Friday, June 27, 2014

My Journey to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

After waiting for almost 3 months, Finally! I received a call from my recruitment agency. The long wait was over. My departure schedule went too soon in super unexpected time.

Here's my story. In the afternoon of January 28 2014, I was baking cookies. Those were for the T.L.E. project of my younger sister. While doing the second batch of cookie batter, my phone rang.

 "Ate, your phone is ringing", my sister told me.

 I immediately washed my messy hands to check who was calling. It was from unregistered phone number.

 "Hello pinksecretly, this is from blah blah agency. I'm calling to inform you that tomorrow will be your flight. January 29 2014. Be there in NAIA terminal 1 at 9am. Please do your pregnancy test today and bring the result tomorrow, can you go here in the office today?"

 Me: "Huh?! Tomorrow? My flight??? Im here in province right now. I cant be there today."

 Haizt. As in agad agad. I wasnt really prepared to say my goodbye to Philippines.

 I told my father, that the agency called and said that tomorrow will be my flight. I noticed that he's kinda teary eyed that time. No one's really expected it to be so quick.

Super kainis.

I didnt had time to have a despedida party and I only had a very short time to prepare my things huh.

 To make my the story short it would be better share it this way.


*I bought my things to bring in Saudi Arabia. We bought luggage bag, scrubsuits, toiletries, etc. the night before my flight.

 *We went to Naia terminal 1 at scheduled time to meet the recruitment agent. She gave my my docs, passport, e-ticket, OEC etc.

 *Flew via Cathay Pacific Airlines.

 *Now, I'm here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It's gonna be my 5 months of stay here on 29th of this month. Yehey. Mashallah.