MY JOURNEY STARTS NOW

I can't remember a time in my life where I spend my life with my family. When I was growing up, I have never imagined that a father was a part of a family. It was basically me, my mom and my two brothers that made up our so called family. But no close ties were formed because my mom was in abroad most of her life so as to support me and my brothers. Independence was something I thought that would be my weapon as I searched for my luck outside the country. Since I grew up alone, I thought that I would never feel homsicked as I stepped to a foreign land.
I have always been ambitious. I dream big and I worked hard. I know what I want in life. So when the opportunity knocked on my doorsteps to try my luck in abroad, I did not think twice. I was so excited to leave the Philippines. The time for my departure finally arrived. I'll be leaving my country at 12:20 A.M. on that fair weathered September 14, 2007. While I was waiting for the plane to take off, I felt that something was stopping me from leaving. I suddenly thought of the closest persons that I'll be leaving here, my favorite things that I can't bring on my trip, my room, my work, basically everything. And the much awaited moment came. We were flying 36,000 feet. The plane is nice, the food is overflowing, I was seated comfortably while watching movies. But I felt sad. I'm not saying that I wanted to stay but I don't feel like going either. After almost 8 hours of flight, I finally arrived in my destination. And as I start my journey, I hope to find a stable job to give me security, happiness to keep me going, strenght to help me in my endeavors and peace of mind to calm my inner soul.