I'm sleepy...
I'm running on less than five hours of sleep...but it's all good. I helped my good friend, Sr. Beena, pack her things last night. She's on her way back to India (where she's from) as I write this. She lived in the States for five years; of course she had a lot of stuff. None of the sisters in her community could help her pack last night because they were either busy with various commitments or incapable of strenuous work. I was happy to help out, since I know I can pack pretty well (palibhasa layas, hehe). We didn't get done till 12:30AM. Okay lang...nag-bonding rin kami while packing. And it wasn't hard to pack for her at all--which is more than what I can say for a certain nun for whom I did some packing last year. I slept over at the convent of my Groovy Sisters last night, woke up at 6:00AM, heard mass with the sisters at 7:00AM, and left for work shortly after breakfast (Sr. Beena drove me to my apartment so I could change and get some stuff that she could use for her trip. Then she took me to the train station. Isn't that sweet? Ginawa ko siyang driver...bad!) I got off work early and went straight to the convent so I could tag along with the other sisters and Sr. Beena's other close friends in bringing her to the airport.Sigh. I miss Sr. Beena already. I didn't cry when I said goodbye to her, but I was really sad to see her leave. I got so used to having her around for the past four years. We didn't have a lot of opportunities to go out or talk privately, but somehow, we share this bond, and I treasure all the times I spent with her. My life here feels so strange now without her. It felt so strange not to see her around when I had dinner with the sisters tonight. Anyway, I'm happy for her. Five years is a LONG time to be away from home. I'm really happy she'll be with her loved ones again.
Funny, when I said goodbye to her, the last words she said to me were: "If you join [the congregation], let me know."
What did I say in reply? I'll let you guess that part. :-)
I miss you, Sister Beena! Hope to see you again, whenever and wherever that will be. God bless you on your journey! And God bless your new ministry.
Create Your Own!***
Gosh, sa sobrang antok ko, I kinda spaced out on Sr. Dinah, my other close nun-friend, while we were talking tonight. Oops! I really need to get some sleep. Papagalitan ako ng ibang madre if they find out puyat na naman ako. Good night.
found herself @ 10:44 PM
8 Comments:
hehehehe, taong gala ka pala, ha? type na type ko yan non...
hmmm...siguro na feel ni Sis. Beena na pagmamadre din hahantungan mo? hahaha! sige na nga mag guess na rin ako...
Happy Weekend!
Ate Malaine: Haha :) Sobrang lagalag kaya ako. Magkakasundo talaga tayo pwera sa shopping. *wink*
Nagulat ako sa sinabi ni Sister kasi parang kailan lang, gusto pa niya akong i-setup sa isang Pinoy na kaklase niya dito. (Siyempre di alam ng ibang madre 'yon.) Kaya nagulat talaga ako sa sinabi niya.
Ingat! Happy weekend rin!
hala, may calling ka! hehehe. bigla ko tuloy nag-alala nung mga araw na nag-si- search in ako with some nun-friends....na-miss ko sila bigla....
Bea: Ohmygosh! Nag-search in ka rin??? Hehe, welcome to the club! *wink* "Search out" na yata ang ginagawa ko, LOL :) Pero na-realize ko na na-miss ko ang mga kamadrehan kasi hindi ko na sila masyadong nakikita sa ngayon.
Saang congregation/s ka nag-search in? Ingat!
yep, i did po, with the RVM sisters (although Dominican ang puso ko hehehe). it was a struggle though, because i was torn between two things: ito nga vocation ngan an akon responsibilidad ha pamilya. kay eldest man ako ngan kinahanglan han akon mga kag-anak an akon pagbulig para makatapos an upat ko pa nga bugto. makuri gihap an pagdesisyon but i had to decide, the hardest one i had to make so far.
salamat! ingat din po dyan!
Bea: Ah okay. Really, Dominican ang puso mo? May mga kaibigan ako dito na Dominican...may nag-mongha pa nga, grabe. Take your time sa discernment mo. We can all live "holy" lives outside the convent naman, diba? *wink*
Ako rin, torn between two things. For now, I'm focusing on my studies and my volunteer work as a lay person. Whatever happens will happen na lang. Pero natatawa lang ako o kaya napapaisip minsan sa mga hirit ng mga kaibigan kong madre. Wala lang.
Ingat ka rin!
yeah, hinay-hinay la kita ha aton kinabuhi. igbubutang kita gihap where we really belong (hala, biglang naging sobrang seryoso ako hehehe) salamat utro!
hey baby,
wazzup? dami kong na-miss na kuwento ah. Pati ikaw, miss ko rin syempre. I-add kita sa isang YM ko ha? Di ko na kasi masyadong nabubuksan yung isa eh.Sana we can chat soon. Miss you talaga, lab!
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