America, here I come!

Finally I got the news...the confirmation that I'd be leaving soon...bound to California! I can't describe the feeling. I'm euphoric at the same time sad...extremes! Imagine, everyone I'm texting is telling me his/her shoe size or giving me lectures on brands of perfumes, watches or bags? I thought they were telling me names of my future neighbors, ha ha ha! Who wouldn't get stressed with that? He he he, joke!!!

My older sister who is more excited than I am have texted all our relatives living in California and in nearby states. My friends are giving me names and contact numbers of their friends and relatives living there also. My sister-in law in Hawaii called me and gave also a friend's name and asked me to call that person as soon as I get there. What do they want to tell me??? That I must have a strong support system because I would be facing a real life battle? By golly! It scares a lot of me!!!

Okay, so I will be fighting with homesickness, culture shock, language barriers, getting lost...and whatever it is that would cause extreme anxiety when you get to a strange land with strange people. As my defense in this battle, I would be needing people who'd be willing to share their home...their pc with wifi capability (he he); their aged furnitures and appliances or kitchen utensils that they'd be willing to hand down to me...and most of all, I'd greatly appreciate their precious time which they would happily share with me for company.

So, my kapamilya, kapuso, at ka-Filipino sa America...maghanda kayo! Este, humanda kayo! :)
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I would like to share with you some pics that I took when I stayed in my agency's staffhouse along Malate, when I was processing my papers. I used my camera phone with only a 640 x 480 resolution. Not good enough to capture the details of the image, but I couldn't resist the view.