Bored Games…
My peers are always thinking how bored I must be in Al Ain. Being one of the most vocal member in TipidPC Middle East Chapter, most of the guys are thinking that I’ve become so lifeless (in our language we call it ‘bato’). On the contrary, despite popular belief that Al Ain is lifeless, it isn’t. I work up to 3PM which actually means half day’s work to some but unfortunately, there are a lot of things for me to do around here, so I don’t technically get “bored.”
As boring as it seems, I am actually doing household chores, either washing my clothes or ironing them. I’ve already mentioned a couple of times how this experience is a fulfilling one and after 3 months, my point of view has not changed one bit. This is really not fun for anyone but it sure beats staying idle all day. My dad had a way of beating home sickness when he was at Baku, it was simple… Just do your household chores. It keeps you busy, doesn’t cost anything and best of all you keep your house clean or have new cleaned / ironed clothes.
Things was tough when he was in Baku and as for us we grew in an environment where we had household help, we hardly lifted a finger at all. At the end we developed laziness to the point that my mom was shouting out instructions and you could clearly hear under her breathe how our lives would have been difficult when we get out into the "real" world. How a simple task could become such back breaking labor. Thank goodness that despite all this, I trained myself in the arts of cleaning and now that I live alone, I have managed to make the transition of Don Pepot to “masipag” Mang Jose. Although I am still at that stage that I am going to learn how to cook, I know I can manage as a bachelor and as a husband and even though you can’t really put ironing as a hobby on your CV, I can simply say is I’m the "real deal."