June 4, 2019.
I’ve been meaning to escape my life in the Philippines because I wasn’t happy with my life there. I knew I needed to find a place I feel I would belong somewhere in this world. Here I am, a year ++ living in Bangkok.
I have learned so many things from day 1 until now. I have learned to become more open to learn new things- the different cultures, people from different walks of life. Moving to a completely new place on my own was kind of an adjustment. This whole experience made me become more resilient and mature. I became more accepting of the things around me. I got to learn more about my own self. I realized that you start to learn things when you are out of your comfort zone. You start to build yourself and choose who you want to become.
I visited Bangkok last October 2017 with my college best friend and little did I know I would be calling this my home now. Whenever I leave Thailand for holidays, even if that means flying back to Philippines, I can’t wait to be back. Seems like Thailand found its way to my heart, or the other way around.
Lots of people ask me “Till when are you planning to stay in Thailand?” and to be honest, I really don’t know. To start off, I did not plan to live here in the first place. I was in Singapore for 5 months trying to find myself. I gave up that soul searching moments until 3 days before I go back to Ph i got hired at an International school here in Bangkok. I flew all the way here with no hesitations, rather, with so much excitement. Coming here gave me more hope of building myself and pursuing my dreams.
So, till when will I stay? I should say: As long as I am happy here and as long as this place is giving me hope for my future.
I am not looking forward to getting sick of this place, but now I know that I am capable of moving and continuing to search for that certain place that will eventually make me genuinely happy.
In the meantime, happy 1 year and 5 months Bangkok! Cheers to more memorable moments and learnings!