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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Mixed Emotions

So many changes have taken place in a span of two weeks. I'm also anticipating even more adjustments in the next few days.

It was barely two weeks ago that I decided to pursue a career opportunity with another company. To make the long story short, I just felt like it was high time I moved on from what I'd been doing with recruitment at HTMT for a little over a year now.

A job opening at a UK-based firm just so happened to present itself to me at the right time.

Now, Ellaine and I are both leaving a wonderful recruitment team to join another (hopefully as equally excellent) team of recruiters for an international market this time around. It's a challenge I'm more than eager and willing to take at this point in my career. I'm thrilled about every aspect of the job that awaits me: that I'll be going back to working within Eastwood, that I'll be exposed to an international pool of clients and candidates, that my schedule (which means this whole lifestyle/routine I've been used to for more than a year) will be completely altered since I'll be in the midshift, that I'll be taking such a huge risk leaving my comfort zone and starting from scratch.

At the same time, I can't but feel like I'll be leaving behind (perhaps) the nicest bunch of people I'll ever get to work with in the corporate world. We sincerely love one another as a team, save for the rare moments of misunderstandings and miscommunication (haha). I can only hope I'll be as blessed with my colleagues in this new job.

I resolved not to get this emo-ness get the best of me. This is how it's gotta be. We can't cling on to EVERYTHING we hold dear all our lives. It's just not possible if we want to grow as individuals. But I guess it's understandable that I allow myself to feel sad, even just a teensy bit.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

halloween 2006

My only photograph of this years halloween event at HTMT. I'm with Spongebob and exorcist boy. Since I couldn't think of what I wanted to go as, I resorted to wearing my high school UN day costume. I ended up looking like a character straight out of Miss Saigon.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

That's my name. Don't wear it out.

The poor barista probably got so confused with all our beverage specifications that he spelled all our names wrong. Where are the doubles?!? (vaneSSa, eLLaine, marieLLe)

His handwriting reminds me of my gradeschool days. Oh, ok. I'm a meanie. I'm meangirling!!!

Monday, November 06, 2006

Goodbye

Yesterday, we laid my grandparents' remains to rest at the Manila Memorial Park.

Not a month after my lolo passed away did my lola leave this world to join her Creator in Heaven.

It was a beautiful day to say goodbye. The skies cleared up after quite a story morning.

My lolo got the full military honor, with the 21 gun salute to boot. He and my lola deserve all the honor that can ever be given to them. They are perfect examples of lives well lived.