What's it like in Vancouver?
Before I came here, I wondered how life is gonna be here. Will it be easy? Will it be full of difficulties and trials? Will I encounter weird people and situations? How is it gonna be different from my life in the Philippines? These are questions that kept me from coming here and starting a new life. Finally, I decided to come here and here's what's happened to me in the past 2 days.
I arrived in the airport feeling a bit uneasy. That's because I don't really know anyone here. I have an uncle whom I haven't seen for the longest time and I don't even know how he looks like anymore. I have an ex-girlfriend here but she doesn't want to see me anymore. Who wouldn't feel uneasy?
Well I was looking around and I saw someone who looks familiar, I immediately thought it was my uncle. He was trying to catch my attention as I decided what to do next and so I concluded it was him. He took me to his house and I dropped all my bags in the room. I chatted with him and his family for a few hours and then finally hit the sack at night. I got an hour's sleep then woke up and went on the net. Some friends of mine were online so we chatted until the wee hours of the morning. I was definitely feeling homesick already. I was sending messages to people I care about in the Philippines until about 5am before I finally got back to sleep.
I stayed home and just watched TV when I woke up. I got excited when I saw some call center ads in a magazine. I decided to apply in both companies. I prepared my resume and sent it to their recruitment emails. I decided to go to Chase's open house the next day. It excited me just thinking about the trip going to Surrey. It was gonna be my first time commuting in British Columbia (BC).
So I woke up the next day feeling good. I dressed up and took the Vancouver map and my pen and started out for Surrey. I walked to the Broadway station (it was kind of a long walk I might add) and paid my fare then rode the train. I had to pass through 3 zones to get there so it took quite some time before I got there. I got off the train at Surrey Central station and went down, all the while trying to orient myself where I was with the help of the map. I was looking around when voila! The building was right in front of me! I charged on and went right at the open house, which actually hasn't started yet. They were still setting up stuff when I entered the room so I was asked to wait outside.
I met an Ilocana and a Pakistani at the open house. We exchanged some stories and ate some of the food they served before parting and hoping to see each other again. I was scheduled for an interview the next day after the assessment exam. We joined the facility tour and got to see the workplace before I headed back to Vancouver. I took some pictures on the way back (which I'm going to post after I reduce them to smaller files). When I got home, my aunt told me she received a call from the convention center asking me to go there and maybe start working there as soon as possible. That I owe to my uncle who works there.
My first 2 days here has been a blast. Things that I didn't expect happened and now, I am even selling life here to some of my friends. I miss the Philippines, there's no doubt about that. And it will always be my home. But I think I can build another home here too. Why not? Two is almost always better than one right?
I arrived in the airport feeling a bit uneasy. That's because I don't really know anyone here. I have an uncle whom I haven't seen for the longest time and I don't even know how he looks like anymore. I have an ex-girlfriend here but she doesn't want to see me anymore. Who wouldn't feel uneasy?
Well I was looking around and I saw someone who looks familiar, I immediately thought it was my uncle. He was trying to catch my attention as I decided what to do next and so I concluded it was him. He took me to his house and I dropped all my bags in the room. I chatted with him and his family for a few hours and then finally hit the sack at night. I got an hour's sleep then woke up and went on the net. Some friends of mine were online so we chatted until the wee hours of the morning. I was definitely feeling homesick already. I was sending messages to people I care about in the Philippines until about 5am before I finally got back to sleep.
I stayed home and just watched TV when I woke up. I got excited when I saw some call center ads in a magazine. I decided to apply in both companies. I prepared my resume and sent it to their recruitment emails. I decided to go to Chase's open house the next day. It excited me just thinking about the trip going to Surrey. It was gonna be my first time commuting in British Columbia (BC).
So I woke up the next day feeling good. I dressed up and took the Vancouver map and my pen and started out for Surrey. I walked to the Broadway station (it was kind of a long walk I might add) and paid my fare then rode the train. I had to pass through 3 zones to get there so it took quite some time before I got there. I got off the train at Surrey Central station and went down, all the while trying to orient myself where I was with the help of the map. I was looking around when voila! The building was right in front of me! I charged on and went right at the open house, which actually hasn't started yet. They were still setting up stuff when I entered the room so I was asked to wait outside.
I met an Ilocana and a Pakistani at the open house. We exchanged some stories and ate some of the food they served before parting and hoping to see each other again. I was scheduled for an interview the next day after the assessment exam. We joined the facility tour and got to see the workplace before I headed back to Vancouver. I took some pictures on the way back (which I'm going to post after I reduce them to smaller files). When I got home, my aunt told me she received a call from the convention center asking me to go there and maybe start working there as soon as possible. That I owe to my uncle who works there.
My first 2 days here has been a blast. Things that I didn't expect happened and now, I am even selling life here to some of my friends. I miss the Philippines, there's no doubt about that. And it will always be my home. But I think I can build another home here too. Why not? Two is almost always better than one right?
posted by gentleman at 12:49 AM
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right! :)
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