Do I still look like a priest?
By Sunrise Fan
@sunrisefan (28524)
Philippines
October 7, 2021 2:21am CST
Hi friends! I'm back but still I'll be here seldom. We arrived in the country last August 15 in Cebu and had to quarantine there for 10 days. When we arrived in our home city, it also seemed we were on quarantine because we had a lot of cleaning to do inside and outside the house so we stayed at a hotel for 5 days.
Until now, there are still many things to do especially meetings (both face to face and via zoom) now that the hotel we're building is almost done and we'll be having a contract signing tomorrow for an annex building for 21 more family and executive rooms. The new project will run for another 720 days.
I was out of the house early to go to the Register of Deeds, Land Transportation Office, the seminary, the electrical store to buy a lithium battery for my solar-powered guard light and to the mall to buy bottled water and sliced bread.
On my way out of the office in the seminary, there was a man and two women at the receiving area and, as I passed by, they greeted me with "Good morning Father". Of course I had to reply with a "Good morning" too. Farther out, two women bringing vegetables also approached me and said "Please help us Father by buying our vegetables".
This reminded me of the times I was mistaken for a priest, a monsignor, a pastor, a doctor and a mayor hahaha!
This is all for now friends. Glad to be back here and in the country.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
7 Oct 21
I've been wondering how you and your wife were doing. I'm glad you've made it back and seem to be doing well.
Uhm... we can't see you but... maybe I better stop there... 
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
8 Oct 21
@sunrisefan I knew you were there a long time. But, you got to enjoy your daughter and her family while you were there, right?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
We were stuck in New Zealand for a year and 5 months because of the pandemic. We were supposed to be there for only 3 months.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
@DaddyEvil Yes, right but we enjoyed more our grandson. Now that we're back home, he always tells his auntie to call me everyday, sometimes morning and afternoon. He enjoys going out and running out in the park. It's a big problem when it's time to go home because he would not want to go.
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@sjvg1976 (41290)
• Delhi, India
8 Oct 21
@sunrisefan where are they? Are they not in the city where you're in?
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
Thanks. I'm glad to be back home too though I miss my two daughters and most especially my grandson.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
@sjvg1976 My daughters, son-in-law and grandson are in New Zealand and we're back in the Philippines.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
Yes indeed, Ms. Judy. There's no other better place than home :)
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@jstory07 (139974)
• Roseburg, Oregon
7 Oct 21
@sunrisefan So true no place like home.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
8 Oct 21
@sunrisefan I do not know, but when 3 years ago, every other day, I went to Milan to visit my mother in the hospital, many elders asked me questions thinking that I was a doctor.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
Yes I did that post way back, Ms. Anna. I also wonder why people have those varying perceptions of my personality.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
@merrybelle2021 send me one please lolll
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
Like when you open the balikbayan box.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
And Engineer? hihi Welcome back!
May I see if you still look like a priest?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
Yes, some employees mistook me for an engineer too hahaha! One even thought I was the architect of our ongoing hotel project hehehe! I think you don't need to see me; you can just imagine the standard look of a priest hahaha! Glad to hear from you again Ms. Arbie :)
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@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
8 Oct 21
@brokenbee, he's an architect turned priest.
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@jobelbojel (36041)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
Nice to know you are back. Stay safe.
I get that as well, my college classmate calls me pastor.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
Thanks. Am glad to reconnect with old friends here again. Hope you're doing fine.
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
What do you feel when they called you that? They didn't bother asking you if your a priest or not? darn. Mayor? maybe you should run for officer.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
I did not feel anything because I've been used to being mistaken for a priest before while I was still working. Our office then was beside the pastoral center of the diocese and I went there quite often so some people mistook me for a priest more especially with my attire (dark pants with polo barong). I have no time for politics hehehe! I'm busy enough with our ongoing projects.
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@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
8 Oct 21
@sunrisefan maybe you have an aura of a holiness.
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@franxav (13849)
• India
7 Oct 21
If you are near the seminary you are very likely to be addressed "Father",. If you physical appearance is that of a Monsignor you may be called with this title of honour.. I am often called a Father because the work I do is usually done by a priest or a religious.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
I guess you're a lay minister assisting the priest in some functions? The parish priest of the parish where we attend mass in Auckland is from India and most of the parishioners are Indians.
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
7 Oct 21
Could it be your clothes? You might look like someone who is a priest.2 people like this
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
While I was still working, it could be the polo barong I wear in office because many priests wear that too.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
8 Oct 21
@sunrisefan
That must be the reason, people believe you're a priest.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Oct 21
Yes. We had our Pfizer vaccine back in New Zealand in May and June.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Dec 21
@sunrisefan I don’t relish the cleaning, but it needs to be done
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
3 Nov 21
I'm sure you'll have much cleaning to do just like us when we arrived home. Take it slowly though and don't stress yourself.
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Oct 21
It sounds like a very busy time for you. Fancy being mistaken for all those professionals. You must be very distinguished looking! lol
@JudyEv (342089)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Oct 21
@sunrisefan Vince was thought to be a vicar once. It's funny how people get these ideas. We needed to go to an Easter mass and took the little truck as we were at a horse event. The idea took off from there.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
18 Oct 21
@JudyEv Hahaha! So Vince was ranked way higher than me LOL!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
18 Oct 21
I don't if I'm distinguished-looking :) Just amused at times being mistaken for those personalities. Hope you're now well-settled in your new home and location.1 person likes this
