Things to Miss: Yoshinoya

Additional post... :P

I almost forgot... He he... :)
One of my motivations in my business trips to Japan.
To find Yoshinoya branches in the different places that I visit.

http://lostsoulofshinji.blogspot.com/search?q=Yoshinoya

Too bad, it's no longer possible for me to do that.
I would have to settle with the Yoshinoya branch in Park Square 1.

At least for now...
But I would really loved to go back... someday. :)

Bankrupt

The money left in my wallet is running dangerously low... :(
I might need to pull some from my emergency funds... :S

Things to Miss: Friends

It's been almost a week since I've left...

I can't seem to find time to put some new posts. Probably because I'm still adjusting to my new job... :)

I left our "office" around 3:30 today and spent around 30 minutes in Park Square and Glorietta before heading home. I arrived home before 6, and realized that it has been a while since I was able to get home before 6PM... :(

Finally, I have the chance to put some updates... :)
This should have been posted weeks ago. I just got so busy, too busy... :(

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To end my series on things in NSP that I would miss...

This is a post dedicated to everyone who've been a part of my NSP family. If there's any reason why I've managed to stay happy in NSP, it's them.

I may not be the most popular one. I may not be the most loved one. But indeed, I was able to feel that I am important to them. And I'm really grateful for that.

Every single story, and every single laughter that we've shared is a treasure worth remembering. I would surely miss those times. *Sniff*

To my friends, thank you for becoming part of my life, and thank you for allowing me to become part of yours.

Officially Unemployed...

...for the moment. I'm taking a few days off. Two days to be exact.
But I'll be joining my new employer this Monday.

I wished I could have more time to rest before I start, but I guess that's not gonna happen.
So I'm just going to make the most out of whatever I have for today and tomorrow.
And hopefully, I'll be able to get a good rest.

I got several more delayed posts to make before I could finally move on...

First Drops of Tears in Years

I can't remember the last time I cried. And I couldn't believe that I just did.
I guess leaving a place that you've learned to love is really harder than it seems.

Reasons for Resignation

A lot of people seems to be wondering why I've decided to leave my current employer. Several weeks before I handed my resignation, I've been weighing out different options. At one point, I even thought of quiting IT.

Until now, I'm still finding reasons that would justify my decision. So far, here are the most important ones.

1. Time
Life could sometimes be unexpectedly short, that's a fact. I've always thought mine would be shorter than I wanted it to be. So I wanted to make the most out of every possible moment. But I won't be able to do that if I'm stuck in the office for 12 hours a day, and in some worst cases, 7 days a week.

I wanted to spend my time doing things other than office work; Trying out new stuffs, possibly learning new skills and discovering new talents... >:)

Ultimately, I wanted to spend more time with my family, friends, and myself.

2. Health
Those countless overtime's have taken its toll on my body. I can no longer afford to pick up some immunity related disease every time a project phase ends.

My eyes are not getting any better either. Just 2 months after I got my new prescription glasses, it seems that it has gotten worse again. I can't imagine myself going almost blind.

This time, I'm banking on my health.

3. Money

As of this moment, I don't have any major expenses. Most of my salary goes to my life insurance and investment in Sun Life. Whatever is left goes to my daily expenses, food, travel, entertainment and some PC parts. A small amount also goes to World Vision.

I also provide my youngest sister's allowance. She's a freshman student. Other than that, I don't have any major contribution to our household expenses. This is one of the things that make "them" feel that they should be in control of every aspect of our lives. That is why I wanted to take over some of the household expenses.

Lastly, I wanted to save so that I could have my own house in a few years time. Hopefully, within the next 5 years... :)

A Week and A Half

Since I'm too busy to write some updates...
I'm just going to show my DTR since I handed my resignation letter...



No leaves so far...
Overtime almost 50% of the time...

Desperation: Part 1

My dad woke me up this morning and told me to go with my uncle and cousin to Greenhills to buy some PC and PS2 games. They came from Taiwan a couple of days ago to fix some immigration papers.

My uncle has been living there for more than 25 years now. He works as an E.R. surgeon there and spends most of his free time playing PC games and some forms of light hacking. He wanted to go to Greenhills to buy some pirated softwares he could bring back to Taiwan. I was a bit hesitant because I've hadn't bought any pirated stuff for quite a while now.

I didn't want to start a word war with my dad so I canceled my personal appointment for the day and agreed to go. Besides, I knew that Jas will understand my situation. It has been more than 7 years since I last saw my cousin. He has grown taller than me now even though I'm a couple of years older than him.

We took a jeep to Divisoria and another jeep to Cubao. My uncle decided to stop at Morayta first before proceeding to Greenhills. We checked out several shops and bought a bunch of pirated CD's and DVD's.

After almost 2 hours of plowing through several catalogs of pirated softwares, we proceeded to Ever Gotesco. I've never been there before. He used to hang out there during his college days. Next stop was National Bookstore, we spend around half an hour there after finally deciding to get something too eat. :S

We went to Jollibee (Ever Gotesco) and got ourselves a Chickenjoy bucket treat (6 pieces of Chickenjoy, 3 rice, 3 spaghetti, 3 soft drink), 3 sundaes and 1 taco overload. I can't remember the last time I got myself really full. :O

While eating, my uncle started a conversation about my relationship....

To be continued...