Vamp and Zomb days are over!

This is it, the longest hiatus of my life has come to an end, after being a bum for almost 1 year, yes I am bum, finally its over... but let me share you my beautiful story carved by God and put me in this position many would not believe how Lucky I am and How God works in mysterious ways.

It was May 28,2011 when I came here in UAE, fresh, full of hopes full of endless possibilities that I will make name in this country and the only weapon and hope I have is my HAAD exam passing certificate and the things I experience in my home country.. But things dont go as it is, It all turned upside down, I thought everything will fall into its place but unfortunately I have to wait for the processing of my license and I need to find a facility that would sponsor my license, because without it, things will be harder. I did the job hunting, on the first day of it, 2 days after I arrived here in UAE, I already had an interview after minutes of passing my CV and I said to myself how lucky I am. I passed the interview in Dr. Khalid Al Jamal Medical Center I got a nice package salary, whom I think is big already during that time so I immediately grabbed the opportunity without thinking of the other options I have. I was too decisive and too arrogant not to consider the pros and cons of the situation. Until i received another call from Al Jimi Medical Polyclinics, I immediately went there for an interview, during that day I was about to pass all the requirements to Dr. Khalid for my licensing but something at the back of my mind told me I need to go for that interview, and so I did and I passed the interview.They gave me a higher salary package and as arrogant as I am, I withdraw all the requirements I have with Dr. Khalid Al Jamal Medical Center, and signed the contract with the new clinic Al Jimi Medical Polyclinics, and so waiting time starts I was only on tourist visa that time and they said HAAD licensing takes about 3 months but I only have 2 months tourist visa. I was hopeless that time and I was thinking I will go home with nothing in my homeland, but God is really good my Husband visa was approved and I could stay here anytime I want until 3 yrs. I finally got Residence Visa by which I can renew. I said to myself Problem number 1 was solved, but still my license is not yet released, I canot work here legally as a nurse If I dont have it, I waited for almost 6 months just for that license and from time to time I am updating my status in the HAAD office in Abu Dhabi and all the time the answers of the people there are so inconsitent as to the time frame when will my license will be released. I prayed hard and was about to give up. Many things are bothering me and coming into my mind during that waiting time, if I made the right decision to leave Adamson, my second home, and leave my teaching career and everything behind, but I said to myself, someday somehow everything will be worth it......

Finally my license was released after 3 months of dataflow verification, in which they will do a verification if your employment, educational background and licenses are valid and true which is very strict and additional 6 months of accomplishing different steps in licensing. MY LICENSE IS HERE!


I thought this is it, but God still wants to test me and put me in a much better position. I presented my HAAD license to Al Jimi Medical Polyclinics but another problem came in. They said they are still looking for a new doctor and I said again to myself why is this happening to me. I applied again hoping that this clinic will release me If I find another facility. I did not fail, Lifecare Hospital called me, and I was interviewed and I passed and Al Jimi Medical Polyclinics gave me NOC (No objection certificate) for my transfer of license. I was really happy that time. I will now work in a hospital, but Its true when it rains, it pours, after passing the interview in Hospital. I received a call from SEHA-AHS, OH my GOd! I cant believe it happened. It is considered as the highest governing body of all the government and public hospitals and facilities here in Abu Dhabi. I was scheduled for a panel interview. Dilemma of where to work came in. I asked advices from my relatives, family, friends and colleagues here in UAE whom I met in the Nursing conference and the like and they are all pointing to SEHA, that i should grab the opportunity because aside from the benefits I will be receiving from the government, the salary package, protection and tenure are all provided and so I chose SEHA I waited for another 2 months for it and now waiting is finally over.....



GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT. MAY GOD BE PRAISED!!!!!!



*a super late post. This is a test of fait to me and also my patience. Tips and tidbits for nurses who are aspiring to have HAAD-RN license.

Wedding Day

This happened May 8, 2011, a civil wedding it is, many thinks  I am not prepared for this, I am not really sure of what I am doing, in short many are against primarily because I look too young for them,  but honestly I am really ready to settle, because where else can we go? dun din naman ang bagsak nun, why do we have to wait for a long time.. This was honestly not my perspective 12 years ago, but things changed and I must say, there will come a point in our lives that we have to level-up our relationship, to let our partner feel that they are important.

At first I was ambivalent, what type of wedding do we really want? Honestly , I want a beach wedding in Punta Fuego, it was all planned already a friend of mine has a membership on that place, but it didn't turn out the way it is, we need to have reservation months before. But its ok, i just want a simple wedding, a celebration of two persons loving each other with their closest family members. I want to keep this moment privately and imagine mo nlng pag lahat ng friends ko invited, super dami nun, sa totoo lang ang hirap mag-plan ng wedding ng mag-isa , hindi ko sinisisi c Leo kasi he is in other country and I have to make all the decisions we can get married as soon as possible, kasi he will be staying only in the Philippines for 1 month and after that we will both moved in to Abu Dhabi. So simple wedding talaga dapat muna. Church wedding is not possible also kasi I didn't have First Communion.

Everything was kept secret sa side ko, 1 month before ko lang sinabi, we even tried na itago ung wedding (a secret one) kasi alam ko maraming mag-disagree, first born ako, and sa side ng mother ko first apo din ako,pero narealize ko hindi pala masaya yung ganun, na wala ung family mo sa araw ng kasal based sa story ng isa kong ka-faculty na nakaranas na walang kamag-anak na dumating sa kasal instead neighbors lang niya, dun ako natauhan that i have to tell this to them and share this wonderful moment to them. Humanap ako ng magandang timing, and perfect! naisip ko after ko sila i-treat sa labas after ng masteral graduation ko, and then sinabi ko na din, and I wasnt really surprised kahit sila hindi nadin nagulat nung moment na yun, kasi sbi ni nanay naramdaman niya na yun and she is letting me go already, yey! natanggap na nila pala, maybe because my partner is so close to near-perfect, and napakasamahan ni Leo ung family ko ng mabuti. And funny scenario, hindi pala talaga ako pwede magpakasal ng ako lang mag-isa, kailangan ng parental consent when your 24 yrs old and below. 

It took me few months to do this, kasi I dont have the pictures with me, yun pala na-save namin sa hard disk, kamusta naman diba, (better late than never) anyway Im writing this blog so that everytime gusto namin i-cherish tong moment na ito, we will remember.This is probably one of the happiest day in our lives ni Leo, kaya truly worth keeping.

Let's start, preparations were done, Leo, my poging poging groom travelled all the way from Paranaque to Bulacan, and ako na-late padin kahit taga-Bulacan  na ako. Below are the pictures of the venue of our wedding, it is Alessandra Gardens, Meycauyan, Bulacan, with the angel statues, nice pool,  and peaceful environment,with the green tiffany chairs all set in for our wedding, upon arriving this place, I said to myself this is really the day the Lord has made for the two of us.

Exactly 10AM, we arrived at Alessandra Gardens and  everybody is there already. Photoshoot ng kaunti, then we started the ceremony.

The wedding ceremony started with a prayer, as it goes through, I have observed that the  place was very solemn and kinakabahan ako ng matindi for unknown reason, ganun pala yung feeling (butterflies in the stomach) talaga, but when I turn around my back as I saw my family and friends , it made me realize how lucky I am to have them in this moment of my life, never ko talaga sila ipagpapalit kahit kanino man.

and not to forget my Angry Birds look alike Lolo's ... Hindi talaga mawawalan ng katatawanan sa family namin and it makes me even more proud that I belong to a loving and so happy family. Money is really not everything. Priceless itong Kengkoy kong Pamilya...

After that, we took an oath that we will love till the end of time

A little reminder from the one who officiates our wedding..

We then, took our wedding vows. He started to give his wedding vow, we used our apple gadgets to say our vows to each other hirap kasing imemorize yung sasabihin. This is the most emotional part of our wedding. As we both say our vows to each other, we began to remember what we had been through to reach this point in our lives.

Then rings,bible and aras were next..

The candles were lighted by our parents, to guide our way in this new journey...

Then the signing of marriage contract, funny thing again is wrong spelling ang surname ni Leo, Mr. Garoon instead of Mr. Gardon, and then followed by the signing also of the secondary sponsors in the marriage contract.

Officially in the eyes of God, Law and our loved ones, we are now MARRIED COUPLE

First Day as a Married Couple :) Cannot believe this is happening to me:)

and then we had a simple lunch...special thanks to Mrs. Almira Tenorio for the cake

After the lunch, messages from my family and Leo's family were given, but one thing,soften my heart, and its my mother's message. Through the years, its really my mother whom I depend on,(because my father died when I was 11) for my entire 24 years of existence.On that day also I promised again that eventhough Im married, my responsibility and love for my family is never ending and I will never ever forget them.

Thanks for all the love...

He is the all around emcee-tagakasal and anything you want! bongga! you can never go wrong sa kanya haha.

and after that, its done!
New Life. New Chapter. New Me.
Mrs. Lilet Gardon

Mrs. Lilet Gardon wearing the biggest smile she ever have in her life :)

YuYuHakusho/Ghost Fighter-No Anime Please

This past few days, bigla na lang namin naisipan ng asawa ko manuod ng English version ng Ghost Fighter...

I am not an anime fan, but thanks to this series this never fails to bring back my childhood days and a lot more...

Before I start let me all tell you that this was made with the permission of my husband  honestly siya pa nagconceptualize at nagbigay ng idea na ito, as always my blog title is not exactly as it means to me, Ghost Fighter, this is our all time favorite cartoon cguro ng mga Generation X but for me, these are my EXes', particularly the main characters, mga multo(ghost) sila ng buhay ko, pero may isang character dun siyempre na hindi :) , (at the end of the blog pa marereveal, para suspense) mga multong nag bigay sakin ng lesson sa buhay pag-ibig at iba pa,joke.Pero kidding aside, sila ung mga dating ghost fighter  na minsan tumulong at sumama sa kin pra labanan ang tunay na hamon ng buhay.

I am not doing this because I am bitter I just want to clarify that to everyone:)sa maniwala kayo't hindi,lahat ng babanggitin ko dto sa blog na ito ay kaibigan ko padn hanggang ngayon.Patunay na moved on na ako at malaki pasasalamat ko sa mga phenomenological experience na binigay nila sa akin, sori sa mga matatamaan.. beep beep nlng.. 

Let's have them chronologically..hahaha 

(I will be using character names as their codenames for confidentiality purposes at delikadeza na din)

DENNIS (real name starts with letter "D" also)

STRENGTHS:  romantic and sweet looking guy 

WEAKNESSES: sobrng cute prone magkaron ng mdming girls, minsn npapagkamalan pang girl! chos!

STORYLINE: Dennis, used to be my bestfriend nung college kami, but it doesnt mean siya first bf may nauna pa nung HS ako, haha (landi) , anyway madami akong natutunan sa lalaking ito, and that is to FIND MYSELF FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN LOVE OTHERS! bongga diba? yan kasi exact words na sinabi nya nung nagbreak kami, hanapin nya muna sarili nya at babalik siya pag buo na siya, and at first dku matnggp un, ano un kalokohan?! pero after sometime narealize he is right, before you can share your love to others, we must love ourselves too.Mahirap na bigay ka ng bigay until wla na matira for yourself, hanggang sa nabaliw ka na ksi ndi mo na kilala sarili mo.

ENDING: We remained friends till now and sa tingin ko naman nahanap na niya sarili niya:) Happy for him.

EUGENE (real name starts with letter "E" also)

STRENGTHS:  Lakas ng Loob, Carefree,think outside the box person, Strong Willed

WEAKNESSES: Sobrang carefree nahirapan magprioritize

STORYLINE:  Eugene is most probably have the deepest impact among them, pinaka-deep yung cut at pinaka-matinding "ray-gun" na tumama sakin,kasi sobrang sakit nung una na tumagal ng ilang taon din bago ko napatawad. Isang tao na may paninidigan at paniniwalang malupit sa knyang ideolohiya kaya siya naging kahanga-hanga para sa akin nung mga panahon na yun. Isang napakalaking bagay na natutunan ko sa kanya ay ang IPAGLABAN ANG NAIS MO AT HUWAG PAPADALA SA IBA, natutunan ko sa kanya na sa buhay,marami talagang kontrabida,pero sino ba sila para manghusga? wala silang alam kaya  hindi dapat intindihin ang sasabihin ng iba, lalo na kung  hindi naman maganda, pero sa kanya ko din natutunan ang pinakamahirap na tanggpin na parte ng buhay na, MAY MGA BAGAY TALAGANG HINDI PWEDENG IPILIT, kabaligtaran dba? pero kapag nagawa mo na ang lahat at pinaglaban ang nais mo, ngunit wla pa din, minsan kailangan tlga natin sumuko at ipaubaya na lang sa Diyos ang mangyayari.We cannot get anything we want, may mga sacrifices and limitations talaga tayo, kasi we are just human beings created by HIM awww

ENDING: Salamat sa taong ito, natuto akong magalit (in a right way and time dapat)at gamitin ang defense mechanism na compensation, dahil matapos nmin magbreak , nag-aral ako ng sobra para maging Registered Nurse at aun natupad , pero salamat ng pinakamadami sa Diyos. Magkaibigan ulit kmi after so long years na walang pansinan, umakyat pa kmi ng bundok the last time we saw each other:) 

VINCENT (its his real name, sumakto lang talaga)

STRENGTHS: Fast, Genius sa tactics, matured thinking

WEAKNESSES: hot tempered, inferiority-superiority complex (magulo eh) 

STORYLINE: Vincent is the real name no codenames whatsoever sumakto talaga, well I met this guy in school during college, nakakahiya mang aminin pero sa isang quiz show(battle of the brains like) ewww nerd nerdan.They were the winners,3rd lng ata kami, and honestly nakakadadagPOGI points yun kasi matalino siya.  Short-lived ung relationship kasi umalis sya, he went to Canada, and we decided na it won't work out, honestly I didn't love him fully, rebound as they may say,kaya one thing I've learned from him is TO BE HONEST WITH YOUR FEELINGS, mahirap pilitin kung wla ung puso mo sa ginagawa mo..and later in my life ko na narealize na sa kanya ko pala natutunan yun, kasi I came to a point that I have to made choices about my career, about what I truly love most, dapat honest ka sa sarili mo na sometimes sa buhay money isn't money without it's meaning.We all have to find what will really makes us happy.

ENDING: dahil amicable from the very start and aming break-up ., no hard feelings, we are still friends:)

ALFRED (this is the suspense part, siya yun, oo siya un kung hindi mo gets basahin mo ulit! FOCUS)

STRENGTHS: fun to be with, simple, todo magmahal,responsable, very lovable (biased ako)

WEAKNESSES: hindi ko makita

STORYLINE: ten ten ten,Alfred is my husband, his personality and looks, Alfred is the closest.He will fight for you no matter what it takes and compared to the rest of the guys, he is the only GENUINE HUMAN sa series ha,that suited me, so lucky that I found him, his love fills all the emptiness I had before lahat ng tanong ko and angst ko sa napakamalas kong love life before,he is the real answer, akala ko nga mging man hater na lang ako , good thing he saved me from thinking and doing that. Madaming bagay akong natutunan sa taong ito and patuloy na matututo kami sa bawat isa. But the very important lesson he taught me is, LOVE IS TRUE and its a GIFT FROM GOD , though hindi laging perfect, may mga bagay na only love can bring a solution ..

ENDING: We just got married, need i say more?! happy and definitely no ending! 

Ghost fighters, thanks for being with me before, today and tomorrow. We fought a good fight and in every fight we had.Lessons were learned and forever will be treasured.

MANY THANKS, if not for them,this would not lead me to the best partner I have right  now:)

PIECES OF ADVICE

for singles: Enjoy your life, dadating din yan, learn to wait

for those who are married: Be happy and contented, swerte niyo sa 7bilyong tao sa mundo ngayon nakahanap kayo ng taong pinili kayong makasama. Huwag nang maghanap ng iba, mahirap na.

Carpe Diem-Live Life to the fullest 

Lovelots,

Letsky