London

Saturday July 12, 2008 21:59   |   757 views


Exactly a month ago, I was staying at my brother’s room, watching Pushing Daisies (oh, Lee Pace is just sooo cute I wanna be dead and be touched by him), when my mother came in and said she wanted to talk. Something that never fails to send me to utter discomfort.

Mum: You told your Tita Esther you wanted to study in London?

Tita Esther is my mum’s friend who has just arrived from London. She visited last week and we kinda had a little chat and I kinda told her how much I wanted to study abroad.

Yoshke: Uhm, Er, I might have told her. Yuh.
Mum: You really want to?
Yoshke: Uhm, yeah, a bit.
Mum: Well, you may. I’m letting you.

Hmmm. That was a shocker. Something didn’t sound right. There’s a catch, I thought. There must be.

Yoshke: Seriously?
Mum: Yes. Once you find a school, I’ll be shouldering your fare and first sem’s tuition.
Yoshke: And?
Mum: No “and.” You’ll be on your own.
Yoshke: On my own? What do you mean “on my own?”
Mum: Use your savings for your expenses, which means, you’ll also have to work there. If you want to continue school, you’ll have to find a job. And you can only stay up to three months at Esther’s. Get your own flat. And until you have your Master’s degree, don’t bother coming home.

So there’s the catch. My mum certainly didn’t want me to go. Ergo, the don’t-bother-coming-home part. The whole thing was an inconspicuous way of brainwashing me out of living abroad. Reverse psychology with a little bit of blackmail.

To be honest, it got me thinking for several nights. I really want to get a degree from a school overseas but the offer would clearly be a huge gamble. As much as I love taking risks and embarking on adventures, I surely will not gamble all the money I saved since I started working two years ago. And it’s not just the money. I’m risking my entire life if I accept it.

I told my mum to give me a month to think about it.

Tomorrow night, I’m giving her my final decision. I guess I’m sticking to my becoming-a-diplomat plan. Less uncertain.

*images courtesy of stephenwiltshire.co.uk

If you liked this post, you might want to check out:


RSS feed | Trackback URI



25 Comments »


pwede ba magpaampon sa nanay mo?




hindi pede. wala nang bakante. haha.



 
 

Ely

So, ur not going to London?



 
 

jake

nah. risky masyado. :)



 
 

huwaw London!! bigatin!!.. try mo lng.. pwede nmang umuwi anytym e.. ~_^
(tama ba advice ko?? hehehe)




Yoshke

hindi nga ako pede daw umuwi e or humingi ng tulong sa kanya once andun na ko.



 
 

odin

pwede ako na lang ipadala ng mom mo sa london? tapos sagot niya fare n first sem ko hehehe

love pushing daisies too!




waaaaah. Pushing Daisies. NED IS LOOOOVE.




Anonymous

he makes my heart melt wahahahaha



(Comments wont nest below this level)

odin

ako si anonymous above hehe



 
 

grabe. ang cute nya no? lalo na pag magsa-smile sya secretly. waaaaaaaaaaaaaah



(Comments wont nest below this level)
 
 
 

waah! sayang naman….
sana tinuloy mo na…ako, i want! hehe!




gusto ko rin naman e, kaya lang natatakot lang ako. ayun.



 
 

Ken

Meh. Bakit di mo tinanggap???




it’s a gamble. Besides, the only reason I want to study overseas is I want to get a taste of life abroad. Something I will even be paid doing if I become a diplomat. Haha.




Ken

Akala ko pa naman ako yung reason. Hahaha! :P



(Comments wont nest below this level)
 

HAHAHAHAHA. ewan ko sayo. haha.



(Comments wont nest below this level)

Ken

Hahaha! :P
Buti na lang hindi mo tinanggap. :)



 

just tell me not to and i won’t ever. CHOS! haha



 
 
 
 

Jamestoned

Hmmm…. i don’t think pwede ka mag-work pag study VISA. Work siguro na walang contract… racket. Mahirap yan pag wala kang Filipino friends or super-reliable safety net. Unless tawid ka dito sakin… 30 minutes lang :-)

I suppose “Tita” Esther is really just your mom’s friend. She could’ve been more supportive if she was more than that.

Tama ba? :-) Too risky talaga.

Proceed with ambassadorship, you’ll be rewarded with more powerful connections.




now THIS is the comment I’ve been waiting for. Something that will tell me I did the right thing. Haha.

Pede magtrabaho with a student visa sa UK, I think. I was at the European Education Exhibition in Makati a few years back and I remember thinking working and studying at the same time. BUT, before you could get a student visa, you have to show proof that you or your family can afford studying there.

Yeah, I’m not even close to Tita Esther.

Oy, kunin mo kaya ako dito. Haha. Dalhin mo ko jan sa Netherlands. Hahaha. :) )



 
 

Jamestoned

nye matagal pa un… baka ambassador ka na pag nakuha ko Dutch passport ko hehe :-)




hindi naman siguro. hahaha.



 
 
Name
E-mail
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.


On May 31, 1985, tragedy struck when 41 tornadoes hit Canada and the US, leaving 76 people dead. At the same time, a doomed couple in the Philippines were having the best orgasms of their lives. Nine months (280 days) later, a healthy baby boy was brought into this world by normal delivery. That was exactly a week before Microsoft had its initial public offering.

Today, Yoshke Dimen resides independently in Mandaluyong City. He got a degree in Film from an overrated university in Diliman but is now pursuing a career in Social Media.

Follow me on Twitter!
Like me on Facebook!
Subscribe to my RSS feeds!
1179 feed subscribers

Like YOSHKE on Facebook!

BROWSE BY CATEGORY!

BROWSE BY DATE!

Tweets By, To and About YOSHKE!

Legal and Ethical Warnings

  • Copyright Notice:
    This copyright applies to all posts, portions, pictures (except otherwise stated) and pages of this blog. Any of these may not be reproduced / duplicated, posted, stored electronically or archived except for personal non-public use without the author's expressed written consent.

    All applicable copyright laws apply and will be enforced.

    You can reach the author by sending an email to yoshke.com@gmail.com


  • Literary License:
    Some short stories and / or other literary articles which are written by the blog owner are fiction. Names, characters, and incidents are product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or individuals is purely coincidental.


  • Ethical / Moral Reminders:
    There are sexy, shirtless pics on this site especially in the Certified Hotties section but don't expect to see nude pictures here. There are none and there never will be. This is not a porn site. Also, no complete song lyrics will be published on this blog.


  • Some entries may be deliberately or unintentionally exaggerated or modified, or completely made up by the author.

    The author has his reasons.
    Read at your own risk.


  • Also, a shift from British to American English is on-going. Please bear with me.