Defined.

character

–noun

1. the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.

2. one such feature or trait; characteristic.

3. moral or ethical quality: a man of fine, honorable character.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/character

Random Rainy Tuesday

It's really rainy today and my workload is a bit lighter than usual. I have a little time to blog in between sending follow-up emails to my clients.

This weather makes me feel good. I don't know. It just feels good to be inside while watching the rain through the window.

I'm thinking: ....
-Investigate thoughts and feelings before reacting to them
-Work hard through the summer to get ready for rainy days
-Don't shout at your computer when it's slow, it won't get any faster. PLUS- you'll look stupid.
-Be thrifty. Not with food though; we work to eventually be able to feed ourselves
-Be kind to everyone. You can never go wrong with that.
-Spend all the time you could with people that matter to you
-Never try to be someone else. That's tiring
-Sometimes, a change of self is what's needed rather than a change of scene
-It's okay to feel that you're good and all; but be realistic, man. Keep your feet on the ground
-Stop blaming others for whatever sh*t you're in

Random.

Later.

Drive-thru ATM

Thank you Lord for the drive-thru ATM near our house. It's the best thing that ever happened in ATM history. Well at least for me.

Thank you that I find joy and appreciation in the littlest and simplest of things.

What if Gibo won the May 2010 elections?

Would it be any different?
Would he be like all the rest of the other candidates who over promise and under deliver?
Would he make a difference?

Work.

I was about to blog that I was feeling so good today and then suddenly, my phone rings. It was not a call that I was looking forward to get. Every time my phone rings and it is anyone from Company X, it means there is something wrong.

Although I think I sort of accepted that it comes with the territory.

My job is to find residential and commercial space solutions for my clients. And given the mediocrity of how some properties are planned, developed, built and managed here in the Philippines, problems will inevitably arise, one way or another.

I'm not complaining.. Well maybe a little. But more than anything, I am still grateful. These headaches mean that I have work to do, that I have a job.

Thank you, Lord, for the gift of employment.

Having to pretend is tiring. I think.

Thank you Lord for giving me the grace to just be myself. Thank you for blessing me with family and friends that accept me for who I am that I do not have to pretend to be something or someone that I am not.

Thank you that I can enjoy every moment of my life as me.

GVSF

Thank you once again, Gerold. For proving over and over and over that you've got our backs all the time. Thank you for always seeing to it that everything is fair for us.

Thank you for looking out for all of our individual and collective interests. It's great to work with confidence that someone is looking out for me.

I may not be able to do as much for you as your subordinate but I will look out for you the best way I could.

Cheers to many more years of success at work! :)

DQ, BK & JA

Thank you, you 3. For making work life incredibly fun and easy.

I was told before that officemates should never be trusted entirely; officemates can be treated as friends but at the end of the day, officemates are competition and that at any given time, if it is necessary, an officemate can turn against you.

This is not the case at work though especially around you 3. Thanks for making the office the most ideal workplace I could ever imagine :)

--er.

Ever felt that you are not happy with the person you have right now? Ever felt that you wanted to leave the one you are with for someone smarter, wiser, richer, nicer, funnier, prettier and just.. better?

You could do that, yes. In fact, you could do whatever you want.

Just know that there is someone smarter, wiser, richer, nicer, funnier, prettier and better than you but the one you are with now chose you.

Tuesday

Today was relatively light compared to my usual day at work. This is a good thing because I could rest and take it easy for a while. It's a bad thing though because this means I am not working on anything. And not working on anything is bad for anyone who is in sales.

But then again, I guess it's fine. It's okay to have a calm and light day every once in a while.

Thank you Lord for this opportunity to just really breathe.

This might be lame

Saturday is my favorite day of the week. It's the first rest day after the work week and during Saturday, I have the luxury to still say, "I still have tomorrow (Sunday) to rest".

My typical Saturday would be like this:

-Waking up between 7:30 and 8:15. (While Kd is getting ready for work)

-If I could, I bring Kd to work. But most times she takes the trike

-I stand up and stay online almost the whole morning

-I run errands in the morning sometimes like getting stickers for the car, some grocery or whatnot

-By 1:00 pm, the fun starts. Well usually. Kd gets home from work by 1:00 pm on Saturdays.

-So from 1:00 pm 'til whenever, we're just together doing whatever. Kd, Charlie (my car) and I.

Last night, Kd and I had a haircut. A well awaited one. Kd's last haircut was a year ago and mine, 7 months ago.

Then we went out to hangout and eat. We waited for Biancs, my best friend and then went somewhere else to have dinner and get some drinks. After that we met with Janina, one of the people that I consider the closest to me.

I do not really have a point but I just want to say that yesterday night, I felt so grateful that I have the means to spend time with the people closest to me. It was just great that I can see the people I care for every now and then. This might be lame but thank you, Lord for blessing me with these people that I have in my life and for also blessing me with time to spend with them.

Money or... something else?

I got this offer to work part-time for a project that I cannot really disclose. It's more of a consultancy job. I am thinking what I should do now -do I go for it or do I let this one go?

It's a chance to earn more by working extra hours weekly. You see, 2 weeks ago, I was thinking of something to do that would make me earn extra bucks. This offer would be the perfect answer to that, right?

But then I thought about it again... Okay, I earn more money monthly. To earn from this though, of course I will be forced to give up quality time with Kd, my family and my other friends. Do I really want extra money that much?

We all want extra. But is the extra worth giving up time with the people that matter to us the most?

REaffirmation

I woke up today with an even firmer reaffirmation that I am where I want to be and I am with who I want to be with. It's not just this spot that I want to be in, it's more of a track. A track that leads forward. I am in the track that I want to be in, with someone I am more than happy to walk along this track with.

Do you get that feeling? That feeling of contentment. The great feeling of knowing that you are with someone that is good for you. Perfect for you.

Thank you for this sense of peace Lord. Thank you.