This was my last question in my one and only blog which I wrote on this very same day last year. Sometimes, you really have to be very careful with what you wished for. Why? Simply because.
To start with, I transferred to a new house again. Ahhh, no, I went back to my previous crib. Well, to accompany again my quite “senior” a friend. Actually, it is where my dining area is in Iloilo- the Bakingham Palace. I like it there because everything is facilitated, no hungry stomach anymore. And everything is near. But, I get to miss my former one in Villa because of the fresh linen that awaits me every time I would come home from travel. Fresh linens, especially when you are dead tired. What a consolation!
Okay then, somebody forwarded me an e-mail, a scholarship training opportunity in Japan for one year. Oh well, I did not act on it immediately. Because. I don’t want to study anymore. But, when I thought about the opportunity, I inquired again but the deadline has passed already. Shortly after reading it, I received a scholarship invitation to Germany from a professional German contact, which was a bit difficult to decline. Actually, my friend from UPLB also invited me the other year, but I said no because as I said I don’t want to study anymore. Travelling perhaps, yes. Anyway, to ensure if it is really for me I showed it to my boss the following day. It was really opportune because it was the last day of work during the Holy Week and I will be out of Iloilo for two weeks. So, I need clearance first before I can apply. Voila, GO! But, make sure to go back to UPV, was what she said.
Furthermore, I did not work on it immediately; I went to a seminar in Manila. Over a conversation, I mentioned it, but I don’t want to study Deutsch or simply I don’t want to study anymore. But, my friend said, Deutsch is easy. So, I finalized my application and submit it right before the deadline.
Good thing, my application went well. I went to Hanoi for a three-day assessment workshop. Mind you, way back 2004 I wrote a blog saying that I wished to travel in Vietnam. I never thought that after six years I found myself walking like run for three mornings passing through Hanoi’s famous Hoan Kiem Lake towards St. Joseph Cathedral for my daily mass. Next, was a six week stay in Makati for Basic Deutsch Learning. T’was really great, Makati! I dreamed of living there too. More so, it was near Glorietta 4 where the rich and famous people go. All the more, it was just an elevator away to the church. Though, my stay there was stressful, for my extra and very important activities in San Lorenzo Village and Calamba. Makati was another favor, granted. It was supposedly to be in Jakarta or Hanoi. But, I prayed hard that it will just be here in the Philippines. Oh, well that’s it!
Of course, some of my papers went through the knife. But what can we do, I am destined to be here in Germany. The scholarship training was a wishful thinking I had 13 years ago. I thank God and those people who supported me well. I arrived last October. First, a month in SaarbrΓΌcken, now here in Mannheim for three months. Next month, we will be in Berlin for the real “meat” of the training. Way back 2005, I had also wished to see Pope Benedict XVI in WYD in Australia, but I wasn't able to go. Perhaps, this time in September I might have a chance to see him in Berlin, just in time before I go back to Iloilo.
Life is indeed in a suitcase! But, this is temporary.
God is so good, and I am so happy. But, I wish for something more. Perhaps, in due time. I just have to be patient, else I'll be here no more.
But, for the moment, can I have a good set of ____...wheheheee!
