New Year Hustle

Image Courtesy of ReachingUtopia

Before anything else, I want to greet all of you  a happy new year! I hope 2013 didn't screw you up like it did me. Haha! May this new year bring us all good fortune and better lives in general.

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As you may have already known, I enrolled in Law School last year. That was probably the highlight of my 2013. Finally taking the first step towards my dream of becoming a lawyer was a rather arbitrary decision but it had to be done. I figured it was the perfect time because I was getting really bored with my job and I've got nothing better to do with my salary anyway. My sister already landed her first job so she no longer needed my support. With my money all for myself, I knew law school had to be the next order of business.

I'm Rocking the Boat

I haven't written anything since my last travel post from last year. I wish I could give a good excuse for the long hiatus, but there isn't any. It's funny because in one of my earlier posts, I promised to regularly update this blog which I obviously failed to do. So this time, I will no longer toss  promises of frequent updates. Instead, I'm just going to visit and write in this space whenever I feel like it. No pressure. 

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So what have I been up to?

Well, I'm still stuck in my monotonous and ridiculously boring job of more than three years. I've tried applying to several companies but I still ended up staying here. It was either the pay was not enough or the job they're offering was  different from the one they posted online. It goes to show that I still haven't reached rock bottom in my career dilemma. My desperation wasn't enough to give up a stable job and a very generous salary.

So what did I do about the "Oh my God, please don't make me do this  anymore" problem I have with work? I just had a change in perspective. I realized that instead of whining about how I became a machine because of the job routine, I had to do something that will make me want to not leave the company. Therefore, I decided to go to Law School. Crazy right? But here's the thing,  with this, I've hit two birds with one stone. First, is fulfilling my childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and second is staying with the company for the next five years to finance my studies. 

I've already  thought about the consequences of this plan. I'm very aware that studying while working is difficult. How much more if it's Law school and a job you hate? Surely, a complete recipe for disaster! But this is something I'm willing to take a chance on and I'm already very excited about the future, which, to be honest, is one thing I've long been worried about. So that's a good thing I guess. I've finally rocked the boat and now life is starting to get exciting again. 

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Last Monday I just had my medical examination. A few more weeks and I'll seal it with the enrollment. Ah, I can't wait to be a student again!

P.S Passing the admission test wasn't easy. The exam totally annihilated my poor brain cells.

It's a New Year

It's been a while since I last posted an entry in this blog. I was in the process of healing and making sense of the terrible things that had happened last year and writing wasn't exactly helpful. Now that it's a new year - I feel rejuvenated and alive. I feel like I could start all over again.

Insular Life Building - Alabang Muntinlupa
captured using GE X500

This is the building where my office is located. I'm going to revamp this blog by posting bits of information about myself. Starting with that and probably some travel photos since I just got a new bridge camera. Yes! I feel so excited living life anew. Hopefully I'll have this blog kicking for a long time.

I Need Near Friends

Working for a French company gives me a huge amount of brooding time. My shift starts at twelve noon and ends at nine in the evening, which means , I can catch up with late night parties and still get a good dose of sleep before another day starts.

But that is not my case.

Although I have a flexible, almost always abused work  schedule, the parties aren't exactly trailing behind. You see, I am one geographically isolated queer guy. All my good, close, and best friends are -- in an estimate -- two hours drive away from where I am, traffic thrown.  They are all cramped up in the busy high-rise buildings of Makati, while I am lazily lagging, eyes droopy, in this quaint city of South Manila. They breathe parties while I breathe air with the smell of chicken dung.

So it is safe to say that my social life is as doomed as Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl's Princesses and the Frog episode.

Now if you are from the south, help me. I need a new near friend.