Neyo Live

Friday, February 29, 2008

I have been looking forward to Neyo's concert for the last three weeks or so. I like most of his songs and I must say, his songs have some nice lyrics also. It's astig that I finally get to hear my favorite songs live. I especially like Because of You, Go On Girl, So Sick, Do You, Sexy Love and Can We Chill. Did you know he also wrote Mario's Let Me Love You, Rihanna's Umbrella and Beyonce's Irreplaceable? He's real good at what he's doing. Sayang lang kasi his concert was so short and bitin! I wouldn't mind sana if only he sang Hate That I Love You. Nevertheless, enjoy pa rin ako. Next on my list are Usher and Justin Timberlake! Heard they're also having their respective concerts here. Unfortunately, I'm going to miss Maroon 5 but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed and still hoping to score tickets on or before March 5.

Closing Chapters

Samahan ng mga Javanilla Addicts

It’s official. Today is my last working day at AIG. It hasn't really sunk in yet. I can’t believe that I would no longer be reporting to work come Monday. I think I still need to get used to the fact that I've finally ended the AIG chapter of my life and there's no turning back anymore. Hay, saying goodbye is never really easy no matter what the circumstances are and it doesn’t help at all that I tend to get emotionally attached. As I've mentioned before, 3 years is 3 years. It's not something that you forget or put aside easily. I’m feeling all sorts of mixed emotions right now. I feel sad. I feel excited. I feel anxious. I feel hopeful.

Javanilla Party! Sa uulitin, guys! =)

Natouch talaga ako sa mga gestures and reactions ng mga tao on my last day. It's ironic how all this time I thought I was just some random person in the office na parang wala lang so it makes me feel good to know that I've somehow made an impact pala on them. Thanks guys! For whatever its worth, I think I'm really going to miss everyone in AIG. Hope to see you guys around.

NBI Renewal 101

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

I went to SM Mega Mall early this morning in the hopes of having my NBI clearance renewed. Nakakatawa lang kasi there I was the eager beaver that I am all confident that it'll only take me a couple of minutes to finish everything when a semi-queue greeted me at the entrance of building A. It wasn't even 10:00 am yet! Nakakapagtaka lang talaga. Shopping early in the morning?! Oh common, that's way too much. Kahit strolling nga lang, ang OA na eh.

Ang comedy pa, the renewal kiosk was at building B! How could I have missed out on that small (but very important) detail?! Stupid me. To think, I frequent Mega Mall's building B on a daily basis. Sheesh, my sense of direction is very poor - I must improve. So as if I was part of some marathon, I started doing some serious brisk walking with a little sprinting from building A to building B - in heels, mind you! However when I finally got to the renewal kiosk, I was so surprised to see that there was already a long queue before me. I thought what the heck, maybe the line isn't that long yet since it's still early so I walked up to the 2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor until I didn't bother anymore because it was pretty obvious that I wasn't going to get my NBI clearance renewed anymore. Well not unless I wanted to waste my entire whole day lining up until sawa. Grabe saan kaya nanggaling yung mga tao? Hello noh, kung sa paagahan lang ang basehan, I was already patiently queuing outside the doors of mega building A at exactly 9:50 am. Hey! I was early, in fairness to me.

Well to cut my misadventure short, I decided to try it out at our city hall in Mandaluyong. As it turns out, it only took me a couple of minutes to renew my NBI clearance. Ganun ka simple lang pala eh! Geez luiz.

Exit Ko

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Dang it! I shared more than I intended. Hmm...definitely more than I should have. In as much as I wanted to exit with grace and composure, I could just not hold it all in any longer after much prodding and maneuvering. Grabe I wasn't prepared at all. I was expecting it would be just like any other normal exit with the usual BS's. However once the tears started, I just lost it. Hay, my emotions got the best of me this time. If there's any consolation, at least I was honest.

Finally

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

CHANGE

"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."

Charles Du Bos takes full aim at the infamous "comfort zone", wherein we may not like where we are, and we might even grumble about it, but we choose to hang on to what we know rather than take a leap forward into uncertainty. Yet it is only in letting go of that we have that we can grab hold of what we might become. Better. Kinder. Happier. More successful. Healthier. More self-confident. Whatever transformation we wish to make, we must first leave behind the old before becoming the new.

I finally did it! I guess this is it. There's no turning back now. It was a hard thing to do but you gotta do what you gotta do, right? I had to remove whatever emotional attachment I have for this company and its people just so I could follow through. At the end of it all, I don’t want to look back with regrets for not having had the guts to pursue greater goals for myself. More so, I’m single and I'm young albeit not getting any younger anymore (lol!) and so if any, now is the best time to take risks and explore new things. Opportunities do not present itself often so I do not want to let this one pass just because of mixed emotions and whatever fears of uncertainty that I may have. Despite all the doubts and hesitations, I believe that moving on will do me more good than harm. 3 years is 3 years but maybe moving out of my comfort zone is exactly what I need now. Hey change can be a good thing too, you know.