Background Check

I really wanted to blog but I didn't know how so I just did some write-ups and reviews about makeup earlier this year using my facebook page, Fab Makeup by Joanne. It was great since facebook is very user friendly, and I check my facebook account a couple times a day naman, so no hassle or anything.

Then a friend of mine sent me this link for an all-expense paid training for people who want to learn how to blog, and needless to say, I jumped on the opportunity to get a slot. I mean, it's free, it's practically a few blocks away from home, and it's what I've really been wanting to do anyway, so why not, right?

So off I went and applied, and thankfully, got in without much fuss. Training started yesterday and everything's been a blast. I've been re-learning some stuff on writing from my college days (I'm a Mass Comm degree holder, BTW, not that it's much), and I'm learning new things especially about blogging and domains, and other tech stuff, although I can't really say I understood everything right away since I'm no techie.

I started this blog mainly because I got inspired to write about the things you can see in Pangasinan, particularly in Lingayen where I live with my husband and 2 year old toddler.

Admittedly, when I first got here, my initial reaction was, WTF??? Am I still in the freakin' Philippines?? I felt so out of my element, so out of place, so out there. I didn't have any friends, I was jobless, and what's worse is, I didn't know the dialect! Feeling ko minumura ako ng mga tao!

It was crazy as hell, and I wasn't coping and adjusting well. I think I only got to manage my homesickness when I finally gave birth to my son, Matteo. LOL

I thought of things I can do while in Pangasinan, the skills I have that I can turn into something, and finally came up with event coordination and makeup.

And then I also started to write makeup reviews on facebook to help pass the time, since it's really one subject I can talk about at length.

Now I can understand the dialect a bit better, I now know that people are not cursing me unless they say 'baoninam' or 'baoninato' (I'm not sure I spelled them right though, LOL), I'm actually enjoying Lingayen now that I have a friend (it's just Matteo BTW) and we take long, leisurely walks on the beach and around the plaza and capitol complex.

Suffice it to say, I think I'm happier now.

And it's actually a nice feeling to have. =)