airport fiasco

a new system was implemented in the international airport. i arrived at about an hour before my flight but line was long; it took me about 15 minutes before i was able to get in. i then went to a counter with "overseas filipino transit" sign on it. i was told by the woman at the end of the line that the pinoys have already checked in prior to lining up...so i tried to check in but asked the guy behind the counter first if i needed to do something else; he told me to go to the poea counter to have my overseas employment certificate validated afterwhich i could check in...i was about to go to the boarding area when a guard stopped me and told me to go to counter 62 first! so then went to counter 62- it had a "visa check" sign on it...and #*%^! it had a sign to go to another counter beside it...it was by now 30 minutes prior to my flight. it should have been enough to get me really stressed out but i was confident that the plane would not leave without me as i already checked in. haha (evil laugh). i was in the immigration counter when i first heard my name being called. line was of course long again in the entry way to the boarding area...so i cut in and told an airport personnel i needed to get in as my name was called (by now, my name was called twice). fortunately, she agreed.

airplane tragedy

and so i thought that my ordeal was over...i hurriedly walked towads seat 24b and by some twisted joke of nature, jowin was on 24c! grr...i still smiled at him and was really polite...he said that i have been avoiding him (which was partly true) and i shook my head in denial (so that made me partly a liar)...i got scared when he put the armchair up (so it looked like those love seats in glorietta)...i moved a little bit closer to 24a where a really fat guy was seated...i closed my hands into a fist as i was afraid he was gonna try holding my hand...the nerve! maybe i am too paranoid but i had a feeling he was gonna do it...he must have noticed my reaction and so he put the armchair back down again...i was planning on sleeping but with him beside me, it was impossible...hahaha...guys can really go crazy, i think even on airplanes...so i deemed it best to be on my toes...and yes, when he noticed mr. 24a sleeping, he did try holding my hand! waaa! i took it back and he asked me, "pede?". i said "no," (politely). he asked, "why? do you have a bf?" i know, i know...guide books on how to reject a guy say that use having a bf as an excuse to ward a guy off...but i couldn't lie as i was unprepared (i.e. what would be my ghost bf be like; his name; where he's from, etc.)...but on the bright side, it did remind me to already start outlining who this ghost bf is...yeah maybe tomorrow...so then i said "no, i dont have a bf"..."e bat hindi pede?"...for godssakes how do i answer this question properly? tell him "i just don't like you, dammit. dont you get it until now?"...that didn't sound nice, so i just kept quiet...he offered to give me a ride which i really tried to decline because i was kindda out of the way...but he was insistent so i gave in...it was still nice of him though because he offered to carry my suitcase; this time, i did not reject his offer because it was really heavy and vietnamese airport personnel aren't really very helpful.

career dilemma

so had dinner with jerry around 730 in a thai resto...by now, he was a bit more detailed about his offer...but not very much...regarding finance, he said he's offering me ownership; 5% of the company profits...he said nothing about salary, housing, transportation, etc. (think maslow's most basic needs; i needed them satisfied first of course!)...i did ask him about methodologies as this was part and parcel of research...they have created their own...i was pretty confident with his methodologies, after all, he used to be a up professor in industrial engineering...they were pushing for an iso certification (acn vietnam does not have one) which he believed he will get as the philippine office will definitely have one...anyways, he finally told me which international company he was going to be affiliated with...it is pretty impressive...but still unsure; still weighing the pros and cons i.e. im thinking if i accept it- if the offer is good- i would also be accepting spinsterhood...hahaha pag aasawa ang inisip ano!

vietnamese chef

khoa called me up while i was having dinner with jerry and his son who later joined us...he asked me if i could go out with him...but it was already 9pm...my fault though, because he did text me a bit earlier but i forgot to reply...so i said no, using jet lag as an excuse...i don't know, we have already gone out thrice...i'm afraid it's enough otherwise, he might be expecting something more...he's really nice, i hate to break the news to him.