Blessing in Disguise

A few days ago, I have shared to you about the problem we are about to encounter. If you want to read more about it you can click it here. So to give you a brief summary of it, my husband Anthony was about to go home in a few days. He was supposed to finish his contract next year, however the ship he was into, has announced to be officially out of service in the meantime. That only means that they had to cancel the contract of each crew. It was really a bad news for most of them, according to my husband some of his co workers even cried when the official news reached them. As you know, the cruises is part of the tourism industry, and it is one of the most affected industry this pandemic. All employees were unemployed for more than a year, and as of now, there were still some employees who were still waiting for their next contract.

Because of the circumstances, Anthony was a little worried, of course I am too. As I was talking to him, I can feel his uneasiness brought by his sudden situation. To be honest, the money he earned wasn’t good enough as he was just starting again to save. We had monthly amortisation to pay, and insurance which is due in December. I was glad, we didn’t pursue getting a car or else the bank might have repossessed it by now. I keep encouraging him that’s it’s okay, we can come up with solution if ever we encounter some problems in the future. He isn’t really ready to go back home, that’s why he contacted his brother whose also in the same company as him but assigned on different ship. They were supposed to be together in one ship last June, but there has been a changed of plans. Anthony asked his brother if it is possible if he can be transferred over there. He waited for a couple of days, and the response was negative. He already got another contract which confirmed that he is going home by the time the last cruise ended. He prepared his luggage little by little in preparation for his sign off. I was excited too for his homecoming as I had mentioned it in my previous article.

Last day of cruise came, his brother gave him a message that he saw Anthony’s name on the HR department of the ship where he is. Prior to that, my husband’s manager asked him if his brother was still on the other ship, that give him a little hope that maybe transfer was still possible. By the end of his duty, his roommate told him that he has another contract, meaning the old contract they received earlier was cancelled. So he hurriedly checked his data information too, unfortunately no changes has been made. The next morning he checked it again and surprisingly he also got another contract. He was happy at first not until he realised that he got a new contract that states another 7 months. His next contract will end in May 2022 and he keep on thinking if he can make it until that day. I told him it was just a little adjustment and I know he can do it. On their last duty, the management confirmed that no one is going home. It surprised them, because some of the crew already got their tickets going home but was cancelled. Everyone has been transferred to different ships of their company. A blessing in disguise indeed.

So yesterday, all of the crew finally said goodbye to their old ship and the coaster took them to the airport. They were divided into different ships that was currently in different ports of America. So from Seattle airport, Anthony took two connecting flights before he got at Orlando. He was transferred to his old ship where his brother was. But of course, before leaving Seattle he was able to buy a simple remembrance from it. It was an additional to our collection. If you want to read more about our collection you can check it here. He checked in at the hotel for one day before the agent took them to the port where his assigned ship is. The good news was that they were allowed to go out of the hotel room unlike last time. Anthony together with some of his co workers went shopping, it was their first time to go out and have some leisure time after 4 months. So if you want to go shopping in US with tight budget, Ross store is the place to go. That is where he mostly buys his pasalubong (a gift or souvenir given to a friend or relative by someone who returned from a trip) for us.

The next morning the agent fetched them and took them to their new assigned ship. Anthony and his brother Jojo would be reunited again, just like what their late mother want them to be. I just hope they stopped fighting over silly things😅 You know the usual sibling rivalry, but I know deep in their hearts they truly love and care for each other. And fighting over things was their way of showing their affection. I know right? You won’t believe me do you?

Final Thoughts

In times that we thought it hopeless just pray and pray without ceasing. Never doubt the goodness of the Lord because He promised to never leave us. He promised to give us hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11) There maybe times that you think even the Lord forgets you, believe me it isn’t true, He is just right there waiting for you. And lastly don’t forget when one door close, expect that somebody else’s door will open. Well if it still doesn’t open, maybe you just need to push it a little harder.

This will be all for today. I wish everyone a good day. Thank you again for dropping by to read my story. I wish I could somehow inspire you with what I share today, although I know there’s nothing inspiring here😁 Speaking of inspiration, kindly check all my wonderful sponsors profile below. You’ll surely be inspired by all of their works.

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