I received a text message from my aunt asking me to look for some Precast Concrete and Precast Concrete Septic Tanks for their house. Actually, it was my friend who have designed their house, but unfortunately the construction has been pended for a while due to some financial constraints. I tried to contact my friend if he could help us find a good supplier for the same but he’s currently busy I guess…. Maybe I’ll just look around the net and get some helpful info.

Everytime I encounter anything connected to construction, I always remember my job abroad. If  only I am in Bahrain, I could give her the info that she needed right away, but right now I have no more contact with my previous suppliers. Hay! I really miss my job back there! If only I could go and leave my daughter just like that, I will but I couldn’t… Let me just pass this vacation in December, maybe when I come back I will apply for a job, either homebased or somewhere nearby our house.

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… she was told that Dada’s gone to buy her milk. She may be young and innocent but not stupid to believe that Dada’s gone to buy her milk every single day. That Dada will be there to pick her up from the nanny’s house every single afternoon. That Dada will be there as she wakes up in the morning. For several days, we went on that way. We lived on with lies… When the nanny told me that she cried out for “Dada” the moment she heard their doorbell, that’s when I told my husband “she has to know” that you’ve gone to work somewhere else, that you won’t be back for so and so days… So I told her… I explained to her like she’s a grown up. She was listening quietly. I was crying secretly.

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One of the hardest part of a long distance relationship is the fact that you are not physically there for each other. And when you have a kid, it just gets tougher.

The first time my husband left for his job, I didn’t know how I was going to handle the situation. First and foremost, out of almost 9 years of being together (abroad), that was the first time that we had to make a decision - stay apart for a while just because…

Just because… we have to. For betterment. A test of love. In short, a much more better future for our young family. I know it was a wrong move. We should’ve done it long before our daughter was born. But no! We were so addicted to each other that we didn’t even think of the future. It could’ve been easier - for our daughter.

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My first few years In Bahrain were hard. I struggled. I have experienced not-so-good-days with the locals. Plus the fact that those days I can only communicate through snail mails. I used to write and mail them at least 3x a week updating them, telling them how my day went by. There were times I had to lie, I had to tell them I was okay but the truth was “I was not”. I lied in my letter many times. But on the phone, I can’t. I just can’t…. I used to call them every week coz we get cheap phone cards over there, But as soon as my parents asked me “how are you?”, I get affected.

Though Derrick was there to cheer me up everyday, it’s still different when you are with the ones you love when you’re down. Yes, I’m glad he was there all the time but we also had some problems during that time. Time and people really tested our relationship. Someone came in between us. He went on his own with that someone and in revenge,

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02/10/99 After more than 10 hours flight, I finally landed in Bahrain. That was already 1am. Ate Bing from the Agency informed me that there will be someone to fetch me up at the airport holding a placard with my name on it. I looked around. No one was there. Until one guy approached me “Michelle?” I was afraid. I simply checked his uniform, when I saw the company’s logo, I was relieved. He took my bag and brought me to the parking lot. However, there’s still this feeling that what if he’s not the one? Hehehe! I was totally relieved when I finally saw that placard that he was supposed to be carrying with him. It was inside the van. He must have left it there. I was just quiet…. Not even a single word came from my mouth. I was new, what do you expect. Then he started, “here’s your photo, that’s how I recognized you”.

After 30 minutes, he took me inside the Resort and said “this is where you will be working everyday. I’ll get you something to eat before I take you home. It’s just 3 blocks away from here.” I said “okay, thanks!” He handed me a cheese burger and can of coke after few minutes.

We went to the staff accommodation, guided me to where I was supposed to stay. To my dismay, the room was empty. There was no cupboard to unload my stuff. I could only see a bed with bed sheets and 2 pillows on it. I didn’t say a word, but I guess he noticed my disappointment. Guess I was lucky…. There was one room with its light still on at 2am. He knocked her door. It was

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