And the winner is...

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is names Time's Person of the Year.

Hats off to the guy who revolutionized social networking.

2 words: awesome and inspiring!

Zoning out...almost

My mind is (almost) already in Manila. 'Got tons of friends to see and lots of things to do.

Yes - I have finally decided. I'm giving up my South Sikap apartment.
It's time to move on.

More on that later.

I just want to rest right now --- 3 days na kong feeling pagod and not in my element.
It may just be because I worked the entire weekend. Or I'm already counting the days before I go home to Manila for the holidays.

Moral lesson of the story: there really must be some time spent to zone out after mental gymnastics at work. My productivity is suffering.

Must. recover. soon.

Pampataba ng puso

Sandamakmak ang trabaho ko ngayon.

In fact, sandamakmak is an understatement. Tatatlo ang tao ko pero naka-launch ako ng isang malaking portal. Na pumapalo na ng 2.5 million unique users in total. Kileg ka!

Sa wakas --- dadagdagan na rin ako ng tao. Inexpand na din ang scope ko.
Empire-building daw, kantyaw ng bagong boss. Not exactly. I need the empire for me to deliver.

Kapag reliable ka, dumadami din ang trabaho mo. Carry lang. Mas gusto ko 'yon.

Pero hilahod ako sa pagod. Dahil marami rin akong issues, mas gusto ko na sumubsob na lang sa trabaho ngayon. Hindi lang train of thought ang nasa utak ko ngayon. Trains and trains of thought. Makakabuo na nga ako ng isang railway system.

Anyway, I'm digressing. Kahit na sandamukal at ga-Mt. Everest ang trabaho, masayang makakuha ng positive feedback. Hindi lang sa mga bossings pero galing sa tao.

"Iba ka, Ma'am. Bilib ako sa 'yo." Translate na lang natin sa Tagalog. Focused sa trabaho pero makatao pa din.

Salamat. At least nararamdaman ng tao ko na mahal ko sila --- their interest is at the forefront. Madami ring gustong lumipat sa team ko. Flattering.

Minsan, naiinis ako sa dami ng gagawin. Dahil pare-pareho ang mga tao na madaming ginagawa - at naturalmenteng kasama ko 'don. But at the same time, masayang makarinig ng magandang feedback. Masayang malaman na mahal ka ng team mo. Nawala ang pagod ko sa pag-karir ng strategy namin buong weekend. Nakurta utak, pero mataba ang puso ko.

At oo --- Tagalog dahil meron ng international audience. At kahit na i-Google translate nila, kailangan pa nilang mag-effort.

Maganda ang Lunes ko.

Happy. =)

At oo, subsob na lang ako sa trabaho.

Whew! Monday, I'm loving you!

My entire Sunday was spent doing NOTHING BUT my strategy presentation for today.

Okay - I'm exaggerating. I managed to squeeze in some time to go to the salon for my weekly hair treatment. But dang, it's a Sunday!!!

The silver lining: I got my 2011 strat approved by my new VP and managed to get more headcount for the team.

The future is looking bright for Portals.

Moral lesson: When life gives you lemons, make fantabulous vodka tonic with lemon as garnishing!!!

Life will always throw curve balls. What makes the diff is optimism.

So whilst my personal life still needs a'fixin' and I need to spend some time healing wounds and making things better, nothing's stopping me from giving it a go at work.

Ayusin muna ang career, bago karir, so to speak.

Another great week is ahead...crossing fingers.