i miss calgary. i know it’s a winter wonderland there right now when it’s still fall but that’s just calgary for ya.
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today, i had an opportunity to tag along on a photoshoot with my brother and my uncle in downtown. both of them wield a fancypants DSLR complete with tripod and shit.
me on the other hand only brought with me a phone and a book. i probably look ridiculous taking pictures with my cameraphone beside them fancypants DSLRs. nevertheless, i did take a few decent pictures. i’m not trying to get into photography or anything, i just like taking pictures of colourful stuff.
on a side note: it’s so nice to be back after 10 months of living in the tropical hell-hole. the weather here is just perfect. :)
hello from the mildly chilly Calgary. so far we’ve been having bouts of rain showers every now and then. but i’m just glad we get sunshine on most days, especially last weekend. we were able to bask in +20°C, which was definitely a shorts and flipflops weather.
also, i’ve been working casual (on-call basis) in my previous job as a unit clerk. they were kind enough to give me my job back even though i was gone for almost a year. it really is nice to be back. when i’m not at work, i’d be out shopping and hanging out with friends and family or stay cozy at home doing the usual house chores which don’t seem to feel like chores anymore.
oh. on a completely unrelated note,
we got a schedule for the Canadian Citizenship exam this May 17th, after we pass and have the oath-taking, my Filipino citizenship will automatically be revoked.
that’s all peaches and gravy but i still have to be back in the Philippines for my second year of school. since i will be a full-pledged Canadian, i won’t be able to use my Philippine passport for travel and if ever i will be able to obtain my Canadian passport, I will only be allowed to stay in the Philippines for 2 months.
so unless i fly to Vancouver to get a dual citizenship and reclaim my Filipino citizenship before my flight on June 11th, it’ll be a problem going back and forth to both countries and i wont be able to continue my studies in the Philippines without paying outrageously expensive foreign student fees. XD
so yeah, i don’t know. i’m just hoping everything will work out eventually. right now, the best thing to do is to kick back, relax and soldier on.
ps.
i’ll be sending out some postcards soon. you can inbox me your address if you’d like for me to send you some love (non-eligible for friends/family residing in Calgary). :)
HOME SWEET BED
hello! so this is my sweet sweet bed. do you realize what i had to give up studying in the Philippines? this amazingly soft bed and cozy bedroom are not easy to part with. now that i’m finally home, i’ve been rolling in these sheets and sleeping like a baby.
i’ve also missed these lovely people:
“home is where janine and ariane is” lol. INDEED. :)
yummy treats and sweets from family and friends
and of course, what is coming home without SHOPPING? :)
i got a satchel from Forever21, red purse and panda USB from Urban the other day.
this is indeed a wonderful welcome. :)
jaze is back in canadia. first Tim’s in 10months! i didn’t win the rrroll up the rim though. i am disappoint. :(
still stuck at YVR. flight to YYC is tomorrow (8hours from now). my friend who lives here is letting me stay for the night.. so pooped. i didn’t sleep the entire flight. @__@
i can’t wait to be back in calgary and sleep in my own bed.
of course i’m excited. i’ll get to see my family and friends again. and it’s spring in Calgary. good place to escape the sweltering hot summer.
but i’m more stressed right now than i was during exam week. i’m a little bit in a panic that i haven’t touched my luggage that’s been sitting in a corner collecting dust. i dont know where to start with this packing shit. i’ll never get tired of saying how much i hate packing. to think that i’ve been doing a lot of that and will be doing more of it for the next few years, i should’ve already learned to embrace it.
but as you know, i’m the master procrastinator and like to put off things til the last minute. i guess i love the adrenaline rush and excitement of running around like a chicken with her head cut-off. not.
to avoid such unpleasant ordeal, i made a list of things to buy for pasalubong. people have been asking me to buy them pasalubong when i go back to canada. some are requests from my mom’s friends.
also, since my time here is limited, i made a list of things to do for Monday til Friday including where to go on that certain day and what to do or buy. such a tedious task, really.
i’m just glad that my uncles are willing to help me cross some of the things off the list. i almost forgot to include gin premium on the list. good thing uncle gx reminded me and volunteered to get it for my dad. he also thought of some things to get for the family like chippy, boy bawang, ovaltinees, chocnut, the usual..
it’s funny how some of my friends are only finding out about me staying in the Philippines just now. they’ve been messaging me asking me since when have i been here in the Philippines, where i’m staying and what the hell am i doing here. and they’d always be surprised when i tell them that im going back to Canada next week. they’d be in shock and tell me why have i not told them earlier. then i’d be like, “dude, chill. i’m coming back in 2 months.” true story.
anyhow, i’m really not yet ready to leave for Canada just yet. i wish i got to come home to Naga before leaving. or atleast gone to the beach or something. le sigh.
