• Lenovo laptop (P18,000)
• IELTS UKVI (P13,000)
• OET (P18,000)
• Manila for taking exams and processing stuff (P10,000)
• Courier for sending docs to NMC (P6,500)
• Medical Exam (P5,400)
• TOTAL: P70,900 whuuuut 1,107 GBP (half month salary)
• Note: IELTS and Medical Exam will be reimbursed 287.5 GBP

• Vacancy as of 20/07/19
• Name of Care Home: Ghyll Grove
• 16GBP/hour, hours/week not mentioned
• Close Date: 18/08/19
• No extensive benefits
• Impression of Town: very modern city
• Travel Time from London by Car: 1 hour and 5 minutes, 41.2 miles whooot
• Care Home Facility: nice, 2-story
• Surroundings/Neighborhood: okay, city-like
• Possible Hotel: Hotel Campanile, 5 minutes away, near stores, city-like surroundings, nice interior but small TV
• Final Verdict: Okay, I just hope the hotel choice improves. Aside from that, almost close to London and very urbanized town
• Cost of Living: London is still more expensive but rent here is quite high

• Vacancy as of 19/07/19
• Humberston, Lincolnshire
• Name of Care Home: Clarendon Hall
• 15GBP/hour, 44 hours/week
• Close Date: 09/08/19
• No extensive benefits
• Impression: village, near the beach, super countryside maybe, coastal village
• Travel Time from London by Car: 4 hours and 3 minutes, 162 miles
• Care Home Facility: Big, 2-story
• Surroundings/Neighborhood: Lots of Buildings, okay
• Possible Hotel: The Kingsway, 6 mins away from work, beautiful surroundings, in front is a dried-up beach, very beautiful interior!!
• Final Verdict: I guess not because it's scary coastal and very far from London

• WRITING COACHING IS DISAPPOINTING
• I WANT TO IMPROVE BUT THEY'RE PULLING ME DOWN
• I FEEL SO USELESS AT HOME ALREADY
• I'M DYING TO GET A JOB
• BUT THANK GOD FOR THE MOVIE, BIG FISH. IT TAUGHT ME TO LAUGH LIFE OFF BUT HEY, IT'S STILL A CRUEL WORLD OUT THERE.

• Marbuena Island, Ajuy (been there but wanna go back, pwede daytrip)
• Tatlong Pulo, Guimaras (daytrip)plus Olivia's Resto (Jordan)
• Sea Garden Resort, Leganes (just wanna go there for experience's sake but a no-no for anniv)
• Isla Gigantes, Carles (overnight stay required)
• Waterworld, Jaro (for experience and bringing children is a must)
• Bearland Resort, Tigbauan (experience)
• Aldana Luxury Resort, Guimaras (experience but too expensive)
• Boracay (been there twice but haven't been after renovations)
• Bulubadiangan Island, Concepcion (probably too far)
• Malalison Island, Antique
• Nogas Island, Antique

• 90 meals in a month - 45 lunchtime menu (405), 45 fast food combo meal (234.45), housing (910, transpo (70)toiletries (15)
• TOTAL: 1,634.45 GBP
• First salary: 1,936 GBP
• First savings: 301.55
• But make padala after 2-3 months or once a UKRN, but try to save as much as you can

• Vacancy as of 20/07/19
• Name of Care Home: Godden Lodge
• 15GBP/hour, hours/week not mentioned
• Close Date: 18/08/19
• No extensive benefits
• Impression of Town: small village
• Travel Time from London by Car: 1 hour and 13 mins, 41 miles
• Care Home Facility: beautiful, 2-story
• Surroundings/Neighborhood: okay, city-like
• Possible Hotel: Holiday Inn Basildon, good, near lake, city-like, expensive?
• Final Verdict: Okay but Basildon is better. Not sure about Benfleet itself.

• Vacancy as of 19/07/19
• Name of Care Home: White Gables
• 15GBP/hour, 44 hours/week
• Close Date: 09/08/19
• No extensive benefits
• Impression of Town: very European CITY, talk Beauty and the Beast
• Travel Time from London by Car: 3 hours and 3 minutes, 140 miles
• Care Home Facility: okay, 2-story
• Surroundings/Neighborhood: surrounded by fields and lots of green
• Possible Hotel: Tennyson, good, nice surroundings, suburb type, nice rooms (I think any hotel in UK is super hot!)
• Final Verdict: I guess not because it's a bit far from London, care home location is scary (lots of fields whuuut)

• The time when I can have my boyfriend's full attention
• Church hopping - I need all the spiritual solace I could get
• Time for physical activities - my body is getting old and crumbling
• Volleyball games on Sunday
• My exam to be over and done with
• Another leisurely time for myself

Us 2

• Campuestohan, Negros (mainstream but for experience)
• Bacolod (been to several times but want to go another time with Jude)
• Lakawon Island, Cadiz, Negros Occidental
• Perth Paradise, Sipalay (A MUST!)
• Cebu-Bohol
• Tagaytay (been to several times but will be first time with Jude.)
• Vigan (too far but worth it)
• Baguio (been to twice and Jude has been to but it will be our first time together)
• Enchanted Kingdom, Laguna (been here 3 times already but not yet with Jude and he has never been there too, I guess)
• MANILA (Taguig, Makati, Pasay) WATCH VOLLEYBALL LIVE
• Davao

With Friends

• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Malaysia

• BUT CHECK VACANCIES FIRST
• Chelmsford, Essex
• Birmingham
• Northampton
• Basildon, Essex
• Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
• Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

• Vacancy as of 19/07/19
• Name of Care Home: Perry Locks
• 16.32GBP/hour, 44 hours/week
• Close Date: 08/08/19
• No extensive benefits
• Impression of Town: Super city, very good!
• Travel Time from London by Car: 2 hours and 43 minutes, 121 miles
• Care Home Facility: quite smaller, 2-story
• Surroundings/Neighborhood: Nice surroundings, very city-like
• Possible Hotel: Apollo Hotel, 20 mins away from work, beautiful surroundings, very city-like, very beautiful interior as always!!
• Cost of Living: 34% cheaper than in London
• Final Verdict: PWEDE!!! :))) BIRMINGHAM for the win

• July 2018 Resigned from a 3-year hospital work
• November 2018 Took IELTS UKVI (did not pass writing)
• December 2018 Applied to HC-One and started review for OET
• April 2019 Took OET exam
• May 2019 Passed OET and Interview with HC-One
• June 2019 Passed CBT
• July 2019 Processing documents for DL
• July 26 Queue Date

Tentative

• September 2019 DL arrives
• October 2019 COS Application
• November 2019 Visa application
• December 2019 Possible Deployment
• All in MAX

• food to eat
• water to drink
• shelter
• clean and fresh clothes
• for the availability of an analgesic and healing my menstrual cramps in an instant
• for not making my flu worse
• For making my canker sore a bit numb today
• For keeping all my loved ones safe
• For giving me empathy.
• For giving me motivation to work on exam preparation

• Kyle Feb. 13, 2022
• Jasey August 7, 2024
• Jack Sept. 17, 2025
• Ethan Nov. 15, 2027
• Cat Dec. 19, 2029