I miss…
… the Internet
The place where I stay here in Davao doesn’t have one. But thankfully, there’s an internet cafe nearby which most of the time is occupied by online game addicts. (And I used the word “nearby” very loosely there.) Well at least it’s there if I want to use the Internet but I’m so used to being able to go online whenever I wanted to back at home. I’m actually typing this post using ScribeFire for Firefox. It’s 9 PM so obviously I can’t go outside to publish this tonight. I will go there tomorrow although I still haven’t figured out how I will back this up from my laptop so I could transfer this draft to the computer there. Oh well… even if it comes down to just doing a simple copy-paste, I’ll do it. I can scratch that now because I could now bring my laptop here at the office and connect to the Internet.
Still, I hope I can survive 2 weeks living like this. I wish I had one of those satellite internet services some businessmen have. They can go online anywhere they are in the country! I’m no businessman but I could really use a service like that if I’ll be very “mobile” in the next few months. I believe PLDT provides one.
… our church
I feel so bad for I wasn’t able to attend the Holy Mass last Sunday. I had already failed to fulfill one of my vows to our church because of that. Back in Manila, I go to the church almost every single day and ever since I’ve been here in Davao which has been a week already, I’ve never had a chance to go to a church. Okay, maybe I had a few moments when I had the chance but seriously, it was either work or worship. That’s a tough choice although it shouldn’t be because I know which one I have to prioritize. Anyway, I’ll look for a church this weekend and find out their schedule so I could attend any Mass that my own schedule will allow. I promise!
… my home
This shouldn’t be surprising. I expect anyone who leaves their home very long for the first time would have the same feelings as I do. Well at least if you’re typical because if you don’t have something to call “home” then I don’t think you would miss it as much but I digress.
I really don’t want to go very emotional about this but I have to be honest. I can’t help feeling lonely because I’ll be staying at this alien place for quite a long period of time. I’ll be away from home longer than I’ve ever experienced before. Naturally, I will miss my family, friends, and all the other people I got so used to seeing or conversing almost everyday. Not just that, it’s difficult to do your everyday routine in a different place. Simple things like taking a bath unnecessarily become a tedious task. No, I’m not exaggerating.
But like I said, I’m 101% sure I’m not the first person who has gone through this kind of experience. I believe all people pass this stage called “learning to live independently” and I’m acknowledging that this is something that is inevitable in life. Living independently in the sense that you leave home so you can have another place that you could treat as another home.
I’m actually just editing this write up here at the office. I was supposed to publish this outside using one of those internet shops 3 days ago!. There’s lots of stories to tell but those would have to wait. I’ve taken tons of pictures ready to be uploaded but those would have to wait too. My next update here will most likely be next week.
I trust and pray that my stay here will go smoothly and that these things that I miss will not affect the duties I have to fulfill while I’m here. As Sakura would say, Zettai daijobou! 
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you can do it pat. kaw pa! kayang- kaya mo yan