This blogsite is really starting to rot, doesn’t it? My apologies to those few who’s actually reading the stuff I write.

So why haven’t I been able to update this site? I have been terribly preoccupied at work. Hmm. I don’t think I’ve mentioned here yet that I already have a job.. But I think most of you already know. So as FYI to those who don’t, I am a Transaction Premium Reconciliation Analyst at Accenture. The job title sounds complicated, doesn’t it? In a way, it is. But I’m sure in time I’ll find myself getting used to it. Hopefully.

For the past two months, I have been undergoing life’s most delicate transition. From a carefree, gallivanting-with-friends kinda life, to a more serious, be-careful-or-you’ll-be-dead one. From dealing with parents and siblings to actually dealing with bosses and officemates I’ve only known for a short time. From enjoyingly scribbling on my journal to annoyingly scribbling “Things To Do” on post-its. And from receiving a budgeted daily allowance to receiving a 2-weeks delayed allowance-slash-salary. And much more changes that I am learning to live with. I’ve been awfully busy I can’t even stay online longer than 30 minutes. I even only opt to post this entry and not let myself be tempted to open my Friendster, my email, or even just my YM, to avoid staying online longer than I should. Sigh.

Oh well. C’est la vie. :)

Galera Escapade
For a little over than a month, my officemates have been planning an overnight escapade in Puerta Galera. And although that plan almost backfired (we found out there were no available houses/cottages to rent this peak season), we decided to take the risk anyway and discarded Plan B (Batangas), Plan C (Laguna), Plan D (Subic) and Plan E (Pangasinan). But a few hours before our departure, the company we work for called for a last-minute mandatory OT. The system we were using was down for 3 days (which we later learned was a drastic mistake done by the IT Department of our US counterparts). We were required to stay in a hotel until the system gets fixed so we could be on-call anytime. We were all pretty bummed and told our Team Leader we’d rather stay in the office to wait (so we could all play Text Twist together. hehe!) than stay in a who knows what kind of hotel. Of course, we had no say in the management’s decision. So when we saw how beautiful the hotel was, we forgot why we ever complained.

As to the Galera plan, we decided to move it to Sunday. Not only did we enjoy our time in the fancy hotel, but the management also promised they’d pay for most of our expenses as apology for making us stay. And to top it off, we had the greatest time hanging out, swimming, snorkeling and staying up late in Galera, spending lesser than we should in ordinary circumstances. So aren’t those blessings in disguise?

I got awfully sick on the way back to Manila. Motion sickness from the boat and bus ride.. a terrible headache.. a dripping nose.. an excruciating swelling from what looks and feels like a jellyfish sting (though there were no signs of jellyfish there), a cut from stepping on a BBQ stick on the sand, another cut from scratching my knee on a coral when we went snorkeling (which I have to say, was my very own Discovery/National Geographic Channel! Voice-over not included). Those, plus, a 5 1/2 hours sleep in two days. God knows how badly I react to lack of sleep..

Yes, I was a wreck yesterday. But I’m all better now.

Anyway, I missed blogging. I’ll read your posts next time! I’m off to work! God bless you all. :)

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