Bowing Out of the Glamorous Life
I've done a lot of thinking over the past Holy Week. I've been thinking about this decision for a long time. I think it's about time I took this step to moving on.
A few days ago, the first day of work after the long vacation, I had coffee with my boss and told her that I'm resigning from C! Magazine. It was a hard decision and a critical time to do such a move in my life. I loved the people I've worked with for 2 years and 9 months and the clients that have been close to my heart. I had fun with all the events that I've attended and dazzled by the society people. But there comes a point wherein I wanted to do something different in my life other than doing sales. I also learned a lot from the people I've come across. I learned a lot about life in so many ways through the stories of these people who walk in their own paths. These stories has given me a different view about some things in life. It's funny how time seem to have moved fast forward but whenever I look back to the the early days of my stay, it feels like I've been in the company for more than 3 years.
I'll miss a lot of people in C! Magazine. More of the people I've been with since the day I started working in the company. I'll miss my bosses, Kevin, Carl, Sir Tito, and most of all, Ms. Mayette. I'll miss Anna's little surprises in her funny remarks, Jocas with his bullying, Chris of his depthless tummy, child-like charm, and, ok, his driving, Angelo with his humor and his school kid laugh, Sir Kookie with his driving tips and fatherly moments, I'll miss greeting Marie by the nickname, "Mothuurrrr!!!" and her sharing her son's adorable pictures, and I'll miss JAMES! (nuf said! hahaha!)
I'll also miss the clients who have been close to me. Sir Philip for being somewhat like a father-figure. He reminds me so much of my Papa. I'll miss hanging out with the people at PGA Cars, namely Kat, Martin, Roan, and Sir Amado, and I admit, I'll miss that terrifying feeling I get when I see Sir Spencer,hehe. I'll also miss Mr. Alan Unson of Prudential Guarantee. I'll also miss hanging out with Van and Ms. Esa at BPI Autoloans. I'll miss delivering magazines to BMW and the people in it (Ms.Frances, Sir Lito, Rachel, and Bernice). I'll also miss the warm and friendly people from CATS Motors (Mr. Felix Ang, Andros, Benjie, and Mr. Bobby Shaw). I'll surely miss Ms. Abu of Lufthansa. I'll also wouldn't forget the people I dealt with at Subaru (Sir Nicky, Sir Ariel, and Sherlyn). And also the people from Mitsubishi Motors who always appreciated my true talent - singing! (Sir Arlan and Sir Froi). And, of course, I wouldn't forget the Aftermarket MAFIA (Sir Sammy, Sir Arvin, Sir Bene, and Sir Atoy and his brother Ton). And how could I forget my friends in the ad agencies??? I'll miss the people in Maxus (Bernie, Pao, Migz, and Ms. Cris), Mindshare (Mikey the Boy Bangus, Carol, Gilda, Sir Paul, Sir Arnie, Sir Don, and Veron), Mccann (Pam, Ms. Lorie, Ms. Marsha, Ate Ivy, Sir Jam, Tammy, Jeff, Jem, and Jai), Maverick (Jasper, Ms. Lita, and Cielo), Starcom (Manong Guard! Jonna, Donna, Jaimie), Campaigns and Grey (Brian!), Mediawise (now pHd)(Ten, Ms. Ivy, and Sherwin), and Manprom people.
There are countless of memories in C! Magazine. There are a lot of which I will still look back 10 or 20 years from now. I have learned so much from Ms. Mayette and she will probably be the best boss I will ever have. I will miss the events that I went to and the magazine deliveries to Laguna. I will also miss the photoshoots and the test drives. I'll miss James' and Kevin's funny stories and also their insightful big brotherly advises. I'll miss bugging Chris and passing food to him when I couldn't finish my share. I'll miss singing for my clients (impromptu) during events. The Mitsubishi Christmas party back in '04 was the first time I sang to a big crowd. And I will never forget the natural high I felt being on-stage and sharing what I am passionate about.
This is a scary decision for me. I am in a point of my life wherein I still have to find myself. I have been living my life according to what is safe and what is convenient for other people. I lost myself when I was trying to be superwoman. At the end of the day, I'm just human like anyone else. Right now, I'm suffering from a lot of memory losses. I don't even wanna start on what can that mean. This is the result of all the stress in the office and at home. I'm just praying that I'll be able to fix myself during this sabbatical without taking any of the pills that were prescribed to me. I hate taking any medication that involves pills that are not the generic kind.
I'm starting to think of what to do during my rest period. Of course I'll be looking for work on the side. I was thinking of taking a culinary workshop and start a refresher course in driving. Or, I could also start singing again while I'm still waiting for results from job hunting. ;) I'm on a crossroad and I'm praying that God directs me to the right path.
A few days ago, the first day of work after the long vacation, I had coffee with my boss and told her that I'm resigning from C! Magazine. It was a hard decision and a critical time to do such a move in my life. I loved the people I've worked with for 2 years and 9 months and the clients that have been close to my heart. I had fun with all the events that I've attended and dazzled by the society people. But there comes a point wherein I wanted to do something different in my life other than doing sales. I also learned a lot from the people I've come across. I learned a lot about life in so many ways through the stories of these people who walk in their own paths. These stories has given me a different view about some things in life. It's funny how time seem to have moved fast forward but whenever I look back to the the early days of my stay, it feels like I've been in the company for more than 3 years.
I'll miss a lot of people in C! Magazine. More of the people I've been with since the day I started working in the company. I'll miss my bosses, Kevin, Carl, Sir Tito, and most of all, Ms. Mayette. I'll miss Anna's little surprises in her funny remarks, Jocas with his bullying, Chris of his depthless tummy, child-like charm, and, ok, his driving, Angelo with his humor and his school kid laugh, Sir Kookie with his driving tips and fatherly moments, I'll miss greeting Marie by the nickname, "Mothuurrrr!!!" and her sharing her son's adorable pictures, and I'll miss JAMES! (nuf said! hahaha!)
I'll also miss the clients who have been close to me. Sir Philip for being somewhat like a father-figure. He reminds me so much of my Papa. I'll miss hanging out with the people at PGA Cars, namely Kat, Martin, Roan, and Sir Amado, and I admit, I'll miss that terrifying feeling I get when I see Sir Spencer,hehe. I'll also miss Mr. Alan Unson of Prudential Guarantee. I'll also miss hanging out with Van and Ms. Esa at BPI Autoloans. I'll miss delivering magazines to BMW and the people in it (Ms.Frances, Sir Lito, Rachel, and Bernice). I'll also miss the warm and friendly people from CATS Motors (Mr. Felix Ang, Andros, Benjie, and Mr. Bobby Shaw). I'll surely miss Ms. Abu of Lufthansa. I'll also wouldn't forget the people I dealt with at Subaru (Sir Nicky, Sir Ariel, and Sherlyn). And also the people from Mitsubishi Motors who always appreciated my true talent - singing! (Sir Arlan and Sir Froi). And, of course, I wouldn't forget the Aftermarket MAFIA (Sir Sammy, Sir Arvin, Sir Bene, and Sir Atoy and his brother Ton). And how could I forget my friends in the ad agencies??? I'll miss the people in Maxus (Bernie, Pao, Migz, and Ms. Cris), Mindshare (Mikey the Boy Bangus, Carol, Gilda, Sir Paul, Sir Arnie, Sir Don, and Veron), Mccann (Pam, Ms. Lorie, Ms. Marsha, Ate Ivy, Sir Jam, Tammy, Jeff, Jem, and Jai), Maverick (Jasper, Ms. Lita, and Cielo), Starcom (Manong Guard! Jonna, Donna, Jaimie), Campaigns and Grey (Brian!), Mediawise (now pHd)(Ten, Ms. Ivy, and Sherwin), and Manprom people.
There are countless of memories in C! Magazine. There are a lot of which I will still look back 10 or 20 years from now. I have learned so much from Ms. Mayette and she will probably be the best boss I will ever have. I will miss the events that I went to and the magazine deliveries to Laguna. I will also miss the photoshoots and the test drives. I'll miss James' and Kevin's funny stories and also their insightful big brotherly advises. I'll miss bugging Chris and passing food to him when I couldn't finish my share. I'll miss singing for my clients (impromptu) during events. The Mitsubishi Christmas party back in '04 was the first time I sang to a big crowd. And I will never forget the natural high I felt being on-stage and sharing what I am passionate about.
This is a scary decision for me. I am in a point of my life wherein I still have to find myself. I have been living my life according to what is safe and what is convenient for other people. I lost myself when I was trying to be superwoman. At the end of the day, I'm just human like anyone else. Right now, I'm suffering from a lot of memory losses. I don't even wanna start on what can that mean. This is the result of all the stress in the office and at home. I'm just praying that I'll be able to fix myself during this sabbatical without taking any of the pills that were prescribed to me. I hate taking any medication that involves pills that are not the generic kind.
I'm starting to think of what to do during my rest period. Of course I'll be looking for work on the side. I was thinking of taking a culinary workshop and start a refresher course in driving. Or, I could also start singing again while I'm still waiting for results from job hunting. ;) I'm on a crossroad and I'm praying that God directs me to the right path.
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