly, Ate Mira moves to another accommodation, this day was marked with a pensive atmosphere.

Given these happenings, I feel like I am slowly breaking into pieces again. Being apart from special people in my life is one of my weaknesses. It makes me extremely lonely when they are away... What do i do? I can't help it ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

I know this is just a bitter episode of our story and this sadness shall pass, but today i couldn't help feeling painful, and i would wallow into this emptiness for now...until our next meeting...to continue our happy chapter...


#hastalavista

When I Met You

Like a budding flower after a storm... Tis how i compare the discovery of new friendship. Suddenly, unexpectedly, in the midst of an overwhelming anxiousness of  meeting new people, there were those who showed up and i felt right away they were the right ones i've been wishing to meet. It's beautiful how they happened to be here at the very place where finding them seemed impossible. It's beautiful how we haven't met that long yet we find each other very comfortable. It's beautiful how we're all totally different yet it was easy to accept each other. It's beautiful how we were once just strangers and then we became friends.

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Thank you Ate Jet for everything. You don't know how grateful i am that we crossed path. The first time i saw you, I knew and felt right away how kind a person you are ♥. Sorry that i've never said thank you for everything you've done...for being a friend and a sister, for taking care of me and for always being there, for helping me to be strong though i think i could never be, and for continuously helping me overcome my weaknesses. Thank you for reminding me of important things that i take for granted, such as sleeping early and not drinking too much coffee hehe. I'm amazed by your instincts, for you can figure out when something is wrong with me and you ask and do something to make everything alright... I am sad that you are leaving and we can't spend that much time anymore but i know someday we'll meet again...our friendship doesn't end here in ksa right? kkk.I love you and tho you're still here, I miss you already!

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Ate Mira ♥. First of all, just wanna tell you 'you are so beautiful.' Seriously. You know the first time we met, i felt like i've known you for a long time. I love everything about you...your being serious and funny and smart at the same time, your being a sister and a mother at the same time...you are such a superwoman. I'm sorry if I am 'pasaway' sometimes, and thank you for understanding my imperfections. Thank you for the meals and meds, for letting me sleep over your room, for your counsel and advices, for cheering me up, for always asking how i am, for everything!!! Many times i almost went crazy with sadness, but you always came just at the right time... I can never forget the little and big things you did for me...when you prepared me snacks to work it made my heart swell that i cried because of so much happiness i couldn't contain, when you let me connect with your internet so i could keep in touch with my family, it saved my life...like literally, as i was almost goin mad and dying at that time ㅠ. I think you are the kindest person on earth and i can never find someone like you. I wanna keep you in my life forever. Thank you and I love you!

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Roxanne!!! My sweet friend ♥ How are you doing? Thank you for everything. Who would have thought we'd be this close tho we've just met not so long ago. It's like magic, being this close like sisters as if we've known each other for a lifetime. I love your being open to me, for not hesitating to share everything...and for trusting me, as i've said...with your small and big details. I treasure the times when we're just sitting together and not saying anything but we know exactly the pieces of each other's thoughts, coz it comes naturally. Thanks for being so caring and kind and I'm sorry for making you sad sometimes. I will try my best to be a good friend : ) Take care of your health! I am happy to know that you wish the same thing as i do: for our friendship to last. Stay charming! I love you!

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Pia!!! I miss you! Sounds familiar? haha. Because that's what i usually say to you. When i don't see you a day something feels missing. I admire you for so many things...your being frank and transparent and funny and cool♥. And maybe your being OC : D. I love listening to whatever you tell me, your life and your dreams and your complains. You are so fearless and i wish i were the same. How to be you? Thanks for not keeping anything from me, it warms my heart when we have conversations with your undivided attention. Tho i know you're independent, still please always listen to Ateng hahaha. We both know she knows things better than us. I am very thankful to both of you for treating me like a sister. I love you! 

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Hi Ate Mel. How do i start...hmmm. You are serious about adopting me right? I love the idea ♥ hahaha. I am so lucky to find a sister in you, it's a dream come true. It doesn't matter that we weren't born from the same mother because the way you care about me validates our sisterhood. Thank you for being so caring and gentle and kind. You made my first few days in this foreign country much easier and comfortable. Thank you for taking time to be with us late at night tho you are supposed to be taking a rest already, and for always sharing with us whatever you have. I love to be with you always because everything feels neutral when you are around. I love you!

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Hey Des! When i found out you're also an Ilongga i was really relieved. At first i felt like i was an outcast because i thought there was no one i had something in common, but then there was you! What a great relief. Thanks for making me feel that i belong hahaha. We can relate, we can talk to each other in our own dialect, we can share about so many things and that's really a great comfort to me ♥. You are so nice and funny and confident, i envy you! hehehe. Anyway I am so glad i got to know you. Thanks for everything. And just a reminder, please bring us pasalubong from iloilo, geurae? Love you! 

Meeting you guys brought back my faith in humanity charot! hahaha. But really, i'm not that scared anymore, I feel i can handle things with you around. I know i have nothing to give and i don't deserve to be surrounded by wonderful people like you but you can count on me on one thing: I will always be a friend no matter what. I wouldn't trade what we have started for anything. 

Thank you for the friendship. ♥

coffee lovers ♥♥♥ '17