Welcome to Segar!

I know, I know. Naging ningas kugon ako sa 'daily blog entries' ko since Day 1. To provide a quick summary of our stay so far, RJ and I have promising interviews. Here's to hoping to get hired in the coming days! Katulad sa 'Pinas, long weekend din dito sa Singapore. They held their presidential elections yesterday, and barely a day palang, they have declared the winning candidate. Newly-elected presidentiable Tony Tan will be sworn into office on September 1.

Moved in to Bukit Panjang area (specifically Segar Road) last night. The new house looks perfect! I can safely say that this will be a long-term home. Golda and Julian helped us (a whole lot!) at Ikea, Courts and Giant. First time to ride a Lexus!

Went to Universal Studios with Golda at Sentosa Island last Friday. Sulit! Did the Mummy ride twice. RJ survived Battlestar Galactica. Hurrah! Tomorrow we go to Jurong Bird Park. Or probably just do laps at Villa Marina.

Daddy's email below. Made me go, "Awwww!" Sorry for video's low resolution. Have to keep it that way for faster uploading.

(Photos at www.facebook.com/racroldan)

Day 2: RJ's first interview

RJ and I went to his first interview today. We're lining up more schedules starting next week and will be more aggressive in sending out our papers. He's sleeping again and I am doing my best to keep up with these updates. For documentation. Every day is tiring, looking for stuff that we need, places we can go and cheaper flats we can rent. We cannot believe we're here already. Parang panaginip lang. Anyhow, I feel so blessed to be in the midst of other cultures. Sana palarin kami dito. Photos will have to be posted in either facebook or twitter. Effort masyado dito.

Tomorrow we will move to Tampines. Too far and too few places of convenience. RJ and I love it better here in Punggol Central. Easyrommate.com.sg is proving to be very helpful. Hoping to find more better deals nearer to the CBD.

Golda and friend are flying out to Krabi, Thailand tomorrow. We'll be totally lost without her! Hehe! But she's a good teacher. Here's to safe and hassle-free intelligent living without her!

Day 1: Punggol Central

Hello.

RJ and I would like to say, "Welcome to Singapore-lah!"

We had a long, bumpy flight. Golda picked us up at the airport, took us to our first flat and went with us for late lunch and to shop for bare necessities (i.e., towels, food for breakfast, SIM, EZLink for transportation, etc). Tomorrow we will have dinner with her and her boss. RJ is resting as he wasn't able to sleep a wink at all last night.

Got to bond with the father of the landlord and their yaya. Good folks. Tomorrow, RJ will go to his first interview. Will go with him so we can both get familiar with the sites and sounds. We figured, 2 heads are better than just 1.. when getting lost! :)

We are getting all emails, SMS.

That's it for the quick update for now.

Through Thick and Thin

In 2 days, RJ and I are flying out. If things work out for us, we'll be staying there -- for quite some time. To earn enough to launch ng bonggang-bongga our business. Otherwise, we'll still be very happy to come back. Can barely wait to start living a different chapter in our lives.

Over the years, we have become much richer: in love, in faith, and in friends. These 2 girls are very close to our hearts, especially mine, as they are a big part of me. Never would I be the person I am right now if not for them. I'd like to call them as my sisters, but that would be awkward-sounding and super cheesy. Basta they are me and I am them.

To Denise and Cess, we love you. From the bottom of our hearts.

Mabuhay ang Bonnet Babes!