And though I still don’t get to appreciate Florida that much, there are few things that I love about being here. One of them is being with these boys!
I was literally pulled out of my bed to go out last night. I wasn’t really feeling that well cause of cough and colds due to the sudden weather change and my workload.
Glad I was able to push myself to go out, I had fun!
Last few days in Florida before I head back to New York/Jersey.
Picture taken at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL
I wouldn’t be ashamed of telling the world that I was crying in the cinema while watching Toy Story 3. It’s my cartoon—and Toy Story will always be a big part of me!
Picture taken at Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida
My 3 days sweet escape to Orlando— exactly what I needed at the moment. It feels so great seeing Karen, KC and Rob again, “my so-called family” in Jersey! And that just made me so excited to go back up North and spend some more time with them before I go back to PI.
I know nothing else about Washington DC aside from the White House— that is the sole reason why I wanted to go to DC. I never knew that there’s a lot to see in there, so I thought that a day trip would be more than enough to see its best. But I’m wrong— there’s absolutely a lot more for the second most visited state in the US. Living 10mins away from the top destination in US (New York), it feels good I was able to set my foot in DC.
After Anna (my co-worker) and I went to Six Flags Great Adventure, we talked about where to go next. And she mentioned about her wanting to go to Washington, and since I also wanted to take a picture in front of the White House, I agreed to go there with her.
Originally, we planned to ride the Amtrak which would bring us to Washington in 5hours. We checked their website, it’s quite expensive for a 5hour ride costing a one-way ticket around 100usd or more depending upon your time of travel. And then I found out about the 6hour bus ride which would only cost around 50usd for a two-way trip. We decided to just take the bus.But when I was about to book our ticket, Ace (another co-worker) told me that he and his wife are also planning to go there to meet up with his cousin. So we could just go with them and chip in with the gas expenses. We all thought that it’s gonna be more practical and way comfortable so we scratched our supposed to be very tiring trip and waited for another week to get to DC. Well, I guess it’s way more practical and comfortable.
We left New Jersey around 3am, we had a stop somewhere to grab breakfast. We arrived in DC before 10am. We stayed a little while in his cousin’s apartment and headed to the penn station by noon. We had lunch and off we start. We opted to do the bus tour, it was freakin’ hot that day so the all the bus tour operators would shut down operation by 5pm. For 5 hours, I’m more than happy that we were able to go to the top attractions.
We had dinner at a Chinese Restaurant and headed back home around 10pm. Arrived home safe before 3am.
If I would be given another chance to go back in there, I definitely would! And probably, I would push through for a 2 or 3night stay!
Here are some of the pics during the trip:
Penn Station
Where to go essentials
All set!
Capitol Hill
Lincoln Memorial
White House
The Gang
The best cupcake in the whole world are from here! Just saying.
Washington Traffic
I just heard the news from my US employer— my supposed start date of April 1 was moved to an earlier date, exactly a month earlier.
At the moment, I really don’t know what to feel. I’m excited about the new experience yet sad because in a few, I’ll leave the people whom I love dearly. It might be a short time, but for someone who is very attached to others, it would definitely be a big deal. I’m pretty sure I’ll cry a bucket of tears continuously for weeks before and after leaving.
I have a lot of things to fix— visa processing, my resignation, my housing there, and so much more. And the hardest part, is to condition myself.
Dad just left for an emergency work load. He’s the one supposed to fix my papers since I still have work and now, I don’t know how I would be able to juggle things. I don’t know how would I say goodbye to my office mates. I might not be happy with what I’m doing but I’ve learned to love the people here.
I worry about my Mom and my sis. They’re like kids who are dependent to me. I am too, with them, actually. It would surely be hard for all of us. But I know, they would definitely be happy for me.
And then, my partner— who is actually with me in this. It would surely be hard for both of us. But I believe in us. I’m sure love would save us from all the sadness.
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I had my whole life planned. And then— I met this very special person, I forgot about everything.
I started from scratch again. I’m glad I actually didn’t felt the need for revisions— everything’s new.
And I’m more than happy that everything’s going smoothly as planned and I’m getting things one step at a time.
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In 10 years, I would be managing my own restaurant. Details are already written, I just need to make it happen.
And I’m taking my first step towards making THAT dream a reality.
It would be tough but it would definitely be worth all the hard work and sacrifices.
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Hello, PROJECT2020! I can’t wait to accomplish you.
