Goodbye 2008...Hello 2009!!!

2 days to go and year 2008 is over...whew!!! Bilis ng panahon. I am now looking forward to 2009. My gut feel tells me that 2009 is going to be an exciting year for me. My plan of traveling abroad with Georgie this 2009 is something im looking forward to. It'll be fun if Bebot can come along pero ayaw nya eh...bebs, never too late to say yes...hehe. Where do I plan to go? Well since it's not that easy going to England or US, asia muna kami. Singapore is at the top of my list, wala lang just to experience the country and main objective of going there is to buy the ManU jersey...haha, sosyal ba? Inggit ako kay georgie eh, if i still have extra moolah, i might consider buying Liverpool jersey too. Then if we still have time, i wanna go to Kuala Lumpur too. I have toured the Philippines and it is time for me to visit the other countries naman. Hopefully in 3 years time i will be able to visit US and London. US, to see my friends and relatives i havent seen in a long time. And of course to visit the beautiful places in the US. London, so i can watch my favorite football team playing live...Gosh sana matupad lahat ng yan. Pero since year 2009 naman ang importante, i wanna visit Singapore and KL muna...hay sana matuloy :-)

Thinking over the Holiday Season

Merry Christmas. Its xmas day today, december 25. Yesterday, i spent my day at the office. It sucks i know. But because of this loooong holiday, the government decided not to declare 24 as a non working holiday. Anyways, ok lang naman. A bit considerate naman ang sunlife coz they let us go home at 3pm, puede na din. I was at work yesterday and frankly, petiks galore na lang kami. Most of the employees especially the bosses are already on leave. I decided not to go on leave kasi nagpapalakas ako sa boss ko because im planning to file for a 1 week VL next year around April to go abroad with gie (hopefully matuloy). yesterday, i was telling my colleagues how sucks it feels na its a day before xmas and we are at the office doing nothing. It's freakin sad. I can just imaging how the OFW's would feel at this time. Eh nung nasa Cebu lang ako parang masisiraan na ako ng bait when i am hearing christmas songs, what more if i am off shore. Not to mention iba talaga ang pasko dito sa Pinas. I can say that i am still the "fortunate ones" spending the holiday season with the loved ones. Anyways, the past couple of days was spent thinking and thinking of what to do with my career. I finally got the offer sheet from the competitor after 2months (geez) of waiting...because of this financial crisis most companies are on a freeze hiring mode. So this competitor would have to get an approval from the regional office that they need additional manpower. Anyway, the offer is good. Higher salary and the position is better. the title is trainer supervisor. Ive been wanting this position for over a year, so this is it, already being offered to me. I told the HR officer to give me time to think because the offer is very good but i have to make sure I will be doing the right thing. I told them i will get back to them on January 5, when work resume. Oh did i tell you, that the person who talked to me, convinced me to join his team who will eventually be my boss is the husband of my boss (ngayon sa sunlife)??? How funny is that, or awkward should i say. Insurance industry here in the Phil is very small and they definitely know what's happening. Malamang naman napag uusapan nila ko no bago sila matulog...hahaha, feeling. Anyways, there are a lot of reasons why i don't want to leave Sunlife...Sunlife is my second home, it is my comfort zone. I have wonderful colleagues who eventually became my friends, the office location is excellent (best building in Makati), the benefits of sunlife is far far better from other insurance companies, the only thing that's bothering me is my boss who i am having conflicts with most of the time. Hay, pano ba ito? Sige pag iisipan ko talaga ng mabuti. Hopefully at the end of the day, i will be making the best decision.