Wow, its been so fast..... Time flies so fast you don't even notice that one year has past me by.... Probably you are wondering what's ODOC and OYOC means? Well, ODOC stand for One Day Old Canadian, which was last year, the very first day I arrived here in Canada, August 9, 2005 and OYOC, you guessed it, One Year Old Canadian, which is today, August 9, 2006. Actually it will be official come 8:00 pm because its the exact time that I really arrived here in Canada....
What can I say, I survived my first year here in Canada; my first summer (now its my second summer, whew its hotter compared to last year!), my first fall, my first winter and lastly, my first spring..... Time really flies so fast......
A lot of things happened so fast during the past year for me here, a lot of ups and downs at the same time but in general, I think and feel, that all that happened and are happening are according to what I expected and hopefully will continue so according to what I have planned ahead for my next year here.... Ah, time really flies so fast....
The last thing I remember was that very sad and at the same time happy eve of my departure to Canada..... Happy because I finally will go to Canada after five agonizing years of processing my papers and finally being with my mom which I never had the chance to be with for a long time then....... And sad, for so many reason..... It's more on the sentimental sort of sadness, like leaving your friends, the habits, the place you love, the work, your home country, etc.... But the most saddest maybe for me is leaving my love behind.... It was truly a sad and gloomy eve for me but I have to be strong and show my love that whatever happens what we dreamed of and planned will push through and I guess the only testament I have is that we are still pretty much together and in love with one another which makes it a happy first year for me here afterall..... Times flies so fast.....
My first few months here in Canada was very frustrating, having no work for almost three months. Although I tried finding one before, I always end up finding no job in the end..... There's a lot of bruhaha in this new country of mine that you have to have this and that and that you must be this long in this country before you can have this job or whatever insane and mundane reason that you cannot have a job that is decent if you are just a new immigrant here.... It was frustrating at times it makes you breakdown, I did before but I have endured it somehow with so much help from those people who mattered and cared for me.... A lot of thanks goes to my love and for the new friends I have met in my transition here in Canada.... I think without these people, I wouldn't have survived this far, maybe I would have packed my bags and things and went back home to the Philippines but thankfully I didn't..... And now, its been a year since then..... Ah, time flies so fast.....
My first jobs that I took before were: factory worker at Thorncliff for a veneer blinds manufacturer which after just two days, I quit because by the second day, I couldn't even get off my bed, arghh, it was painful and backbreaking work then....... So my odyssey of finding work begins after that first job...... I did a lot of odd jobs back then, a handy man for a production outfit which pays well then..... tried to apply in restaurants and light duty jobs..... applied as cook and was finally got one job as a food handler and service crew at Burger King which up to now I still do (they're great people to work with thats why I lasted this long..... and then I got a second job as a cook in one of the famous chain of restaurants here in Canada which is Pizza Pizza Inc. which only lasted for 3 months because the outlet where I work was sold to a very $%^8*&* guy and he laid us out..... it was a bad and a good experience for me and I think I learn some lessons from it..... I did pursue a lot of opportunity before but I always ended up being short handed by the employer......... Oh, my, time flies so fast....
Until one day I decide to go to the next level of my plans here in Canada and that is to pursue the job I have left behind back home, the job I have learned to love and that is to be a certified Medical Technologist here..... And so I took the first step and that is to become a Medical Technician first and take that certifying exam..... I did that last February 2006 and now I'm proud to say I'm nearing to finishing it, just 3 weeks away..... This year also I met some new friends and old ones here..... Some new ones worth keeping and some new ones worth just knowing them.... Well, people ar people.... By november this year, I'll be sitting for that certifying exam which is the OSMT for Ontario Society of Medical Technologist...... Ah, time flies so fast.......
And now, August 9, 2006, its been a year and what a fast year it was.... I can't even remember what are the other things that happened to me here during that fast one year that went by.... Until tomorrow, I'll be looking forward to another year and I pray and hope that this coming year will be much better than the last..... Ah, time flies so fast......
This coming year would be better I know so I'm on the next level of my plan and that is to assimilate myself here in Canada. Starting to finding a work as a Medical Technician and then bringing my fiancee here...... Afterwards who knows, I'll be going back again to school to bridge my credentials to finally attain and be eligible to sit for the certifying exam for Medical Technologist..... And I know, I can do it....... So wait for the synopsis of my second year next August 9, 2007. Till then, its been a roller coaster year.... Ah, time flies so fast.....
What can I say, I survived my first year here in Canada; my first summer (now its my second summer, whew its hotter compared to last year!), my first fall, my first winter and lastly, my first spring..... Time really flies so fast......
A lot of things happened so fast during the past year for me here, a lot of ups and downs at the same time but in general, I think and feel, that all that happened and are happening are according to what I expected and hopefully will continue so according to what I have planned ahead for my next year here.... Ah, time really flies so fast....
The last thing I remember was that very sad and at the same time happy eve of my departure to Canada..... Happy because I finally will go to Canada after five agonizing years of processing my papers and finally being with my mom which I never had the chance to be with for a long time then....... And sad, for so many reason..... It's more on the sentimental sort of sadness, like leaving your friends, the habits, the place you love, the work, your home country, etc.... But the most saddest maybe for me is leaving my love behind.... It was truly a sad and gloomy eve for me but I have to be strong and show my love that whatever happens what we dreamed of and planned will push through and I guess the only testament I have is that we are still pretty much together and in love with one another which makes it a happy first year for me here afterall..... Times flies so fast.....
My first few months here in Canada was very frustrating, having no work for almost three months. Although I tried finding one before, I always end up finding no job in the end..... There's a lot of bruhaha in this new country of mine that you have to have this and that and that you must be this long in this country before you can have this job or whatever insane and mundane reason that you cannot have a job that is decent if you are just a new immigrant here.... It was frustrating at times it makes you breakdown, I did before but I have endured it somehow with so much help from those people who mattered and cared for me.... A lot of thanks goes to my love and for the new friends I have met in my transition here in Canada.... I think without these people, I wouldn't have survived this far, maybe I would have packed my bags and things and went back home to the Philippines but thankfully I didn't..... And now, its been a year since then..... Ah, time flies so fast.....
My first jobs that I took before were: factory worker at Thorncliff for a veneer blinds manufacturer which after just two days, I quit because by the second day, I couldn't even get off my bed, arghh, it was painful and backbreaking work then....... So my odyssey of finding work begins after that first job...... I did a lot of odd jobs back then, a handy man for a production outfit which pays well then..... tried to apply in restaurants and light duty jobs..... applied as cook and was finally got one job as a food handler and service crew at Burger King which up to now I still do (they're great people to work with thats why I lasted this long..... and then I got a second job as a cook in one of the famous chain of restaurants here in Canada which is Pizza Pizza Inc. which only lasted for 3 months because the outlet where I work was sold to a very $%^8*&* guy and he laid us out..... it was a bad and a good experience for me and I think I learn some lessons from it..... I did pursue a lot of opportunity before but I always ended up being short handed by the employer......... Oh, my, time flies so fast....
Until one day I decide to go to the next level of my plans here in Canada and that is to pursue the job I have left behind back home, the job I have learned to love and that is to be a certified Medical Technologist here..... And so I took the first step and that is to become a Medical Technician first and take that certifying exam..... I did that last February 2006 and now I'm proud to say I'm nearing to finishing it, just 3 weeks away..... This year also I met some new friends and old ones here..... Some new ones worth keeping and some new ones worth just knowing them.... Well, people ar people.... By november this year, I'll be sitting for that certifying exam which is the OSMT for Ontario Society of Medical Technologist...... Ah, time flies so fast.......
And now, August 9, 2006, its been a year and what a fast year it was.... I can't even remember what are the other things that happened to me here during that fast one year that went by.... Until tomorrow, I'll be looking forward to another year and I pray and hope that this coming year will be much better than the last..... Ah, time flies so fast......
This coming year would be better I know so I'm on the next level of my plan and that is to assimilate myself here in Canada. Starting to finding a work as a Medical Technician and then bringing my fiancee here...... Afterwards who knows, I'll be going back again to school to bridge my credentials to finally attain and be eligible to sit for the certifying exam for Medical Technologist..... And I know, I can do it....... So wait for the synopsis of my second year next August 9, 2007. Till then, its been a roller coaster year.... Ah, time flies so fast.....
