Monday, January 07, 2008
f1, starbucks...
work... dilbert they say sardonically skewers the dostoyevskian sense of despair and anxiety that corporate life breeds and nowhere is this sense more alive than in the desolation of the cubicle or the office in general. dilbert has been a very good ally this past year. it's not so bad because if it were i would have walked away a long time ago. i spend most of my time in the office therefore it is safe to say that i've learned a lot about myself by going through the sometimes crazy but surprisingly frequently clichéd work life. most of the time i find myself staring into space or asking why i'm still at it. it seems that it is right to say that the funny thing about work itself is that it is bearable. sure it beats us down but never did it make me feel so bad i wanted to commit a really bad crime. even the dreariest task that work offers us is perfectly bearable. "it presented challenges to overcome, the distinction provided a sense of urgency, and the satisfaction of task's completion - on any given day, these things made work utterly, even harmoniously bearable."we also have families (or an undeniably big appetite) to support and weekends to distract us. the distractions are by far what spiced up the year that was. honey's wedding and my finally meeting gyn's mike was the highlight of my january. bumping into ex-colleagues at adobo's first anniversary party in february was a lot of fun. march was when i won another karting race and that felt really good. it was simply amazing spending time with friends in boracay during the month of april. the may trip to davao rocked my world in ways i never imagined it would. my first weekend abroad in singapore with erika will forever be remembered a long with BF's (miss you!) gift to me. friends in manila made sure that my 25th will be one for the books so july 24 was a whole day of celebration of friends who have been like family to me (even den, chawi and gyn sent in greetings!). iltj was born in august and i'm more than happy to have teppy and ineng on board. i made it through my nanay's operation and D's, rich and dych's as well, bar month in september. sandalias festival in october followed by another brief davao visit in november were more than enough to fuel me in making sure that my holiday season will be one filled with love, laughter and surprises (i.e. tanya's and lor's good news and frakar making waves when he came to our lives).
and relationships. that was my life in 2007. a pretty good life, thanks to Him and to you. ;) cheers to 2008!
(4:37 PM) ♥ tal
