Sobrang kaba ko habang papunta na kami sa unit, I was hoping na sana maayos naman. Imagine, we would have to live there for at least a year as per our contract. Or we could leave earlier but w have to pay $1500 yata as penalty.
The unit was actually big (malalaki ang units sa mga lumang buildings) but it only has one bedroom. Wala kasing bakanteng two-bedroom. The stove and refrigerator are old, really old. Gusto kong umiyak talaga. We came from a brand new modern townhome, malaking adjustment talaga ang lumipat doon. But I chose to be grateful, at least nga makapapagsimula na kami. Inisip ko na lang din na pansamantala lang naman, na bibili uli kami ng bahay. Isa pa, pauwi na rin kami ni Nathan sa Pinas in a month (for a five-month vacation) kaya saglit lang ang ipagtitiis ko.
Ford took some of our essentials on the storage para may magamit muna kami. Haha, para kaming mga basang sisiw. Grabe, ang hirap palang magsimula uli. Again, the experience was so humbling. Pero what mattered naman was that magkakasama kaming tatlo. Through thick and thin.
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A few days later, Ford submitted his resume na in an engineering consulting firm in Langley. He chose to apply there first because of its proximity to our current apartment. Mas ok daw doon, pasaliwa sa traffic kapag rush hour. Last option na niyang mag-apply sa Downtown Vancouver kasi at least one-hour-per-way commute doon. Tapos mahal pa ang parking fees kaya dapat mag-skytrain na lang. Sobrang hassle.
Luckily, he instantly received a reply from the firm, asking him of his availability for a personal interview. After the interview, he was asked to produce some things and submit copies na rin of his previous project reports. Sinabihan na rin siyang ayusin na niya ang paglipat ng professional engineer's license niya sa BC.
So basically, he already knew that he'll get hired. Very positive nga kasi ang interview. In fact, instead of him convincing the interviewers that he's fit for the position, it was the other way around pa. Yung mga bosses pa ang nagmemention sa kanya ng mga benefits and how fun it would be to work in their company haha. Siya pa ang hinikayat!
The hubby received the good news (via email) on that beautiful morning of October 21st. May trabaho na siya! And with a salary that's way way higher than what we were expecting! Sobrang saya talaga grabe! Ang gaan-gaan sa pakiramdam kasi tapos na ang 9-month "ordeal" namin. And I love seeing his confidence back. Ibang-ibang aura ang nakita ko sa kanya.
He was asked to report to work on November 1. Ang bilis talaga ng pangyayari, many were surprised kasi nga nakakuha siya agad ng target job niya. Tapos after a few more days, licensed professional engineer na rin siya sa British Columbia.
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So there, it's been more than a year since we moved to BC and we are doing ok. I am back to being a stay-at-home mom and the hubby's back to being an engineer lol. Pero madalas nagbibiruan pa rin kami on how we miss those days na nagtatrabaho ako at siya ay panood-nood lang ng TV sa bahay. Looking back, I think that episode in our life had truly made us stronger. And humble to the core. Mas naging appreciative din kami sa kung ano ang meron kami sa ngayon.
Just a couple of months ago, Ford told me: "Ok na tayo dito noh? Bahay na lang ang kulang."
Yes, bahay na lang talaga ang kulang. Pero hindi "lang" yun ha, given the real estate situation dito sa Metro Vancouver. Ginto ang presyo ng bahay dito haha. I've already accepted the fact na hindi na kami magkakaroon ng malaking bahay dito nang kagaya sa pwede naming mabili sa Edmonton. Basta ang gusto ko na lang ay magkaroon uli kami ng sariling place, kahit na condo na nga lang, para totally makapag-move on na kami. We decided to stay na lang din muna sa current apartment namin kahit lagpas one year na kasi nga ang hirap maglipat na naman. Gusto namin kapag lumipat kami, sa talagang amin na.
Hopefully mangyari iyon this year. Sa pagbalik namin ni Nathan sa Canada this April, sisimulan na talaga namin ang house-hunting. Please wish us luck.
--- To Be Continued ---
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