Sexy, Innocent Child-Woman

To everyone who offered advice, extended words of comfort and sympathy, e-mailed me, texted me, and/or called me, THANK YOU so much for your concern and prayers. It means a lot to me, especially at this time. I'm still sad that I didn't get to leave yesterday, as planned. But I'm not as emotional as I was two days ago. I'm feeling slightly better now.

In retrospect, I've come to accept that my supposed departure on June 25th wasn't meant to be. I really didn't want to leave without finding a roommate. That would have been too risky, not to mention irresponsible. And even if someone did call to confirm that she wanted to become my roommate four hours after I cancelled my flight, and I didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or shoot myself, it turned out I still had some unfinished business to take care of...like picking up my new laptop from Best Buy :-) It was supposed to be available for pickup on June 23rd, but someone messed up my order, so the shipping of my laptop got delayed. So even if I had found a roommate before June 25th, I would have had another setback, regardless.

Anyway, things worked out. I called the store this afternoon to follow up on my order, and the guy I spoke with told me it was still in transit. (I couldn't get the model I wanted in other branches of Best Buy because it was out of stock. Apparently, it's a very popular model.) So medyo nagtaray ako. I explained that I had to leave the country soon and I didn't want the delay in the shipping of my laptop to hold me back again (I'll be damned if that happens. After the hellish roommate search, that's the last thing I need.) The employee who processed my order called me about two hours later and offered me a good deal. He told me I could buy another laptop with the same specifications as the model I wanted, except that the unit he recommended had a better operating system. The model he offered me was really more expensive than what I had planned on getting. But because of the delay in the shipping of my order, he sold me the laptop for the same price as the laptop I had ordered. Sweet! I couldn't complain about that.

My life is still hanging in the balance. But I got to take care of my most important concerns. Now I'm just waiting for my travel agent to get back to me about the next available flight. And I'll be as ready as I could ever be.

In the meantime, I'm gonna finish cleaning my apartment, buy extra pasalubong, and read some books for my special field exam (so I don't have to study when I'm home. Gimik na lang ng gimik, haha!) I also plan on visiting my nun-friend, who is based in St. Kitts but is in town for part of the summer. She's taking a class at my school this week. I wouldn't have been able to see her if I had left yesterday, since I spent the entire weekend with my family and relatives. But since I'm still here, I can visit her first thing tomorrow morning or thereabouts.

I just hope I get to leave this week--the earlier, the better. All you holy men and women pray for me.

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Here's something that made me smile: I'm officially a madrina (what Hondurans call a female sponsor or godmother) to Jaimi. I just received a letter from Montana de Luz, finalizing my participation in their God's Gift sponsorship program. I want to sponsor my baby for as long as I can. I'm free to write her, and someone will keep me informed about how she's doing. I'm happy that we're still connected.