Lesson learned. I promise myself never to wait until Christmas week again to do all my shopping.
I never really had a problem with shopping for gifts for the holidays before. I'm not sure what happened. Everything felt stressful and intense and people were not happy. Getting a cab home was a pain in itself and something I would never wish for anyone.
Anyway, I'm sure that it won't be long until it's January again and people got back to their usual selves unlike the crazy pandemonium they have turned this city into. It's over for now. But next year, I must make sure to plan ahead and avoid all this mess.
Enjoy the holidays, everyone! =)
12.17.2009
(thank) Fully Recovered
I thought I'd do a little update on my life. Never had the time to do this but here goes.
A year and several months ago I did something really stupid and lost a bagfull of items including a Macbook. That was one hell of an experience. I was devastated but decided (for lack of a choice) to move on with my life trying to convince myself that although I will surely miss my computer, I would be able to recover.
I was in the middle of my usual after-work-lazying-around a few hours ago when it hit me. The time went by so fast that I was not able to appreciate everything good that has happened to me since that experience. I was too busy not caring for people. I was too consumed by the future and lack of certainty. I was caring too much for things that I shouldn't have in the first place and it is sucking the life out of me. I was too engrossed with challenges at work that I failed to notice how better I have become since "the day."
Looking back, I now appreciate what happened. It would most certainly not land in my "Things I Have to Do Again" list but I now realize and appreciate how far I've come from then.
Right after the Macbook loss, I decided to invest in real estate. I bought a condo unit as a kind of an obligation to myself and my future. I wanted to invest in something that is secure and is part of a long-term investment plan. Bottomline, I wanted to be forced to save money and I have.
Right about the time my computer got stolen, I was doing okay at work. I was doing my day-to-day routine and I was fine with it. I was coming to work, going home and that's it. I decided to move to another company and has been learning important leadership skills since then. In January, I will take on a leadership post.
Oh, and I am writing on a new notebook and loving it. It's an HP Pavilion DV6 1355dx: 4GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo, Windows 7, 500GB SATA HDD, 15.6" display, lightscribe, WLAN-B/G/N, full-size keyboard, and one sleek design. I never thought that I would be happy with a PC coming from a Mac but I guess never say never cause I would trade my old Macbook with this in a heartbeat.
If there is anything that I have learned from all these is that it doesn't matter how bad things go in life. What matters is how we overcome it. I know that there will be more surprises in life ahead. I'd say bring it.
I'm recovered.
A year and several months ago I did something really stupid and lost a bagfull of items including a Macbook. That was one hell of an experience. I was devastated but decided (for lack of a choice) to move on with my life trying to convince myself that although I will surely miss my computer, I would be able to recover.
I was in the middle of my usual after-work-lazying-around a few hours ago when it hit me. The time went by so fast that I was not able to appreciate everything good that has happened to me since that experience. I was too busy not caring for people. I was too consumed by the future and lack of certainty. I was caring too much for things that I shouldn't have in the first place and it is sucking the life out of me. I was too engrossed with challenges at work that I failed to notice how better I have become since "the day."
Looking back, I now appreciate what happened. It would most certainly not land in my "Things I Have to Do Again" list but I now realize and appreciate how far I've come from then.
Right after the Macbook loss, I decided to invest in real estate. I bought a condo unit as a kind of an obligation to myself and my future. I wanted to invest in something that is secure and is part of a long-term investment plan. Bottomline, I wanted to be forced to save money and I have.
Right about the time my computer got stolen, I was doing okay at work. I was doing my day-to-day routine and I was fine with it. I was coming to work, going home and that's it. I decided to move to another company and has been learning important leadership skills since then. In January, I will take on a leadership post.
Oh, and I am writing on a new notebook and loving it. It's an HP Pavilion DV6 1355dx: 4GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo, Windows 7, 500GB SATA HDD, 15.6" display, lightscribe, WLAN-B/G/N, full-size keyboard, and one sleek design. I never thought that I would be happy with a PC coming from a Mac but I guess never say never cause I would trade my old Macbook with this in a heartbeat.
If there is anything that I have learned from all these is that it doesn't matter how bad things go in life. What matters is how we overcome it. I know that there will be more surprises in life ahead. I'd say bring it.
I'm recovered.
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