reflections
August 26th, 2006 It’s so quiet here….

So…. we just got back from taking mom to the airport. It feels so quiet at home.. A little too quiet… I opened the door, went inside the guest bedroom (the room I shared w/ mom), and sat right in front of my laptop which has always been on top of the bed that I had been sleeping on when my mom was here. It feels sad sitting by myself here, but somehow it feels so peaceful. Why is it everytime mom goes back I feel like something is missing? I mean, I’m not a little girl anymore, but I always feel really sad whenever she goes back. Is it just because I’m really really close to her? She is my best friend afterall..  Or have I just gotten used to her being around me all the time? Or maybe, I am still just a spoiled little brat deep down inside? Hmmmmmm…….

Ugh I better start organizing all my shit, after all, school will start again in a few days.. Or, maybe I’ll wait until Tuesday and sleep in for a few days :P

PS: Baby has done a really really good job cheering me up, he made me feel a lot better. We sat for a while in front of our new pond (i’ll take pics tomorrow) just chatting and spending some quiet time together =) Thank you, LOVE.

August 22nd, 2006 Jobless?

My boss called over the weekend and offered me a job at his new company. I told him I would think about it since I am still wondering if I’ll be able to juggle between work and school. On one hand it would definitely look great on my resume working for an international company for a while before going back to Indo for good. But on the other hand, based on past experiences with this mba program, I rarely have any free time outside of doing school work. Well, not really since I had always been able to find the time to play my stupid online games :P Soooo, job or no job??? We’ll see…

August 18th, 2006 “sorry, he doesn’t work here anymore, they all left the company”

So……that’s the answer I got from Mimi, the UBS admin who picked up the phone when I called Steve (Bob’s assistant) earlier this week to check what time I should come to work that day. It turns out my Boss, Bob, his partner, and Steve had suddenly resigned on Friday, my day off. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who was suprised, they did’t tell anyone until the last minute that they had decided to go work for UBS’s competitor, Citigroup Smith & Barney. So.. I was just like “Ummm, okayyyyyyyy” Great , just on my last week, this happened…
I was told that it is a ‘common’ thing to do in this kind of business when you decided to go to a competitor. Yet, I can’t help but wonder the ethics of it. Can you really, after 14 years of working in a company, just leave without even bothering to give out the 2 weeks notice? I just thought that was a little harsh. But hey.. who am I to judge??? What I really should do is open my eyes and try to get used to this kinds of things if I really want to stay in this industry… Yeah, abso-fuckin-lutely…..

May 24th, 2006 Turning 26…

Am I really 26 years old already? Where have the years gone by? It seems like it was only yesterday that I was still in high school hanging out with my beloved friends (you guys know who you are =)) Hanging out by the swimming pool , cooking bananas (yumm), trips to puncak, (hehehe) And remember that perfect 17th Bday party of mine, guys? It was sooo perfect… and beutiful roses too =) I must have been the happiest girl on earth that day. I miss those days, I miss you all… (I am trying to find some high school pics, does anyone have any pics for me?) Can’t wait to see you all again!
But, was that really 10 years ago? Will the next 10 years pass by this quickly? I only wish for the next 10 years to be as happy as the past 10 years, even if it goes by just a quick.