hello mga mommies!
nandito na naman ako para mang-istorbo.
inputs naman sa aming dilemma: (medyo mahaba lang, sorry)
hubby and i went here in SG to try our luck. we plan to work here for a few years lang, basta alam nyo na kung bakit nag-aabroad
actually hubby got hired na pala while sa pinas palang. so mid january andito na kami. iniwan muna namin ang 1.5yr old baby namin habang di pa kami settled.
while he works, ako naman apply-apply. nagkataon pa na vacation mode naman ang Singapore since CNY na. Frustrating kasi walang interested sa mga applications ko. 1 week wala talagang tawag. then i came across a job opening na i really like at pinagdasal ko talaga. we we're hesitant narin by this time kung tuloy pa namin ang plan here in SG coz we terribly miss our baby. almost everyday iniiyakan ko. si hubby din walang kagana-gana sa buhay dito dahil nga parang walang saysay dahil wala si baby. we know about the adjustment period, we thought we are prepared for it, hindi pala.
anyway, i got an interview with the job i really like. interview went well kaso they told me to wait after CNY if gusto na nila ako. so i prayed nalang na if matanggap ako dito, sign na ni God yun for us na continue ang plan namin. kaso i have to wait 2 whole weeks for the result. isang araw nga lang dito di ko kinakaya coz i was never apart from my son this long. di rin nakakatulong si hubby sa fighting spirit kasi sya mismo di nya kaya
so i prayed again. I said, God if its not too much to ask, let me know sooner kung ano talaga plan. ayun before cny i was called again for an interview (same company), this time job offer na sya pero di ako natuwa sa salary offer. as in sukdulan ang baba. so i turned it down. i told them nalang na the salary won't be enough to meet the expenses here but it was a very heartbreaking decision coz i really like the opportunity. (echos!
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i had several phone interviews pero wala na akong gana. i told God nalang na if we stay here uncertain when we would be able to see our son again, we won't risk it na. we're giving up. For the sake of being with our son, yes we would give up our career. many nights din ang discussion namin ni hubby about this. kasi ok naman kami sa pinas, career wise and di naman kami naghihirap.
so we booked our flight this saturday. these past few nights di na ko makatulog sa sobrang excited
hubby's boss doesn't want to let him go but he understand our situation. he asked him if ever we would come back in SG, he's still welcome in their company. he even offered a "temporary" job for me para lang mag-stay kami sa sg. (ayaw talaga pakawalan si hubby). mind you, temporary lang ang job pero malaki sweldo
sabi namin we would think about it, pero this time we really want to see and be with our son.
kanina lang, nagparamdam na naman yung company na gusto ko. they are offering me a higher salary and asking if I'm still interested. sabi ko if the price is right. hehe, syempre mabulaklak pa pero in short ganun
well, ok naman yung offer na. i mean, enough na sya pero mas malaki parin yung sa "temporary job" pero syempre I wouldn't want to work in the same company where my husband works. same department pa naman. so eto, excited na umuwi pero di parin alam if we will accept the offers. kay hubby kasi naka-hold yung IPA nya just in case bumalik sya. yung sa akin naman, pag nag-oo ako dito i need to start by march na and be binded with the 2 years contract. buti pa kila hubby walang ganun.
so i need your inputs if you think our plan is ok. we go back to pinas, if we plan to accept the job offers, we'll go back here in SG bitbit na si baby and yaya. (hubby and I promised that we will never leave our son EVER AGAIN!!!) do you think possible kami makakuha ng place to stay and settle before march? also the papers pa that we need especially for yaya. ready naman lahat (passports, certificates, etc) OR leave SG nalang? we're not really that "amazed" with SG to tell you honestly. hubbby thinks it's stressful to live in pero baka nga lang yun ang feeling namin because di kami masaya without our baby here. to all with families here, any inputs about your life here? i know stressful ang work dito kasi compared sa pinas medyo nakaka-relax tayo sa office doon. dito parang seryoso work talaga. how do you balance your work and family? pansin ko lang kasi dito parang laging pagod ang parents from work at di na masyadong nabibigyan ng time ang mga kiddos. (we're currently staying at my hubby's tita and nakikita ko sa kanila ang buhay pamilya)
gosh super haba na neto. sorry kung sumisingit ako dito. gusto ko kasi inputs ng mommies coz somehow you know what i feel about being apart with your child. and doing all these sacrifices and hardwork for their future, diba.
anyway, thank you for the time you spent reading my loooong kwento. well wishes!
