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| Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| A Trip to Memory Lane (AMA Microsystems) |
I was laughing like crazy when I saw this picture! Look closely! Freaking HILARIOUS! Hahaha. Parang may starvation crisis / famine noon ha hehehe
Modesty aside, this is the best group of students in our campus back then! (yabang!!!)
And my dearest best of friends as well... (pero kulang pa ito, wala pa sila roch, lala, louie, and a lot more.)
We all have our own different careers now. Some of us are already living and working abroad, but most prefer to stay in Phil. Some are already married while most are still single... kasama ako dyan *sigh
I love you guys! I miss you so much! Hope someday we can have a time to set-up a reunion! |
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| Another restless days... |
It is raining hard outside. The weather has been acting like this since last week. Raining for like hours during afternoon and it makes me feel depressed.
Truly, these days I feel so restless and depressed. There are a lot of things bothering me lately, causing me to be uneasy and unstable. I feel so anxious about what future holds for me.
Here I go again, thinking of what's gonna happen for me in the next couple of years. I thought I'm done and over with this. I thought I survive to settle down this anxiety. But I was wrong. The nightmare is itching all over again.
Yet again, I am starting to ruminate about my goals in life. Before I came here in Malaysia, I didn't have concrete set of goals but of course I do have my own purpose or aspiration that's why I moved here. But I failed to make myself clear if I'm going to achieve them here or not.
My misery right now has something to do with career stability. I'm about to reach my 2nd year here in KL. As they say, time flies when you're having fun. Yes, I enjoyed and had fun during my 2-yr stay. I gained new friends but lost friends as well. I've had many good experiences and memories... and some bad accounts as well. I was able to go to places that I've never been to and have done little things that I long to do. But these are all personal realizations. None relates to my career. So what happened?
I know this is pretty usual for me to complain about my work. For more than a year, I was just doing lackluster tasks and I was dreary complaining to give me challenging tasks. And now that I have plenty on my plates, here I am crabbing again. I am always not contented; always not satisfied.
Don't get me wrong, I like my job. I've been doing this for like 6 years already at some point in time; I began to enjoy it more and more. But there's this something in my current company that hasn't given me enough satisfaction and fulfillment. Perhaps the management, perhaps the lack of process; I certainly don’t know... And because of this uncertainty, I'm starting to feel unhappy of my situation.
The monotony or lack of excitement in my career rebounds in my personal life. Yes, I had so much fun as I've said. Met many interesting people; individuals that helped me in one way or another, been to different places, embraced different cultures and traditions. Yet, there's still missing. I feel like I am less than a man. I am as far from being a man as I am from anything else. I feel like I do not grow, I do not develop, I feel like I became static.
One thing for sure, there's something wrong here within me. I better start figuring out before it's too late.
I told you, I am so lost right now...
Date Scribed: March 24, 2008 |
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| Sunday, March 02, 2008 |
| Long HIATUS |
After a long hiatus, this is it! I'm back in blogging moments! Hehe. Gee, it has really been so long since my last post and to tell you frankly, I don't even know where to begin.
I've gone through some rough time these past few months but I am still happy in general. My absence was mainly caused by lost of interest, or should I say lost of inspiration (eeew kadiri). But then again, I'm back with vengeance (talaga lang ha!).
I'll try to recall the events happened to me for the past few months and post it here, but for now, let me just post the most recent event I've had which was my trip back to Philippines.
Last week, I went back home for a week vacation. The main purpose of my trip was to visit my brother and sister (who came back from Dubai) and to work-on on some important documents.
It was very disappointing to find out that my brother stopped his schooling (for the nth time already). We've tried everything to convince him to continue his studies. We've given him everything he needs just to finish his schooling. But after all we've done, he still decided to stop. We've had enough of him so we just let him do whatever he wants to do. But he should also accept the consequences… No extra allowance AT ALL. gipitan na ito!!!
Just in time on her yearly vacation, my sister also went back to consult some doctors about her condition. She was diagnosed with CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), a condition that affects the nerves specifically in hands. This is pretty usual to people in line with her work as a physiotherapist. According to the doctor she either needs to undergo an operation or quit her job, having said that, she needs to rest for a month or two. But 'til now, she still hasn't undergone her operation yet. She'll ask for second opinion this coming Tuesday. But if the doctor insists for an operation, then she doesn't have any choice but to do it. Or else, like I said, quit her job. Sana maging OK sa kanya ang lahat.
Also, I went home to look for a good investment. I've been eyeing to buy a lot of my own ever since I started to work. But I didn't have enough resources to start with. This is one of the reasons why I chose to work abroad; to save enough money to achieve my goals. Now that I have a little amount on my pocket, I decided to buy a lot in a newly-built exclusive subdivision (ITC Woodlands) in Valenzuela. I chose this place because first, it's so hard to find an affordable place within Metro Manila these days. Not that it's cheap, in fact, it's expensive for me. But having terms to choose from makes it's a little economical. Second, we've been staying in this city for like half of our lives already, so sanay na kami dito. Third, I find it very accessible which is very important. Fourth, the supermarkets, malls, hospitals, and schools are within the reach. Kaya kahit mahal, go na ako! Besides, it's really a good investment. Don't you think?
So there you go... that's basically gobbled up my time. In fact, I'm not even half-through in fixing all the necessary documents. Ang dami pala... bahala na si Batman, pero kaya ito.
P.S. I would like to apologize to my very special friend Ochie for not greeting her on time on her birthday. I was so busy and pre-occupied so I forgot to even send an SMS. Enough of excuses, sorry talga mama Ochie! Bawi talga ako next time. Belated Happy Birthday!!!
And to all my barkada in AMA and Accenture, babawi ako next time promise. Sorry...
Date Scribed : March 02, 2008
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