Can't wait for another trip

 After my Europe trip, I thought I'm done travelling or at least lessened it coz I've finally been to my dream countries, especially Switzerland.. But now, I wanted to travel mooooore...

Feeling stupid 11.6.2025

Nov 6. 2025 8pm

I feel really stupid today, so stupid that I need to write it coz I've got no one to talk to.... I mean, I should keep it to myself coz I should pretend that I'm fine.... Coz I need to be fine.... eerrrrr... basta naiinis ako.... My answer to our activity today is so nakakahiya... errrr....  Im so embarrassed .

Nov 7. 2025, 7:28am

Woke up still feeling ashamed....  I need to make bawi to prove that im not stupid.. hahahw.. eshhhh

9.19pm

Feeling a bit better, did something a bit better in our activity today ...

November 8, 2025, 

In terms of the official activity, i feel better today coz presented twice with a positive remarks. But i feel bad again of that ice breaker where my age was revealed publicly, and still single at 41.... Errrrr... I'm in denial with other people, but I'm okay with being single at 41... If you'll see what's inside me, im really okay with that despite that sadness sometimes.... I can handle that .. but what i can't almost not handle is the judgement of the people when they make me feel that it isn't normal to be single at 41.... That's why, sometimes, I dont wanna be with some people .. i just wann be with my family,.. my nieces are one of my happy pills aside from travelling....

insha'Allah, I can handle this 

European Dreams

 September 18, 2025

LOL... yeah, starting this post by laughing out loud  ... but not so loud coz I'm still in the office having my lunch break. It seems impossible at the moment to dream about European travel, but I'm badly feeling like I need it ASAP. You know, traveling is somewhat my happy pill, and I'm already done visiting my bucket list of countries in Asia... now I want to move to Europe, I mean, travel there... I'm so desperate,   it's just that my budget for my travel goals this time isn't enough yet.. ahahahaha.. All my previous travel, I ensured that I had sufficient fund for that, not sacrificing my few savings... but this time, I don't know why I can't wait, even though I haven't save enough for this yet.

Why do I want it so bad, as in ASAP, early next year?

1. Because I feel too old, maybe if I delay it, I won't be able to go.. I'm already feeling so many sickness nowadays, just like now, I'm feeling a little dizzy Lol.. Observing my hypertension as well... Though I'm praying really hard to keep myself healthy

2.  In 2023, I remembered telling my stories to my father, stories about my Pakistan trip. I was sitting at his deathbed, but he was so sick I couldn't finish sharing my travel experiences. A month after that, he passed away. Now, I want to travel in Europe while my mother is still with us, so she can listen to my travel stories... (though she's against at me traveling alone.. hehe) but I know she's happy too in my every successful trip.

3. Because I need a break from work... well, I always need a break.. lol. My job and my position is somewhat consuming my energy everyday, busy or not busy. I'm not totally happy here, or should I say, I'm still having Monday morning sickness. I don't like the management, and my xxxxxf, hope he wont find this.. coz I'm happy everytime he's absent (yung ganon) hehe... good thing he's literally always absent... This is not the right post to detail my job position right now, but I may be anxious reporting to work daily, but I'm grateful I'm able to help the farmers/Fisherfolk... and I'm receiving my salary.... My salary, which is my sole source of income... hahaha... (syempre di ako umaasa sa mga contractors namin.. hahaha,,, sa kaso ng Pilipinas now, you know what I mean).

4. And of course I'm desperate to visit Europe, coz who's not??? Switzerland is my favorite.

5. My life is too lonely and dull hahaha.. I'm only excited and happy when I travel.

Now why I'm hesitating?

1. Coz I don't have enough funds yet...I need to save more. Lol

2.  I'm torn between performing Umra or Pilgrimage to Mecca first. But if I do the pilgrimage, it will take time too for me to save more than what I need for Europe, and I'm waiting for my sister for this.. Maybe in three years from now, Inshaallah. For the Umra (lesser cost), yes, if only my Mom would go this year. Coz, if not only for her, I'll do and wait for the pilgrimage na lang..

3. There could be more important things that I should spend my money on.

Hmmmm.. so what now??? What should I do? I hope the Almighty will guide me on this. Praying that He will allow me to travel more and witness His beautiful creation... Inshaallah

December 1, 2025

I started this blog by laughing at myself , coz it seems impossible to achieve that European Dreams, but guess what? I already had my VISA.. hehe.. Alhamdullillah. Last October 17, I had a scheduled Biometric for the visa processing, and just few weeks ago, my Passport arrived with the attached VISA on it, Alhamdullillah, so now I think I'm a little close to the reality. Coz the pre requisite of goin there is 1st , the Visa, checked!, then second , Funds, not much but i already had reservations, yung tipong parang nakasanla na yung ATM card ko haha, then lastly and most importantly is GOD's WILL.... so I'm praying He'll allow me to... Below are my major prayers so I'll have a successful travel:

    1. The tour agency will find me a female solo traveler (a good one), to partner with me, so I don't have to pay the single supplement, ang mahal din ng single supplement... Solo Traveler problem here.. hehe

   2. Smooth processing and issuance of my TRAVEL AUTHORITY, so no issue with the immigration.

     3. My mom and siblings will be healthy and safe, so I wont be bothered while preparing for the travel, I'll have a peace of mind during the travel... I'm praying for this all the time though, but doubled when I'm not around due to travel.

    4. No turbulence during the flights

    5. I wont get sick during the travel. May hypertension wont get worse there.

    6. Safe travels, since some European countries are also known of pickpockets and scam

    7. I won't have dysmenorrhea or abnormal menstrual cycle / discharge during the travel. Or hoping it will be tolerable.

January 15, 2026

At this point of time, I've paid the travel agency in Full, I have my leave form, an approved visa and already submitted my request for Travel Authority. I have the partial fund, other than what I paid the agency, but I still have less than three months to collect my pledged savings for this. Lol.. I'm really praying it will come true, and no major obstacles will get in the way.

March 2, 2026

Alhamdullillah. Less than a month now, and my planned trip to Europe will commence, INSHAALLAH.. INSHAALLAH.. INSHAALLAH. The war now in the middle east is bothering me, not only because many lives are affected (which is really saddening), but also the layover of our flight is in OMAN. Hope it wil be okay soon and will not hamper my European dream.

April 14, 2026

Alhamdullillah, had a successful European Trip last March 29 - April 11, 2026, I was really happy and feeling blessed. Below are my updates on the fear I listed last December 1.

 1. The tour agency will find me a female solo traveler (a good one), to partner with me, so I don't have to pay the single supplement, ang mahal din ng single supplement... Solo Traveler problem here.. hehe - I was paired with someone who is travelling with two companions, so she chose to be with her companion in their room, so I was solo in the room, and that made me the happiest! In the bus, I was also sitting alone in my seat most of the time, at the window side, superb!  But don't get me wrong, I maybe an introvert but I found  friends and good people there. Alhamdullillah.

   2. Smooth processing and issuance of my TRAVEL AUTHORITY, so no issue with the immigration. - had minor problem with my ATA, but it was resolved and had a smooth transaction in the immigration.

    My domestic flight going to manila was also delayed for more than 5 hours, but the good thing was, my gcash card arrived that day, so my brother brought it in the airport. My gcash card is very useful in Europe. Alhamdullillah

     3. My mom and siblings will be healthy and safe, so I wont be bothered while preparing for the travel, I'll have a peace of mind during the travel... I'm praying for this all the time though, but doubled when I'm not around due to travel. - They were all healthy and safe, Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.

    4. No turbulence during the flights - Not so extreme, light ones and tolerable. Alhamdulillah

    5. I wont get sick during the travel. May hypertension wont get worse there. - Sometimes, I felt sick in the morning , maybe due to the changes on the weather and tired of walking , daily packing and transferring our luggage... but I was fine generally, alhamdullillah

    6. Safe travels, since some European countries are also known of pickpockets and scam - travelled safe, nothing bad happened, oh, i was tripped in Paris and hurt my knee on the second day, but I'm okay, my happiness outshone the pain hehe.. alhamdulillah.

    7. I won't have dysmenorrhea or abnormal menstrual cycle / discharge during the travel. Or hoping it will be tolerable. - In the past months, I had an irregular period, unfortunately, I had my period in the first day, on the plane!, something I prayed wont happen but alhamdulillah, it was manageable. The good side, I didn't have to worry about it in most of my days, as it happened in the early days.

Overall, I had a successful trip, Alhamdulillah

It's been a long time since I posted my photos in blogger. Yes, this is me now.

9.12.25

 I want to write something... but i don't know why it's too hard doing that nowadays... 

my 4th of June Thoughts

Sometimes I miss writing, but I'm too lazy to write... If only my thoughts can be transcribed directly in this page, then I will. 

I wanted to write about my trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi as I missed my travel blogs. It's been a month since I visited the UAE, and the obstacles I've been through before it came true and the experience itself is worth writing, but as I've said, I'm lazy... lol

I wanted to write how pressured I am in my current job, torn between being good but martyr, and "just do what I can with the given time and resources, no pressures.".... I wanted the latter , but sometimes I'm exceeding to that, lol.

missing Aya, always

 missing Ayah, our dear father, so much.. it's been a year since he left, but the pain will never heal... remembering him always makes me cry... seeing his old laptop on the glass shelve, breaks my heart. I remembered him so patiently working there, despite me being so impatient that his laptop is too slow, but he was so patient.. Seeing his phone that my little nephew is now playing with.... i clearly remember him using it.... by just writing this... its making me cry... Yah Allah, please position him in your paradise... I miss him so much

The Planned Trip to Dubai

 

12/12/24 9:49am

Can I get there???

UAE, particularly in Dubai, is one of those countries I wish I could visit... When I graduated college, I planned to work there but it didn't come true. So I told myself, I will just visit there Inshallah. 

Now It's about to come true this January, I'm ready and excited... I've paid my advance payment to the travel agency, but something happened to my friend who is supposed to be my travel partner for this trip... Something good to happen for her... too good that she might cancel our Dubai plans.... I'm happy for her though, but I'm sad for myself hahaha... coz, if she cancels the Dubai, I can't get go too coz it is a minimum-for-two package..... hayssss... this is the bad side of having very limited friends, and few options... I'm fine with my being an introvert though....

I'm praying, I can still go this January. Please. The Almighty may help me conspire with the Universe.

9.21Pm

And she's cancelling! I knew it, I felt it... arghh.. I don't know now.. sooooo sad right now... I mean, I don't wanna be selfish.... that's why I just have to be sad.. I'll be fine tomorrow. hope so.

12/13/2024

So, Finally, I decided to cancel it. My friend seems undecided and preoccupied. She's like, can we cancel it? o, wait, lets pursue it, okay we'll go, can we refund? blah blah, then finally saying, let's pursue it.... But I decided, to cancel it, though it saddened me deep inside. I know, she might not enjoy it coz she'll be preoccupied with that Good thing about to happen to her... mapipilitan lang syang samahan ako if ever, so ako na lang nag decide, to just give it up now.

Someday, I can still go to Dubai, Inshallah

May 8, 2025

I wasn't able to update this, but finally, I was able to make it. I've been to Dubai already. Just got home, had that trip from May 1 to 5.. and it was an amazing experience. ALHAMDULILLAH, it went successful.