Good job!

Okay. here's the deal. stay out of trouble..err.. i mean stay clear of bad vibes, and the positive energy will come in and, voila! you're doing a good job.

Trust me. when i said avoid these bad energies, you really have to. i just did. and looked what happened. over the weekend, not just a couple of good things happened.

for one, my thesis proposal was officially approved by my professor. so i'm gonna be jumping over to the next step, that is, write down the abstract, attached at least 10 related journals and i am off to graduate school this week for the director's approval. smooth sailing, huh?

so, what else came in? i wasn't able finishing my story on the launching of Louis Poulsen and the opening of Bulthaup kitchen showroom along Ayala, but I am actually in the process of incorporating the interviews. and guess what?

another story popped up. two stories in a row! ain't bad for a busy bee like me, right?

so what exactly am i talking about? well, bad vibes. sound familiar? i really ain't good at dealing with the "past."

some people who may think they can just leave and then come back for their own benefit aren't good for you at all. have you been in a situation when all things about you are going well, and then somebody just got in the picture and somehow messed things up? or you're going through a rough time in your relationship, and somehow, someone managed to catch your attention and distract you? then you should know better. you should know who's worth it, and who's not.

why? because, sometimes, a real relationship just needs mending, though some really have to go. but believe me. first, pay attention onto how make things work, before finally leaving someone and let somebody in right away. 'cause chances are, you might be choosing the wrong one.

so, just say NO to the bad vibes those kind of people bring and stick to the one who loves you better. FRIENDSHIP is not even a reason to let someone who let you down come back and what? ruin your peaceful life with the right one, again?

just. say. NO. and with that, you're doing a good job.  

vindication

my life has resumed normalcy. by normalcy, i meant picking up where i left off: back to being an optimistic and normally happy person again.

i actually love life. i do. and i enjoyed doing different things, too, while having a secure job and getting to hang out with my family for quality time occasionally.

i didn't actually expect things to fall into place perfectly this year. i actually started out hitting some snags first quarter of 2013, but i am proud to have survived.

but the most surprising one is a personal issue i have been dealing with for the last three years, since 2010.

this month, i just got vindicated. and as much as i wanted to laugh out loud now, i could not do it just the same. all i feel is pity for someone who used to taunt me, trying to ruin my name.

i found the last piece of the puzzle by braving getting embarrassed in talking to someone who doesn't even know me. turned out, she held the key of this puzzle, and things just clicked.

i had long wanted the truth to be out about this person who tried putting me down. and now that the truth is out, i feel so vindicated. seemed like a heavy patch of cloud had been lifted and finally things were bathed in a bright light.

so to that good-hearted beautiful lady who is getting married soon, "thank you, from the bottom of my heart. i know God is looking out for you, that's why He blessed you with another man, instead. may you remain the same and be happy with the one who loves you forever." :)

what inspires you today? what are you thankful for?

i would be publishing "what inspires you today" everyday in this blog and "what are you thankful for."

though i was having a writer's block as of the moment, what inspires me today is the thought of my thesis proposal. i find it very interesting and seeing it to the very end till graduation inspires me a lot as of late. it's something that motivates me in going further though my busy schedule seems to stop me from putting all the details.

what am i thankful for?

i am thankful that i have been healthier this month. though life has been so very busy for me the past few days, i found my body being resistant to diseases lately. in fact, i have been overdoing things a little bit for the past few weeks. and given my tight schedule, exercise has been written off my busy schedule and days-off don't even mean a well-rested day for me. days-off usually go to chores at home, doing grocery-shopping or rushing a story due the next day.

i am also thankful that i could still think creatively for my thesis every night after work even in the midst of a demanding job that entails a lot of pressure and story deadlines. the truth is, back in my early days in this job, i don't thrive in a pressure-driven demanding job. and i am thankful that given this kind of lifestyle, i could still think clearly for my thesis proposal.

what about you? what inspired you today? what are you thankful for, as well?


 

dream job

if money would be no object and you can do whatever you want, what will you do for the rest of your life?

try asking that question again, and i would answer i'd love to be a writing traveler or vice versa (traveling journo). 

But being a travel blogger or a globetrotter even is exactly what I want. Traveling the world and writing about it or even documenting each journey would be the perfect job for  someone who's always restless but never found the time to do it due to lack of funds and due to my dayjob.

imagine discovering diverse cultures, meeting people of different descents, learning from them, and exploring other places and later on, other countries. ain't this job close to perfect?

we don't always get to choose the job we want. only new grads have this option. at least they can still jump from one company to another. but once you've grown familiar to the people you've work with, comfortable with the working environment you are in, leaving your present job is really really hard. 

that is where you have started. that is the place where you have gained footing as part of a workforce. that's the place where you have grown as a professional. that is the place you call "home" second to your real one, or "family" next to your own.

so what then? 

well, the best job isn't always the one you think it is, or, if it is, you don't always get to do that at the time you want it so bad.

the best job is one that brings out the passion in you, something that doesn't make you feel working at all. after all, everybody gets stressed out at work sometimes.

so, if you don't see yourself doing you dream job anytime soon, at least do not lose sight of it. perhaps the timing isn't so right. maybe you will get to do it much later in life. :)