Come join us in our nesting place.

As I was leaving the house, a van drove its way inside the gate and the driver said something I didn’t quite hear. Scaredy cat that I am, I  was about to make a mad dash to the nearby gas station where there are surely other people. But the guy quickly asked if I live in the house to which I nodded. He’s delivering  a package, he said.

And so he is a postman. With my scared countenance, I must have looked funny to him. But so what. I am new to this place and getting scared to strangers must be natural.

And yes, here I am in the land down under. Finally. It feels good to be here in this wonderful place but it’s also scary, simply because I have yet to familiarize  myself with everything (though it’s not my first time here). And I am starting a new life here, practically from scratch. Scary. Really, this is not my comfort zone.

I am currently living with a couple,  who are so nice to let me in their home while I’m still looking for employment. The wife is a former officemate of mine. Their friendship as well as their home is a source of comfort for now. But soon, I know I will have to carve my path and face my fears and challenges of being in this new place on my own. Scared, yes but I know I will get over it in time.

And that postman scare this morning will just be a dry leaf to be blown by the wind, and will be replaced of numerous  new leaves of memories here in Oz, I’m sure. 

ACCESS DENIED.

This was the prompt I got when I tried to access the network elements early this morning. For a split second I was bewildered. And then it dawned on me that they must have cut my rights to view the network. It was somehow a reminder that I made a choice and that I already handed my resignation.That’s final.

I tried to shake it but sadness enveloped me, and even as I drove home. Couldn’t really help feeling emo. After all, I had almost-maximum network access for 10 years. Yeah, ten long years. You bet finding out that I no longer have access is heavy in my heart. There goes my ten years and I believe I made most of the ten years I spent in the company. But life goes on. I made a choice and I’ll do my best to be happy with what I have now and what the future will offer.

I handed my resignation letter today. Finally.

I have mixed emotions but right now, I don’t want to dwell on them. :-)

Instead, I’ll move forward one step at a time, to reach my goal. Our goal.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,everyone!!

The year is about to wrap up. Oh what good have I done in 2010? A lot, I hope. *smiles* Really. Because I always try to do my best in everything. But then if my best isn’t enough, then there’s always tomorrow for me to work on that.

I’m excited with what 2011 will bring for me and my family. I’m praying for great things. Actually, we have lots of plans in the coming year. Big plans, small plans. Short term, long term. A lot. Like the other day, I told my sister, the one who works in an IT firm and plans to transfer in a bigger firm like First 4 IT perhaps, we have so many plans that it’s better to lay them one by one and “talk them over bottles of vodka.” *grins sheepishly*

Now as mush as I am thrilled with what’s going to happen in 2011, I’m anxious, too. Because some of our plans involve our careers. For instance, my sister wants to make a career move i.e IT support London or somewhere where the pasture is lush and green.  Like her, I also plan to do that.  And this means, giving up our work, going jobless for maybe few months to pursue what we want. Going jobless makes me anxious. I’m sure my sister is, too. But Life involves taking risks sometimes. So I just have to cross my fingers, hope and pray for the best for all of us.

But yeah, we’ll have that vodka first. :-)

Happy Birthday to my brother Yet!

May God grant you always good health, active mind and a cheerful heart. God bless!

As a citizen of this country, I exercised my right to suffrage yesterday. Not my first time, but it felt like it was. Maybe because that was the country’s first automated election yesterday. And so the queues were unusually long (oh but lucky me, I’m pregg-o so I was given a “special treatment” and I was spared from the horror of waiting for hours to get my turn to vote). Then there were issues of failing machines (not in my area though) and pre-election controversies (haaay, it wouldn’t have surprised me if the election was postponed).

Nonetheless, filled with optimism that my one vote will make a difference, I cast my vote. As always.

And as always, I wish…

…that the Filipino people would realize that the country’s future is not solely in one person’s hands.

…that everyone will realize that we are now planting seeds for the future –of this country and of our children and our  children’s children.

…that during the election everyone voted with their conscience.

…that the elected leaders of this country will walk the talk and do what they say.

And lastly, I wish to meet the Genie in the Bottle to make these wishes a reality. *smile*