As I said before, I would enjoy the freedom I'm having right now. And yes, I am still.
However, in spite of this, I also realized that I would also miss a lot of things back in the city. (See, I'm a having a semi-bucolic life nowadays.) Really lots of things.
1. The tricycles in Ledesco. I would miss this because this is the transportation that would bring me to my job. Strange in a city which has a law that prohibits tricycles. But, you see, I'm not working in the city proper. But, strangely also, the subdivision where the school I'm teaching is, is in a semi-exclusive subdivision where upper middle class people are working. Of course, you should expect that most people own cars here.
What I would miss about this, actually, is the feeling of embarrassment ,sometimes, because while us, teachers are riding a tricycle, our students are enjoying their air-conditioned cars (which are changed every few months) but at the same time feeling proud that after all these, they would still envy my freedom while them, locked in their wealthy but sometimes suspicious world.
2. The barbecue. Yes, we have barbecues here at our town but it tastes different from the tocino barbecue sold at the barbecue stands in front of the WVSU hospital. FYI, my sister, Mahal, my cousin Makmak and I eat these 3-peso/stick BBQ's almost every night as a partner to our rice. And we never get tired though, actually, there are a lot of karinderyas around. We would never miss a week that we will not buy these. I don't know what these BBQ vendors put in the BBQ they sell that we crave for it all the time.
3. The West McDo. Every time we feel bored in our room and my roommates (my sister and my cousin) don't have money to go for a night-out (no, I don't go with them!), our last option? Of course, the McDonald's near WVSU. If we're P50 richer! He he! Food options we buy: Sundae, P25; The 50-peso Value McSavers and McFloat. Other than those, we're broke. But if we can't afford McDo, we opted #4 which is..
4. Julie's. This is a 24-hour bakery. And we're very thankful that they decided to do so because sometimes we would feel so hungry at the middle of the night and Julie's would be there for us. Huh! Julie's should be thankful for customers like us.
5. Internet Cafes. If books are not available and Merrily (my other best friend in and out of job) and I got money for SM and Robinson's, the best way to spend our boring nights is the Internet Cafes. Thanks to A&S and Digitizers. They never fail to entertain us and sometimes, for letting us spend our money for unproductive surfing. Sometimes, however, if these places are full, we would do cafe hunting.
These are just few of the things I would surely miss in the city. There are a lot more to enumerate. Find out more in the next few days...
(To be continued...)
However, in spite of this, I also realized that I would also miss a lot of things back in the city. (See, I'm a having a semi-bucolic life nowadays.) Really lots of things.
1. The tricycles in Ledesco. I would miss this because this is the transportation that would bring me to my job. Strange in a city which has a law that prohibits tricycles. But, you see, I'm not working in the city proper. But, strangely also, the subdivision where the school I'm teaching is, is in a semi-exclusive subdivision where upper middle class people are working. Of course, you should expect that most people own cars here.
What I would miss about this, actually, is the feeling of embarrassment ,sometimes, because while us, teachers are riding a tricycle, our students are enjoying their air-conditioned cars (which are changed every few months) but at the same time feeling proud that after all these, they would still envy my freedom while them, locked in their wealthy but sometimes suspicious world.
2. The barbecue. Yes, we have barbecues here at our town but it tastes different from the tocino barbecue sold at the barbecue stands in front of the WVSU hospital. FYI, my sister, Mahal, my cousin Makmak and I eat these 3-peso/stick BBQ's almost every night as a partner to our rice. And we never get tired though, actually, there are a lot of karinderyas around. We would never miss a week that we will not buy these. I don't know what these BBQ vendors put in the BBQ they sell that we crave for it all the time.
3. The West McDo. Every time we feel bored in our room and my roommates (my sister and my cousin) don't have money to go for a night-out (no, I don't go with them!), our last option? Of course, the McDonald's near WVSU. If we're P50 richer! He he! Food options we buy: Sundae, P25; The 50-peso Value McSavers and McFloat. Other than those, we're broke. But if we can't afford McDo, we opted #4 which is..
4. Julie's. This is a 24-hour bakery. And we're very thankful that they decided to do so because sometimes we would feel so hungry at the middle of the night and Julie's would be there for us. Huh! Julie's should be thankful for customers like us.
5. Internet Cafes. If books are not available and Merrily (my other best friend in and out of job) and I got money for SM and Robinson's, the best way to spend our boring nights is the Internet Cafes. Thanks to A&S and Digitizers. They never fail to entertain us and sometimes, for letting us spend our money for unproductive surfing. Sometimes, however, if these places are full, we would do cafe hunting.
These are just few of the things I would surely miss in the city. There are a lot more to enumerate. Find out more in the next few days...
(To be continued...)
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