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My trip to
On my way home, I decided to go to Coop to buy milk and bread for breakfast. I bade hi to one of our kabayans who works there as a sales assistant selling corns. I learned that she used to stay on the bed I occupy now, so I kinda like the idea that she used to stay with the people I stay with now. I got there while she was talking to someone. We were introduced and I learned that this other kabayan has just been here for a week and is also looking for a job.
As we speak, I learned that she doesn't even have a mobile number here. Learning that she doesn't have one sounds rather odd to me. How can you sell yourself and make others reach you if you don't even have one? After some time, I must have convinced here that she in fact needed one. SIM cards are not available in Coop we learned, and the nearest supermarket where we can find one is kinda far. The sales attendant informed us that it was Dhs6 riding a cab (flag down is Dhs3.50) and walking would take some time. Kabayan begged me to accompany her if I didn't have anything to do. I submitted since I know how she feels being a week old in a place that is entirely new. I must admit that I, too suffered from some sort of culture shock the first time I got here.
We started to walk and talk. We found out that we are both from Laguna although she's from a different town. Then, as always, I couldn't resist taking a picture of things that catch my eye.
(Then, not far from my last stop, the sun caught my eye again. This time, I think I like it where it was. She even offered to take my picture. But I said no, it's the view that I am really looking at.)
On my way home alone, I realized that we saw the same sunset. But we looked at it in two different perspectives. None of neither is better... nor worse. For tomorrow, we'd still have one sun rising on the east, and it's still up to each of us how we make use of the light it gives to strengthen our hopes and our dreams. To take a chance and look at it at a different perspective, hoping that this time it's better, stronger.
On my way home alone, I realized that we saw the same sunset. But we looked at it in two different perspectives. None of neither is better... nor worse. For tomorrow, we'd still have one sun rising on the east, and it's still up to each of us how we make use of the light it gives to strengthen our hopes and our dreams. To take a chance and look at it at a different perspective, hoping that this time it's better, stronger.
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