Back in Chicago
Well, I'm back in Chicago, living the life I like to escape from every once in a while. I got back at around 830AM (Central Time). Thank God my aunt picked me up at the airport. Otherwise it would have taken me longer to get back to my apartment. I sure hit the ground running--as I usually do. I had to teach this afternoon, then put in a few hours at the women's archives. It's a wonder I didn't fall asleep.To all those who left me thoughtful messages and comments while I was away--Nang Raquel (first honor ka, sis), Nang Ethel (ang nagbantay ng "bahay" ko, kasama pa si Churchill, habang wala ako), Ame.Sweet, Fay, Darlene, Naomi, Mildred, Graveyard Zombie, Saint Erica, Pau, Ghie, NV, Sunshine Pinay, Kadyo, Peanut, and Patrice, THANK YOU!!! I had a wonderful vacation. I miss New York already...waah!
Actually, I went to New York for two reasons--to get away from my hectic, monotonous life here and to visit and check up on my cousins (especially Gran
t, Don-don, and Joash, who recently arrived from the Philippines). And I was able to do just that. I got to explore the city with my cousins, and I even met up with my good friend April, whom I hadn't seen ever since our high school graduation. I also spent quality time with my auntie (who is beside me in the picture), despite her busy, busy schedule (she works as a nurse for at least 12 hours, almost seven days a week, and has the demands of family life and housework to worry about, besides). More importantly, I learned how to get around on my own. I know how to take the train from my auntie's house to the city and how to take the subway from Point A to Point B. I can tell the difference between Trains 4,5,6,7 and S, Q, and R, somehow. I didn't feel like a total stranger this time around. I wonder what that means. Maybe I should try to get a post-doc in New York once I get done with my Ph.D. (whenever that will be). Or I could study something else, like photography, journalism, or creative writing, which I was considering before I went to graduate school here. I'll be a professional student for the rest of my life, hahaha.I know some of you wanted to know about what I did in New York, but I'm kinda tired, so I'll save the details of my vacation for another post (sorry, Raquel!). In the meantime, I leave you with some pictures of my trip. Just click on the link and it should take you to my Flickr webpage. Enjoy!
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23 Comments:
Welcome back seeker, nice pix...ako sa ni idali dali og post ha kay basin malumbaan ko sa uban silingan.
Hahay new york, kilan kaya kita maapakan.
Bitaw dagku kaayo mga building ba. Di naman cguro ka mabag-uhan oi kay naa ka sa Chicago, it's a nice city pod.
Ako intawon kay na sa ika pitong buntod. Nyahaha, bitaw naa ko sa downtown pero ga,ay lang nga ciudad. Kung sa pinas pa morag baryo ba.
I am glad, you had fun with your relatives. Ang cute ng mga bata dun sa pix.
Ay ok s lang di mo sinabi lahat, para naa pa koy balikan diri, nyehehe. Next time ayaw ko ingna kay para makita ang katag ba.
gets mo ba?
O cge, good night na kay hapdos na akong eye 2 eye
kalagot oi, kini si mareng raquel permi nalang pirst onor dire, sulongaon ko 'to hehhee, oy hala si churchill nalipay :) sis Di, pagka gwapa ba lamang sa imong mga litrato, kakita kag uyab didto? hahaha ahak man ko oy! curious man gud sa imong beauty ba. balik ra ko utro dire, unya na pod ko kalingkod dire atubang pc, kay magtiwas mi sa misyon sa akong vana, na hala ayo2x diha kanunay, mao pay pagmata nako ga pitok2x pa ning akong mata. Churchill sending you wet kisses hahha
Naa pa koy nalimtana, naa may diay kay dimples Di... hala baya! heheh
lady di... ang ganda mo walang kakupas-kupas. the pics painted all the fun you had in NY!
Glad you're back!
Welcome back Di! Na lingaw ko tan-aw sa imong mga pics. Korek sila manang Ethel your pretty. Ayo ayo dinha. mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Raquel: Thanks! Yup, Chicago is a nice city. The buildings here aren't as tall as those in NY, though. Chicago seems so quiet now, in comparison to NY. Natawa naman ako sa description mo sa lugar niyo. Ganon ba? Gusto mo sumama pag bumalik ako sa NY? Dalhin mo si Maria para may kalaro ang pinsan ko, hehe :)
Nang Ethel: Salamat po! Kisses to Churchill too. Haha, di ako nakahanap ng "uyab" sa NY. Hanapan mo ako ng ka-date, basta banal at di magbibigay sa 'kin ng sakit ng ulo. Hehe :)
Naomi: Thanks, gurl. Yup, pareho tayong may dimples, gwapa =)
Darlene: Thank you po! It's nice to be back.
Mildred: Salamat sa compliment, but with all due respect, medyo taklesa ka. I've lost weight sa lagay na 'to at kung magpapapayat man ako, I would do it for myself, not to please anyone, and especially not to look "yummy" for somebody. I'm not an object of sorts. So there.
Ghie: Thank you. Ingat ka rin dyan!
P.S. I'm glad you all enjoyed looking at the pictures. Ingat kayo.
Mildred: What I meant was, may part sa comment mo na compliment, pero may part rin na taklesa ang dating. 'Yung first sentence sa unang comment mo--'yun ang tinutukoy kong "compliment." And I did recognize that--kaya nga nag-thank you ako sa 'yo, diba? What I reacted to was the latter part of your comment--the second sentence--which was what came across as tactless. Regardless of one's intentions, it's IMPOLITE to comment on a person's size, especially if you don't know them personally. If you didn't mean anything bad, well, that wasn't too clear earlier, given your choice of words. (No offense, pero hindi talaga maganda ang dating ng sinabi mo na: "Magpa-slim ka para lalong yummy." Praise ba 'yon? Again, I barely know you, kaya OVERFAMILIAR ang dating mo) I appreciate your clarification.
So I took what you said "so loud," as you put it. (Please check your grammar kasi ang labo ng sinabi mo, di ko maintindihan). Well, be careful with your words next time, especially when you happen to be in my blog.
Mildred: I know what "loud" means. And as far as I know, it's not an adverb. If the word "loud" is used to describe how one "took" something, the sentence is grammatically incorrect. That's why I didn't understand what you meant by this statement: "You just took it loud."
As for your contention that there was nothing offensive about what you had said previously, you're entitled to your own opinion. By the same token, I am entitled to my own opinion--and I stand by what I said. I maintain that it was uncalled for.
Talaga, pang-girl talk pala 'yung sinabi mo na word na "yummy" (like kung katawan 'yung pinag-uusapan). That's interesting--especially if it's coming from a virtual stranger. None of my female friends have used that word, especially in the context of conversations on weight issues.
The bottom line is this: Our perceptions are RELATIVE. If I reacted in a manner that was different from your position, you can't hold it against me.
By the way, check your grammar again sa sinabi mo na: "Gee...what a paranoid." You used the wrong pronoun. I would also take out the article "a."
Don't worry, ayoko rin naman ng away. I just had to clarify my stance. Hey, it's my blog and you were addressing me so I had to react to everything you said. I am not going to dignify your succeeding comments so this will be the last time I will ever address you.
Naomi: Pasensya na pati ikaw nag-alala tuloy. See my earlier comment. Our perceptions are relative.
TAPOS!
Ms Soul Seeker, I always read your blog and I admire your posts. Sincere, informative and full of passion. It is my first time to leave a comment here because I noticed something.Something that is always coinciding. Like the one that we are witnessing now.
How come, mildred and naomi are always together? I have read too in other blogs that most of their entries are but minutes or seconds apart. Do they live in the same house? Or are they just one and the same?
We understand that they are friends, alright. But it seems that there is always a trend on their commenting styles. They always create "loud" noise! And may I borrow the term "LOUD"?
Just asking, though. Or maybe there are a lot of eyes widely shut.
Iyang si naomie saka yang aso nyang si mildred, iisa lang yan! kung babasehan mo sa mga pananalita, grammar at topic ng dalawa, klarong iisa lang yan...kahit pa paputol ko mga kuko ko, iisa lang yan sila. gagawa pa sila ng mga alibi, klaro namng bistado na...nakakahiya...nurses pa namng naturingan, puro naman pla mga baluktot pag-isip. Bat kase di na lng bumalik mga yan sa mga pinanggalingan nila...syempre sa babuyan.
grabe naman iyan.... nagsimula lang sa puna tungkol sa puna ni Mildred tungkol weight... ganiyan na kaagad ang batikos ninyo sa dalawa nating mga nurses...... i think nagsasaya lang naman sila
Ay nakow, nabasa ko lahat, pati si vana ko pinabasa ko dito. Sabi nya tigil na daw ako sa pag bablogging.
wala na akong sasabihin pa, ayukong sumali.
I miss you seeker, punta ka sa bahay ko may carolers dun.
Hi Di, asus unsa diay ni! kana si mareng raquel ba paundangon nalang daw siya ug blogging sa iyang vana, di ko musogot oy, ayaw sad ug sugot Di ha! ug moundang siya ayaw siya isuroy sa ciudad sa New York ug Chicago, kay unsa to ingon niya naa daw siya sa ikapitong bungtod hehehe, ahak jud ning akong kumare oy! ayo ayo diha Di, i hope ok kana! luvs ya!
Raquel: Pasensya na pati ikaw, apektado.
Ethel: I'm okay now. Thanks.
Miss you both!
Good Lord. After I posted my previous comment (at 12:46AM, in response to Mildred and Naomi), natulog na ako. Pagkagising ko, eto ang bumulaga sa akin--"baha" pala dito sa comment box ko. Gawin bang chatroom ang blog ko?!
I would rather focus on the original issue at hand. Given the last comment Mildred addressed to me (posted at 1:05 AM), I have nothing more to say about the matter.
Karen: Thank you for your compliments about my blog and my posts.
That said...
Karen, Mildred, Naomi, Alex, and Mr./Ms. Anonymous, all your comments, allegations, and/or rebuttals speak for themselves. Since the issue you're dealing with is beyond my control, I'm not in a position to take sides. You've all said your piece. I believe that would suffice. I do not want to turn my blog into a venue for any sort of "trial by publicity." I'm open to debates, as other bloggers can attest to, but I'd rather keep any discussion in this blog issue-based, rather than personality-based. Ayos ba? I hope you will all respect that. Thanks.
wow! ang daming comments!
ang ganda ng mga pics mo. ang saya pa ng mga posing nyo. kitang-kita na enjoy ka.
may chinatown pala jan. yan ang proof na madami talaga intsik sa mundo.lol.
hay, ako kaya, kelan ako mkaka punta sa ibang countries?
hi! first time ko dito. uy, san ka sa NY nagpunta? tagaroon ako talaga eh. napadpad lang sa germany for now. nong first time ko rin sa NY, nalilito ako sa mga trains. (hanggang ngayon, lito pa rin ako. hehehe minsanan lang kasi ako umuwi doon eh) nweis, glad you had fun in NY. kita sa mga pics eh. ang ayaw ko lang sa NY, sobrang crowded. kakahilo! medyo may pagka-claustrophobic ako kung minsan eh.
sige, ateng...hope you find time later on so you can post about what you did in NY. have a great week ahead!
I'd say choose CREATIVE WRITING!
Hehe.
But I'm terribly biased.
Fay: I'm glad you enjoyed looking at the pictures. Don't worry, you'll get your chance to travel. Basta pag napadpad ka dito sa Chicago, gala tayo, sagot ko. Hehe :) Ingat!
Des: Thanks for dropping by my blog. Nag-stay ako sa apartment ng relatives ko sa Bronxville, pero nakagala ako sa New York City. Kung saan-saan kami nakarating, hehe :) Taga-NY ka pala? Oo nga, crowded doon. Halos itulak ka ng mga tao sa sidewalk or sa subway. I was glad to be back here kasi parang ang tahimik dito bigla. Anyway, ingat! Come back soon!
Abster: I'm leaning towards that option. Haha :) I miss writing.
d importante ang size ng katawan, ang importante you have peace inside. mukhang happy naman sa pic di ba?
Kaibigang Anonymous: Mismo. Salamat po.
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