Thinking of my mom

I wonder how my mom is doing right now? It's been a long time since I saw her. I really miss my mom, but I can't do anything to see her. I don't even know where she is at this time. I only know that she has a new husband, and they're living together. She didn't contacted me since we fought. I think she got mad at me. I know I am a hardheaded child of her, and we didn't always agree.

It has been 8 years since she left us and my dad. There were times when I hoped for her to come back. In fact I wished that she and dad would get back together. But I can't blame my mom for not coming back to dad, because when they were together I saw that my dad did physically hurt my mom a couple of times. That's the reason why she left, and I understand her. But as a mother of 4 children, she shouldn't have abandoned us. At least she could have taken my little brother who was very small then.

Before, we are always longing for her presence, but now that we're all grown up, it is easier and we are used to have no mother around us. I cannot read my brothers minds, so I don't have idea what my brothers think of mom. Do they miss her? I do think of her, just not always. I may be far away from her, but she is our mother and I love her, I wish I could see her one day again. I miss her!

Blackout

Today is Sunday, no school, no work, and also no electricity all over Leyte and Samar. If you didn't charge your phone last night, you are out of connection at least until tonight. The blackout was announced yesterday. Sometimes it is just good to have a break from the internet. I think the power will be back in the evening. 

My phone battery is at 25% only. So this is going to die soon, but I am not worried, because I borrowed a powerbank from a friend. Once my phone dies, I can just charge it with the powerbank. I'm thankful that someone I know has a powerbank. Next time I'm getting my own powerbank so that I don't have to bother other people. I used to have two powerbank, but I lend one to a friend who then lost it, and the other one I gave to my mom. I'm not sure if she still has it. One of both was really a good quality. I got it for free from purchasing the iPhone 6 back in 2015. All are gone now (as well as the iPhone which got stolen)! 

Holiday

Today we don't have class in NSTP because it is holiday. It is called People Power Revolution Day, and it commemorates the EDSA revolution against the former president Marcos, who is said to have reigned like a dictator with martial law in the Philippines. That was long time ago, before I was born.

There are no classes in every school today. Holidays are always free time for students. I can only imagine the happy faces of elementary and high school students due to having no classes. I am still young at heart, so even I jumped right after the teacher announced that the next day doesn't have classes. Well, at least, I felt like that, even though I didn't really jump.

Holiday is just one day. Such isolated holidays are rare during the school year. The longer holidays are semester break, Christmas, and summer break. Students have to follow that vacation schedule. But once you are done with studying, you can take vacations whenever you like. You can work or not, and it depends on how comfortable your life is. If you are poor, you can afford vacations rarely, but if you're lucky to be born rich, then can afford lots of vacation. You're not even inclined to find a job right after you graduate.

Thoughts

How I wish I was already finished with my studies and already employed. I think when I'm working and earning, I can save some money so that later in the future I can start my own business. I want to be my own boss instead of being employed. Haisst, when would that day come? It is still a long way to reach my goals, as I am still at the middle of studying.

One day I will start a small business that hopefully will grow bigger. I know what I want to do, and I will make it come true. I'll do my best to start it. I could have done it before, but I was stupid to spend all the money that came to my hand instead of saving. I wasted money and never I realized of investing any to a small business. I was young and immature back then. Well, even now, life gets me confused sometimes, but before it I was even more confused.

I wish I could turn back times and correct my mistakes and bad decisions. Now, I am back to the beginning. How I wish I was born wealthy so that I have no problem doing what I wanted in life.

Salida

I'm currently here inside the convention center at Tacloban city, attending a dance event which is related to our Physical Education subject. I am in pain, due to dismenorhea, but I can endure this for the sake of my grade in P.E. According to our instructor, we will get 50 credit points if we watch the event. Those points count for our previous incomplete activities. Those who bought tickets but are not going to watch the event will only get half of the points.

In order to prove that we really came to watch, are inclined to encode a short sentence, and then insert a picture of us taken inside the convention center. That's what our instructor told us inside the classroom. The additional credit points are a huge help for me, because I had low grades in P.E.

San Juanico Bridge

Yesterday in our free time, I and my classmates decided to visit the San Juanico Bridge here in Tacloban, Leyte, which is considered the most beautiful bridge of the Philippines. It is also the longest bridge over seawater in the Philippines with 2200m (7200 ft). This was a spontaneous decision, someone came up with the idea and the majority of us liked it.

From the school, we went to downtown to look for the transport that goes to the bridge. But nobody of us did know where the Jeepney start that goes to the bridge. We tried to ask a few people until we found a jeepney. Going to San Juanico Bridge costs only 13 pesos by jeepney.

However, our trip wasn't that great. When we were half way, it started raining, and then it stopped after a while. When we reached the bridge, we were surprised that the highway wasn't wet, which means it didn't rain there. So we started walking from the beginning of the bridge to the end. But when we're in the middle of the bridge it started raining again. We got wet. We had only two umbrellas, not enough for all of us. That's what happened in our first visit to San Juanico Bridge.

Online shopping

Are you experienced with online shopping? Did you ever purchase dresses or other clothing items online? My opinion is: forget it for dresses or shoes, because disappointments is frequent if the color or the size does not fit.

Looks can be deceiving! The item looked nice and right size on pictures, but when you then receive it and see it in real, it may look completely different. To avoid disappointments, do not order things when you have doubts. I am similar to most of you, when I have extra money and then I see something nice online, I want to get it. But I always stop myself from buying anything online. One of my friends had bad experiences with online shopping, therefore I am careful with this.

This does not mean no online shopping at all. It is ok for certain items, such as make-up, stationary, etc., just not for clothes. Well, if you get lucky with clothes sizes then that's good. It's just sometimes even you get the size you think would fit you, it comes too large or too small for you. So buying dresses online isn't that good. Just saying!