Smorgasbord

I'm not really frustrated with my career right now. It's probably because I'm really pragmatic when it comes to things like this. Still, I can't help but think - is this really the path I want to take? I can't be in usability forever. I just can't stand the thought of doing web site QAs for the rest of my life.

True enough, I am with a very equitable employer (and I am very grateful to them), but what's in it for me for the long haul? As to the question whether I am staying here, I think I am for a while. I'm still studying and this is a very good training ground. Besides, I think the organization is worth giving the chance [tangna, loyal!].

As for friendships and romantic trysts, it's really hard to become friends again when you almost transcended it. It's like groping for words to say or things to do. It's like always having this mental checklist and friendship guard whether what you're doing is just being friendly or is it again crossing the line.

And yes, Jovan. It was something very difficult to do, in the sense that I know I could get away with it. Friends won't really be able to stop me, but I know I couldn't get away with it with myself. It's a simple mantra really: thou shalt not make enemies with thyself. Of course, things became easier because la querida is open-minded and easy to talk to. It helped that we are on the same page, realizing that there is really no future in it.

So dude, learn from this experience. Use it to your advantage with that Mayda issue.

Lessons learned over the long weekend

Thank you, GMA, for the long weekend. It made me realize a lot of things.

1. Some things are bound to happen, but some things are also bound to end. No matter how hard you try to avoid something from happening, it still happens anyway. If it does happen, don't feel sorry nor regret that it did. Charge it to experience, and to more expenses at that.

2. Love is but a word. Sacrifice gives it meaning. That is, according to my CEO and the trycicle where this poem was posted. Mushy but true nonetheless. It takes a lot of sacrifice and hardships to keep love and continue being in love. You just have to be sure that it's worth it.

3. When you are faced with a fidelity dilemma and you were able to transcend it, you will never have to be faced with that issue again. Says Marione. I believe so. One you have learned how to fend the temptation off, you would know how to fend it off again when it comes your way in the future.

4. You think you can stop anytime you want, but in reality, you just can't. Because if this were true, you should have stopped even before it started. Hmmm...

5. The bottomline is still what you really value in life. When faced with a lot of choices, the decision would always come down to what matters most to you. There will always be the seduction of trying out new things, but what would keep you grounded is what you consider important and your choice to stick with it.