I intentionally did not update my page for some reasons. I thought of it as a million dollar task and would only stress me more by just thinking of what would be its title – but my blog here would serve no purpose then. :D

Speaking of staying alive, I was deliberately trying to – to make myself look like a truly responsible slash independent slash mature slash whatever-word- that-belongs-to-the-group person.

First, I was on the verge of letting go of my job. Yes. I was also considering A.W.O.L. – para santong paspason at matapos na ang kalukuhang ito. It took me every ounce of courage (accompanied by whining, of course) every night to get myself off my bed and go to work. It's the job again. I’m tired. I feel like it’s the end of the world before and after my shift. I was also beginning to consider health-check any time soon if I continue depriving myself having a good night sleep.

Until I declared an ultimatum, I’m going to wait for my appraisal, be regularized and resign – or better yet leave before that. It’s a closed deal. I told my sister what I’m planning and she’ll back me up though she’s encouraging me to stay put for a while. It’s hard to find a job, she said, and it got me thinking. As I weighed every inch of my decision, I should more likely stay than leave – at least not any sooner. When this was happening, my appraisal was then few more days to go. When that day came, I was fine by the result and let’s count that as one of the reasons why I’m still part of the company.

During those days as well, my companions were lining up on the resignation list. I thought I should start writing mine too but thinking it would be one of the most immature decisions I’m going to make to start of my New Year, I put the task on hold – on hold huh..

Anyway, life must go on as they say and so be it. As long as I have the slightest doubt of quitting, I’ll stay. I don’t exercise positive thinking – I never did. It’s what I can do and that’s it.

Moving forward, I’m planning nothing but to work for the next month. You know what when I was granted and taking advantage of my prolong leave in December, I was real happy and relax. I never had the thought of missing my job but it was distressing when I came back days before payday knowing my co-workers were going to get double pays for the Holidays work and me getting nothing but a couple of bucks. It is one fact that keeps me in this job as well, though I’m tired but ten days of sleep deprivation will be compensated enough.

For this month, I only had one rest day for each week because of mandatory overtime. It’s very stressful to tell you the truth because a night of rest is nothing at all if I wanted to regain my strength.

Haaay.. Whatever.

Anyway, my update for today is not supposed to end like this but I have to go to sleep. I need it more than anything else. life must go on indeed..

to be cont'd..

Well, New Year was fine. I managed not to cry. Thankfully my name was not listed as expected employees to report on duty last night so I welcomed 2009 by not taking calls.

I spent my entire evening downtown. And thankfully everybody who noticed me being alone seemed to sympathize.

But first, I would like to thank my pocket book. Since there was nobody to chat for long, I dedicated myself reading few chapters from time to time.

Thanks to Starbucks guard as well for the perfect Customer Service and for the quickie friendship. Kudos to you Manong.. :)

Thank you to the friendly cab driver who took me to the right place to hang out after Starbucks. Surely I can't remember my way back there, God knows, but it is nice there. I would definitely come back. Anyway, I had few bottles and friendly smiles from the waiters so kudos to ya'll too. :) I stayed their for a couple of hours.

I didn’t find it lonely anymore as 12midnight was closing because people started their fireworks here and there. It rained with fireworks on that street and I just had fun. I was scared because it’s just in front of the bar and it’s an open bar. It was my first time witnessing such fireworks and it’s amazing.

Almost 11PM, I decided to leave. For a while I thought I’m going to be stuck their considering the fireworks going on and it’s close to midnight, there might be no cabs around. Thankfully, one arrived. I asked the driver to pass IT Park before going back to my apartment. I planned to stop by if there’s a countdown going on there but there was none so I decided not to come out from the cab.

Technically at exactly 12MN, the cab stopped at the gate of my apartment and I sat at the porch for a while since there were more fireworks going on around my building. Awesome. I spent 10 minutes there along with mosquitoes.

By 2AM, I finally went to sleep.

What a New Year.