Congratulations! You are now officially a Permanent Resident of Canada

Yehey!

I knew it! God will give it to me.It took me 3 years to finally reach this stage.So much has happened in my life.Sometimes I just think about my experiences here and they make me smile, sometimes tearful, and cringe for all the stupid stuff I did(believe me there's a lot).And a lot more to come.Makes me feel anxious and hopeful at the same time.

One chapter has been overcome.Oh how I will miss those nights I pray for this!

I'll start praying to be a Canadian citizen now! Still have 2 years to do it! :-)

Here's what happened.I woke up at 4:30am, took a 30-minute bath to wake me up,ate,dried my hair,etc. and left the house at 6:00.I reached Kipling station at 7:05.Went to the washroom twice to kill time.At 7:30am I went to the CIC office.There were 3 people there already, one a very talkative Filipina.We talked and at exact 8:00am the "cutie" called someone who was'nt there yet.Then the Filipina from another booth called my name.I went there and paid $490.Then she asked me to go to the "cutie's" booth. He just checked my passport, work permit, and asked if I have any child supporting back home; if I have a criminal record; and if I have been deported from Canada to which I said No! (of course! I'm even afraid to jaywalk!) Then he took my picture,asked me to verify the information written on it, made me sign it.Afterwards he said "Congratulations, you are now officially a Permanent Resident of Canada".Before that we flirted a little on the side he he he.

¡Está aquí!!! (It's Here!! It's Here!!) FINALLY

** Alleluia Chorus**

Hah hah!! I'm going maaaddd!!!

I got it March 27,2008.It was sent the day before and written the day before that.I am not expecting this so the news much sweeter.There I was not waiting for the mailman at all for I was sure it will come weeks more.I was thinking of what my reaction would be once I get it.Then I said to myself nahhhh!! Imposible namang dumating to kaagad!

Lo! pagbukas ko ng mailbox me nakita akong brown paper na nakasuksok sa Jewish newspaper,sabi ko mukahang paperbag ah.But I saw a glimpse of another brown envelope.Thinking that it could be for Alan like the last time I saw one and nearly had a heart attack thinking it could be for me and such devastation when it was'nt......Nasan nako? Pagkakita ko ng envelope hah!!My Name!!!! On a green paper.Nanginginig pa ang aking mga kamay sa pagbukas........The first thing I looked for was the schedule...Yes!!! Just a week after!

God is sooooooooo good talaga! I knew it! I knew He will give it to me.

My Newest (and only??) Baby

I rarely have something to brag about.I hardly buy stuff to myself. I am a self confessed frugal. I enjoy saving, thank you very much. My cell phone is pathetically out of date.I only own a few pairs of shoes.Maybe out of habit. I grew up watching my pennies that I find it soo hard to roll them away.

That makes my purchases sweeter.This is my latest MP3/MP4.The newest from Sony. Only 4GB, it can chold up to 1,000 songs.I chose this over ipod because of the picture resolution.It's like watching a freaking movie when I watch videos.It's soooo sweet. Plus,ipod modifies its product every fall making them depreciate faster.I also chose 4GB over 8GB so I have a reason to replace it when I get bored over this.