...a special date, end of contract, getting old...

Treating a Special Someone

Ever thought about other people? I mean, after a while of being with someone, and trying to distract yourself with a bunch of other people, you forget special people whom you value most before everyone else...

I had that thought earlier... Hence, I invited the third most important person in my life (che and my mom share the top spot, with neither of them being one over the other, it just depends on the circumstance) out for pizza earlier: me.

Yes, me. I thought I have been missing out on myself lately, and I don't really eat anything above 100pesos if I eat alone... I never treated myself out before, and I've always wanted to buy myself a whole pizza... And then I just thought, why not buy something for myself, right? So I went down to the SM Megamall foodcourt and I got myself a double-sized Orignal Thin Crust Shawarma Pizza... It wasn't Shakey's good (I originally wanted a whole Manager's Choice pizza), nor was it Sbarro good, but it tasted really good, considering it was a treat for myself... I felt special, being pampered... Me and my PSP enjoyed the whole pizza and large Coke... Yes, my trusty PSP has all those oil around the analog button, so I'd say it had it's share of the pizza...

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Leaving Work

My boss pulled me aside the other day, asking what I wanted to do after my contract ends on October 31. This is the picture:

Right now, I'm working as the "marketing person" in the office. Initially told it was a postition for "marketing assistant", they now refer to me as the "marketing person". I help them out with their presentations to various clients (the aesthetic side of it, not much on the technical stuff), basic computer troubleshooting when IT's too busy with their own worlds, buying stuff when someone from the other branches of this multi-national company are asking for them, giving insights when asked about some stuff they formulated, and a bunch of other stuff that might be needed to be done urgently. I'm really a fast worker compared to their pace, so the job's relatively easy. I get to slack off if there's nothing urgent needed to be done... If there is something needed to be done, multitasking is key, because everyone needs their stuff done ASAP...

My bosses and the account executives in the office all like me and how I do my work. Even the IT person likes the fact that I'm into computers and tech stuff... Hence, boss wants to renew my contract to a longer length... But here's the situation:

I can't be regularized. I need to be employed by a third-party throughout my stay in the company. Why? Because the marketing division for the Philippines was cut, and the marketing needs of the Philippines will be handled by Singapore, where the head office of Asia Pacific is. Now, the fragrance department of the Philippines need someone to be in the office, while flavors team can live without me. As it seems, I'm actually expendable, but my being there makes their lives so much easier. Hence, they need me, or  someone like me. But I can't be directly hired because the region says so.

Now, it sounds good and all (long-term contract extension, people liking me = job security), but, I remain to be a contract guy, with no promise of a better future within the company. I would love to have job security, but that kind, I'm not sure if you can call it "secured"... Direct-hire's the way to go. And for that, I will want to leave the company unless a promise of a better future arises.

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Post-game Status

My body still hurts like hell.... I can't walk straight... Pag naglalakad ako, para akong tinira sa pwet ng bulas na egoy...

I have to play more often...

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Life and Unexpected Turns

Life's too short. You've got to enjoy it every once in a while. You'll never know when death decides to take you away... You can't be too old nor can you be too young... You have to know how you want to live your life and why you want to live your life...

Vague as it may be, I want to love and be loved... I want to be rich, sure, just so I can enjoy its perks, but what's more important is dreaming of a future together with someone... I never really thought of a solid occupation/profession to take to build my future around, but I know I want a family...

At least, as far as direction is concerned, I'm moving toward somewhere...

Funny how they say that "good men die young"... When "Kabise" died, his last breath was spent on telling his wife "hug hug naman tayo"... His kids say he was never really a cheesy guy, so they couldn't believe it actually happened... On a separate note, people tend to notice that those who died did something they didn't normally do right before they died... It's either they said "I love you" to their parents or kids, clean up their room, basta, something out of the ordinary...

So, I think I'll constantly be sweet to anyone I know who I am normally "sweet" or "thoughtful" to, or constantly be an asshole to those who know me as one (sorry xtian. tuloy ang pagdudurog ko seio) just so I'm not doing something out of the ordinary...

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Making a Pact to Myself

I want to save up, but I just can't... I know it takes discipline and all that crap but, I just can't manage to do it. And add to the fact that I'm gassing up using my mom's credit card (through an extension), I think I'm spending more than what I'm earning. Not to mention my dentist fees for the past couple of months amounted to about 5k, all paid for by my mom... And my monthly cellphone bill that always go above my credit limit paid for by her too...

Now, I can't take crap everytime money issues come about... My mom's always telling me off, so, I have to be more independent from her... For this reason, I have decided not to spend more than what I have... That means, less car drives (because I'll be spending for my own gas), less dinners out, less "happy-happy" time, and taking responsibility for phone bills...

Now, I have a Sun line... It's a 600/month plan, 350 of which is automatically deducted as fee for unlimited calls and texts for the month... However, I don't get to use it that much, as I don't have too many friends who use their Sun lines... Even Che doesn't bother to load up, her having a company phone and all...

So now, after about 4-5 years of having the same number (I know it's at least 4. I get a new phone every 2 years courtesy of Sun), I'm contemplating of letting it go in favor of a Smart line and a Globe prepaid for all the freakin Globe users who make up 3/4 of my friends... Actually, I'd rather have a Globe line, but my dad would never talk to me ever again... Not that that's gonna be a new experience, it's just that I do understand and respect his notion of "giving back to the company that provided for us most, if not all, of our lives"... Hence, I'd rather have Smart bills coming in rather than Globe ones...

I already got a sim card donor for my Globe prepaid...

(Ironically, I post this seemingly life-turning topic right after I say that those who "do something out of the ordinary die early"... Er.... Hopefully, this works out for me... After all, I do have 2 live left...)