there could have been a lot of happenings to blog about but got busy with work. still trying to find my own feet at work, again since i moved early last month.
how i got the job is a pretty interesting story. like everything else, it all starts in a dream, chasing it and making it a reality. you see, my ever favorite place in London is the Tower Bridge. one Sunday afternoon, we had a little walk around the area, just admiring how beautiful London was, he showed me the street where he used to live. it was a very quiet area and it was at a back of a big building, which turned out to be Guy's Hospital. he said that his ex's college was affiliated with the hospital so he frequently picked him up there. he also said that it is a sister hospital of St. Thomas' Hospital, conveniently located near Big Ben. in Cebu there is no hospital as big as it was, or half of its size. it was massive.
when i got home, i googled it up. looked at their job vacancies. applied for positions suitable for me. then off to bed. i wasnt desperately looking for a new job then. so i never really told anyone about it. not even my roommate Ara then, or baby.
a month after, i got a text message from the hospital saying that i was shortlisted and scheduled me for an interview. of course, it was a surprise! now i told baby who was also as excited as myself. the next day after the interview, the ward manager called me and congratulated that i got the job! perfect!
but it wasnt after 3 months after the pre employment checks were completed. just before we went to zurich, i was slowly losing hope that i would get the job because of immigration policies, which i totally understood. i tried my very best to support it with the necessary documents. and after careful review, when we got back to London, an email of unconditional offer was sent to me which made me really happy!
now im working for a very reputable hospital. very proud and happy! got it with my own two hands.
anyway, after zurich our next stop was Manchester. Home to Manchester City Football Club and Manchester United. because i could not get the days off, i decided to just follow baby there on a Saturday. the tournament started on a Thursday.
just when i got to the tennis courts, baby's match just ended and sad part was, he lost! ohhhh... but that's life. some wins, some loses. it was unlucky this time it was the latter.
anyway, we stayed on since he still has another match that day which was the D Doubles with Nigel. we met few old friends and new ones as well, watched others play, chit chatted.
the weather was nice that day but maybe they were just very unlucky because baby lost again. hmmm... looked like its not a good tournament.
anyway, life had to go on. he had a consolation match the next day to which he also lost. he played really well but the opponent just played better. in fairness to baby, he was a strong opponent.
on our way back to the hotel, took some pictures of the stadium which was so massive! we decided to stroll around the lovely city and find somewhre to eat. baby showed me where Queer As Folk UK was shot, the Canal Street, their own version of Soho. loads of people when we got there. very busy! the whole street was jampacked! while we were walking, we bumped into a couple whom baby knew. the other guy played for B in the tournament with his boyfriend. they said that they were meeting other people for dinner and invited us to join them. so we did. it was a bit awkward at first sitting in the same table as the other guys. maybe im just used to just me and my baby. but the guys were really nice. good company plus good food. just what we needed.
after dinner, me and honey separated and went back to Canal Street for a drink. we got in to the nearest bar that we could get in because i needed to go the loo. we got into Club Via which surprisingly turned out to be a very good bar. the ambience was great. we had a suite all by ourselves. we drank, got drunk. but had fun! i miss clubbing!
the next day, baby had to play in the afternoon, so we strolled around the town again before going to the courts. mostly the buildings were red. it was ancient but very nice. i was so vain, i put my camera in a timer mode but ended up dropping it. it can still function but it was too slow and some of the files were corrupted. so stupid of me. got what i deserved really.
anyway, this happened to be a very good day for baby since they won their game.
no trophy this time. but we had a great time in Manchester.
when we got back to London, my friend Ivy confirmed that she was indeed getting married on the 2nd of October in Nottingham and invited us (me and Ara) to be her witnesses. my baby couldnt come because it was a friday and he had to work.
because of the short notice, tickets to Nottingham were too expensive already. the cheapest that we could get was rerouting to Leicester and it was a red eye train ticket as well. we were left with no choice but to take it.
a week before the trip, i treated my baby to a dinner in Pinner. it was a lovely Thai restaurant. just after we ordered our food, he surprised me with a camera! wow! i felt so special. at first I thought it was his camera that he was giving away, but it was a new one! thank you so much honey!
ivy and her husband to be picked us up at the train station. nice chap! took us to his house, had breakfast and prepared ourselves for the wedding. it was a solemn wedding, very private, not too many people. the couple looked really happy! we went out that night to a local pub, did some dancing! missed the party scene! we lost track of the time we got back to our hotel room at 2am. take note: Ara and I had to leave at 7am, so you can just imagine how sleepless we are. huh! good thing we caught up the train and we got back to London safely.
the week after, baby and I went to an opera, Le Grand Macabre, in London Coliseum. there were loads of people but the opera was boring. maybe it just wasnt my thing. but it was an experience. though my Sister Act experience is still on top.
that same weekend, we went to see the London Gay Symphony Orchestra at Soho. i have to say i was proud to be gay. it was a really entertaining show. i love it! cant wait for the next concert!
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