Escape from Alcatraz
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For 18 months here in America, I’ve been staying in these four corners. I don’t know what happened to my surroundings anymore. I wrote this entry “Can you take me somewhere?” and “A Sentiment of a Housewife” because I don’t know how to drive. Living in this world, it drives me crazy. Yes, there is a computer, but staying online on the computer doesn’t make me feel better at all. I am not happy right now as I was. And I ended with this question, am I happy with my new life?
That’s just a few I came up with, but at the end of it all I’m no closer to actually working out whether I’m happy or NOT!! Because, I’m a happy with my hubby and my daughter. Then there are some aspects of my life I’d like to improve, but, I can’t move. I find that when I do the same things, I don’t get as much pleasure… I guess that’s when I wonder if I should try something different. Then there are those times when I know that happiness wont come looking for me, I’ve got to find it for myself!
Bottom line is that if I am to answer that question honestly, I have to make the decision to turn my life around and start thinking and acting positively and then I WILL be happy!! They do say ‘laughing alleviates stress and anxiety’ and I’m of the opinion that it is so easy to be happy… actually I could be happy in a heart beat if only I tried. Happiness isn’t about material success or as a result of being in the right place at the right time… I guess I just have to try to be happy…. that shouldn’t be too hard… should it?!And now, I am celebrating the freedom of liberty. With all of the hardship of my training, now, I am free like a bird.
I would like to say thank you to Mang Atoy because he is part this challenge. I promised to him, I will make an entry entitle “Escape from Alcatraz”. So I guess, this is the best title of this posting.
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:13 am
Hi quel congratulations for having a driver’s license..Finally makatour around everywhere naka. Boring jud bitaw ning naa ra sulod sa balay but in my case it’s not in my blood to drive jud kay nerbyosa ko ba..I would just rather be stuck home during week days than magdrive ko kay mahadlok jud ko samot na dri dapita nga halos nalang manlupad sakyanan hehehe..Bitaw kabantay ka nako nga ako ipost kay about sa among pagpanlaag kay mao raman jud tawn na among mabuhat..Makagawas ko week days kong naa mi gustong kaonon sa gawas mao ra na pero once off day sa akong bana kay every friday mana unya wla sya trabaho during weekends so kanang straight tulo kaadlaw ilaag jud namo na kay maluoy man sad sya magatan aw nako nga stuck lang tawn sa balay..i-treat ko niya bisan asa eating out and shopping.. agree man pod sya nga dli pod lalim bantay og bata. Wla man sad nuon koy reklamo about sa buluhaton sa balay kay igo rakong bantay ni Nicole..bahala pabantayon kog bata whole day whole night basta dli lang ko niya palutuon mao nga dli pod sya mo demand nga magluto ko..mostly sa among kaon microwaveable or gawas mangaon. Sauna magluto ko nadugay nireklamo nako oy kay dli lalim unya hugas pa ta sa utensils nga dli masud sa dishwasher kong mapuno, dli man sad ko gusto maghuwat pa niya maghugas sa hugason kay gusto nako straight pod ang buhat dli ko ganahan nga magtan aw sa among kusina nga katag.. mao nga sukad ko nabuntis nicole maihap rako nakaluto..Muluto lang kog kaon kanang akoa rang gusto kong mingawn kog pinoy nga kaon.
Hala sige goodnight ninyo diha! Im happy for you! Take care and kisses to maria muaah!
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:14 am
first diay ko ha! hehehe!
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:41 am
Madz CONGRATULATIONS!!!! yay lipay ko nimo madz kay may freedom na ka, kong laayon ka pwede na ka mo laag bisan asa, adto ba sa mall or bisita sa mga amiga. I got mine 2003 arang lipaya nako adto madz mura ko og nakabuhi sa tangkal ba, heheheh. Sige madz dili na ko mag dugay mo balik ra ko dinhi kay medyo busy pa ko dinhi gamay. Ayo ayo dinha! Kiss ko ni Maria! mwaaah
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:42 am
second ko! Congrats Raquel, finally u got your license, maayo pa ka, ako intawon ani, ambot kanus-a pa! ibog ko dah! na hala ayaw palabig laag laag ha! take care.
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:44 am
hala ka kay wala pa man na si Ghie ganina, maong ingon ko second ko, hehe! na hala iwit diay, lol!
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December 15, 2005 am31 6:44 am
hello mads…congrats diay oi grabe jud naa na diay imong license now you can drive around na gajud. as in bisan asa na jud ang lakaw ana kay naa na may sensya hehehe. Ako ani naning kay hapit na ra ba magtuig akong permit unya la pa ko ka behind-the-wheel-test.
cge mare oi abi man nako ug ako ang pirs naa man diay abtik pas manatad ni si Dauph hehehe hala cge au au diha.
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December 15, 2005 am31 10:17 am
congrats Manay! drama ka pa nitong mga nakaraang araw, yon pala… nakakalokah ka rin. pede nang maging scripwriter. kapag may nagkagusto sa kuwento, apply akong director. pero kailangan ng bagong title.
eneweys, mae-enjoy mo na nga freedom mo. hala sige umpisahan na roadtrip!
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December 15, 2005 am31 2:43 pm
Congrats Raq!!!!! YEPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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December 15, 2005 am31 4:38 pm
yay! Congrats! saya naman nyan. baka pwede kang mag-part time job. hehe. o kaya, para di ka gaano ma-bored, mag-drive kayo ni maria sa isang park, then sight-seeing ng konti. dba. parang bonding, hehe.
by the way, TTYL= talk to you later.
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:11 pm
halo mareng, una sa tanan congratulations
pede kana maka laag bisag asa, hehehe..
sus mareng kong wa pa lang ko nangandoy ug dual citizenship di ko mag tarong ug skwela oy, ang inyo diha mareng magtuon tuon man siguro mo ug u.s.a history ang dire mareng kinahanglan kabalo ka moestorya sa ilang lenggwahe 
kapoy man gud ning atong passport mareng kay maglisud tag sulod sa mga airport haay unique man gud tang pinoy hehe..
nahuman na akong exam, ahak! nagkalandrakas tawon ko, grrr kalisod ba atong ahak! gisapot kog maayo arang kalisod
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December 15, 2005 am31 5:15 pm
Hi Raq, I was just typing my reply here, sos it disappeard man hinuon. Masyadong long siguro. Anyway, congratulations nimo for finally having the freedom to go anywhere you wished. Good for you, you’re at last mobile na gyod. Akala ko nga eh, you are far from there pa. Ako kay dili pa gyod graduating diha oy, kanus-a pa siguro. I want to visit my homeland muna, heading Pinas muna ako maybe this coming year (2006) na if time permits me, and that is if ever I can come back home safe and sound dito, not to wind up like my beloved uncle. Basin magka next baby-another child ko og then maka acquire ko for my mobility din. One thing at a time ra usa sa ako, slowly but surely ba. Oh, as for my mannerism, hay naku! Dili gyod nako matago ba ang akong pagka amaw…LOL-humurous ra ko usahay. I can manage pa to joke around though deep inside I am really hurting-dying; as I might be smiling on the outside but I am actually crying in the inside. I am not a phoney for that matter but I just need some self control so I have a balance, that is for me not to be nuttier than a fruit cake in the process. I am trying to be strong at the same time, fighting my emotions. Grief stricken yet not displaying my emotions, well, I don’t often do and only for so long. Losing someone we loved is forever, and that is something we can never get over quietly. When they’re gone-they die, we almost die with them-a piece of a puzzle that’s forever missing. Hey, let’s just find our happiness, we each can be happy with different things that makes us happy. We can never go back, and can only go forwad daw eh-yesterday is gone na gyod.
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December 15, 2005 am31 7:30 pm
Kala ko pa naman si maria ang eescape sa alcatraz ikaw pala,he, he, he. congrats at makakaiskyrda ko na ng husto pag trip mong mag:
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than moonshine
You’re gonna go I know
‘Cause the free wind is blowin’ through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons cryin’ no despair
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air
Do-do-do-do-do…
Eraserheads – Overdrive Lyrics
alam mo mayro,n akong pangarap sa buhay
sana matupad na
magda-drive ako hanggang Baguio
magda-drive ako hanggang Bicol
magda-drive ako hanggang Batangas
tapos magswi-swimming d’on sa beach
isasama ko ang girlfriend ko
isasama ko kahit sinong may gusto
kahit may kasama siyang aso
basta’t meron siyang dalang sariling buto
magdadala ako ng pagkain
burger fries tapsilog at siopao
magda-drive ako hanggang Visayas
magda-drive ako hanggang sa Mindanao
magda-drive ako buong taon
magda-drive ako habang buhay
magda-drive ako hanggang buwan
please please lang turuan mo
akong magdrive
gusto kong matutong magdrive
(kahit na walang kotse)
gusto kong matutong magdrive
(kahit na walang lisensya)
magdrive….drive
drive
magdrive…magdrive
drive
INGAT! don’t forget your seat belt and always observed the traffic rules and the road codes.
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December 15, 2005 am31 7:39 pm
congratulations Raquel!!! that’s great news labi na karon duol na pasko. makashopping na jud ka todo kay makadrive naman ka, haha! salamat diay sa pagcge nimo visit sa akong journal ha. tagsa na lang jud kaau ko magpost kay wala na kaau koy time for myself. di na gani ko kaligo og adlaw, haha! maghulat pa ko inig abot ni hubby bago ko kaligo kay di mabyaan c AJ og ang gamay. kung walay magtan aw iya man intawon puniton ang gamay oi. mao na mag antus usa ko ani karon. at least usahay makasuroy gihapon ko sa ubang blog og makapost ko sa journal panagsa. kalooy sa Ginoo ning ubos napod akong weight. nagplano man unta ko na mag enroll sa Bally fitness katong 146lbs pa ko pero karon murag makaya ra nako magloose weight on my own. maau ra pod aron makasave og kwarta. na cge oi pataka nalang man ko og yawit dri. wa na sa topic, haha! cge Quel, enjoy driving and be safe always! kisses to Maria! muahhh!
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December 16, 2005 am31 1:23 am
wow…kabalo na diay sya magdrive og naa nay license! congrats! unya? di naka ani makit-an dire usa sa blogworld kay naa naman sa dan imo nawong ani sige? hahahaha…joke lang madz…bitaw no, salamat nga nahuman na gyud imong pagsakripisyo nga naa ra pirme sulod sa balay, kakapoy bitaw ana, og labi na ang feeling nga sige lang depender sa uban…pero karon…na! kay naa na gyud lisensya…tztztztz..imo na sad asawa ani magproblema? hehehe…kay ikaw na say pirme wa? hahaha…joke lng…o sige…lakaw sa ko kay magpakaon sa pod kog kinsa diha pakan-on, o kung kinsa ba diha magtiyabaw…hehe
DOPS
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December 16, 2005 am31 1:58 am
Hi Raquel, WOW congratulation on passing the road test and finally you have your driver’s license now and you can able to go somewhere when you want to go out not just wait for hubby. Good for you and Just drive safe and start in the backroad first. Take care and I will watch the Apprentice because is Finale now. Talk to you later. and hugs and kisses to Maria.
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December 16, 2005 am31 3:04 am
hi quel,
oi congrats you’ve got your wings now and finally u can fly it is really nice to have freedom kay makabagot sad oi kung naa ka permi sa balay and i am happy for you finally naa kana license just drive carefully and safely ok?goodluck sa driving.thanks for adding me ha?and your tagged.karon pako ka get back naa mang gud ko dr. visit ganina.
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December 16, 2005 am31 3:06 am
ay quel follow-up diay wala naku natubag imo pangutana if taga-asa ko sa ato-a.taga Matina Davao City diay ko.duol lang diay ta kay cagayan man ka diba?at least pareha ra ta ug dialect and thats cool.see yah!!
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December 16, 2005 am31 4:12 am
DAUPH:
Congrats Dauph, ikaw ang first, hehehe. Mubo lang akong itubag ha kay daghan gisugo si mister dri sa ako.
Thank you diay oi. Ang ako lang ika advice sa imo noh, ayaw jud ka hadlok mag practice Dauph kay lami kaayo ang feeling kung maka drive na tag kita ra ug dili ta magsalig sa atong bana. Ang kahadlok temporary ra na.
GHIE:
Thank you mare Ghie, sus unsa pa morag na-ibtan jud kog tunok oi. Maski wa pa ko naka drive ug ako ra isa karon sus lami kaayo ang feeling oi.
TIKYA:
Thank you tikya. Ikaw practice na pod, ayaw i-rason nga winter karon, hehehe.
TIKYA:
Tikya na pod, hahaha, tan-awa inyong time kay 1 minute ra ang ligas.
BLESS:
Thank you mare ha. Humana akong mga hinanaing oi. Sugod na dayun ko sa akong mga aktibidadis ani, hehehe.
BAKYA NI NENENG:
Thank you ha neng, para may thrilling, hehehe.
LUTCHI:
Thank you…
LAUREEN:
Thank you, thank you…ikaw din kukuha na Lau, bakasyon ngaun. Good luck nalang sayo ha. Sana as soon as possible din, hehehe. Hay morag na ibtan jud kog tunok oi.
LAUREEN:
Again, hehehe. Ngek yun pala ang meaning? Thanks…
ETHEL:
Mare, thanks. Grbae diay diha sa inyo ba. Dapat unta international ang panggamiton ba kay public gud. Parehas sa pinas ba nga halos mga signs nato, warnings ug uban pa kay English jud pero kadasagaran country kay di man gagamit ug international language.
Tinuod jud ka unique jud kitang mga pinoy, ayaw nalang i-mention kay kabalo naka.
About kang Achie, kamo nalang mag communicate ha kay para dili sya maglibog kung kina ang tumanon.
ANALOU P.S:
Sana ikaw din An, kuha ka na agad ang sarap talaga ng feeling ko ngaun kahit di pa ako nakalabas na mag isa.
Mukhang malalim ata problema mo. Noon nung first 3 mons ko palang sabi ko bakit nag-asawa ako ng puti, di ko kase maiintindihan ugali nila pero naka recover rin ako. I think positive lang talaga kc pag halos negative nalang isipan natin we will not be happy for the rest of our lives.
ATOY:
Hahahaha, pinatawa mo ako mang Atoy. Ang dali mo namang naka-isip ng kanta na ganyan. America yan ah, ventura high way.
Salamat pala mang Atoy, sabi ko last week, kilangang kukuha na akong ng road test para makapag post na ako ng Escape from Alcantraz. Buti nalang pumasa ako mang Atoy. Ang dali lang, pina-iko lang ako ng isang block, parang 3 minutes lang ata yun. Tapos, balik na agad kami sa opisina. Na swertihan din pag park ko.
HONEY:
Lagi hon, sus morag na ibtan jud kog tunok oi. Kapoy cge lang naa ra balay ug magsalig sa atong bana. Kung naa tay lakwon sagabal kaayo sa iya. Kung gusto pod ko mo palit ug regalo sa iya di nako sya ma surpresa kay pirmi man mi kusog. Kadugayan wa nako cge hatag sa iya kay inig pamalit kay cya man japun mo bayad sa counter.
Ok lang panalagsa ka nalang mo post oi kay mas importante ang mga bata.
Good news kay nag os-os na imong timbang. Ako diay after nanganak, ni ubos dayun 45lbs akong timbang after 3 months. Ayaw lang palabig kaon, inom daghan tubig.
DOPS:
Salamat ha. Morag nakatagna gani ka dah, lagi morag mo kalma na cguro dayun kog blogging kay daghan nako activities ani, adto ko sa gym kay mag pa sexy ko kay gi damage mani ni mister akong lawas gud, hahaha.
LANIE:
Thank you Lan, istorya nalang ta unya.
JEO:
Salamat Jeo, karon morag na ibtan na jud kog tunok. Kapoy cge ra ta salig sa atong bana kung busy sila di pod ta makalakaw sa atong gusto lakawon.
Maayo kay parehas ra man diay ta bisdak, hehehe. O cge mo duaw ra ko nimo sa imong balay.
Sa lahat po maraming thank you, ang saya-saya ko ngaun. Mahirap talaga pag nasa bahay lang.
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December 16, 2005 am31 4:50 am
Raq, 1st Congratulations! ari na diri sa Michigan pag drive na. Diay daghan snow malingaw jud ka…hahaha…
Bitaw, being stuck and can’t go nowhere is sucks! I was stuck almost 2 years and i finally said to my husband it’s time. so it was. Tom got me a driver instructor for 4 weeks. my instrcutor was so impressed i learned so fast. he asked me about it and my answer was i think because i am tired of being stuck inside the house…he laughed at me…after my weeks took the driving test and got it right away and the next day took to library and went to the mall! what a nice feeling indeed!
Hey sorry diay karon pa jud ko kabisita kay unsaon nga dia imo lola nga kapoy naman inig abot from work. Nahala enjoy sa imong driving just be careful. Take care and have a great day.
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December 16, 2005 am31 7:58 am
Congrats sayo Manay… Pwede na mo ron kalakat ni Maria… hehehe… tc!
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December 16, 2005 am31 8:32 am
CARLOTA:
Maayo ka kay naa ka instructor. ko intawon akong bana nag tudlo, grabe dala kasaba. Ingon pa nila basta husband, package deal na jud na, hehehe. Thanks Carl, for droppin’ here maski busy ka.
LAUREEN JEAN:
Hi Jean, maraming thank you…
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December 16, 2005 am31 10:22 am
Congratulations Raquel!! You’re free na nga. hehehe Seriously, that’s a major achievement, makalakwatsa ka na with Maria in tow. Mahirap nga sa yo dahil husband mo ang nagturo, I’ve heard from friends that it’s harder. Anyways, what’s important is you can drive by yourself now. Oi, kelan ka mapadpad dito sa MA? Let me know ha.
~Barb~
P.S. Don’t forget to use your turn signal. LOL
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April 18, 2007 am31 4:28 am
thanx for sharing this,Raq!Ill answer yours sa blog ko,para mabasa rin nila kung bakit.part of the reasons ay nasa previous post,a real mom is…yung nasa last line at marami pang reasons,hehe
enjoy your day!!
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April 18, 2007 am31 4:34 am
Salamat Ghee! O cge, hintayin ko nalang!
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