The Last Week

Today marks the start of my last week in the Company. It's the last week of mental and physical harrassment from the corporate life and I cannot be happier. I'm thinking the sigh of relief I will be releasing by Friday will be one for the books. I would have wanted to celebrate and treat everyone out to dinner and one round of drinks, but as everyone who's had the chance to resign knows, I'm virtually penniless until my clearance is A-okay.

So right now, I'm waiting for my and DSJ's McDo delivery (for brunch). I'm determined to make this week a happy one. So for the moment, I can only allow myself a celebration of Hamdesal with egg and cheese. I'll still work on my projects diligently (Hah!), with the goal of making sure DSJ and ACJ don't have a hard time when I'm not here anymore and they take over my work.

From M & B

My constant dinner buds (and gripemates) Monique and Brianna surprised me with an advance going away gift during dinner tonight. Thank you M and B! I super love the bracelet and earrings you gave me :) Both are so me - because they're both pink and made of pearls. If I know anything about myself, is that pink is my color and I always somehow look better wearing pearls. Mwah and see you at the party tomorrow!

My Favorites

Aside from R2, there are three other people (actually - 1 cute baby and 2 adorable pets :) ) who top My Favorites list. The first one is my sister's cute cute little boy, Matthew. I've attached his photo below so you can see for yourself how adorable he is.






The second one is my cat, Otto. He was with me for almost ten years before he passed away and went up to heaven last Sept. He was my constant companion every minute of every day. He slept by my side every night, waited patiently by my bathroom door with his paws inside my slippers as I finished my bath, and doesn't go to sleep or eat or do much of anything unless he knows I got home safe and sound. He was my guardian angel and up until now he still is. I miss the feel of his soft fur as I hug him tight while he enjoys every moment of it. Even during the last seconds of his life, he was hugging me as I felt the life leave his body. I cried for a day and even took a day off, I felt so bad and the loss was incomparable :(






But now that Bruce is with us, the sadness of losing Otto faded away a bit. Bruce is our four-month old Mini-Pinscher, and as you can see, he loves the camera and has a personality as "kulit" and as pa-cute as his Daddy.

Starting Over

I only have 6 working days to go before I say goodbye to my officemates, my cube and this group of companies I've been with for a little over 4 years. It may only be 4 years but it feels like eternity. I never thought a job could change a person so much, but mine did. Unfortunately, the job changed me into someone not very nice. With my leaving at the end of the month, it's an opportunity for me to regain who I was before (a really nice girl despite what Bru and Tanders say!). I actually notice that I've been happier the past few days and that I talk and smile to officemates more. During my stay here you can probably say I've been a bitch to some people. I realized that patience is not one of my virtues especially if you deal with the people I deal with on a daily basis. I guess thinking of leaving this place really changes a person's perspective. There are only a handful of people here that I would miss when I leave, and I really wish that they, too, can escape the rat race and do something they love for a change.

I wish this most especially for DSJ, who's one of the strongest persons I know. She's also genuinely nice, so she deserves the best.