Balikbayan box...

I just send a balikbayan box to the Philippines with some clothes, groceries and some items for my family. At first I thought it's easy to send a box full of different things that I can buy here in Israel. But I was wrong, It's so expensive, time consuming, with lots of headache. I kept on thinking of what to buy, what to send, how many to send...something like that. I also had to consider the needs and wants. Well, it's all finished. They took the box last night and start shipping it this Friday. It's all worth it especially that my family will appreciate everything what's inside the box.

When I was young and some of my cousins received balikbayan box from their family abroad every now and then, I said to myself, If only I can work in other country, I will also send something for my family. And here I am, sending one for them even if it takes me a long time to fill it.

No free meal...

"No free meal" Have you heard of that saying? I always hear that from the sons of my employer. They have their own factory, but they go to work everyday. Mind you, go to work on time just like the regular employee. Well, we all know that there's no free in this world. We cannot lie down all day and expect that someone will give us money and food. We cannot wish upon a star and expect that it's gonna rain with all the stuffs we need for the day. Huh! We all have to work hard and earn a living. I get upset every time I hear that this someone and that someone doesn't have work and stays at home all day. Lucky you, whoever that someone is. You don't have to work to eat at least 3 times a day. I envy those people who were born with what they call, "born with a silver spoon". All they have to do is to spend money, buy things that are not necessary. Yah, maybe I'm only sourgraping, because if I don't work, I won't be able to eat, I won't be able to send money to my family, I won't be able to pay my flat, I won't be able to buy the things I want. I work hard, even when it's my off, I work part time. I work hard because I'm a person with so much dream and ambition in life. I want to have my own house, yah I started paying a house of my own. I want to own a car, I want to have a business, I want my family to have a good life. So much dream, so much effort. Sometimes, I just want to lie down and wait for my salary. But that won't happen, NEVER...How can I have salary if I don't work for it. Again, "no free meal". Yah, that's life. The only thing that is free is to wish and dream. Is anybody can tell me that there is free meal? Well, call me and I'll be there in a minute. Hehehe! Enjoy working for your free meal.

Michelle's bday party...

When you heard about the word birthday, it means food, fun, get together, gifts...something like that. It was Michelle's birthday last night, we celebrate it at Mimi's place, we had a lot of seafoods like shrimps, crabs, squids...whoah! Those kind of food are too expensive here. But, yah, i'ts Michelle's birthday, she promised us the seafoods, pakbet, pansit, leche flan...we also had spaghetti, chocolate and cheesecake and also biko...yummy! We're lucky our employers allowed us to go out in the night that's why we can attend to some parties and sometimes play volleyball. Most of our friends from the moadon were present, some of our playmates in volleyball and some of our friend's friends. I'm sure everybody had a lot of fun especially that Ate Dolor made us laugh by impersonating each one of us. Oh, how I miss the comedy bars we used to go in the Philippines. Oh, well, what can I say? That's the way it has to be. As long as we enjoyed the food and the company of friends, no complain. Happy birthday, Michelle. Mazal Tov!