Personal Story of Cultural Adjustment

... mistaken, they even tried to eat, you know, pork. Sarah made it.

Oh my, I said," Oh, this is really it.

I hadn't even been to India yet, okay? I hadn't even been to India yet.

So silly me was already imagining things. From watching Singh and Sarah for so long,

Sa tagal ng panonood ko kina Singh and Sarah, yung utak ko nag-fantasize na.

Okay? Lumipad na ang utak ko.

I felt like her life, what was happening to her, would happen to me. Here it is,

we are now at the reality part of my life. Of my life, okay? Of my life.

I love my husband very much. He's okay, he's fine.

Okay naman siya, okay siya.

He was the very first Indian I ever met.

that his family was nice." Let's go to India." I didn't do a background check.

I just believed my partner. I went with him. I said," This is it.

Sabi ko, "Ito na yun. Talagang mararanasan ko na."

or maybe two months, this fool was still a princess. I said," This is it!"

This is really it. Just like what I watch on social media,

Kaso tumagal-tagal, parang nag-iiba.

Sabi ko, "Hindi ito yung napapanood ko sa social media."

"Hindi ganito yung buhay ni Sarah. Bakit hindi ganito sa akin?"

And then my husband's attitude changed. Of course, he was in his own home.

Syempre, nandoon siya sa pamamahay niya.

That was his territory. He was with his parents, his mother, his father.

Kasama niya yung magulang niya, yung nanay niya, yung tatay niya. Bunso pa siya.

And he's the youngest. And his parents spoiled him even more.

His true colors really showed. I was shocked by what happened.

I said," This is not my husband," I said. Baljit is not like

Si Baljit, hindi ganito, sabi ko ha.

Dumating na sa point na ikinukumpara ko na yung buhay ko sa buhay ni Sarah.

Tapos yung mother-in-law ko, iba yung sapak ng utak.