FIRST TIME again. =)

WELCOME..

It's like writing for the nth time but still feels like it's my first time. 

Let me give a quick preview of the major events that led me to where I am today.

Here's a short "blog" I kept. It was a letter for my first job. (See, I really love to write.)

Dear Work,

At first, I  don’t have any idea of what I really want to do.

I consider every single opportunity as an option. I was young and restless, hopeful and determined then.

Whichever comes first, I’d say yes.

I had several options but I don’t have any “top picks” from the bunch. You were average just like my other options.

You called me first. OMG. Regardless of the location, number of work days and salary, I said to myself: “This is it”.

The first meet-up was a breeze. I did not fell in love with the JD but I fell in love on the idea that this could be my first. I looked forward on the next meet up. 

The second meet-up got me thinking about the answer they would want me to say. In short, I want to please them and give them a taste of what they want.  True enough, I was liked which led me to my final meet-up.

No more shaking voice and knees. It was a breeze also, like my first meet-up. It was short and funny, filled with jokes and sharing of experiences.

I was quickly briefed on the arrangement right after. The next thing I knew, I already signed the JO.

No thinking twice. No second thoughts. The green signal was on, “GO ABBY”.

So after 1 year and 3 months of stay with my first job, where do I stand now?

True enough,  I was young and idealistic before . I lived with ideas that working is like doing what you want plus getting a bonus of being paid. Well, it was not like that for me as few months passed and as expectations go from 100 to 0 and as pay can not compensate the effort and not to mention the STRESS from the accounts, consultants and clients, I 've finally embraced this truth. "I'm young and I'm underpaid, I'm tired but I'm working, yeah!".

^^ Abby