(discrete) bursts of inspiration
I usually have sudden bursts of inspiration that drives me to write a blog … it’s been awhile since I felt that urge … ;=) hmmm … does that mean I’m not inspired anymore? (I am! ;=) … does that mean my life has reached a boring plateau-ic lull that there’s just nothing interesting to write about? hmmm, I don’t think so! The past month has been a series of exciting … well, all things considered and granted that I live in a not-so-exciting ‘rural’ place like cavite … ;=) it is as exciting as it gets … I guess I just got busy and lazy to write something … I don’t think anyone cared .. hmmm … that’s fishing right there! ;=) anywho … I thought I’d write quick tidbits on what’s going on with my life right now … (yeah, for all my friends out there … who’s been waiting with bated breath for my next blog! ;=) hehe
- Sept 23 marked my 10th year in intel! Yup … I am that old! ;=) … (not really, I was a promil kid and started when I was 15 … so that makes me 25 right now! ;=) hehe had to insert that because I do remember mentioning that in the older blogs) … I am actually retirable!!! i.e. I get to resign with a decent pay! ;=) decent enough to pay for my car loan balance! ;=) haha I actually never thought that I will reach 10 years in intel … hmmm … I actually never thought that I would reach 10 years in any company! Like I mentioned before in past blogs, I just never really planned that long-term! I took for granted that at this age I will be a full-time housewife … whose goal in life was to raise her kids (take note: plural!) and be a good wife! Yeah … lofty goal, huh! It’s just the way things are … people graduate from college, they go to work and at a certain age, get married, raise a family … I never really thought of the other alternative … i.e. graduate from college, go to work … indefinitely! ;=) hehe I usually have panic attacks whenever sept 23 approaches … that and oct 27 and jan 1 … I think I mentioned this already as well in past blogs! … I get panic attacks thinking that I am nowhere near who I should become … or worse … I am nowhere near knowing who I should become! ;=( surprisingly, this year, it sped by without much drama … I guess I was too busy to think about it … or I guess I think my life is figured out in the near-term to worry too much about the unknown future … whatever it is … I’m glad that it didn’t trigger a lot of emotional brouhaha characteristic of past years! Hmmm … sign of maturity? Maybe … ;=)
- I started hunting for a job abroad … by hunting I mean signing up for monster.com and totaljobs.com … yeah, talk about passive job hunting! I never really got any interviews … not that I am surprised … I expected that much … the thing is I don’t know the first thing about job hunting! I never really hunted for a job before. My first job as a lecturer in DLSU was sort of a given … everyone who’s a double-major in Education teach … period! ;=) my second job … this job in intel … my friend asked me to apply and he pretty much did everything for me … from updating my resume to doing the application letter to submitting the requirements and to briefing me on what possible interview questions are … he did it all! ;=) Bless him! ;=) hehe I will not be in intel if not for him and I am forever grateful! ;=) This new job which I am so desperately searching for will be my first taste of actually looking for one! ;=)
i meant to write some more … but i guess this will have to do for now! i have a big test in Management Accounting … and the Math fan that i am, the subject has a weird dumbing effect on me! ;=) i actually have respect for accountants now! ;=) hehe and then i have that paper for Operations Management class that i have to do … and i have 700+ work emails to read! (lately, i have been short of obssessed in reading my emails — my prime goal: bring the %unread to <20%! ;=) i was successful for one week only about two weeks back and it has been a major struggle eversince ! ;=) oh well, back to the grind …
