The best things in life are free… almost!

Just a short one…straight out of bed…. bad breath and all……..

At 8 in the morning I received a call from another aunt of mine -- -Tita Ruby! I have not spoken to her in ages. Even when I was still in Manila I hadn’t had the chance to actually sit down and talk to her. And she actually bought a phone card to call me! I was really happy. I also had a short chat with Patty and Paulo. Patty’s going to college. Is the world crazy? I thought she was in 6th grade! I just told her everything I had to go through here in Dubai and I wanted to let her know that it hasn’t been easy for me. For the longest time I had wondered what they thought about my sudden decision to leave and brave the world outside Manila. They didn’t have anything bad to say, and I was relieved. If anything they said they admired me for being so gutsy. I wouldn’t say fearless, because God knows how many million fears I had and still have about Dubai and my life. I’m just so happy we got to talk again, and in a few months’ time I will get to see them again and we’ll all hug and have fun together. We talked for 33 minutes and that’s such a big deal. I appreciate her taking the time to talk to me and asking me how I was and wanting to know if I was okay. I know the best things in life are free but she needed that expensive phone card to give me a call…