The Awkward Probinsyana: ofw life

Oh my, how long has it been since I touched this blog? I have made a promise several times that I will keep this blog updated but I failed every time. Hahaha! Anyway, this is a long overdue blog update, if anyone still cares. I would just like to document some moments in my blog.

After so many years, I am still The Awkward Probinsyana. I'd like to keep it that way. I had this UN since university days and I still want it up to this very day.
I am officially living alone for nearly a year now. I've moved into my new flat near a park and the seafront! I can't believe it.
It is my third year living in England and is now a Senior Staff. xx Hard work pays off and pays the bills lol.
I've been battling the big A & D for the last months but hey, I am still here.
Been travelling locally a bit more, enjoying England and parts of the UK as much as I can
Oh, and did I tell you -- I FINALLY FOUND MY MATCH. hahahaha. After years and years of swiping, I finally swiped RIGHT to MR RIGHT. Lol

I guess the last bullet point is the biggest life update I wanna share. HAHAHAHA.

Until next time.

August 04, 2026 No comments

It's 2025! I can't believe how time has flown so fast. It still feels like my first day in the UK and now I've been living here for almost 2 years. I have survived! Lol. My countdown begins on July for something even better haha. Just kidding! I just can't thank God enough for keeping me sane for the last few years. It wasn't all rainbows and butterflies here if I am being honest. This job has taken a toll on me physically and mentally. Not everyone is friendly, not everyone is supportive. There are a lot of days that I cry myself to sleep. But at the end of every cry fest, my love for my mom is stronger than all the bullies I have to deal with, my love for family is stronger than all the demons I had to fight in this lifetime. So here I am today, tired but fighting. And now, I know I am not on my own.

Have ya'll heard about the 12 grapes tradition? If not, let me share it with you.

The "12 grapes" New Year's tradition, known as "Las doce uvas de la suerte" in Spanish, involves eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve, one for each chime of the clock, to bring good luck for the coming year.

Even Bretman Rock did this! So I was like, what the hell! Hahaha why not do it? So I did.

Guess what! I guess it worked. :* HAHAHA. Maybe I can spill more deets next time, but for now, I could say that I am definitely grateful for this plot twist. It's still too early to say but I guess I will just pray for it and go with the flow.

Till next time, xo

riri

March 17, 2025 No comments

I have meant to write this piece for a long time but kept delaying it. Been so busy coping with my new life with this new job in a new country which I have been doing for a year now. Anyway, my last entry was me now being 33 and still single so I thought, maybe, I should try signing up for dating apps.

Let me start by warning you that these apps aren't for everyone really. I have questioned these apps but still I signed up just for the heck of it. I don't know, maybe because I really hate socializing so you won't find me in pubs or clubs all by myself. That is just not me. It is possible to find me in a library but realizing I am not in some romantic comedy film made me think it is impossible for the future love of my life just popping out of nowhere while I sit there crying over some YA novel that I'm probably too "old" to even be reading.

Anyway, after swiping right in a couple of dating apps. Here are some things I've learned from it.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT BEING CATFISHED is the first of course. Have you seen Sweet Bobby on Netflix? Need I say more?
Don't wear your heart on your sleeve (unless you're both sure that you are each other's THE ONE)
BE SAFE, ALWAYS. Oh god you just don't want to be the subject of the next Netflix documentary.

What else? There's really a lot more to say. I haven't been on many dates to be honest. I always trust my gut feel on the person who I am talking with. If my gut says no, then we will not even go on first date.

I've met one, still talking to that one, but I'm still not sure if he's the one, if I'm the one, or what.

Well, that's another story to tell.

Oh dear, I just swiped right and it's a crazy ride. What did I signed up for?

Xo,

Ria

October 28, 2024 No comments

I can't believe it, I am 33! I still feel like a teenage 22-year-old. I recently celebrated my 33rd season and here's a quick recap of what happened and a couple of photos as proof.

It's my very first birthday in the UK and I celebrated it with my new family here.
We had a barbecue party, a week before, Aurora Borealis decided to show up in the UK. I'm taking it as a sign from the universe that I am bound for great things here.
We went to Birmingham! I found my shopping haven (for now)
I got myself a new phone! I got that natural titanium iPhone because of TTPD color palette. Me as a swiftie of course.
Have you seen that Baby Reindeer mini series? Got me stuck in a baby reindeer rabbit hole for a week.
It was also my first time to see an airshow.
We rode that thing in the fair, I forgot what it's called. I'm always in for the thrill rides.
Hmm what else? I might have missed a couple more things but let the photos speak.