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New year, new life, new me. Sabi ko pa naman magtatago ako sa araw na ‘to but then I realize why would I? Di ba dapat maging proud ako kasi I got a chance to stay alive and well? Hmn, definitely mamimiss ko yung last year. Well, I mentioned from my previous blog na 2022 was my recovery year, indeed it was. Naextend pa nga eh pero natatawa ako kasi everytime that I need to deal with a though decisions, I always ask God syempre sya at sya lang talaga ang makakatulong para mapadali ang lahat.

So ayun na nga, wala pa ako sa kalahati ng journey ko sa UK dream ko. after English exam and CBT akala ko medyo gagaan na but I was wrong mga ‘Mi!! Syempre kailangan nating dumaan sa interview at believe it or not fear ko ‘to! Pero may kasabihan nga, “Kung kaya nila, kakayanin ko din.” I have to stay focus sa dream kasi kung hindi baka mastuck nalang talaga ako sa lugar kung nasaan ako ngayon.

It took a lot of courage before I ended up looking for an agency that may help me to find a perfect employer. Natatakot talaga akong magpainterview. Take note, magsusubmit palang ako ng CV grabe na yung kaba ko mas mataas na kesa sa height ko! Initially, nagpasa ako sa isang Trust (Sensored) forda review ang ferson ‘Mi. Di nga kasi ako sanay makipag-usap and kagaya nga ng sabi ko sa previous blogs ko na di talaga naenhance yung self-esteem at confidence ko since I’ve been bullied by my Seniors (Fuck Them!) daig pa nila binili ang pagkatao ko.

Going back sa topic, my agent messaged me asking if I want to be interviewed sa isang trust and I said ‘okay’. Sabi ko sa sarili ko first and last interview ko na sana ito and grabeng dasal ko ‘Mi. Nung araw na yun di ko alam kung san hinugot yung kapal ng mukha ko basta sinagot ko yung mga tanong nila. Feeling ko nga sinaniban ako nun e parang hindi ako yun. Then ayun few days later the result was released and it came with positive result.

Narelieve ako ng sobra-sobra dun. If I’m not mistaken that was 1st of December. Then ito na nga, around January I received an invitation for an interview sa trust ng friend ko e sabi ko parang mas okay yun kasi atleast may makakasama ako dun sa place. I prayed for it again. Kasi nga yung journey ko going to UK ay isang wish granted. I prayed hard for it and sabi ko ‘Lord, I really wanted to escape those abusive people around me here as I don’t feel safe anymore. It is not healthy for me to stay here pa ng matagal especially sa mental aspect. Na if pwede yung paglagyan nya saking place ay malayo sa ganitong treatment sakin. Kung saan nya ako ilagay ipasa nya ako sa interview.’

For the second time, I passed the interview. Tapos sabi ko parang mas okay pa din talaga yung offer nung nauna so pinili ko pa din yung nauna.
Then akala ko okay na kasi sure na akong yung naunang Trust na yung pipiliin ko. Pero every time na magdedecide ako may naggaganap. Nainvite nanaman ako ng interview so sabi ko why not try wala namang mawawala kasi alam ko naman na sa sarili ko kung sino ang pipiliin ko.

Imagine di ko namamalayan, nawala yung fear ko sa interview. Less kaba and kahit papano relax na akong makipag-usap, hopefully magtuloy-tuloy na. So bakit ko ‘to sinasabi? Gusto kong mainspire sa mga nawawalan na ng pag-asa, sa mga taong labis na nafrufrustrate at sa mga taong kagaya ko naging biktima ng mga taong nakakalungkot mang sabihin pero walang gusto kundi saktan ka emotionally at gawing mababa ang tingin mo sa sarili mo. Kapatid, pulutin mo ang sarili mo step-by-step. Hayaan mo sila kasi sad life ang childhood nila! matapang lang naman sila actually sa mga taong kaya nila pero ang totoo darating din ang time na si God mismo ang gagalaw para ipunish yung maling ginawa/ginagawa nila sayo. Karma is a bitch! Hindi man sila humingi ng tawad sakin? Pinatawad ko na sila. Besides, mas nakakaawa sila. Ang importante hindi ka masamang tao at di ka nananakit ng ibang tao.

Maaaring malalim ang sugat ngayon pero ‘Mi maghihilom din yan. Sa ikatlong pagkakataon, pinalad pa din akong makapasa at dahil dito narealize ko na hindi naman pala ako ‘bobo’. Pero desidiso pa din ako sa Trust na pupuntahan ko not until I received an offer na more than pa dun sa offer nung Trust na nauna nashake ako dito ng husto ‘Mi grabe kasi yung offer na hanggang ngayon napapaisip ako, “shet totoo ba to? kaya ko kaya tong post na to? sobrang bago nito sakin” pero kasi yung offer parang ano bihirang opportunity lang sya! pag pinakawalan mo, pagsisisihan mo talaga. Sabi ko try kong magpainterview pero pinagdasal ko ulit na “kung kaloob mo na dito ako magwork Lord, ipasa mo ako.” ‘Mi di ko alam kung san ko nahugot yung mga sinagot ko pero shock nakapasa ako. Kaya naman ang Lola mo, nawindang di na alam sino sa apat ang pipiliin talaga?

Ilang gabi ko din talaga itong pinag-isipan. madaming tao na malapit sa puso ko ang pinagtanungan. Alam mo yun patunay na blessed ako sa opportunity na pinagkaloob nya sakin. Hindi ko deserve yung habag nya. pero tamo naman kapag humiling ka, ikaw ay pagbibigyan according sa time frame ni God. Always trust the process. Sa ngayon, may napili na akong Trust hopefully, di ko sya mabigo.

Sobrang thankful ko din talaga sa mga taong pinagkaloob nya sakin, Sa mga naniwalang kaya ko, sa mga hindi nagdoubt at sa mga taong sinamahan at tinutulungan akong pulutin yung lahat ng pieces ng buhay ko na nawala. Sa mga taong nagbubuild ngayon ng pagkatao ko na tanggap ako bilang ako. Sa mga kaibigang walang sawang nagbibigay ng support sakin at hindi sumuko na paalalahanan akong “okay lang maging hindi okay”.

Sa panibagong taon na ‘to sisiguraduhin kong mas matatag na ang Bella na haharap sa mundo.

Good things do come to those who wait…

James 5:7-11

Hello guys! How are you doing so far? How did you guys celebrate Christmas? I hope you are doing well and enjoying this cold weather wherever you are in this world.

Well, if you guys are curious about me lately, I must say 2022 has been full of highs and lows. So, which one do you want to know first?

Before we talk about this year, let’s go back to what I have gone through the previous year. It has been a rough road to the extent that I thought I was about to give up. It felt like every day of my life during that time was like hell. But as they are saying, do not let Satan win.

Anyway, I could say whether this year is my recovery year or not. I’m quite not sure about that, I’m sorry! As I said earlier, there are positive and also negative happened. During the first months of this year, I made an impulsive decision. Yeah! I always come into a situation like that. I know, right? But hey! Do not judge me! Believe it or not even me, I doubted myself. Who knows where I got the courage to take that exam? The only thing I knew by that time was I had to go. I need to go out to this place, or else I will be off the right track. The sad thing is even if we give our best to do our job, it will never be enough for the people who tend to pull us down using superiority power. Do you relate?

As you know, I have been working here in the Middle East as a Nurse for years and working abroad is not a walk in the park. So forget about thinking that we have an easy-peasy life here, okay? We barely sell our pride or dignity for every penny we get. Just a piece of advice, if you have a relative working in a different country, please do not be so harsh to them. Could you not make them like your bank account or life insurance? Would you be able to do that? If not, good luck to you. I’m just kidding!

You might be thinking about the exam I took. Hmm, so I tried my luck at taking a language exam. I’m not confident with this decision because I know myself well enough. I suck at English! My best friend pushed me to book an exam date immediately, so I guess I do not have any choice but to make an extra effort to study. I have to thank her, right? Plus my very supportive roommate ever! The struggle was real! I remember the days I felt very anxious every time I had one-on-one coaching. Imagine, I always had this call of nature twenty minutes before my scheduled time! Ewww! Okay, fast forward. I cannot thank God enough for all he has done for me. I was lucky I got a chance to have my desired score. Oh! by the way, it took me almost a year to review for this exam. KASI NGA MAHIRAP! I used to study while working. I usually did study right after work from 7 pm to 2 am, and then a whole day during my day off. So literal wala talagang gala.

While waiting for my scheduled exam, I also processed my NMC registration and complied with their requirement. Fortunately, I got an invitation after 24 hours, which means I can book a CBT exam. So ayun na nga! the night before my language exam, I prayed and asked for His mercy even though I did not deserve His grace. I told Him that being a nurse was the only way I knew I could serve Him and whatever His plan for me, as long as He would never give up on me. I promise to surrender my life only to Him. and after days of waiting, I got a positive result in both exams.

Aside from being mentally exhausted, my financial also struggling. Of course, the process was not free, dear! I have to be strict with my budget during that time. I was so broke a few months ago, but it was all worth it. Of note, I secretly took all of this. Kasi nga madaming epal sa mundo. Besides, we have to be like a tree. Stay grounded, keep growing and know when to let go. These are one of the highlights of my year, I think. Oh! I was also happy to meet new friends at the review, who treated me like a family until now.

I guess these are the updates about me so far, and I’m sorry, I am not ready yet to share the negative side of this year. Let’s save that for the next time.

“Maybe I’m still way too far from there yet, but I know God has His perfect timing. So all we need to do is to wait and trust His process. Do not let your struggle become your identity.”

Bella

Almost There

Life is not easy. Life sometimes is so unfair. Life can make you feel like you are being thrown from the top of the Eiffel Tower down to the ground. They said “No Man is an Island” but for me, believe it or not, this is not effective. Can I have a hug? Can I?……… because I’m almost there…

Bella

Musika ng Anino

Oh aking bituin bakit kay hirap mong abutin,

May pag-asa pa nga bang ika’y aking marating?

Duguang mga paa’y makakausad pa ba,

Sapagkat ang puso’y mukhang sumusuko na.

Makita pa kaya ang mga salita sa mata,

O di kaya’y hayaan nalamang ito sa tula.

Masilayan pa kaya ang ngiti sa mukha,

O hahayaan nalamang itong mawala.

Mga ngiti ay maibabalik pa ba,

O patuloy na ikukubli sa kahon ng ala-ala.

Bakit ba mapaglaro ang tadhana,

At lahat nalamang ay kailangang mawala.

Sa muling pagtipa ng aking gitara,

Matapos pa kaya itong aking kanta.

Kakayanin pa bang umawit ng nakakatindig,

Kung ang tinig kong ito’y wala namang himig.

Para akong binubuhusan ng malamig na tubig,

At hindi malaman kung saan ako kakabig.

Lahat na yata ng kamalasan ay akin ng tangan-tangan,

Kaya naman tingin sa sarili’y ubod ng kalapastanganan.

Binigyan ako ng munting regalo at labis-labis ang pananabik ko,

Ngunit sa isang iglap ay nabasag ko ito, di na malaman kung ano ng gagawin ko.

Sinubukan ko itong ayusin pero ako’y bigo,

Tila baga kay lupit ng mundo.

Kailangan sundin ang agos nito.

Walang makapagsasabing madali ang lahat,

Lalo na kung sa una palang ay hindi naging sapat,

Panahon na nga ba ng tag-ulan sa disyerto,

O manatiling matatag hanggang sa dulo.

Bella

03-08-2019

Silent Scream vol.2

Finally It’s Thursday! meaning off duty na tomorrow. Sadly, I am having this feeling na I want to burst out into tears, but no. Brave girl don’t cry. Ang utak ko ay punong puno nanaman ng maraming “Bakit?” Ewan, hindi ko din talaga maintindihan kung saan ko ilulugar ang sarili ko. Bakit ba hindi nalang sila maging masaya para sa iba? Tang**a lang di ba? Kaya ko namang sikmurain ang lahat eh pero kasi napakabelow the belt ng mga kumakalat talaga.  Though mas lalo akong nachachallenge ngayon pero at the end of the day naiisip ko pa din tao ako. Ang unfair lang kasi how can those people judge someone ng ganun-ganun nalang without giving me the benefit of the doubt. Lalong lalo na at hindi naman talaga totoo. At ang unfair lang kasi bakit hindi nila sabihin ng harapan di ba? Anyway, I think this is enough for tonight.

“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”  – Will Smith

                                                                                                                                       

Bella

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