I'm still here...I don't know when I can go home
(Warning: I am pissed. This post contains a lot of cuss words.)I meant to post the second part of my account of my trip to Honduras, but I haven't been able to finish that post so that will have to wait. I've had a lot on my mind lately. I've had so much fucking trouble trying to find a roommate for the coming school year--which I need to do before I go home. There was this girl at school that was supposed to be my roommate. We had started talking about this as early as March. I even talked to her before I left for Honduras (May 22nd), and she said she was still interested. But she fucking canceled on me at the last minute--on June 6th, to be exact. She could have told me that earlier, but no, that biatch just had to wait till the last fucking minute to cancel on me.
I was in touch with this other lady who also graduated from my school. But she found another place to stay at the last minute, the day after the ditz who was supposed to be my roommate canceled on me. So I had less than three weeks to find another roommate. And I haven't been very successful. Fuck!
I posted ads on the internet, wherever I could post them. But apparently, there's this roommate scam going on, and most of the inquiries I got came from potential scammers. What do they do? They say they'll be coming from other countries, claiming that they're either working or taking a vacation somewhere in Africa or Europe and they'll be arriving in the US shortly. They'll agree to whatever terms you set regarding your apartment or lease. Then those motherfuckers offer to send their payment in advance, with a catch--they send you an overpayment (claiming it's their paycheck or some money someone owed them, etc.) and ask you to deduct the rent, security deposit, and other expenses, then request that you send the balance to a third party, such as a travel agent who would supposedly book their flight to the US or to a shipping company. And then the money orders they send turn out to be counterfeit, so of course you're screwed if you cash them or deposit them in your bank account. To be honest, I nearly got victimized by one such scammer. Good thing I had enough sense to see through the inconsistencies of her stories about her situation. But that totally threw my schedule off.
Four other people in Chicago have inquired about my apartment and visited (one just left less than an hour ago), but none of them have committed thus far. Good God...wala bang taong nangangailangan ng apartment dito? Letse!
I was supposed to go home tomorrow but because I haven't found a fucking roommate yet as of today, I have no choice but to reschedule my flight. Fuck. And I don't know when I can go home. I talked to the travel agent and she said the next available flight isn't until July 6th...and I still have to stay overnight in Tokyo. Double fuck. I can see the two-month vacation I had been hoping for since last year crumbling before my eyes...and IT HURTS!!! It is a big deal for me to cut my vacation short by 11 to 12 days.
I've cried over this so many times already and right now, I'm about to have a good cry. If I don't blog for a while, it's because my life is so shitty right now and I just feel like shit with this roommate business (or lack thereof).
Addendum:
I canceled my flight at 2PM. Four hours after I canceled my flight for June 25th, one of the young ladies interested in my apartment (from whom I had been waiting to hear since June 22nd) called me to confirm that she could room in with me. God. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Why didn't she call me earlier? Is this a joke or what???!!!
I'm relieved I found someone, but I still don't know when I'm going home. The travel agent I spoke with--who wasn't too happy I rescheduled my flight for the second time (the first being the time when I rescheduled my flight in May so I could go to Honduras and attend my cousin's wedding here in Chicago)--told me to wait for her call on Monday the 26th. She'll see if she can find an earlier flight for me. So I have no choice to wait and see what happens next.
I just want to go home soon. I want to be home before the end of this month but I don't even know if that's gonna happen. My situation is driving me crazy.
Pray for me.
found herself @ 12:57 PM
17 Comments:
I hear you... try to hang in there.
whew!!!
well, if that thing will happen to me i'll surely be pissed off by that lady who promised you and fucked up everything.
tara yosi nalang tayo.
you are obviously pissed. you swear all over your post. but hey, i wish you can find one, i'm sure you can!
i'm just blog hopping!
hay... nakakaasar nga yan. sorry, wala akong words of advice chuva. easier said than done, you know? :( you have to stay overnight in Tokyo? So, you have to get a Japanese visa. Do you have one na?
uh oh!what the fuck??you havent found a roommate yet? too bad,Di..i know that you are in trouble..,well,all i can do is wish you good luck and pray for you..
heyy,just smile and try to remember your "love".. *wink*
take care,Di...love yah!
Lisa: Thanks. I'm trying to stay sane, but it's hard.
I know. In the midst of it, it's hard to find peace, but usually in hindsight, it turns out that God used the inconvenience either to protect you from something or lead you to a particular encounter... So perhaps in that you can find some encouragement at least.
Mommy Lei: Thanks for your concern. Diba dragon kayo? Hehe :) Gusto niyong bugahan ng apoy 'yung babaeng nag-cancel at the last minute, tsaka 'yung mga scammers sa tabi-tabi na rin?
Btw sabay tayong online kahapon pero di ako pwedeng mag-bloghop or chat noon. I was at my auntie's house with my dad and my ate (they came here for my cousin's wedding, which was on June 23rd.) Nakigamit lang ako ng laptop ng pinsan ko kaya di ako pwedeng magtagal sa computer noon.
Psyche: Yeah, I have a potty mouth, especially when I'm pissed. I can swear in four languages.
Thanks for your note! Sorry you had to drop by at a time when I was in a lousy mood. Take care! Come back soon...hopefully I'll be in a better mood then.
Fafa KaDyo: Waaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Naiiyak ulit ako. Gusto ko na talagang umuwi. Ipagdasal niyo na lang ako, di na yata nakikinig ang Diyos sa akin ngayon. :(
Rina: Thanks for your concern. Hay naku...I haven't cried as hard as I did over the past few days. I'm such an emotional wreck right now. I texted my friends in CIW yesterday to let them know hindi pa ako nakakaalis. It just sucks because so many people are gonna be disappointed because of the delay in my flight.
In response to your question: no, I don't need a visa to stay the night in Tokyo. Ganon daw pag taga-Southeast Asia ka.
Hay...I'll keep you posted.
Ate Ghee: I found a roomie yesterday...but she called four hours after I canceled my flight. How frustrating is that? So I told her I'd wait to hear from the woman who visited my place yesterday (on spur of the moment kasi nagmakaawa ako ) before making my final decision.
Thanks for your prayers. Love you too.
Lisa again: Are we online at the same time or what? I just read your other comment now, while I was responding to everyone's comments.
Thanks for your advice. You have a point. I'll try to find encouragement in what you said.
Ahhh, okay. Kami kasi kumukuha pa. Siyempre ngayon ko lang naisip na malaki nga pala discount ng ticket namin (benefit ng stint ng mom ko for Japan airlines) kaya kailangan namin ng visa. Pag revenue ticket ka nga pala di na kailangan. Hehe. Anyway, balitaan mo nalang ako kung kailan ka na makakaalis. Sino'ng kapatid mo na nandyan? Btw, bday ni Ardi nung 23. :)
Rina: 'Yung ate ko ang nandito. She and my dad just went back to the Philippines this morning. Sumama ako sa paghatid sa kanila sa airport. It's a wonder I didn't cry. 'Yung auntie ko (ate ng tatay ko) ang umiyak.
I'm still waiting to hear from the travel agent I'm in touch with about the next available flight. Pray na lang na makaalis ako this week. I wanna go home, as in!!!
Oops, I forgot to greet Ardi. Belated Happy Birthday sa kanya!
grabe ka palang magalit sister! daming F word hehehe...baka may purpose kung bakit na delayed flight mo at hindi na maging 2 mos. so huwag ka ng umiyak dyan ...isipin mo ang eyebugs at wrinkles...cheerios! pasasaan bat makalahanghap ka rin ng usok ng pinas hehehe :)
Ate Malaine: Hehehe...shocked ka ba? Pasensya na. Pati ako, na-shock sa sarili ko. Di naman ako nagmamalinis, grabe talaga ako magalit. Isog gyud kay Waray man ko, LOL :) I have to say I haven't been this upset or angry before. Sobrang stressed out lang ako dahil sa sitwasyon ko. But I'm okay now.
I'm typing this habang ka-chat kita. LOL! :)
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