Making it up

Finally, I can blog in peace!

Almost a month now in the new company, work has been up to my ears already! I have been working 12 hours per day on the average – what with expanded tasks and more responsibilities. ‘Couldn’t rant much, though. They know how to take care of their people.

In fact, we were even given additional days-off. When a public holiday falls on a weekend, the company gives us an additional day off that we can avail of within the month.

Within three weeks they also gave me a mid-year bonus. Who am I to complain, right?

They also gave me a new laptop – with all the gizmos that I want in it – multiple card reader, blue tooth, WiFi, a humongous internal hard drive, VCD-DVD player and burner!

Beautiful!


Crazy

Call me crazy. I don’t really care.

I am flying to Singapore in June.

To meet up with Big.

For a date.

He invited me to go with him and shop since it’s going to be the Great Singapore Sale from May 27-July 18. But the GSS is just really an excuse for me to go. Yes, I love Zara and I’ve been eyeing this particularly nice dress but that’s not really the point why I want to go.

I want to check things out.

I’ve never seen him in a romantic light since our context and interfaces before have always been connected to work.

But we’ve been talking and I sense a really very strong connection and rapport. So if I feel there’s something when we see each other – well and good. If there’s none, then I was still able to go to Singapore for the sale and have actually won a new fabulous friend who will let me stay in his apartment when I come and visit for trips!

It’s a win-win situation so I’m totally for it.

To make things more fun, Celia will be flying with me. We intend to raid the stores for the sale, go to the night safari and have a wonderful night of cocktails and clubbing!

I already booked my flight this week and asked Romy to give me a 2-day break – even if I have to slave for it for the next coming weeks. I don’t care if he makes me go to work even on Saturdays. I just need to go to Singapore in June!

So please walang kokontra. I really want this for myself.


Whatever happened to Him?

As for Him – the friend. A week before “the Big incident,” he somehow crashed into some sort of depression. [thought bubble: What’s with me and men? Why do I make them get depressed!?!?!]

I was trying to help him get through it – not as a potential girlfriend – but as a sincere friend who’d like to return the favor of being there for him as he was with me during my crisis.

However, he wanted to deal with it on his own. We both decided that he’s not ready and we can’t even contemplate on carrying on a romantic relationship. So we ended up where we used to be – good friends.

I had to take Jovan’s advice on this. He was brutally frank about it. But the advice was wise, sincere and practical. And the right thing to do.

The new Big

For being consistent...

For not being complacent...

For comparing me to Chanel...

For telling me not to compromise...

For saying that being high-maintenance isn't exactly bad...

For trying to find a phone card and a phone booth in Hokkaido - by merely using sign language since nobody speaks English - just to call me to say you can't email because your hotel doesn't have Internet access...

For trying to email me everyday - in between flights from Seoul to KL...

For making me look forward to June...

For making me look forward to everyday...

Thanks.