Life is too short

I plan my week every Sunday that is to accommodate all the things I want to do in my life (life is too short). Then here goes a text message telling me that I need to be early in the office by Wednesday for a meeting!!! Early, like 3 hours before the official time-in!!! And what do i get out of it? None! But it means that I have no more time to go to the gym - as I need to sleep early to be up early. Again, another 'wasted' day for me.

Why cant I have the passion and dedication like others when it comes to work? Like staying 12 hours in the office like the rest of my peers? I guess I wasn't trained for this and this is not the kind of culture I was exposed to in my previous work. My brain sutomatically stops once I complete a max of 10 hours :-)

Oh well, lemme get some StarBucks coffee to lighten up my day!

Not-so-good Days

I guess I woke up at the wrong side of the bed and it seems that my day isn't turning out fine. First, I got irritated just by the barking of the dogs. Come to think of it, they may be saying goodbye to me as I'm about to leave. Second, it's coding day so I had to commute. Thankful I was that it was not sunny but getting a cab was an adventure. I'm having second thoughts again if I'd go back to day shift work. At night, even if you dont have a car, at least it's easier to get a cab and no traffic as I go the opposite way.

Going back to my story, then I got a cab but the driver asked me to pay a flat rate of P100. Geee...hey man, we're both working to earn a living right? At the end I just said yes. The traffic wasn't bad and I arrived on time. What made my morning? I saw two pairs of shoes on top of my desk. Delivered by a friend who's in the business of shoe-making.

I'm looking forward to going to the gym laer. Perhaps I just need some exercise or another Tagaytay? :-)

'Click!'

Just added some few photos. Check on the link 'My Photos' (lower right of this page)

J & J

Jeng and Jans...two good friends of mine who, after 3 years, finally visited us here in Manila. As I've said in my friendster testimonial, I admire the courage and braveness of these guys. One of the very few honest people I've met in my entire life. What you see is what you get. A perfect example of 'opposites attract.'

I really had fun that night. Seeing my old team mates made me reminisce about my good ol days.

I'll miss the laughter and stories again, Jeng but I know I'll see you guys again.

Awwwww moment

Is this a gift? a bear? or what?....inside are Christian's special gifts to me this Christmas. He asked if i want my 'gift' wrapped and of course I said yes. To my surprise, he patterned it after a bear. I'm fond of guessing gifts and he made sure I'll have a hard time and I did. I never expected what's inside. But what is really special about this gift was the effort. I had a hard time opening it and my creativity woudn't surpass this bear :-)

How was the year 2005?

As I welcome 2006, I like to look back at 2005….

Career – The reason why 2005 happened so fast was work. I have tried all schedules possible - night shift, day shift and mid-shift. It was my first time in my entire career life that I experienced working the whole day (and that was literally speaking). I’ve been here for more than a year but it seems like years, ages! I’ve been very much exposed to other HR work, was asked to handle tasks which I thought I cant, and I was able to gain more confidence in what I do. There were frustrations – asking myself if I made the right decision. I also met new friends who left the company soon. Looking forward, I think it’s about time to really ask myself what is it that I want in terms of my career. Of course I know the answer but it’s more of, is this really for me? Do I see my goals getting realized here, soon?

Family – Oh, everyone is great. Nobody got sick nor had serious problems. My family is very supportive -- in my career, love life and even shopping. There are some “dysfunctionalities” but I guess that is normal.

Love life – It was a good year in terms of our relationship. We had fights and misunderstandings but I think we have matured to understand and accept the ‘givens’ in our life. Our relationship gave me a different perspective of life.

Babies – My baby KitKat is still in school and also MST. TikTak is very eager to go to school this year. I still have to assess since he is a hyperactive baby. My babies are growing in numbers. New addition to the family is BADONG (short for Baby Dong), who I met when I was in Cebu (now you know where the name came from).

Friends – I haven’t seen much of my college and high school friends. We had a reunion but I wasn’t able to attend due to schoolwork. I just stay close to my ‘inner circle’ – I don’t need many but those who are only true, honest and accept me for who I am.

School – I can’t overemphasize what happened. Just check previous entry. This term, I am scheduled to defend my STRAMA paper. Will I get my MBA degree?

That’s it folks. I still have a long list of my new year’s resolution. I’ll see in my year-end 2006 blog if I was able to accomplish/follow them. In the mean time, good luck for 2006!