Nothing Is What It Seems.
I'm at that stage where (see title)...Have I always been this oblivious? Yes? No? Maybe?

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For the past two days I've been waking up every two hours...

It's not funny. And I've been having warped dreams. The other night I dreamt I was in Bicol, which btw, I love. Then last night, I dreamt, it was the end of the world...I'd like to elaborate more later.

Left Eye...Right Eye...
When I talk to someone, I tend to look at their left eye until I feel a bit sleepy, then I switch to their right eye. What about you? Which part of their face do you look at? HAH!!! SAVED!!! You were gonna say boobs and or crotch weren't you? Punk.

I Miss Philippines
I haven't visited in almost 11 years, half my age. And if I keep missing work, then I might not be able to this year, again. Up yours TZ!

Anyway, while I'm away from my homeland, I might as well learn a few things about it.

Here's one disappointing fact I found on this link... http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rp.html

It's disappointing to me because some people don't understand that OFWs are not out there to hurt our economy. And it's disappointing to me to understand that we have to rely on our fellow Filipinos who had to leave to protect our economy from financial crises such as the one from 1998.

"The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by annual remittances of $6-7 billion from overseas workers."

I wonder what would've happened if OFWs never sent $$$ to their families. Well of course we have some idea, but would we really know?

LOW-DOWN

The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands...
Total Size:300,000 sq km


Officially we have 2 languages, Filipino & English; And the 8 major dialects are Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense.

79 Provinces and 116 Chartered Cities

*Provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Compostela, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay

*Chartered cities: Alaminos, Angeles, Antipolo, Bacolod, Bago, Baguio, Bais, Balanga, Batangas, Bayawan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabanatuan, Cadiz, Cagayan de Oro, Calamba, Calapan, Calbayog, Candon, Canlaon, Cauayan, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Danao, Dapitan, Davao, Digos, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Escalante, Gapan, General Santos, Gingoog, Himamaylan, Iligan, Iloilo, Isabela, Iriga, Kabankalan, Kalookan, Kidapawan, Koronadal, La Carlota, Laoag, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Legazpi, Ligao, Lipa, Lucena, Maasin, Makati, Malabon, Malaybalay, Malolos, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marawi, Markina, Masbate, Muntinlupa, Munoz, Naga, Olongapo, Ormoc, Oroquieta, Ozamis, Pagadian, Palayan, Panabo, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Passi, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Roxas, Sagay, Samal, San Carlos (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos (in Pangasinan), San Fernando (in La Union), San Fernando (in Pampanga), San Jose, San Jose del Monte, San Pablo, Santa Rosa, Santiago, Silay, Sipalay, Sorsogon, Surigao, Tabaco, Tacloban, Tacurong, Tagaytay, Tagbilaran, Tagum, Talisay (in Cebu), Talisay (in Negros Oriental), Tanauan, Tangub, Tanjay, Tarlac, Toledo, Tuguegarao, Trece Martires, Urdaneta, Valencia, Valenzuela, Victorias, Vigan, Zamboanga

***Hopefully I remember all of these by the end of June. Incidently, our 'independence day' is June 12, 1898. Bullshit.

Our independence day is suppose to be July 4, 1946. This is when we became 'independent' from US. How come we don't celebrate it on July 4? I mean we were still under another country's regime until then.

Bah, what am I complaining about, it's not like we're totally autarchical now anyway.

Grabe, has it been almost a month since I posted? Anyway, I'm sleepy and I'm at work. Just wanted to let the readers know I'm still alive that's why I'm posting now. I'll post later if I'm not too tired.

DEATH OF A PARENT...
A close friend of many's mother passed away this morning...

It's news you don't expect or ever want to hear. But we know death is inevitable. And even then, nothing can prepare you for such.

I usually try to put myself in the survivor's shoes, I would be lying if I knew how it feels to go through that. Except when I dream (nightmare, rather).

I try to spend time with my parents before it's too late. Not to assume I will outlive them. Who knows, I might get hit by a bus tomorrow. Do you ever imagine how you'll die? I have. So many possibilities.

Anyway, my parents. They work at night, so when they come home, I'm usually on my way out to work. And when I have weekdays off, they're either asleep or out.

It doesn't matter how hard I deny, $$$'s everything. Because it is, we need it that's why we don't get to go out and have fun as a family. There's always the excuse 'Oh, stay home and order na lang tayo, mas mura'. Or 'Oh, stay home na lang tayo, baka gipit sa oras may work pa mamaya'. How many times have I heard that before? It's really fine with me whether we go out, or if we just stay home, as long as we're all together. But that only lasts for 2 hours. Maybe I should be grateful for those hours. Perhaps I should just stop whining. Do you think I'm whining?

On weekends, my Dad, he goes out, doing God knows what. My Mom, in her spare time, goes out and does her duty to the Filipino community. My sister & I, we go out with friends.

Some people don't understand why I'd rather stay home than go out on weekends. Or why I find it hard to spend time with my boyfriend's family. Now you know why. Find a common ground for me, because I can't find the part where I can compromise.