April 14, 2011

  • Strangers, again.

    So for those of you who don't know - I've left my job. Which was kinda a bittersweet moment, honestly. The problem with me is that I grow attached to people and things very easily. I'm just one of those people who let my emotions run my life, and tend to tag everything/everyone with an emotional memory. So though this job was, well, merely a job, it meant something to me.

    It wasn't my first job in production, but it was my first job fresh outta university. I've grown attached to the people I work with, and that is always something hard to part with. But hey, life's like this. This will not be the last time I have to leave a job, so I guess I just gotta get used to it!

    I'm fortunate enough to have been given the chance to handle more than expected during the past year. I've learnt so much, it's incredible. I've met so many amazing and talented people, made so many new friends, and just gained so much experience. But I think it has come to a point where I reached the peak of my learning curve. I was getting restless and frustrated with, ironically, how comfortable I was. I was losing passion, and I figured what I needed to get me back on track was a different kind of challenge and a change in environment. I'm satisfied with the decision I made!

    Had a job interview today. In my mind, I think it went great. But you know, these things are very hard to say, and I don't wanna jinx it. I don't wanna get my hopes up either, cause that means tremendous disappointment if I don't get the job. So now all I can do is hope and pray! But nonetheless, I really like the people I had my interview with today. Amazingly funny people with so much life! And I love how they are not only colleagues, but friends. And that's important for me. I think it's essential in a job to build relationships. Someone you can not only work with, but talk to and have fun with. I'm not the kinda person who necessary likes to draw the line between friends and colleagues. If need be, why can't we be both? Relationships are important in the workplace. It keeps everyone grounded and retains sanity.

    Anyways, I'm gonna take this time off of work to rethink my life goals and missions. Gonna catch up on my beauty sleep and just relax and recover. Honestly though, I feel guilty even saying this. Who am I to say that I need to take a break from work? I've worked for a year. What is that compared to someone like my Dad who has worked for decades, yet doesn't even complain about being tired?

    I really need to be less self-centered and less self-pitying. I think it only makes me weak and more jaded about life.

    Anyhoooooooo, I've been feeling a lot happier these days! Which is always good. Met up with The Accidental Wakeup yesterday for band practice and as usual, we spent more time fooling around than doing any actual work. Lol! We have a wedding gig on the 11th of May, and we've picked our setlist, now we just got to get down to practicing. We actually spent a good 30mins last night planning Thomas' fictional election campaign. We figured since he's such a people-person, he might as well contest during the upcoming elections and be a one-man party! Edwin went a bit overboard with the campaign slogans - 'Uncle Thomas Wu - He will put a bun in your oven!' Haha! What nonsense! Needless to say, by the end of the night, we were rolling around the floor in stitches, laughing till we cry.

    I'm supposed to meet up with Thomas sometime next week to give him a crash course on blogging. Lol! Since we're both so free now that he only teaches a few times a week and I'm unemployed, we have lots of time in the coming weeks to hang out. Woohoo!

    In other news, the Fridays are super underrated when you're unemployed. Like, I'm not even in the TGIF-mood. Hahahaha. Major bummer (MAJOR BUMMER! *salutes*).

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    Can't wait for this! Like, seriously.

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