improntu visit....on my way home....yesterday

so i am getting used to the daily upkeep that is necessary for this blog...so alright, i am on a bit of a delay with this blog and i haven't even made it to the congo yet! haha. won't make any promises but will definitely put forth effort to keep it updated and current!

a day later...last night i had an improntu visit. well, i needed to pick up a little something from my dear friend, armand. what a nice surprise to walk into his house full of friends! it was so great to see them all last night!



remember folks, there will be many great and happy happenings i will return to hear about...you know what i am talking about and who...don't worry i will remember what i will be calling you all out on!!! :) haha.

it has been a nice break from what i really need to focus on. it is getting down to the last wire...my departure as i leave the place of being a permanent guest of to a territory never explored or travelled by yours truly. can't wait to tell the world my experience and journey of "whose guest i am."

2 more days...

to CONGO...well, technically, 4 more days since it takes close to 2 days to get there. no such thing as a direct flight to the congo. if you're lucky, you have 1 layover. i'm extra special as i have 4 stopovers before i set foot into kinshasa, congo. my first destination city of this very exotic and adventurous country.

as the time nears to my departure, i am getting more excited! this past sunday, that feeling of excitement was mixed with feeling anxious, overwhelmed and nervous of the unknown and unexpected. sunday was the day that it really hit me that i was going!!

i had a very intimate bon voyage dinner with family and friends.



thanks mom and dad for treating the dinner as my send off gift and thanks for all those who were able to make it out to the dinner considering how very last minute it was thrown together. those who could not make it, no worries, as all your well wishes of love, luck, safety, security and health very appreciated and well received. much love to you all dear family and friends always. xoxo

5 more days...

it is FINALLY the weekend for me...but it just seems like all the days just blend into one another! it is good to be in the comforts of home...a feeling i will definitely miss as i embark on a once in a lifetime experience and journey to....CONGO.

so, i will have to pay my respects and mind the customs as i will now become a GUEST of a country i have never set foot in...

BUT before i set off on this adventure, let me please give LOTS of LOVE and RESPECT to my family at home...a place i am a permanent guest at and may all of you be as fortunate and blessed as i am to have the same.

here i am at home, enjoying one of my comfort foods...my mom's noodle soup. one of the requests made before i leave and a request i will make upon my return. what is it about mom's homecooking? we all say that our moms are the BEST cooks EVER but hey, we didn't try any other cook's food before mom's! not suggesting anything because believe you me, my mom is a fantastic cook. AND to think that her cooking is the reason why i will miss her during my two months away. (a crack she made at me earlier this evening) PLEAZE, that's my mooggers we are talking about. if i could put her in my pocket, i would take her everywhere with me. :) she is almost teeney weeney enough.

aaaah, the time is getting closer to departure, many things to do, many things to pack, many friends to say, see you in awhile crocodile...best get cracking :)