Hi Dad/Mom/VJ,
Hope everything’s well there!
It’s 01 November now and they don’t celebrate Halloween here – it’s against their belief system ata. Just a trivia, I just found out na sa Moslem belief pala, pag namatay ang isang tao, kailangan ilibing within 24 hours – so walang lamay or intayan ng mga kamag-anak not present, libing agad within the same day na namatay yung tao! Maybe that practice has something to do with their not celebrating All Souls Day.
Anyway, I deposited funds for November yesterday in our BPI USD account. Nakakainis lang coz the USD significantly went up over the last 2 weeks, I suppose the same situation there. Hence, bigger amount in Rupiah but equivalent to less USD. But it’s okay, maybe the US will weaken its economy again after Obama/McCain wins! Hahaha! So the breakdown of the fund will be as follows:
Total amount transferred: approx USD XXXXX
For my bills: XX%, approx USD XXXXX
For family fund: XX%, approx USD XXXXX
For tithes: XX%, approx USD XXXXX
Mommy, for my credit card bills, kindly allocate the biggest amount to the one which has the biggest outstanding balance – I’m not sure which but just look at the billings, if I’m not mistaken, the HSBC or Citibank Visa. Kayo na bahala sa allocation.
Daddy, I heard from Mommy na namatay na pala si Lola Coring. I’ll just pray for the repose of her soul. By the way, advance happy birthday! 
If there’s something that you need to celebrate your birthday with family/friends/colleagues, just align with Mommy and get the funds from our account. Any thoughts on the business idea I mentioned the last time? No rush, but if something comes up, just let me know. I played tennis pala ulit last night – I guess I improved a bit from the first session – in addition to palo palo of my forehand and backhand, I was trained na ulit to do volley, smash and service. Hopefully next week I’d get even better.
VJ, just see you again when you’re online. Good luck with your interview on Monday. Let me know kung ano mangyayari! At for your info, pumayat na talaga ako at madami nakakapansin sa office – from my 205 lbs weight when I got here, I just tipped the scale the other day in the gym and I’m now only 185 lbs! 
20 lbs in 3 months is not a small feat ha! Hopefully when I get home there by Christmas, I can reach my target of 165 lbs and 32 waistline from my 34-36 now! Hahahaha! If not, abangan mo next year.
Also nga pala, my flight details for Christmas break would be as follows:
Arrival: 23 Dec, Tue, 5:25 AM, Flight 5J760, NAIA3 via Cebu Pacific
Departure : 02 Jan, Fri, 8 :55PM, Flight 5J759, NAIA3 via Cebu Pacific
I’m using Cebu Pacific again coz when I booked the flight last month, wala ng available flights in PAL and Singapore Airlines during the Christmas week – whether I go home by 15 Dec or by 26 Dec! Since the holiday in our agency will start only on 25 Dec, I can’t take the very early flight. Buti na lang, when I checked Cebupac, meron pang seats available for 23 Dec. So, I will just see you again in NAIA3 on 23 Dec – same time with the last time I went home last Oct.
I’ll be hearing anticipated mass later at 4PM and drop by Carrefour for my usual weekly groceries. Will stay at the apartment for the night and sleep early coz I will be going to Bandung early morning tomorrow (6AM) with some officemates. The place is a town 2-hours away from Jakarta, from their description, para syang Tagaytay natin, malamig daw kasi, maraming masasarap na food at may mga factory outlet shops ng branded stuff! Next weekend naman, I will be flying to Surabaya, another city outside Jakarta for a radio show of a client – it’s quite far so we need to take a 45-minute flight by plane. Will take pictures and will make kwento on my experiences in these places on my next email.
By the way, attached are some pictures from the party I attended last Sunday with some office friends and acquaintances. It was held in a function hall fronting a beach called Segarra. The party was hosted by Marlboro and more than 3,000 people attended! I was supposed to meet Gretchen there coz her agency was handling Marlboro, but she decided not to attend later that day. It was fun naman, at least I can balance work and fun in my life here.
Also, last Thursday, we implemented an agency orientation with one of our clients. Most attendees were first jobbers – ok naman, at least in an indirect way, I still get to practice my passion for teaching. Below are some pictures as well.
That’s it for now muna. Missin you 3!
Ingat,
JA/Kuya
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