I should have written about this story a long time ago, but I had a “laziness attack” once again and the schedule became hectic, too (palusot na naman!).

This story is about Jan, the kid that I took care before for 2 years and said that “Julai es perfecta para mi”. I visited them again on June 12, almost a month after my last visit. But before the visit, I called Jhess, the girl who replaced me in my old job, and asked about how things were going with her and the family. She told me the story of how Jan told his mother about me being his girlfriend, hehehe. One day in the dinner table, the kid announced: Julai es mi novia. The parents laughed and Jhess told them of my last visit (she forgot to tell them). Atleast they were cool about it coz I was a bit scared that they might get mad at me for giving Jan the idea about this “novia thing“, hehehe.

He was sick again during my visit and I went with them to the school to pick the big sister (Paula) up. I was hugging and kissing Jan starting at their home until we parted ways at the bus stop. He´s at his sweet mode as normal and he kept hugging and kissing me, too (upon my request, hahaha).

Ohh my, Jan is super cute and guapo as ever!

While waiting for the bus, Jan´s bestfriend (Victor) with his parents arrived, too, to pick up Hugo (the older kids who is also Paula´s classmate). Victor and Jan were playing and suddenly Jan ran to the boy´s parents (who already knew me since I started working for Jan´s family) and said: Sabeis que? Julai es mi novia! (You know what? Julai is my girlfriend!). I told Jan to stop it, but I almost fainted with his revelation! (parang teenager lang ang show ng lola mo!), hahaha.

Here´s a series of photos with Jan playing with one of his thousand cars.:)

I asked him for a kiss at the bus stop and I also asked Jhess to take a photo of us   and he even posed for the camera to make sure that the kiss was captured and documented! hehehe. I think the boy will be a sure  ”girl charmer” in the future.:)

We went to the nearest grocery store after picking up Paula to buy some snacks. And ate the junk foods  (sorry) while walking to the bus stop.

I took the train to Barcelona happy coz I saw the kids once again, yet sad for the fact that I won´t be seeing them more often. It really breaks my heart everytime I think of them, especially Jan, coz it always makes me feel the regret of leaving them for a better working condition. Ohh, Jhess told me that the girl is always asking her mother why I left and if is it because I don´t like them. And it makes me sadder!

And everytime I look at the kids photos (especially Jan´s), it always triggers tears and the feeling of missing them so much.

Hope to see you real soon, kids! And please don´t hate me for leaving you. Inspite of the better working conditions, I regret the decision.:( But don´t worry, you will always be special to me no matter where I go. I love you kiddos!

Sorry, but I have to stop writing to wipe and dry the tears.:(

P.S. Ohh, I was exchanging emails with the kids´mother and she told me about Jan´s revelation that I am his girlfriend. hehehe.

I received a call from Jhess on Monday morning (May 14) while working and she told me than Jan (the boy that I took care before) is sick and is staying home with her. She called coz the boy was talking about me and here´s how their conversation went:

Jan: Julai es perfecta para mi.

Jhess: y yo?

Jan: Si, tambien. Pero Julai es mas.

After their conversation, Jhess called me and told what Jan said and handed the phone to Jan and right away the boy told me: Julai, eres perfecta para mi.

I was so happy and all-smiles. Who wouldn´t have a melting heart with that sweetness?

It truly warms my heart knowing that the kids still remember me and still talk about me.:)

The boy is sick, he has a sore throat. So, he´s staying home. I am supposed to visit him after my morning job, but Jhess told me that the boy is still sleeping. So, I decided to cancel my visit and just see him the following day.

So, I visited the boy in their house yesterday (Tuesday) after my morning job. He was in the play room watching cartoons while waiting for the time to pick up Paula. He was already dressed and ready to go. He was smiling when he saw me enter the room and I hugged and kissed him right away and asked him to kiss me, hehehe.

I asked him to show me the gift that I gave him. He took the remote controlled car (the police in the Rayo McQueen movie, one of his favorite movies) and showed how it works. I asked him:

Me: Jan, te gusta me regalo para ti?

Jan: Si, un monton.

Weeee, I was all-smiles. He told me a lot of things and then I asked him if he has a girlfriend in school.

Me: Jan, tienes novia en el coli?

Jan: No, no tengo.

Me: Muy bien. Pero yo tengo Jan. Sabes como se llama mi novio?

Jan: Que?

Me: Se llama Jan Garcia Fola.

And I just can´t forget who he gave me a shy smile, like that when someone is so “kilig”.

We took pictures before we left for school.

We walked to the train station and Jan was talking all the time. He told us the meaning of the signs on the road: no parking sign, men are working sign, etc. He´s just so intelligent. And then everytime I ask him the English term of a word, he replies with a very slang accent. hehehe. So funny.

While walking, I asked him:

Me: Jan, como se llama tu novia?

Jan: Julai.

Ohh my, the boy just said “yes” to my courting. hahaha. We were really laughing. If only the kid is a grown up, then I would have collapsed on the road for what he just said. hehehe.

I hope the parents won´t sue me for “child abuse”. hahaha.

He told us a lot of stuffs along the way and when we were nearing the station, he told us of a story about his cousin, Leo.

Jan: Mi primo Leo tiene novia. (My cousin Leo has a gf)

Me: Ahh si? Como se llama? (Really? What´s her name)

Jan: Margarita. 

Me: Y tu, como se llama tu novia? (and you, what´s the name of your gf?)

Jan: No tengo Julai porque tengo tu! (I don´t have one Julai because I have you).

Ohhh my! The kid is a girl charmer in the making. hehehe. He said it in an irritating tone, but still, it made me laugh. hehehe.

We took the train and I explained to him that I am not going with them to the school coz I need to go home early.

They took off the train after 2 stations, but before that I asked for a kiss and then Jhess hold the boy´s hand towards the door. The boy waved his byebye and wanted to say something but can´t figure it out. So, I waited.

When they were already near the door, Jan said:

                “Julai, te echaré de menos.” (Julai, I will miss you).

The door closed and I saw the kid still waving his hand at me and then I finally gave in and collapsed on my seat due to his sweetness. hehehe.

The kid will always be special to me and I hope and pray that he´ll grow up to be a good boy and hope that he´ll still remember me even in his older years.

Mi cariño pequeno, te quiero. You are the sweetest kid in town for me.

It´s been a year already since I left my old job. I am happy that I left, but sometimes, I regret my decision especially when I miss the kids terribly (especially Jan). Saying goodbye to them was the hardest and the most tear-jerking “kid goodbye” of them all (of all the goodbyes that I did for almost 8 years of working with kids since 2004).

My Sr. and Sra. told me that I am always welcome to visit them and the kids anytime I want and I don´t have to inform them beforehand. I can just go to their house or in the school. They told me before I left to remember that I always have a family in Spain: them.

I promised to visit, but shame on me for taking an entire year before I actually did.:( I already bought Christmas gifts for the kids last year coz I planned to visit them during my Christmas vacation, but they were vacationing somewhere when I got my off. I got busy with work and was not able to deliver the gifts.:(

Thank God for the new interina schedule and I already have plenty of time in the afternoon (since I don´t have an afternoon job yet). So, last Tuesday (May 8), I visited the kids. First, I went to their house and talked to Jhess (the one who replaced me) and then went with her to school to pick up the kids. I left my gifts for them on their beds, so they won´t have to carry them back if I bring the gifts to the school.

We picked up Paula first in the bus stop. She´s now starting primary and goes to school with the school bus. I greeted her as she goes down from the bus and it took her a while to recognize me and then she hugs me and was so happy to see me. I told her about my gift on her bed and she´s so happy and excited. I am glad coz she speaks English way better than before.She´s already a big girl now, more behaved already than before.

We walked a bit towards the school (where I used to pick them up) to pick up Jan. I was super excited to see Jan coz it´s him that I am very close to and very fond of. I truly adore the kid like he´s my own. He was still 1 year and 6 months when I started working for them.

Jan came out of the room and I shouted his name, but he didn´t react. Jhess told him that it was me and then he stares at me, calls my name, runs and hugs me. I was so happy and at the same time, I felt the pain of missing him tremendously. I was fighting so hard to avoid the tears from falling (tears has been falling since I started writing this).

We sat on the bench and took out the donuts that I bought for them. I also told Jan about the gift on his bed. He´s happy and kept on asking about the color of the wrapper and if there´s really something inside it. hehehe. I kept asking him to kiss me and he keeps on saying “I already did” and I kept on insisting “un beso otro vez y muy fuerte”.”

I kept kissing Jan that day like I wanted to devour him! Yes, that´s how I miss him so bad! So bad that everytime I look at our photos, I always feel a pain in my heart, a pain telling me to visit them more often. I am so happy and proud coz Jan can now converse in English. I love teaching him things coz he´s such an intelligent boy and he learns immediately. The first English word I taught him is “banana”. I was holding a bottle with fruit drawings. I pointed the banana and said that “platano in English is banana”. He repeated the word and didn´t forget about it ever since.

I even taught him funny stuffs that made the parents laugh. I taught him a line from the famous Justin Beiber song “Baby baby ohh” and taught him who Justin is. So, when I see a poster of Justin, I always ask him who it is and he replies: Justin Beiber.:) I also taught him how to say ” I am intelligent and very guapo” with matching action, hehehe.

The kids are so big now and I am so happy that they´haven´t forgotten me. It always makes me smile everytime Jhess calls and tells me that the kids are asking about me.

I will visit them more often while I don´t have an afternoon job yet and I will tell you more stories about them.:)

I blogged before about wanting to have an interina job ( stay-out job) and then it was granted. But too bad, it only lasted one week.

But now, I am going interina once again, but with the same employer.  I started on Monday (April 30). I had some issues with my current employers before and it almost came to the point of looking for another job. Thank God and the issues were settled. But they told me that they don´t want someone to work in their house full-time anymore since the kid is already big now and there´s not much to do in the house anymore. But they will still process my papers. So, I agreed for the new 5-hour working sched and I won´t be sleeping in their place anymore (which is very fine with me). The only downside to this new sched is my salary. Less hours, less salary. But it´s ok with me. Though I am a bit worried, but I won´t let it get into me coz I know that God will always provide.

And I am pretty sure that there´s a reason behind this sudden change of schedule. I might not get it right now, but I will surely understand it as days go by. I believe that God has something better for me, thus the change in schedule, to prepare me for it.

I am already excited to know the reason behind this change. And I am really in awe with God´s mysterious ways. Indeed, He knows the desires of my heart. Because since I started blogging, I already desired to spend more time studying and researching about it and make a living out of it (I know it´s possible coz I already know and heard a lot of bloggers who made it big time with the field). Now I have more time to blog and to lean more about it.

But the enemy is lurking around, tempting me to submit to laziness and facebooking. grrrrrrrrrr. This morning, while ironing clothes, I just realized that I haven´t done the things that I used to make while I was still fija (stay-in) even if I already have a lot of time on my disposal and then as I went deeper, I realized that it´s because:

• I stop managing my time and writing on my organizer for the list of things to be done
• I spend a lot of time facebooking
• I spend a lot of time watching movies

I should use my time wisely now coz if I´ll give in to those unnecessary things, then I won´t be making a difference now that I am already interina.

I will manage my time and will do my best to be productive everyday.

And ohh, I want to sleep early now (12 mn or earlier the better). It´s such a really challenge for me since I already used to sleeping at 1-2am. Yes, that´s already early for me.:)

I really hope that this interina schedule will last coz the last interina job I had only lasted for a week.

How about you, what do you prefer, fija or interina?