My Crazy December

Whew.. December passed by so swiftly. There's only a few days left and I am still catching my breath with how crazy the month of December is. I haven't blogged much. 16th was my last official working day in the office as I took my vacation early. All along I thought the last two weeks of the month will be a breeze, I was wrong.

The first two weeks of December was quite hectic for me work-wise and also in meeting deadlines for my course at SIMI which were due mid of the Dec. At the same time, our Regional Director was in town mid of the month. Of course, there were some preparations I needed to do. Glad things went really fine. Then came our Christmas Party which is worth another blog entry (only if I have time!). There were departmental meetings and workshops I also had to attend or facilitate and work dinners etc... In fact, I went home consistently late (earliest 11pm) during my last 5 working days!

Then came the vacation which in fact is not yet one. I was extemely busy with my last minute christmas shopping. I crammed again! And oh boy, I was shocked to have listed 75 on my gift list. Hmm.. so imagine the countless mall trips and gift wrapping days!

Today is yet another busy day. Che and I decided to repaint our room and the last 12 hours were spent removing the wall paper. Don't even attempt to visualize how messy our room is. It is just unbelievable. It is like 'moving-out day' again for us. I hope things will be in order before we welcome the new year.

I also had my hair rebonded last Monday at Tony and Jackey in Makati. It was my 4th time and 1st here in the country. However, I was disappointed. It didn't had an effect on me. What a waste of time and money!

One week more before we resume back to work and I am looking forward to a lot of things: Christmas Party with friends tomorrow, New Year's Eve celebration with my folks, Mom's bday on Jan1 which we intend to celebrate outside home for the first time, reunion with our relatives on the 3rd (which we normally celebrate on Mom's bday), and 2 weedings to attend on Jan 3 (morning and afternoon) and who knows there could even be spur of the moment out of town trip.

There's even a lot of things I have planned to do like go to the dentist to exhaust the dental benefit I have for this year and schedule my Executive Check-up. Health is a priority and I hope iIcan squeeze in all I needed to do before work bug hits me again.

Happy Holidays! Enjoy the long vacation with your family!

Random Thoughts

The long weekend got me thinking....

...The only thing constant is change. In the corporate world, people do come and go. Not so long ago, you are a neophyte. Now, you become a senior of the bunch.

...Why is it that when you have finally embraced stability, it makes you think 'so what's next?'

...Whenever I see Sean and Sophia play together and laugh at each other, it makes me feel how lucky we are to have twins. And especially since we have a girl and a boy which is a rarity (except in Hollywood these days), it makes me feel I have already won the lottery :)

...Whenever I see S&S giggle and make funny faces, it makes me think 'Why didn't I had baby sooner' or 'I want more babies!'. Hahaha..

...Why is it that we are concerned about what other people think about us when in fact we will not change for them. What we want is to be real.

...With the financial meltdown, the only thing certain is uncertainty. We have to hold on to our seats and avoid being a spender as we might be off to a bumpy ride in 2009. I often forget this so I admit I have to remind myself this once in a while :)

...Why is it that our wish list never seems to end? When we have finally achieved or have gotten what we want, there is always something else to add on the list. I guess being consistently contented is an impossibility.

...Sometimes when luck strikes you, it can be over the top. Take Pacquiao's case for instance, isn't he one lucky guy?! I wonder how he spends his millions or billion of pesos. I hope he saves enough for his kids.

...In the corporate world, you have to keep going - keep up with the pace. Otherwise, your career might end up being stagnant. Career is like a pc's storage capacity. You have to upgrade yourself continuously, otherwise you become obsolete.